Why are people predicting massive MGS4 numbers?

[MikeB]

MikeB said:
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R&C did not see as much as would of been licked

I think R&C is doing well enough and will probably sell a lot for its lifecycle also due to bundling. R&C needs some more gerne support titles, I would call them. A support title would be a game like Jak & Daxter, LittleBigPlanet or Crash Bandicoot (high profile and preferably exclusive), games liked by certain types of people more so than by other groups of people. People who bought a PS3 for Motorstorm, Resistance or Oblvion usually don't have as much affection for platform games.

Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 I think apart from competing do support each other in getting even more FPS fans onto the PS3, similarly I think MGS4 and GTA IV will help in this regard although they aren't FPS games, but still realistic style shooters.

Ratchet series sales comparison

R&C Future even seems to be outperforming other games in the series!

I'll predict if MGS4 sold like hotcakes Wii and 360 fanboys will claim it's because PS3 owners are just dying to finally play a good game.  Fanboys are predictable, nomatter how often proven wrong, nomatter how reasonable arguments you put forth.