MikeB said:
Both GTA4 and Gran Turismo 5 on the PS3 will probably significantly outsell Halo 3. And look at what Halo 3 did for the 360 platform, hardware sales wise the game accomplished very little for the platform, the bulk of Halo fans already owned the platform. Gears 2 probably won't attract many new users neither as the bulk of Gears fans who don't want to wait for the 'full experience' on the PC already own a 360. |
Surely MikeB you are being a little optimistic here. According to VGchartz figures only 6 games on the PS2 have actually sold more than Halo3. Three of those games being GTA games which is now a multiplatform game from the day of launch. If GTA4 sells the same amount as San Andreas, which would be a great achievement based on the lower combined install base of the ps3 + 360 compared to the ps2 when GTA:SA came out, it is reasonable to assume that at least 50% of that total will be made up of sales on the 360? - or atleast 50% of it's sales in the first year from launch based on the larger install base.
Assuming that Halo3 continues to sell - which it will - and hits roughly 8m by the end of the year I cannot see GTA4 on the PS3 "significantly outsell"ing Halo3, this is unrealistic. Rockstar would be over the moon at 15m total sales combined.
Perhaps GT5 will outsell Halo3 but I cannot see it hitting the dizzy heights of Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec. However you spin it 8m sales it going to take some getting in an environment where the PS3 is not the dominant platform (the Wii has that crown and wont be letting go for some while).
