| TheFallen said: With a multiplatform game doing this sort of damage, an uncharted or Gran Turismo launch is going to be crazy. I don't ever remember PS3 doing these kinds of numbers outside holiday or EU launch. |
I'm almost certain Gran Turismo isn't as much of a system seller as people think it is. The last one released Black Friday in the USA, so you can't really do comparisons there. In Europe, sales went from 138k to 242k. A bump? Certainly. But in 2011, sales went from 153k to 219k in the same weeks with no major releases. So a bunch of this boost is just a holiday boost. Japan has a pretty clear jump of nearly 40k...but still, nowhere do I see proof that Gran Turismo would cause an even greater boost in sales than Destiny just did.
Uncharted may be a different story, but it is difficult to tell, as the sales with that include 2nd week sales for Battlefield 3, which still sold nearly as much as UC did the 1st week.
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