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naruball on 15 April 2017
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RolStoppable said:
naruball said:

Any numbers to back that up? The reason I'm asking is because ps3/xb360 console sales remained unaffected when GTA4 launched contrary to what most people thought would happen. This was reported by several game related websites. I'm sure some people bought an xb1 or a ps4 for GTA5 but some may have bought a wiiu for wonderful 101. To call a game a system seller, there needs to be evidence of it actually moving systems. I'm sure we can all agree that games such as Zelda and God of War are system sellers. GTA, and especially GTA5 on xb1/ps4, I highly doubt it.

The fact that it's still selling well doesn't say much about its ability to move systems.

This is a question that came up in NeoGAF's NPD thread of last month and it was reposted on VGC.

GAF has an NPD employee posting on their site and he answered that GTA V keeps selling so well because it has a high attach rate to new system purchases. So the fact that GTA 5 is among the first games that people pick up with their new console makes it pretty clear that is among the reasons why the system is purchased in the first place.

The same holds true for pretty much every game that keeps charting high months or years after its release.

I don't think things are as simple as that. The game is available on ps4/xb1/xb360/ps3 and PC. Obviously someone who has a PC has no reason to buy a ps4 for it. Same with the other gaming platforms. The first game I bought on ps4 was DMC remastered. I didn't buy a ps4 for it, I bought a ps4 because I wanted a ps4 and I bought the game because I had already played it on ps3 and knew it was great and could only get better (with the improvements they implemented).

Now, had gamestop conducted a survey and new owners claimed they bought x console for GTA5, I'd find it more reliable evidence. GTA and FIfa seem like the games that the average gamer will buy because everyone else is buying them and they need to own them. Not games they would buy a console for if they have other options. Perhaps we'll never know.