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DMeisterJ on 05 June 2008
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starcraft said:
DMeisterJ said:
starcraft said:
 

What I don't get is the contradiction. Some people are saying the PS3's slight Japan bump was due to MGS4 coming, but label its poor NA sales as a bi-product of people waiting for MGS4.

I think the slight Japan bump was just that, a 2k bump from last week, nothing that special.

To be honest, I think MGS4 will be huge, I just think most of the bump will be to the game, not to the PS3.  If GTAIV couldn't do it for the HD consoles, can MGS4 really stand a chance for more than a month or so?

 


I think GTAIV's effect was very muted due to the fact that it launched on two separate consoles.  It gave both a boost, but a moderate one.  Had it been exclusive, it would have gave on console a considerable boost.

By no means do I think that MGS4 = GTA IV but with this bundle coming out, and rumours of replenishment of the bundles (much like the Motorstorm one), it could do well, since the 80 gig was selling very well...  

And with Microsoft sales not looking too good next to the PS3 (only led by a few hundred last month), with (arguably) the biggest game the PS3 will see this year, I think it will move lots of consoles, but what do I know, I'm no analyst.