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BengaBenga on 11 June 2008
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steverhcp02 said:
BengaBenga said:
starcraft said:
BengaBenga said:
So, what are the predictions for next week. I think it's clear that PS3 will outsell 360, but does it have a chance at beating Wii for a week?

Some PS3 fans seem to be convinced that PS3 will sell around 200.000 or more (NA) because of the bundles and the first important exclusive.
I think it should sell at least 150.000 (NA) next week to be a moderate success and over 250.000 would be very good.

You think PS3 sales will triple in the USA?

Did that even happen with the last price cut?

 


No, I don't think it will happen. GTA launch week didn't even manage to sell that. It is the feeling I get from reading the boards here. I think people should prepare for a massive dissapointment.

I mean last week's numbers are horrible if you take into account that it's the week before the FIRST BIG EXCLUSIVE launches. The thought that every customer knows about the 80GB bundle and is postponing the purchase of a PS3 is laughable. At the very least we should have seen an upward trend.
MGS is not even close to GTA in popularity, despite that one being multiplat it seems clear to me that the impact of GTA (biggest game of the year) is bigger than MGS4. And we all know that the impact wasn't exactly amazing.


 i think its safe to say a good 20 or 30k people withheld...thats not EVERYBODY as you allude to. If EVERYBODY did sales would be at zero.

I also think you OVERESTIMATE how many people buy a console the week before a game to get  game next week, thus are putting too much credence into lesser sales the week before for no reason.....i know if i want MGS4 and dont have a PS3 id try to get the bundle or grab the game and the 40gb when the game comes out....

Also if ioi takes into account wal-mart sales then we also must factor in the week long special of receiving a $100 gift card with the purchase of a PS3....perhaps folks also withheld for that for this week. 


Ok, let's recap. In my first post I set some targets, because I honestly don't have a clue about next weeks sales. But let me say that I was already dissapointed at VGChartz GTA4 booost, let alone the NPD numbers.
No matter how often everyone says it doesn't count because it's multiplatform, it's damage control and you know it. It was THE PS2 game and even multiplatform it should be about 50% bigger than MGS4.

I'm not saying no-one will wait for the bundles, but in all honestly after all the massive hype I didn't (and I hope no-one did) expect the 360 to outsell the PS3 the week before the biggest exclusive game on PS3 yet launches. I hope we can all agree on that.

That's why I wanted to know how much everyone expects the PS3 to sell during MGS week. I have even seen predictions of a million PS3's sold next week. If everyone posts their ideas, we can put next weeks result into perspective.