Gran Turismo Sport sales prediction

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barneystinson69 said:

I would say less than 6M LT with digital. GT isn't the massive franchise it once was, and that is reflected with my estimate. But I could totally be wrong.

People were actually saying the same thing about Grand Theft Auto 5. Call of Duty and Assasins Creed had grown so big after GTA4 some thought that GTA's long production cycle, and time out of the lime light would result in it lossing its sales power. I think the same thing will happen with GTS.

People are forgetting just how big of a deal GT is. I have a lot of PlayStation friends that have still not moved to PS4 because they are waiting for GTS. These are people that still play GT6 on the regular. 

I think GT6's pore performance is going to cause some low predictions here. The thing is, GT6 was released at a terrible time. I have owned every GT since the first, including Prologues, and I didn't even buy GT6. GTS is going to far exceed GT6, and that is a gaurantee.

My Prediction:

First Week - 3.2M

End Of 2017 - 7M

Total Lifetime - 18M

I see it selling well right out the gate, because people have been starved of GT for 4 years. The 5 Million that picked up GT6 against all odds, will jump into GTS very quickly. Then you will have a lot huge amount of people that skiped GT6 returning to the series. As the game grows, with new cars, tracks, challanges, and much more, old fans that are nervous about a new GT will finally jump in, and as the e-sport portion grows, a whole new group of younger gamers will join in, as they attempt to make a name in both virtual and real racing. 

Just like Grand Theft Auto, I expect Gran Turismo will return, and re-establish its dominance. Not only will it outsell all other sim racers, it will set a new high mark for the series.