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Vertigo-X on 07 February 2010
papflesje said:
@ avarice: he is free to think that. Most people would probably jump in the air if this title went on to sell over a million. It's not exactly the genre and the type of gameplay that spurs lots of people to storm the store. If it's over a million, it's great. 1.5 million / 2 million is just awesome for this game.

Ah, thank you. I didn't mean my comment offensively and as you suggest anything over a million is excellent. I agree with you completely.



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stewroids on 07 February 2010
Kamal said:
For some reason I think it has a "defining game of this generation" factor to it, that I don't get from other games.

And Sony has been successful so far this generation when they tried innovating through their software (i.e. LBP and Demon's Souls fantastic online integration). Heavy Rain could easily follow suit.



O-D-C on 07 February 2010

it wont, but it will sell ok, 1-2 million, maybe even get a sequel



Kamal on 07 February 2010

Steroids?!?!?!?

 

Anyway I have it'll do 2.5 Mil + for it's lifetime.



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binary solo on 07 February 2010
Avarice28 said:
Vertigo-X said:
Notorius.A.i.G said:
If Heavy Rain does 1.5 - 2 Million LTD, its going to exceed expectations IMO.

Hell, going over 1 million would be exceeding expectations.

W0w! Here comes the haters.  You are kind of early, did not expect you till at least the second page .  Why are you in a tread of a game you are not going to purchase and don't even like?  Don't you have like some smash brothers or that new super mario game that came out to play?

 

For me this game is one of my most anticipated titles of 2010. But my reaction to "1.5-2 million LTD" was pretty much exactly the same as Avarice. So saying "hater" when someone has <1 million expectations is a bit of an over reaction. I think ~1 million will be a very creditable sales level.

I just hope the sales are high enough to encourage Quantic Dreams to keep going and develop this game style further. I think it's the sort of game that can draw in a new demographic, not as big a new demographic as the Wii has brought to gaming consoles, but a new demographic nonetheless, and one which can make quality games of this nature sustainable and profitable to produce.



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luvtospooge on 07 February 2010

If it has a Heavy marketing behind it, then it might be a success(2mil+)...otherwise it will end up having decent sales( 1+mil).



toastboy44562 on 07 February 2010

i think the game will sell 800k tops without bundles that is...



SuperAdrianK on 07 February 2010

This game will have to capture people's attention which would be the hardest thing to accomplish imo...




              

papflesje on 07 February 2010
toastboy44562 said:
i think the game will sell 800k tops without bundles that is...

Still amazing for this kind of game



Hisiru on 07 February 2010
Avarice28 said:
Vertigo-X said:
Notorius.A.i.G said:
If Heavy Rain does 1.5 - 2 Million LTD, its going to exceed expectations IMO.

Hell, going over 1 million would be exceeding expectations.

W0w! Here comes the haters.  You are kind of early, did not expect you till at least the second page .  Why are you in a tread of a game you are not going to purchase and don't even like?  Don't you have like some smash brothers or that new super mario game that came out to play?

 

Hater? Just because he doesn't believe that Heavy Rain will sell more than 1M?

I will buy a PS3 for this game because it seems to be an unique experience but I don't think it will sell more than 800k.

Adventure point-and-click games aren't that popular anymore and even less popular on consoles. The pre-orders for this game aren't that great in my opinion, I was expecting to see something like 150k+ in the first week but now I don't think it will sell more than 100k (first week).

Of course, everything will depend of the marketing and now we have a demo, it should boost the pre-orders or the sales.