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Cross-X on 03 July 2010

So people are saying that Fable 3 can outsell Fable 2 by at least 1.5 Mil lifetime?

Please do tell me how that's so likely to happen...



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shio on 03 July 2010
Squilliam said:
Dodece said:

A word of warning fellow members this thread is a trap. Not only is this goal reasonable, but it is also fairly likely. The goal alone is reachable via logical progression. The install base has greatly increased which decreases the sell through, and it increases the potential audience. The series review scores have improved over time, and they were pretty good to begin with. The sales of titles in the series has increased over time. Any one of these things gets Molyneaux to his goal, but all three together. Seriously how hard is it going to be for him to sell one out of eight 360 owners on this game alone. A successor to a game that was actually quite popular with players as a whole.


Actually they could sell 3.5-4M or identically to the first and the PC sales will carry them the rest of the way.

You forget the fact that the PC version will cannibalize the 360 version's sales. Also, being Microsoft, they will only release Fable 3 on 1 digital distribution service: GFW's Games on Demand... so no Steam, no Impulse, no Gamersgate, etc..



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Barozi on 03 July 2010
Cross-X said:

So people are saying that Fable 3 can outsell Fable 2 by at least 1.5 Mil lifetime?

Please do tell me how that's so likely to happen...


Because Fable 2 will easily sell 4m lifetime.

Fable 3 can reach the same mark plus PC version sales.

Please do tell me how that's NOT likely to happen...



A203D on 14 July 2010


shinyuhadouken on 14 July 2010

4 million sounds about right. 

hell, it might even reach 5 million. xbox 360s userbase is a lot higher now.



Not a 360 fanboy, just a PS3 fanboy hater that likes putting them in their place ^.^

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slowmo on 14 July 2010
shio said:
Squilliam said:
Dodece said:

A word of warning fellow members this thread is a trap. Not only is this goal reasonable, but it is also fairly likely. The goal alone is reachable via logical progression. The install base has greatly increased which decreases the sell through, and it increases the potential audience. The series review scores have improved over time, and they were pretty good to begin with. The sales of titles in the series has increased over time. Any one of these things gets Molyneaux to his goal, but all three together. Seriously how hard is it going to be for him to sell one out of eight 360 owners on this game alone. A successor to a game that was actually quite popular with players as a whole.


Actually they could sell 3.5-4M or identically to the first and the PC sales will carry them the rest of the way.

You forget the fact that the PC version will cannibalize the 360 version's sales. Also, being Microsoft, they will only release Fable 3 on 1 digital distribution service: GFW's Games on Demand... so no Steam, no Impulse, no Gamersgate, etc..


I dearly wish that was the case as it will be the better version but I seriously doubt that happening.



A203D on 22 July 2010

october 26 i believe is the release. so i'm gonna keep posing here every now and again until then. as long as it dosent get locked (no reason really), we should have a very interesting discussion when that happens!!



TRios_Zen on 22 July 2010

"Don't go setting your goals or aspirations high thier Pete!  No, no, make sure you aim low." says the internet.

I liked Fable, but not enough to finish it.  I liked Fable II more and am looking forward to Fable III, I'm one of however many they sell, but I was before this thread was posted anyway.



A203D on 06 August 2010

August 06, still a way to go until October 26!!!



LordMatrix on 08 August 2010

It will easily break a million sales but I think they are shooting really high on this one. Fable 2 did around 3 million.



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