just because there is room for price cuts doesn't mean a game will make the cut,hgamers have MW2 now so not many will go for MW1

GTA5 hype wouldn't do much for GTA4 sales as word of mouth is bad.its not like uncharted 2 release and everybody recommends UC1

as we move towards next gen more COD games and GTA5 will make it more dificult for them to make the cut

also why the hell are you comparing it to PS2,you know its a totally different platform and the biggest ever.and COD WAW was the last COD game on PS2 so no wonder but MW1 wasn't the last one

Wow, you being overly aggressive and spewing crap. That's new...

MW1 has been out for about 3 years now and two Call of Duty games have succeeded it. Nevertheless, it has maintained great legs. Perhaps you're underestimating its sales potential in the future and with with price drops.

MW1 has been cheap already and this isn't any console that price cut will makes sales grow so much

and the price cut difference is so low

and heck mw2 itself is so cheap,so people won't for  mw1

Yeah, word of mouth has been terrible for GTAIV sales. I mean HD consoles combined it has only sold a measly 14.5 million. And it sold 23K copies last week. Clearly word of mouth has killed this game.

yeah not killed the game but the  number by which consoles are rising it should have been more and that tells you that more people are leaving the game too

gta5 will surely kill its sales almost

I wasn't directly comparing the PS2 to the 360. I'm saying MW1 and GTAIV will maintain solid legs even late into the 360's life. You seem to think sales will dry up. I disagree.

the sales won't completely dey up but they will be very minor to notice

COD isn't like big franchises that come every 4 year but occuring every year and the recent MW1 sales have been helped by MW2,black ops doesn't relate much  so sales will decrease to minor again

Mr Puggsly said

Brand new MW1 is $40. Perhaps its cheap used. But this site only tracks the sales of new and legs have been impressive.

yes they have been impressive but there are various discounted copies for a long time

Well San Andreas was released to a much larger userbase than GTAIV. And the PS2 userbase grew significantly after that. So I guess that means San Andreas should have sold much better?

no you aren't understanding and going round round with the userbase and everything

San andreas was crtically acclaimed masterpiece.userbase doesn't always matter

yeah ifthere were no COD's after MW1 it would have reached 10m but it had alot of competition

and in a general casual consumers mind who don't follow gaming that much but hop on the COOL things that come in,they will go for MW2.

I'm tired of discussing this. I'm not even saying its a guarantee MW1 will sell 10 million. But 9 million seems likely. Thus 10 million could be a possibility.

even i'm not saying its impossible but the point is that there are unlimited possiblities but we have consider what most likely happens and how trends are going

we don't know if activision discontinue MW2 tommorow and start marketing MW1 again but will that happen,no.is there a possiblity,everything ios possible

Mr Puggsly said:

Well I haven't seen them. Seems every new copy still runs $40.

It also runs $40 on Xbox Marketplace. Hence, its one of the most expensive games on Market Place. I think the only other game that runs that much is Batman:AA.

the discounts are depended on retailers

and about the XBOX marketplace,alot of games are overprice there so don't even discuss on that having any relation

GTAIV isn't critically acclaimed? Epic sales aside, its one of the best reviewed games ever.

yes but we all know it was money-fed to get good reviews and when a person buys a 360,PS3 he isn't recommended that game

And you can't ignore a large userbase doesn't hurt potential sales. As more people buy HD consoles, GTAIV is likely to keep selling more copies.

again yeah more userbase means more sales but you should know by now it doesn't happen always and will be difficault of GTA4

and when you go into a shop it isn't the first thing you see,most shops barely keep it anymore so the new console owners wouldn't know about it that much

I still don't understand why we are discussing the potential for MW1 to be a 10 million seller. We both agree its possible. And looking at trends is kind of pointless given the type of success its having isn't typical.

its not about the fact it is possible or not.the main point is how possible is it and how likely is it whichj its not with more competition and more new games

and talking about the trend as more COD games come the trend is going down and people start to forget that game