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GT5 first week numbers. How do you think it did?

Great 154 29.73%
 
Good 178 34.36%
 
Average 85 16.41%
 
Not so good 46 8.88%
 
Disappointing 55 10.62%
 
Total:518
SOLIDSNAKE08 on 03 December 2010
Immortal said:

It's kinda hillarious that every time there's a poll on this site involving anything Sony, the most positive answer always gets more votes. Tells you something about it's usebase, :P.

Anyway, whilst it did amazing just for a game, it did low/average compared to the expectations.


it doesnt say anything. out of the enitre ps3 userbase, maybe only 1% visits this site.  not everyone that buys a games console is a gaming nutcase that goes on games websites 24/7



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SOLIDSNAKE08 on 03 December 2010
DemOps said:

I had a feeling people would end up disappointed, Gran Turismo is a really big game but people were making it out to be Halo, GTA or COD big and it isnt.


it seems you misunderstood them people. everyone knows GT games dont sell 6 million on their first week but its the lifetime sales of them that impresses and is on the same level as them games. its highest sales in the series was 14.89 million. which is higher than any halo game and near GTA and cod level sales overall. is everyones eyes really that narrow? look at the bigger picture. its not like the games vanishes after its first 7 days of sales lol.



Yuyyder on 03 December 2010
DemOps said:

I had a feeling people would end up disappointed, Gran Turismo is a really big game but people were making it out to be Halo, GTA or COD big and it isnt.

I have a feeling that you did not read up the facts.

Each GT entry(10.85m, 9.37m, 14.89m, 10.58m) have consistently sold higher than each entry in the Halo series except for Halo 3 which stands at 11m. It is on par with the GTA series and have been bigger than COD in the past until MW came out. Read up your facts before commenting, boy.



Yuyyder on 03 December 2010
DemOps said:

I had a feeling people would end up disappointed, Gran Turismo is a really big game but people were making it out to be Halo, GTA or COD big and it isnt.

Oh, Ill take back what I said. You are a low brow fanboy indeed. Stop inciting flame wars. 1 post. *snigger*



darthdevidem01 on 03 December 2010

Once again we see people showing they don't know how the sales curves are for a GT game.



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okr on 03 December 2010

People are concentrating too much on first day or first week sales this gen.

This game will be one of the most successful PS3 games, probably even the most successful one and its first > 10 million seller.



Hyruken on 03 December 2010

Just thought i would point out GT4 sold 50% of it's total sales at by 8 weeks point. 40% by its first 4 weeks and 35% by its first 2 weeks on sale. Prologue followed pretty much the same pattern.

So assuming GT5 follows the same pattern as the other 2 games the first week sales indicated 25% of potential total sales meaning GT5 would just make it to 8m units.

Of course that only counts if the pattern is followed. Anything could happen to change it. I doubt there will be another 6 years until the next GT game this time around so that could effect it to. If we get another GT game in 2 years that will effect sales massively.



Alby_da_Wolf on 03 December 2010

Average. Better than GT4 in EMEAA, worse in Japan and America. I expected ~2.5M WW, given first two days sales.

In USA IMVHO simultaneous heavy bundling of Forza 3 and XB360 damaged it, I guess that when MS will launch Forza 4, Sony will pay it back with heavy bundling of GT5 and PS3.



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Mr Puggsly on 03 December 2010
CGI-Quality said:

ioi predicted 10 million as well, and I think we'll agree that his statements are hardly "idiotic".

Besides, 5 million is what Prologue did, and it didn't start off like GT5. GT5 will easily clear 5mill, and 10 million isn't out of the question. Looking back @ GT4, GT5's numbers account for less days, and it only sold 500,000 less than it. That isn't really a strong sign of franchise decline. The only shooters this gen with large numbers are CoD, Gears, & Halo. One of those (Halo) was already big to begin with (previous gen).

I never understand why people think so many shooters sell so big. It's really not many.

GT5 Prologue did 5 million courtesy of heavy bundling. Both physical and digital copies.

 

OT: I would say good. I think GT5 just didn't hit a lot expectations. The most noteworthy is It failed to pass GT4's opening and the PS3 didn't outsell the 360.



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Mr Puggsly on 03 December 2010
CGI-Quality said:
Mr Puggsly said:
CGI-Quality said:

ioi predicted 10 million as well, and I think we'll agree that his statements are hardly "idiotic".

Besides, 5 million is what Prologue did, and it didn't start off like GT5. GT5 will easily clear 5mill, and 10 million isn't out of the question. Looking back @ GT4, GT5's numbers account for less days, and it only sold 500,000 less than it. That isn't really a strong sign of franchise decline. The only shooters this gen with large numbers are CoD, Gears, & Halo. One of those (Halo) was already big to begin with (previous gen).

I never understand why people think so many shooters sell so big. It's really not many.

GT5 Prologue did 5 million courtesy of heavy bundling. Both physical and digital copies.

 

OT: I think GT5 just didn't hit a lot expectations. The most noteworthy is It failed to pass GT4's opening and the PS3 didn't outsell the 360.

We can make excuses all day. You don't think GT5 will have bundles?

Yeah, I'm sure it will. So Sony can boast about it hitting 10 million.

In fact, they won't even wait until they sell 10 million. They'll boast about 10 million shipped.



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