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thx1139 on 03 January 2011
CGI-Quality said:
thx1139 said:
CGI-Quality said:
thx1139 said:

Nope GT5 is doing exactly what I thought it would do.

Big time Christmas present for existing PS3 owners and not moving much additional hardware.

GT5 didn't move just hardware it's release week, it helped to increase it weekly during the holiday, with the PS3 not falling too far behind 2009 levels. Without a price cut, it (and Move) were definite key factors, unless you're suggesting the PS3 stayed close to the previous year's numbers just based on existing merits.

Whatever the case may be, GT5 has contributed to a substantial amount of hardware moving during the 2010 holiday season.

Over and over people said this is when PS3 makes its final push and catches the 360. The fact of the matter is that when consoles have the install base that all 3 consoles have a software title has minimal effect on new hardware sales. The simple fact that the consoles have a good library and more new good software will continue to be released keeps the sales going.

Irrational expectations shouldn't reflect the more realistic consensus. Most people didn't predict that GT5 would somehow push the PS3 over the 360, but rather that it would be a substantial hardware pusher, which for all intents and purposes, it was. The system stayed pretty consistent with the previous year's numbers, and GT5 played an essential role.

Over and over people use a title (and GT5 was the poster child) of why a console sales will increase in comparison to other consoles. They are not predicting just you wait when GT5 comes out PS3 sales will stay the same.



Its libraries that sell systems not a single game.

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Monges79 on 03 January 2011

I'm actually surprised at how well this game has sold. Of course, I live in the States, and as you can see this game is not really selling that awesome here. 11.5 million? Maybe. Eventually. If they let the PS3 sell as long as the PS2.



XxXProphecyXxX on 03 January 2011
CGI-Quality said:
thx1139 said:

Over and over people use a title (and GT5 was the poster child) of why a console sales will increase in comparison to other consoles. They are not predicting just you wait when GT5 comes out PS3 sales will stay the same.

Yes, people mention why "X" title will push hardware, and most of the time the big franchises do push hardware, but not many posters predict (and not many predicted this with GT5 either), that either "X" or "Y" console will be pushed beyond another just for a said game.

So while you have some people that will claim something the likes of Halo or Gran Turismo will push their favored console to heights it usually doesn't reach, that's not the general expectation.


true ppl always say that, I mean ODST was taunted to push hardware and Uncharted 2 managed to move more than ODST....theres one example.

anyways GT5 did move hardware.



yo_john117 on 04 January 2011

Haters are always gonna hate on games and products...it happened with Halo 3, Halo Reach, KINECT, GT5, GOW3, and many many others.

The question is can we be mature enough not to constantly throw it in their faces and stoop to their level?  I should have said this little snippet in Toastboy's thread too.



oniyide on 04 January 2011

GT for PSP was a flop??? I think it did very well for having mediocore reviews and coming out WAY to late



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Chairman-Mao on 04 January 2011

5 million by years end? Not bad, not bad at all. A lot of crow going to be eaten by people who said it would be under 5m lifetime (you know who you are).

Possibly 7.5-8 million by end of 2011?

10 million lifetime?



chuckyj1 on 04 January 2011

GT5 sold really well over all World Wide, but didn't push many PS3s out the door though.



XxXProphecyXxX on 04 January 2011
chuckyj1 said:

GT5 sold really well over all World Wide, but didn't push many PS3s out the door though.


doesn't matter even halo reach didn't.



zgamer5 on 04 January 2011
thx1139 said:
CGI-Quality said:
thx1139 said:

Nope GT5 is doing exactly what I thought it would do.

Big time Christmas present for existing PS3 owners and not moving much additional hardware.

GT5 didn't move just hardware it's release week, it helped to increase it weekly during the holiday, with the PS3 not falling too far behind 2009 levels. Without a price cut, it (and Move) were definite key factors, unless you're suggesting the PS3 stayed close to the previous year's numbers just based on existing merits.

Whatever the case may be, GT5 has contributed to a substantial amount of hardware moving during the 2010 holiday season.

Over and over people said this is when PS3 makes its final push and catches the 360. The fact of the matter is that when consoles have the install base that all 3 consoles have a software title has minimal effect on new hardware sales. The simple fact that the consoles have a good library and more new good software will continue to be released keeps the sales going.


those people never knew of a slim and kinects 500 million ad budget. its like if you come and say that all the people who predicted 360 to be at 46 million by years end were dillusional.



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slowmo on 04 January 2011
zgamer5 said:
thx1139 said:
CGI-Quality said:
thx1139 said:

Nope GT5 is doing exactly what I thought it would do.

Big time Christmas present for existing PS3 owners and not moving much additional hardware.

GT5 didn't move just hardware it's release week, it helped to increase it weekly during the holiday, with the PS3 not falling too far behind 2009 levels. Without a price cut, it (and Move) were definite key factors, unless you're suggesting the PS3 stayed close to the previous year's numbers just based on existing merits.

Whatever the case may be, GT5 has contributed to a substantial amount of hardware moving during the 2010 holiday season.

Over and over people said this is when PS3 makes its final push and catches the 360. The fact of the matter is that when consoles have the install base that all 3 consoles have a software title has minimal effect on new hardware sales. The simple fact that the consoles have a good library and more new good software will continue to be released keeps the sales going.


those people never knew of a slim and kinects 500 million ad budget. its like if you come and say that all the people who predicted 360 to be at 46 million by years end were dillusional.

They were.

If they hadn't expected the slim and advertsiing budget they still knew Kinect was coming and it would have some boost.  There is also the fact that they knew Reach was launching which would push sales and also be advertised to create interest.  Finally had the slim not released it's pretty much nailed on there would have been a modest cut to generate more interest too.  All in all I fail to see how anyone could seriously predict sales less than 48 million without either wishful thinking or ignorance of the market imo.