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theprof00 said:
wow barely a month and already about to beat 90% of those sales predictions for all of 2013

Surprising though how this number isn't surprising huh?



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pezus said:
This is the fastest selling new IP on PS3 btw, if that wasn't clear. And it's a summer release. Not surprising, though...eh?


not suprising, its the best exlusive this gen we should expect the sales



good gracious! congratulations to the last of us



 

tlou undertracked confirmed



kowenicki said:
Kresnik said:

Pretty amusing reading the two "shipped" comments in here.  I thought by now it was common knowledge that that's how it was counted.  I mean, it's exactly what Square Enix did with Tomb Raider but I don't remember there being an uproar of "Omg it's shipped + downloads!!!" about that.

Which brings me to the point I came here to make.  The figure for TLOU is exactly the same as Tomb Raider.  Yet, one is being touted as this massive success while the other is a game that succeeded but sold well below expectations.  Just goes to show how out of touch Square Enix were with that game.  

And of course, massive congrats to the game, Naughty Dog & Sony.  Another strong IP to add to the roster.  And proof that a new IP this late into the gen can still be a big success.


Well it is worthwhile clarifying regualrly.  For instance, it is clear you need help in differentiating given your statement here.

Shipped the same amount? yes.  Sold throught the same amount? who knows?

If I start a thread in the future saying halo5 sold 8m week one, I am pretty sure there would be half a dozen "shipped" statements within 2 minutes.

Shipment numbers are interesting as it gives an indication of market expectation, but thats all.  It may take a week, a month or a year to sell and intial shipment. 

...and who said "OMG its shipped + downloads!!!"?  Nobody.   Mods should be keeping the peace not stoking the fire. 

 

shipped numbers dont give an indication of "expected" numbers, they show how strong the demand from consumers is. sonys expectations has nothing to do with the shipped number, its the retailers who order these copies due to demand. something you been saying for a long while when it came to the xbox 360 shipment numbers. its funny how things change with you when its about sony. sony ships on expecation, microsoft ships on demand. makes perfect sense. 



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Fantastic news...

lol at kowen comment lol



Euphoria14 said:
theprof00 said:
wow barely a month and already about to beat 90% of those sales predictions for all of 2013

Surprising though how this number isn't surprising huh?

What I'm most surprised about is how few copies it's selling. There haven't been any big games released lately, and summer is one of those times of the year where the oppressive heat begs people to stay indoors and game near a fan/Air conditioning. Also, these numbers were likely minutes after shipping out another wave of copies, so it'll be quite a long time, possibly a year or two, until these shipped numbers become sell-through. Also, it has an online pass, which means Sony fans are hypocrites. And they smell bad too. Let's see, any other spin I can milk out of this game?

Hmmm, yes it's doing well, but it hasn't pushed any ps3 sales.....proof that the dedicated graphics console is on its way out.
Better scores than 99% of games, but yet can't outsell a lot of them....guess Sony fans really do only hype their exclusives without purchasing them.
Yeah, Naughty Dog did a great job, but what, it took them 7 years to put out a big hitter? Halo 3 was pushing boundaries 6 years ago.
Poor AI, predictable plot, mind-bendingly short, it's a wonder that ps gamers call themselves "the hardcore". Mostly casuals buying this up.
Includes digital sales? Well, if ps store was more robust (Like XBL) I'd say that's great, but I doubt Sony can handle uploading even 100k copies over their meager infrastructure. They had better pull it together next gen if they think they can compete with 300k servers.




That's a lot!



Wow. I never expected these numbers, tbh.

Still have to get my copy.



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maximus22 said:
LiquorandGunFun said:
maximus22 said:

Just finished my survivor run through and I can definitely say that this game deserves every sale it gets and more. I just hope the multi-player is as good as the single.


i hope you like crab walking.


I don't believe I do.  On an unrelated note, how is the multiplayer in TLOU?


For me is Amazing.

They give you like 8 bullets, and there you go... trying to find some ammo or items in the stage to make new weapons.

Also... it is so tactic, you depend of your team and the team work is VITAL, so to play like a berseker is a total suicide.

I think they made such a great online multiplayer, and most important... it totally transmit the spirit and the whole atmosphere of the main game.

The level up is also quite genuine.


Totally recomended.