You have obvious excitement for this game, but I think you are way overestimating the downloads. Most people can drive to the store, buy the game and be back before the game would be downloaded. I am thinking that 30,000-50,000 is a more likely number for first week download sales. 

One last time: the first "week" of a game is almost always only 2-3 days long. This is how business works, and still most games see a considerable drop in their second week.

I agree, though, the game will see very good sales, especially caused by the bundle available.

I think for a glorified demo its sold really well and it should've passed everyone's expectations.

the game is kick ass...absolutly wonderful..

It's free $$ for Sony since anyone goofy/devoted enough to buy a $40 demo will assuredly buy the $60 game, so I would think they'd be happy w/ sales of a few 100,000 even.

Is there any way to really know this?  Or even get close to an estimate?

 My instinct would actually tell me that the majority of people will download it.  You get it the instant it becomes available... you don't have to pre-order... you don't have to call around hoping to find it at a store.

 I once did some informal "polling" of people in-game on Warhawk...  I asked who bought the game and who dowloaded it... the vast majority (that replied on the mic) said they downloaded it... Considering that the retail version actually came with a mic, I thought the results would be skewed the other way.

 How do we find out what the download sales are?

 I wouldn't even think to get the hard copy.  I like the convienience of being able to launch the game at any time w/o having to eject anything and swap discs.

it still sold a lot considering it wasn't the full version

lol im just thinking people would want ht5 pro would want too download it most of my freinds downloaded warhawk instaid of the store i downloaded warhawk and i WAS planing on downloading gt5p BUT i want ym number too count!

yep i still think we can reach 2.5m too 3.5m in 3 months itsa bundeld game so every ps3 sold is also a gt5 thats 75k ps3 sold each week in euro for the next 3 months is anather 1m gt5p sold the game!


sony will bundel it for the next 3motnhs till mgs4 comes out right then we get the mgs4 80g right?! :D

mgs4 will sell aprox 5m! wanna hear my thery? ok if you say so!

750k hapan

80g bundel in usa! i have ALOT of freind waiting for the 80g cuz of ps2 games so it will probly sell sumthing like

2m week 1 wrold wide? 800k usa 800k others and 400k japan

its very *doable* next wee we will reach the SAME install base!!!!! as halo 3 for the 360! makein it posible too sell as much as halo 3 has sold!!


ok get your finger out your ass! im NOT saying it will sell as much as your halo 3
*rolls eyes*

im just saying that we reached your numbers and we can now sell as much by late june we will have close too 14m+ ps3 in homes! if we can sell about 150k a week till then!

so i think mgs4 can sell 5m and by week 15 it will have 5m

rfom 2 will sell about ermm 6m? whit a install base of 16 ot 17m ps3 in homes

by the time ffx it will sell about 5m whit a install base of 25m ish this time next year!


all i gotta say is tut tut ps3 very nice! comeback im blad i never lost faith in you! i lvoe you ;) and i love my 60g ps3



when we reach 25m the 360 will have about 27.5 it will be a race too 30m!


the wii will have about 60-75m by time the ps3 passes the 360 lol

Yea I thought 400k was a great first week opener haha. Whoever is complaining about that needs to jump back to reality for a moment.

Don't forget that the game is also available via d/l and those numbers can't be counted until Sony says something.