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CaptainPrefrences on 10 April 2008

im predicting 6-7 million. theres still a lot of mgs2 fanboys out there.

the bundle will sell 1 mil 



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Ajax on 10 April 2008

what is the history of sales of the series?
if you would tell us that..


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CaptainPrefrences on 10 April 2008

mgs1 sold 8 million
mgs2 sold 7 million
mgs3 sold 3-7 million

thats what i remember

o ya substance sold like 1 mil but that was on xbox as well



psrock on 10 April 2008

4 million



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11/20/09 04:25 makingmusic476 Warning Other (Your avatar is borderline NSFW. Please keep it for as long as possible.)
makingmusic476 on 10 April 2008

MGS1 sold about 5.6 mil., MGS2 sold about 7 mil. between it's various editions, and MGS3 sold about 5 mil. between MGS3 and MGS3: Subsistence.

Given the massive hype of MGS4, the insane advertising that you know will happen, the ability for non-fans to enjoy the game despite not knowing the story (due to optional flashbacks during cutscenes), the recent release of the MGS Essentials Collection to draw in new fans to the series, and the inclusion of more western friendly FPS-like controls (don't worry, they're optional), I see MGS4 selling at least 6 million lifetime, and probably 3-4 million in 2008.

Hell, Konami is hoping for 1 million sales in Japan alone, which is roughly what MGS2/3 achieved.



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Ajax on 10 April 2008

what the hell are western friendly controls?


0_o

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makingmusic476 on 10 April 2008
Ajax said:

what the hell are western friendly controls?


0_o

The FPS mode is easier to manage, allowing the player to be in FPS mode for long periods of the game. Also, they've included a GTA-like lock-on option to make shooting easier for noobs.



makingmusic476 on 10 April 2008
Soriku said:
I'm pretty sure MGS2 didn't sell 7 mil. MGS3 sold 3.96 mil so about 4 mil. I think MGS4 will sell less than MGS3, though because due to the PS3 trends the PS3 counterparts/sequels/whatever of a game in the series that appeared on the PS2 sell lower on the PS3. This is just following trends. And I VERY much doubt it will sell 6-7 mil by June. That's like...more than 50% of PS3 owners. Not gonna happen. I'd guess somewhere around 2 mil and with legs 2.5 mil if it's lucky. Not more than that unless holidays like Christmas provide a significant boost then maybe 3 mil.

MGS3 by itself sold 4 million. MGS3: Subsistence sold almost another million. MGS2 sold 7 million between the original ps2 version (5.6 million), the ps2 version of MGS2: Substance (almost a million), the Xbox version of Substance, and the PC version of the game.

I think MGS4 will sell at least 6 million lifetime, not in 2008. For 2008 I see 3-4 million.



CrazzyMan on 10 April 2008

6 mln. atleast.
First exclusive NEXTGEN HD Masterpiece with 25 mln. PS3 by the end of 2008.



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2009.04.30 - PS3 will OUTSELL x360 atleast by the middle of 2010. Japan+Europe > NA.


Gran Turismo 3 - 1,06 mln. in 3 weeks with around 4 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Gran Turismo 4 - 1,16 mln. with 18 mln. PS2 on the launch.

Final Fantasy X - around 2 mln. with 5 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Final Fantasy X-2 - 2.4 mln. with 12 mln. PS2 on the launch.

 

1.8 mln. PS3 today(2008.01.17) in Japan. Now(2009.04.30) 3.16 mln. PS3 were sold in Japan.
PS3 will reach 4 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 25k.

PS3 may reach 5 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 50k.
PS2 2001 vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =) + New games released in Japan by 2009 that passed 100k so far

swyggi on 10 April 2008
Soriku said:
I'm pretty sure MGS2 didn't sell 7 mil. MGS3 sold 3.96 mil so about 4 mil. I think MGS4 will sell less than MGS3, though because due to the PS3 trends the PS3 counterparts/sequels/whatever of a game in the series that appeared on the PS2 sell lower on the PS3. This is just following trends. And I VERY much doubt it will sell 6-7 mil by June. That's like...more than 50% of PS3 owners. Not gonna happen. I'd guess somewhere around 2 mil and with legs 2.5 mil if it's lucky. Not more than that unless holidays like Christmas provide a significant boost then maybe 3 mil.

 MGS2 DID sell about 7 million.  The reason MGS3 didn't sell as well is because there were so many games available on all 3 last gen systems at that time taking away from MGS3's sales.  Plus MGS3 wasn't as advertised as much.  Just look at the differences between GT3 and GT4.  When GT3 came out, the PS2 didn't have as large of an installed base. Yet when GT4 came out with a massive PS2 install base it didn't fair nearly as well.

 

Also let's not forget that MGS4 is bundled and will probably force a lot of people to go from tipping to straight out buying a PS3 just for MGS4.



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