By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Microsoft - Now that this is over, what does FFXIII acutally mean for MS?

kingofwale on 15 July 2008
Skeeuk said:
id have to disagree with you.
ff13 on the ps3 will be ne of the highest selling titles this gen.

i have a feeling ff13 on 360 wont sell more than 3 million even that!

disagree, I'd say it won't sell nearly as many as GT5.

 

I will still sell 1.5 million in Japan, that part remains unchanged, as for US, you will probably see it selling around 1.5 million (as oppose to around 1.7 if Exclusive).. same goes for European market.

 

Yes, it will lose some sales, but look at DMC4 and how it went to multi. it doesn't lose THAT big amount of sales.

 



Soriku (Feb 10/08): In 5 years the PS3/360 will be dead.

KH3 bet: "If KH3 comes to Wii exclusive, I will take a 1 month of sig/avatar by otheres open a thread apologize and praise you guys' brilliance." http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?start=50&id=18379
Original cast: Badonkadonkhr, sc94597 allaboutthegames885, kingofwale, Soriku, ctk495, skeezer, RDBRaptor, Mirson,

Episode 1: OOPSY!
selnor: Too Human I even expect 3-4 mill entire life and 500,000 first day. GoW2 ( expect 7 - 9 million entire life and over 2 mill first day), Fable 2 (expect 5-6 million entire life and 1.5 mill fist day) BK3 (expect 4 - 5 mill sales entire life and 1 mill first day).. Tales/IU/TLR should get to 2 or 3 million! post id: 868878
Episode 2:
Letsdance: FFXIII (PS3+360) first week in NA = 286K
According to pre-order rate in week 13 (post id: 2902544)
Around the Network
mrstickball on 15 July 2008
Skeeuk said:
id have to disagree with you.
ff13 on the ps3 will be ne of the highest selling titles this gen.

i have a feeling ff13 on 360 wont sell more than 3 million even that!

It might not sell over 3 million units, but the impact that it will have, even that low, is rather big concerning the future of Microsoft RPGs. Remember: the X360 still has Vesperia, SO4, IU and others that are still exclusive. With XIII now on the 360 in the west, how many of those >3 million XIII sales would of went to the Playstation 3 and bought a console over it? Quite a few.

Like DMeisterJ said, without day-and-date for MS in Japan, it doesn't really help Microsoft a ton (I think it helps, but not as much as other games). But it does severely hurt Sony.

 



Back from the dead, I'm afraid.

ArtznCraphs on 15 July 2008
Shameless said:
Who knows if it'll even be good given SE's track record.

You silly, It's a "brand name" title.  It doesn't need actual merit to sell to the masses of style over substance whores.

 



BottledSpringWater on 15 July 2008

OP: I would have to agree with you.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyLhpUPNPIs

360 IS OPERATIONAL AFTER 37 DAYS!

*bleu-ocelot* on 15 July 2008

Another wasted 360 jrpg effort. How much did LO sell in NA again? How much did LO sell in Europe and others?



Around the Network
alucardremixed on 15 July 2008

I don't know what microsoft's greedy execs was thinking on this one, oh well. If i learn Japanese, i will get the game imported ( yea region free is awesomeness if you know the language ) But Anybody else notice this. The game is going to be on muliple dvd's that are non-scratch resistance versus one blu ray, at least one time install, and coated with a protective layer that's anti scratch. That will be critisized.



CrazzyMan on 15 July 2008

Nothing, they wasted money to please some M$ fans. =)

FFXIII will do most of it`s sales on PS3,
maybe 1-2 mln. x360 owners have now ONE less reason to buy ps3, but eventually they will buy PS3.
PS3 is a MUST HAVE console THIS gen.



Every 5 seconds on earth one child dies from hunger...

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

mrstickball on 15 July 2008

What must we have for a PS3 again?



Back from the dead, I'm afraid.

Relias on 15 July 2008

Let's see. In one statement in my area 25% of PS3 owners have either traded in or are selling their PS3's. XB360 sales are up 5% and PS3 sales have went down(still tracking numbers and getting quotes) I believe that is a impact. However minor and maybe limited to one area. It is an impact. I still can't believe one announcement did all this.



Boycotting the following:

1. Yoshi: He ate my car and spit out a toaster.

2. Igglybuff: Totally false advertisement. You can have as many as you like they don't buff nothing.

3. the Terms Hardcore/Softcore... We're talking Video Games. Not Porn.

4. The term Casual as relates to Gamers: We make them sound like outsider's that happen to play games.  If that were the case they'd own a PS3.

5. Donuts.... Beacause I drink Beer...... and the biggest fan of Donuts hates Beer.

6. Boycotts: Their so lame.

 

 

Pristine20 on 15 July 2008
mrstickball said:
What must we have for a PS3 again?

What must we have for any console again? Its all in the eyes of the player so this question is unnecessary.

 



"Dr. Tenma, according to you, lives are equal. That's why I live today. But you must have realised it by now...the only thing people are equal in is death"---Johann Liebert (MONSTER)

"WAR is a racket. It always has been.

It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives"---Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler