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Squilliam on 19 August 2008
Munkeh111 said:
Squilliam said:
Munkeh111 said:
CoD 5 could well take 3rd, but I think 6 will take the crown next year. Resistance and Killzone will probably sell close to 3-4m, but not quite 5m

I think R2 should exceed the total of R1 and push up to nearer Gears of War 1's sales numbers like you said but Killzone 2 comes out at a bad time for sales so it may struggle a bit to reach as high numbers as R2.

Call of Duty 6 definately has that potential to really move units, the question is can they still maintain a competitive advantage over the other shooters released between now and then?

 

Well for my money, CoD 4 is still by far the best FPS avaliable, and I think R2 (and Gears if you count it) will still be its main competition, unless there is another Halo FPS released. If they make a gmae which has an online game nearly as addictive 4, and just make a longer SP it will sell tons

 

Halo 3 definately is quality when you consider how much its played online, even today. Halo 4 could be out in a similar timeframe to COD 6 considering a shorter 2 year development timespan, forseeably given past performance its about the only series that could/would challenge COD6 for that top spot for the remainder of the generation in the shooter genre. However the edge goes to COD6 because its a multiplatform release.

They should be able to make the SP longer on COD 6 because they don't have to expend the resources like last time to develop the engine, and they will surely have more resources to make the game bigger in every way.

 



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Barozi on 19 August 2008

starcraft said:
@ ssj12

Because sales are the only quantifiable evidence people cant argue with.

Another long (LONG) shot is Resident Evil 5. The first one sold 5 million, it'll release halfway through next year in a lull, and its on two platforms with graphics-hungry audiences.

 

but there is also a thing called review standards. PC games are reviewed MUCH harsher then console games. A PC shooter getting a 7/10 is basically like a console shooter pulling off a 10/10.

Game                PC     360

Bioshock           96     96

Call of Duty 4   93     94

Prey                   83     79

Blacksite           61     62

C.B. Jericho      63     63

Condemned      78     81

Frontlines         72     75

Kane & Lynch   66     65

Yeah I see. MUCH harsher !!!!

There is a major difference between quality for a piece of prioritized electronics like a game console and a computer. PC software can make a profit without selling 1 million copies but a console game like MGS4 which doesnt come close to crysis's graphics takes over a million sold to pull a profit.

Quality over Quantity when comparing PC vs Console starcraft even in sales. Only highest quality or cheapest costing innovative games sell on PC, the opposite is normally true for consoles (see all the Petz titles on the DS).

This is why I stand by saying

1. Half-Life 2 Last gen (see XBOX version) feel free to add EP2, cause it's a stand alone addon

2. Crysis Never sold nearly as much as Gears or TF2 (ill add that)

3. BF2, UT3 Same as Crysis, or CSS Last Gen

 

 



Barozi on 19 August 2008
z101 said:
I would be not surprised if COD5 will sell most on Wii. Halo3 was bundled with the Xbox in a lot of countries, otherwise the sales figures would be much smaller.

I think "The Conduit" could sell a large amount.

Even if you don't count bundles it would still be in 2nd place easily.



Shadowblind on 19 August 2008

1: Bioshock
2: Orange Box
3. Gears of War



GOTY Contestants this year: Dead Space 2, Dark Souls, Tales of Graces f. Everything else can suck it.

JaggedSac on 19 August 2008
ssj12 said:
err.. why isnt Crysis in there? or UT3 or other good FPSs? Oh i see your going by sales.... why?

Crysis is sitting at 1.5 mil.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crysis#Sales

 

Not sure what UT3 is sitting at.



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selnor on 19 August 2008

Yep the only thing that will enter that is Gears 2 it will knock Gears 1 off and the top will be

COD4
Halo 3
Gears 2



woopah on 19 August 2008

conduit maybe, it will be the definitive wii FPS for quite some time i believe



 nintendo fanboy, but the good kind

proud soldier of nintopia

 

Tbone on 19 August 2008

Nr 1 and 2 are secured but nr will probaly be between Cod5 and Gears2 maybe Resistance 2 .



 

Goddbless on 19 August 2008

I just realized for how much people keep touting Killzone 2 it may be hurt by the sales of Resistance 2 or vice versa. If Resistance 2 is the AAA game it is shaping up to be then the legs could be cut by Killzone 2. Therefore i can't really call the sales of either one.



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toastboy44562 on 19 August 2008

Call of duty 4

Gears of war 2

gears of war

Halo sucks!