While we are a little more than a month away from its release and the beta out.I figured i'd give my thoughts on how much this paticular game in the series will sell.however,confrontation is obviously slightly diffrent from it's predecessors.

*Its multiplayer only

*it has a price point of only $39.99(w/o headset)

*isnt developed by Zipper interactive

according to this sites data,the sales have been on the decline since Socom II.will the trend transfer to the ps3?

my predictions:

First week:250-300k

Lifetime: 1.5-1.75mil

your thoughts?

All I know is that Socom 1 and 2 are some of the best experiences I've EVER had online. I would say 2.5 million I guess. Should get 1 million just by the hardcore fans. Just a guess though.

Pros, that Socom can do good:
- Game in a long running franchise
- Comes with the official (and awesome) headset.
- PS3 has much better online capabilities than PS2.
- Available via digital download.
- Will get marketed via PSN alot.

Cons, that Socom will not do good:
- Zipper is not working on it
- Graphics are subpar
- Being released in the midst of alot of other high quality games
- No single player.
- Smaller install base.

I think this game will get around 700k WW lifetime plus another 150k WW via PSN.
Socom will probably launch with around 150k WW (mostly thanks to the bluetooth headset). I actually think I'm being really generous with my 850k WW lifetime prediction, but I'm sure they will release alot of DLC and patches to keep the interest/community rolling like warhawk.

I think LTD it will get around 1.75. It will start out strong due to fans of the series and other people picking it up for the headset. Being available on PSN will also help spur sales. Overall I think it will do really well for the type of game it is on a system with lower install base.

This game looks to hold over those hungry-SOCOM fans until Zipper is ready to release the true sequel on the PS3. It will sell extremely well around 1 million to 2 million lifetime, that's only Blu-ray. I don't know about PSN sales, but I know for sure it will get advertised in Gamestop/EBGames a lot as Blu-ray release. Then it will go from there to PSN download for the gamer type that know how to operate PSN.

Much of the mainstream will only know SOCOM: Confrontation through Blu-ray release than PSN download.

I say first week 340k sales, LT: 1.5million.