Can Halo 3 be rivaled by Gears of War 2?

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ROBOTECHHEAVEN on 28 October 2008

gears 2 i think can come close to halo3 , mostly likely will sell around 2.5 million during 1st week and 3.5 million by the end of the year.

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Picko on 28 October 2008

It could happen. Gears was awfully popular for a new IP and the sequel will be bigger. It wouldn't surprise me if it sold more than any game on the console that isn't Halo.

On the downside, the game is far more violent than Halo 3, which perhaps limits its audience. While Halo is also violent it typically involves colourful worlds and colourful alients, which perhaps allows it to appeal to a wider audience.

One thing is clear though, Gears II will be huge and nobody does big game launches quite like Microsoft.

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MontanaHatchet on 28 October 2008

kowenicki said:

MontanaHatchet said:
I happen to find that very unlikely. Selling as fast as Halo? Just repeat that to yourself until it sinks in.

Gears 1 was a relative slow burner early on compared to Halo 3, but Gears 2 will be much more front loaded, it must be able to achieve north of 2mil in the first week.

It doesn't really matter how front loaded it is or will be. It won't happen. And if it did manage to happen, we're talking about the mother of all dropoffs.

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Gears2VsH3 on 28 October 2008

Picko said:
It could happen. Gears was awfully popular for a new IP and the sequel will be bigger. It wouldn't surprise me if it sold more than any game on the console that isn't Halo.

On the downside, the game is far more violent than Halo 3, which perhaps limits its audience. While Halo is also violent it typically involves colourful worlds and colourful alients, which perhaps allows it to appeal to a wider audience.

One thing is clear though, Gears II will be huge and nobody does big game launches quite like Microsoft.

Gears of War 2 is much more violent than Halo, I agree. Halo isn't violent - it's funny, but hell yeah, Gears of War 2 is.