After the failure of LBP to meet my sales expectations (even though I haven't bought it either), some thoughts came to mind:

1. The wii would always sell a game from nintendo EXTREMELY WELL

2. The 360 would always pay homage to a good shooter or extremely westernized title. (Note that this is not a statement bashing the 360 as a "shooter console" as many xbox fanboys have a sore spot on that issue. It's not the case anymore really. It's just an observation of mine that even mediocre shooters like BIAHH manage to cover their dev costs many thanks to the x360).

3. But the ps3? I honestly have no idea. It seems sony is also confused on the kind of game that would eclipse the interest of most ps3 gamers and they haven't really found it yet and I think the problem is that the PS brand has always been somewhat of a jack-of-all-trades where all kinds of games did relatively well due to the HIGH install bases of the past but now that this luxury is gone, it means that all genres just sell relatively lower on the ps3 than it's predecessor and none really stands out. This is going to be a real problem for sony as no single game is going to do ridiculous numbers  due to the highly varied nature of the PS fanbase.

Even with a relatively smaller install base last gen, Halo 2 was able to clock 8 mil (which isn't too far from the best selling ps2 games) due to the xbox brands penchant for selling shooters. PS has never really  had a defining genre or mascot or anything of the like so I'll patiently wait to see which ps3 game can finally break through the 6 mil mark. Your thoughts?

oh boy another one saying LBP failed lmao, if you act like you know so much why don't you realize those sales LBP has were leaked sales.

and to answer your question, Gran Turismo5

"failure" is a subjective word. For the devs, it probably means failure to bring profit. For me, it means failure to meet my expectations.

You sure GT's high sales of the past weren't just because of install base?

At one time, Sony was the 'JRPG console" but they have shaken that stigma rather well this generation.

LOL is that a serious question? 

Look at Gran Turismo's track record spanning two consoles and then compare it to other games. 

GT is the king of racing games, racing games are big draws and the Fans of the previous games will undoubtedly want to get their hands on GT5.

It was mostly because of install base and the fact that the ps brand sold anything and everything. I would actually expect JRPGs to be on wii this time around but most of them have gone to 360 even though their sheer numbers are much less than last gen.

I played LBP, it is good
I don't think it will fail!