I'm afraid GT won't sell as well this generation, but we'll see. GT5: Pro did very well with people falsely comparing it to a demo.

I hope KZ2 does reach that popularity.

First week, between 0.2m and 3.2m
Lifetime, between 2.8m and 7.6m

xD

300K first week

2M+ LTD

 And why wouldn't GT sell well this gen?

hey cgi, is ur avatar a heavy rain model? sry 4 being off topic.

2 Million 1st week !!
BUT
dont judge me until late april , when i can see japans 1st week.

i really can't imagine killzone 2 outselling MGS4 or even Resistance 1 ltd.. So i'll predict 3.5 millions LTD

First of all, I said not as well. I don't know, I'm not the person to be guessing because I've never played the series, just in stores and the GT5: Concept and Prologue demo. I prefer arcade racers. That said, I want it to do well, but I'm just not sure it will do as well as the older versions.

The install base on PS3 will not be what PS1 and PS2 were, and MGS4 didn't sell as well as I'd thought it would. Usually, the first game of a series on a new system sells very well, but it didn't sell as well as MGS or MGS 2.

GTA IV's combined sales on both platforms did do as well as previous versions, but that is because the combined install base is similar to what PS2 alone was at this point.

Ratchet didn't do as well as 1-3, either.

Now, the Prologue did very well.

Name	Console	Publisher	Japan	America	Others	Total
	Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec	Sony Computer Entertainment	1.89	7.13	5.85	14.87
	Gran Turismo	Sony Computer Entertainment	2.55	3.99	4.31	10.85
	Gran Turismo 4	Sony Computer Entertainment	1.16	2.76	5.71	9.63
	Gran Turismo 2	Sony Computer Entertainment	1.71	3.96	3.70	9.37
	Gran Turismo 5 Prologue	Sony Computer Entertainment	0.60	0.63	1.63	2.86
	Gran Turismo Concept 2001 Tokyo	Unknown	0.43	0.00	1.13	1.56
	Gran Turismo 4 Prologue	Sony Computer Entertainment	0.79	0.00	0.57	1.36

But it was bundled in Europe and didn't sell as well as GT4: Pro in Japan (which was not released in US). Then again, we don't know how many people downloaded it.

Still, I think because of the precedent of the games above that it won't sell quite as well as the first iterations on the other consoles. I think even if CGI's prediction is correct of over 9 million, that is still less than GT1 and GT3, which were the first versions on the PS1 and PS2.

Any game that sells over 9 million is still among the best sellers ever, so it's not a big deal, heh.

^That's some good reasoning. Looking at previous data (ie MGS4), it should sell better than the previous iteration, but not as well as a new game on the old consoles.

GT and MGS have had similar launch schedules:

One on PS
Two on PS2
One on PS3.

The key difference is that the second PS2 GT outsold the first PS GT, and also the first PS2 GT sold FAR more than the first PS GT.

Because of this, I think we can safely expect 9 million, and hope for 10 million

windbane said: Skittles said: windbane said: I'm afraid GT won't sell as well this generation, but we'll see. GT5: Pro did very well with people falsely comparing it to a demo. I hope KZ2 does reach that popularity.   And why wouldn't GT sell well this gen?   First of all, I said not as well. I don't know, I'm not the person to be guessing because I've never played the series, just in stores and the GT5: Concept and Prologue demo. I prefer arcade racers. That said, I want it to do well, but I'm just not sure it will do as well as the older versions. The install base on PS3 will not be what PS1 and PS2 were, and MGS4 didn't sell as well as I'd thought it would. Usually, the first game of a series on a new system sells very well, but it didn't sell as well as MGS or MGS 2. GTA IV's combined sales on both platforms did do as well as previous versions, but that is because the combined install base is similar to what PS2 alone was at this point. Ratchet didn't do as well as 1-3, either. Now, the Prologue did very well. Name Console Publisher Japan America Others Total Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec Sony Computer Entertainment 1.89 7.13 5.85 14.87 Gran Turismo Sony Computer Entertainment 2.55 3.99 4.31 10.85 Gran Turismo 4 Sony Computer Entertainment 1.16 2.76 5.71 9.63 Gran Turismo 2 Sony Computer Entertainment 1.71 3.96 3.70 9.37 Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Sony Computer Entertainment 0.60 0.63 1.63 2.86 Gran Turismo Concept 2001 Tokyo Unknown 0.43 0.00 1.13 1.56 Gran Turismo 4 Prologue Sony Computer Entertainment 0.79 0.00 0.57 1.36 But it was bundled in Europe and didn't sell as well as GT4: Pro in Japan (which was not released in US). Then again, we don't know how many people downloaded it. Still, I think because of the precedent of the games above that it won't sell quite as well as the first iterations on the other consoles. I think even if CGI's prediction is correct of over 9 million, that is still less than GT1 and GT3, which were the first versions on the PS1 and PS2. Any game that sells over 9 million is still among the best sellers ever, so it's not a big deal, heh.

 Don know. When GT3 released the PS2's install base was around the PS3's(I think). And it sold massively.