It'll sell ok. I'll be surprised if this game sell less than 1,3 millions.
Expecting 2 million from it.

Pachter is a nice guy. But, yeah, he's probably more wrong then right in his previsions, so good for Heavy Rain's success, right?

Because it's easy to insult someone who you don't know and who won't reply to you.

I think he has this one right, and naturally he gets more things right than wrong. Much of them are obvious though, he rarely sticks his neck out with the sort of prediction that could go totally wrong. Then there are the ones that are repeated long enough for them to become true: "console X will get a price cut!" He could be wrong on this one but I doubt it.

does this mean the game will sell 5mil?

well whats his terms of "success"?

If the game breaks even but people enjoy it is it a success? Yes on an artistic level. Financially, obviously it needs to earn $1 to be financially a success. So until we have dev costs and breakeven amount its nothing more than epeen wars for sales bragging rights.

Pach... ATTACKS!!!

I really do believe that the game will probably not bring it's money back and I think Sony already knows it but they game was already well ahead in development at the time to be canceled.

Hmmm... watched the episode and I don't see a problem here. Sounds like he knows what he's talking about! Besides, Pach said he's looking forward to Heavy Rain.

But that kotaku guy on the other hand isn't... also said the game will be received poorly once the "true reviews" come in... BURN HIM INSTEAD!!!

even it's most diehard fan, CGI, believes in the 1,5-2 million scenario, so who am I to question that

But seriously, I'm don't like the way this game plays, but it's getting a lot o attention (not just internet-hype) in my eyes to be considered a big player in sales. And they need to make the money back somehow, so lots of advertising for it too.

But ok, you win. "I'll be surprised if this game sells less than 1 million. Expecting 1,5 million from it"!