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daggy on 29 January 2010
Swordy said:
selnor said:

What the hell?

People are saying the PC version sold more????????????????

Looking at history for Mass Effect 1, the PC version accounts for less than 400,000. ME1 was released on 360 on 20 Nov 2007. Up to May 2008 when the PC version released the 360 version had sold 1.8 million copies. ME1 currently sits at 2.13 million. So that means PC accounts for anywhere between 200,000 to 300,000 of ME1. Now also notice that there is no spike on the PC release week here ( week 33 ).

http://www.vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?game1=MassEffect - X360[7635]

Going by this logic, and exactly the same logic as with Gears Of War 1. It would suggest that over 80% of sales are on the 360. Because 1. Only 300,000 or less have ME1 saves on PC for ME2 and 2. All the previous cross over sales for any big 360/PC game show 360 having 80+% of the sales.

So my guess is 360 ME2 has sold between 1.2 and 1.4 million in the US, and PC will have sold around 50-180,000.

Also these figures are not counting EU sales. Because it came out here today.

 

Finally a sensible post. PC has alot more problems with piracy, look at MW2, it sold something like 750k on PC, but nearly 5 million copies were downloaded illegally.

 

You do know he's being sarcastic, right?! He showed no source from where he based his argument.

 



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Swordy on 29 January 2010

I'm sure he isn't sarcastic, you people expect way too much of PC versions where everybody can just download the game within a few hours and play it without problems.

 

 



selnor on 29 January 2010
daggy said:
Swordy said:
selnor said:

What the hell?

People are saying the PC version sold more????????????????

Looking at history for Mass Effect 1, the PC version accounts for less than 400,000. ME1 was released on 360 on 20 Nov 2007. Up to May 2008 when the PC version released the 360 version had sold 1.8 million copies. ME1 currently sits at 2.13 million. So that means PC accounts for anywhere between 200,000 to 300,000 of ME1. Now also notice that there is no spike on the PC release week here ( week 33 ).

http://www.vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?game1=MassEffect - X360[7635]

Going by this logic, and exactly the same logic as with Gears Of War 1. It would suggest that over 80% of sales are on the 360. Because 1. Only 300,000 or less have ME1 saves on PC for ME2 and 2. All the previous cross over sales for any big 360/PC game show 360 having 80+% of the sales.

So my guess is 360 ME2 has sold between 1.2 and 1.4 million in the US, and PC will have sold around 50-180,000.

Also these figures are not counting EU sales. Because it came out here today.

 

Finally a sensible post. PC has alot more problems with piracy, look at MW2, it sold something like 750k on PC, but nearly 5 million copies were downloaded illegally.

 

You do know he's being sarcastic, right?! He showed no source from where he based his argument.

 
LOL. I'm not being sarcastic. I posted the link to the sales of MAss Effect 1 history on this very site. You did click the link didnt you? And you are aware the release dates of PC and 360 versions right?


daggy on 29 January 2010
selnor said:
daggy said:
Swordy said:
selnor said:

What the hell?

People are saying the PC version sold more????????????????

Looking at history for Mass Effect 1, the PC version accounts for less than 400,000. ME1 was released on 360 on 20 Nov 2007. Up to May 2008 when the PC version released the 360 version had sold 1.8 million copies. ME1 currently sits at 2.13 million. So that means PC accounts for anywhere between 200,000 to 300,000 of ME1. Now also notice that there is no spike on the PC release week here ( week 33 ).

http://www.vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?game1=MassEffect - X360[7635]

Going by this logic, and exactly the same logic as with Gears Of War 1. It would suggest that over 80% of sales are on the 360. Because 1. Only 300,000 or less have ME1 saves on PC for ME2 and 2. All the previous cross over sales for any big 360/PC game show 360 having 80+% of the sales.

So my guess is 360 ME2 has sold between 1.2 and 1.4 million in the US, and PC will have sold around 50-180,000.

Also these figures are not counting EU sales. Because it came out here today.

 

Finally a sensible post. PC has alot more problems with piracy, look at MW2, it sold something like 750k on PC, but nearly 5 million copies were downloaded illegally.

 

You do know he's being sarcastic, right?! He showed no source from where he based his argument.

 
LOL. I'm not being sarcastic. I posted the link to the sales of MAss Effect 1 history on this very site. You did click the link didnt you? And you are aware the release dates of PC and 360 versions right?

First, your link was wrong since you mispelled Mass Effect when you tried to make it show it's chart. Second, the chart itself has nothing to do with the PC version, so how the hell does someone even extrapolate the sales of the PC version from just that?



selnor on 29 January 2010
daggy said:
selnor said:
daggy said:
Swordy said:
selnor said:

What the hell?

People are saying the PC version sold more????????????????

Looking at history for Mass Effect 1, the PC version accounts for less than 400,000. ME1 was released on 360 on 20 Nov 2007. Up to May 2008 when the PC version released the 360 version had sold 1.8 million copies. ME1 currently sits at 2.13 million. So that means PC accounts for anywhere between 200,000 to 300,000 of ME1. Now also notice that there is no spike on the PC release week here ( week 33 ).

http://www.vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?game1=MassEffect - X360[7635]

Going by this logic, and exactly the same logic as with Gears Of War 1. It would suggest that over 80% of sales are on the 360. Because 1. Only 300,000 or less have ME1 saves on PC for ME2 and 2. All the previous cross over sales for any big 360/PC game show 360 having 80+% of the sales.

So my guess is 360 ME2 has sold between 1.2 and 1.4 million in the US, and PC will have sold around 50-180,000.

Also these figures are not counting EU sales. Because it came out here today.

 

Finally a sensible post. PC has alot more problems with piracy, look at MW2, it sold something like 750k on PC, but nearly 5 million copies were downloaded illegally.

 

You do know he's being sarcastic, right?! He showed no source from where he based his argument.

 
LOL. I'm not being sarcastic. I posted the link to the sales of MAss Effect 1 history on this very site. You did click the link didnt you? And you are aware the release dates of PC and 360 versions right?

First, your link was wrong since you mispelled Mass Effect when you tried to make it show it's chart. Second, the chart itself has nothing to do with the PC version, so how the hell does someone even extrapolate the sales of the PC version from just that?

It's very easy, the 360 version came out Nov 20 2007. Week 1. The PC version came out MAy 2008. This site puts both 360 and PC sales together. So When the PC version released when the sales were already at 1.8 million it's now today at 2.13 means the PC version has sold anywhere upto 300,000. See?

Edit: the link has since been fixed.



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Pingu on 29 January 2010

why do you think it has sold 1.2-1.3 million in the US when ioi just said it has sold around 1.3-1.4 worldwide or are you talking about shipped numbers?



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thetruthhurts on 29 January 2010

Good start



RPGJock on 29 January 2010
ioi said:
"Sold in" - i.e sold to retailers, this will represent a few weeks of stock. Week one sales will be something like 1.3-1.4m across 360 and PC.

Thanks ioi for clearing that up for everyone.   I hate when the hype gets out of control over what people misread on the interwebs....



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selnor on 29 January 2010
RPGJock said:
ioi said:
"Sold in" - i.e sold to retailers, this will represent a few weeks of stock. Week one sales will be something like 1.3-1.4m across 360 and PC.

Thanks ioi for clearing that up for everyone.   I hate when the hype gets out of control over what people misread on the interwebs....

Still incredible considering it's only US numbers. EU came out today.



ameratsu on 29 January 2010

Well deserved.



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