yet again you are wrong.both of you. beating gta is an art. many people do it not just 1 to 5% its like claiming 1to 5% of people beat halo. thats what you would call a dipshit thought. second u can second if you like i personally dont care for im not even invested in this stock. third the difference between gta3 and san andreas is that gta3 whne released people didnt even know what gta was. you would be lucky if you could find gta2 in the discount bin. so gta3 established the franchise essentiallyt and with vice city and san andreas this franchises support grew. also most people rented gta3 didnt buy since they hadnt heard of the franchise before.
Such collectors would make up a tiny fraction of buyers. Again, look at the sales numbers. The Stories series has sold a fraction of what the main entries does.
The vast majority of GTA players aren't buying everything with the name on it. Why did the sales of GTA3 and San Andreas differ by 3 million units (5 if you count x-box)?
i disagree laoldar u dont understand people will still buy the old versions no matter what for the collection. they dont care if they beat it or not or if a newer one is out its a sense of accomplishemtn for people to say ive beaten all the gta's
cerdsmania, look at the sales numbers. After a new version comes out, the sales of the old one drops dramatically. If there isn't an install/fan base large enough when it comes out, the sales won't be that great. If IV follows the sales trends of the last two games, 50-70% of its total sales will be in its first year, and the PS3 will never have system sales of the PS2.
If no other versions of GTA come out for the next 2-3 years after this is released, it'll still be lucky to hit 6 million.
the point isnt that. the point is people will continue buying the older versions even after newer ones are out. and it was the same thing with gta: when vice city was out and the same with vice city when san andreas was out. older versions continue to sell because people like to have the collection. they like to have all of the series so even if a new gta comes out after this one gtaIV will still sell.
I agree with Laoldar, Vice City Stories is no where in the league of GTAIV as we can see from its stock which is also trading on the simExchange. Very low trading interest and only 140 DKP stock price.
Remember, as bearish as the news on the PS3 is, it is selling better than the Xbox 360 was in the same time frame, and the PS3 has faced stiff competition from the Wii and 360 when the 360 had nearly no competition in the first 4 months. Of course, this conversation is more relevant to the PS3 thread.
What I do think is that given the forecasts on the PS3 and Xbox 360 here, they are going to be pretty even in the end game. If that is the case, the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of GTAIV should be pretty even in terms of sales since the game will be a long-term seller. The one factor is a difference in demographic--if PS3 players are more likely to play a GTA game than XBox 360 players.
This game is highly anticipated by many, but is it fair to compare this game to its PS2 iterations? IV is multi-platform, it is unlikely it will have as high of an attach rate as previous entires in the series. While it will have a long term value attached to it, new additions to the series may overshadow it. IV will need to have a sort of new revolution this time around instead of just prettier graphics to attain the critical reception this time around. Just my two cents.
PSP ports aren't exactly going to sell as well as the full games.
Liberty City Stories only sold 1.1 on the PS2 so far (2.75 mil worldwide, 1 million less than the PSP version) and Vice City Stories hasn't hit 1 mil shipped worldwide (not even the PSP version). Those ports aren't in the same league of sales as the console series.
i disagree. vice city stories and liberty city stories are the new ones on the block yet people are still buying san andreas. its a collection people dont care if its outdated they will buy it. considering the fact many wont throw down 60 for a game as of yet later on with price drops it will sell like mad.
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