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GTA:IV PS3 US attach rate 32pc, 360 28pc
GTA:IV PS3 US attach rate 32pc, 360 28pc
Edge - December 8, 2008
Submitted by deftangel (291) at 2:10PM PST on December 8, 2008
Take 2 CEO Strauss Zelnick has stated that the tie-ratio for GTA:IV is the "highest ever". Citing US NPD data through October, the tie ratio was 32% for the PS3 and 28% for the 360 (the latter having a much bigger userbase with a greater proportion of more casual users). That would make the US LTD 1.82m for PS3 & 3.25m for 360 by my reckoning.
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2deftangel posted on Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) at 2:16PM PST on December 8, 2008. RE: GTA:IV PS3 US attach rate 32pc, 360 28pc@deftangel,
I used NPD data from NeoGAF in combination with Zelnick's tie-ratio's to come up with the figures. If we were to assume the same ratio in Europe as well as approx 7m sales (and they represent the top end of both the EU PS3 install base and GTA:IV's likely tie ratio, IMO) then you can add another 2.24m. Throw in a 100K or so for Japan and GTA:IV has sold in the region of 4m through October on the PS3.
That's 1.82m short of what TSE predicts. I think the 360 version will have better legs and common consensus is the 360 is moving the hardware right now. Personally speaking I think 5m is where it will end up.
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8deftangel posted on Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) at 2:10PM PST on December 8, 2008. Article: GTA:IV PS3 US attach rate 32pc, 360 28pcTake 2 CEO Strauss Zelnick has stated that the tie-ratio for GTA:IV is the "highest ever". Citing US NPD data through October, the tie ratio was 32% for the PS3 and 28% for the 360 (the latter having a much bigger userbase with a greater proportion of more casual users). That would make the US LTD 1.82m for PS3 & 3.25m for 360 by my reckoning.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 291 ]
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As much as I know I'm talking to myself, Pachter reckons the 360 version has sold 7m or so, that puts the PS3 sku in worse light than I thought based on the 9.5 last reported by T2.
This GLS should be 5m at absolute best IMO.
Pachter reckons the 360 SKU has sold 7m. That's a lot higher than I thought. Last I heard from Take 2 was 9.5m? I thought we'd have heard when it got to 10m. That's a massive differential between this and the PS3 version on that basis.
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