@eRock, Sony said in early January they expect to ship 6 million PS3s by March. Search "Sony 6M" in the search bar and you'll see an article submitted from Gamespot (has like 4 bids on it). However, I do recall since then there was another article saying they are revising lower.
Gears of War was definitely a system seller. That was the big catalyst for Xbox 360 sales this holiday season. A system seller is a killer app- the must have game that is only available for that system that makes people want to buy the system just for the game. Gears of War is definitely an example.
The Gran Turismo brand blows away the Forza brand. Before it was listed, people were asking what the game was because the listing only said it was the sequel. Forza came out at a time when no one was caring about the Xbox anymore. Also, most gamers consider the Project Gotham Racing franchise as MSFT's big racer (though they may not actually follow racing games at all). On the other hand GT3 was a huge system mover for the PS2. Grand Turismo games are some of the best selling games of all time.
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Gears of War was definitely a system seller. That was the big catalyst for Xbox 360 sales this holiday season. A system seller is a killer app- the must have game that is only available for that system that makes people want to buy the system just for the game. Gears of War is definitely an example.
The Gran Turismo brand blows away the Forza brand. Before it was listed, people were asking what the game was because the listing only said it was the sequel. Forza came out at a time when no one was caring about the Xbox anymore. Also, most gamers consider the Project Gotham Racing franchise as MSFT's big racer (though they may not actually follow racing games at all). On the other hand GT3 was a huge system mover for the PS2. Grand Turismo games are some of the best selling games of all time.