Major analyst predicts Xbox 360 GTA IV will outsell PS3 version by a 2 to 1 ratio

Michael Pachter, the biggest analyst in the video game industry says the superior Xbox 360 version will outsell the PS3 version by a 2 to 1 ratio.
Pachter: "We expect around 6 million copies of GTA IV to be sold to Xbox 360 owners"

[iMad]

1. Install base is allmost 2 to 1 for XBOX 360.
2. But most multiplatform users will choose XBOX version becouse it is superior.
3. Check this article for prove http://www.n4g.com/NewsPend...

[Sir Ken Kutaragi 3]

Superior??? Er how does anyone know it is???
Has anyone on this played it yet on both consoles???

[Mr Playboy]

4. DLC

[masterg]

I disagree with Pachter (although he doesn't really say the 360 version will sell double the PS3 version anywhere in the article).

1. Look at the sales in 2008 on multi platform games that are not shooters. The numbers are almost 50/50.
2. The franchise is huge worldwide. This is not just an American phenomenon. It will sell a lot better on the PS3 in Europe.
3. PS2 users are more likely to upgrade to PS3.

My prediction is 55% to the 360 and 45% on the PS3. Or 5.5 million on 360 and 4.5 million on the PS3.

[HighDefinition]

alot of people (90% of casuals), don`t know it`s on 360 and don`t know about D/L content. 2 people on my street bought ps3s this week for GTAIV. This will affect sales. Do you know what casuals do know about the.......RROD. this will affect their decisions.

Also DMC4 was very very close in sales.
and the GAP between ps3 and 360 is growing smaller everyday.

First day it`ll sell more on 360 long term I say ps3.

and either way we ALL know GTAV will be a PS3 exclusive........since R* has already stated that the want to use Bluray not DVD to make these games.

[mikeslemonade]

Correction: not including Japan GTA4 potentially has twice as more install base to sell on 360 at 16 million compared to 9 million on PS3, but PS3 overall in reality has 11 million units vs 17 million units on 360. I'd say the ratio will be 57% to 43%. GTA4 will sell more in Europe and it will sell more in the United States in porportion to its install base.

Looking at Cod4 #s 2.72 million on PS3 and 5.33 million 360, so PS3 for a FPS already sells half of the 360. PS3 right now has a lot of postivive PR and the install base is growing at a faster rate than the 360. And historically GTA being on the playstation brand and not being a FPS. And last but not least since xbox supporters like to talk about "attach ratio". The PS3 game attach rate is almost the same as the 360 game attach rate which has a 35% larger install base. PS3 owners are buying more games in porportion and that's going to be difference when GTA4 sells more on PS3 in porportion to its install base.

[NO_PUDding]

I ahve seen this on N4G before.

[Marcello]

There was an article just a few days ago about ppl who owned both 360 & PS3 alot of them chose the PS3 version of a game because they didnt want to take the risk of getting RROD while playing so we will see wat happens.

As for which version will be better i doubt there will be much difference if any at all but wasnt PS3 the lead platform ??

As for the d/l content all i can say is bleh we dont buy games to play extra stuff 6 months down the line when the game is done and finished, we will be playing MGS and other big titles by then, we dont even know wat that extra content is and if its any good prob just more of the same that you have alrready done to death in the main game.

[actas123]

I am sorry, this story is horribly edited. Also, Why the contributer is making things up and putting words in Patcher's mouth. Do u know u could be get sued by that.
This contribution is a joke. I believe this should be taken off and then resubmitted.

[gaffyh]

Going on VGChartz (estimates) PS3 has sold 11 Million+ and 360 has sold 17Million (ish). VGChartz is notorious for overinflating 360 sales and releasing lower than actual PS3 numbers.

So that is a ratio of 2:3 in favour of the 360, so the game should sell better on the 360 because of it's install base, but it's not neccessarily going to happen like that.

I honestly feel that it will sell more (especially in the long run) on PS3, because people are likely to buy a PS3 just for this game.

[sonarus]

master g is right. based on numbers so far, they have been a lot closer than 2-1 this yr. especially non shooters. gta4 is a big game so it will be interesting to see the turn out. its hard to draw any concrete conclusions.

[k2d]

- Those who bought GeoW, Halo, etc. on 360 will likely buy the 360 version. (except those who jumped trains because of RRoD)
- Most casual gamer "GTA fans" will buy it on the PS3 because of it's legacy.
Expect a majority of those to have yet to pick up a PS3 console.
- DLC won't make that much of an impact. (And don't expect new landmasses,
we're talkin "Liberty City/Vice City Stories" kind of mission packs here.)
-GTAIV on PS3 will -eventually- outsell 360 version.
-Graphics are pro-PS3 but only slightly (gamers have yet to see the best of GTAIV)
-The wheels of the L2-R2-controller issue are slowly turning over at Sony. Alas, slowly.

[yesah]

rofl "superior version",just pathetic what you come up with.

[le killer]

no one can predict anything! and we should all wait til the npd figures arrive. it will undoutably shift hardware on both sides. but if you were just to go on the amount of consooles...then logic would say that it will sell more copies on for the 360 because there's alot more of them sitting under tvs!

[power of Green]

The mods must be guarding your post against wrongful doing. LOL at the failed post. No truths either way will be allowed to be shown.

Dora The Explorer says:

"DMC4 was very very close in sales"

Dora The Explorer... DMC4 is a Japanese type game thats why it didn't sell well, 360 fans do not consider it a AAA as PS3 fans do. COD4 is a western type game so is GTA4.

Dora The Explorer says:

"First day it`ll sell more on 360 long term I say ps3"

No it won't, GTA4 will have the COD4 effect(western type game), theres incentives that will insure that the 360 version sells well not including the twice as big fanbase(MSFT marketing and Episodic content).

Despite the fanbase size differences 360 owners spend more on games regardless if you check attach rate ratio's when you match base numbers the 360 base still buy more games.

360 fans bought as many games back in 2006 and 2007 as PS2 fans did with a base of a supposed 120 million strong. people are buying PS3 as a DVD player sony isn't closing the gap in the gaming market they're doing good in the DVD player market

[Amanosenpai]

DMC4 prooved that the almost 2 to 1 install base argument... IS A FALLACY

[ZeroXMD]

GTA is a PS game. Always has been. They had to bundle/price cut to sell gta on xbox and most everyone who doesn't look up gaming news will get it on ps3 because they prolly don't even know it's launching with the ps3 version on 360. that is, unless the ms marketing goliath kicks in. (if you just saw tv ads, you would only know Madden 08 was on 360 because EA and microsoft are butt-buddies like that and didn't say "also on ps2, xbox, psp, ds, ps3, and wii") Even then, standard hard drive on ps3 means cache, which should mean smoother ps3 framerates and no load times (but devs are lazy and still saying dev. for ps3 is "hard"). But DLC isn't going to be vice/s.a. size additions, it's impossible for it to be like that because rockstar wouldn't do that to the loyal ps fanbase which helped them outsell the game that sold a console (s.a. vs h2). Plus, that would be multiple 9.5GB downloads and i don't see that happening, not with most 360 owners having a 20gb HD, or none at all.

[xhi4]

seriously.....who would doubt that?

It has nearly 2 to 1 install base, 360 owners usually spend more on games than ps3 owners tend to.

But i have a feeling more hardware will be sold on the ps3 side because of the gta iv release.

just a hunch.

[solidt12]

Yep, its a no brainer that the 360 has a bigger fanbase but I do think that the PS3 version will sell more consoles than the 360 version and that is what is very important with the release of this game. MGS4 is right around the corner too.

[NO_PUDding]

Yes, I tink currect 360 owners will purchase it, but anyone lookign to buy GTA, will be gettign a PS3 becuase that is the only consoel you can play huge Playstation related brands on.

I still think Patcher will be surprised when he actually fidns out sales.

[TheSadTruth]

^

someone's retarded
People are going to pay $100+ more so they can play GTAIV on the PS3 when the 360 version will be exactly the same? What are you in Elementary school? If you want a logical argument I'll give you one that is plausible, If the multiplayer is REALLY good people will choose the PS3 version over the 360 version because of free online. Now that's a logical argument, maybe you should pay more attention in your classes so you don't sound like a complete dumb@ss when you type something.

[cmrbe]

100 more gets you a 16 X more reliable hardware + Standard HD + Wifi + Blu + Free online + the opportunity to play great PS exclusive like GT,MGS,FF,GOW which the alot of gamers last gen care about.

Do yourself a favor and take your own advice.

[PirateThom]

I still bet worldwide, PS3 version will sell more.

You know, since Europe is as big a market for GTA as America.

[Ko_Uraki]

Simply incredible...and simply evident.

[belal]

that xbox will outsell the ps3. i mean who has said that the xbox version is superior to the ps3 version ?

its the ps version that is superior to the xbox version. rockstar has said it!!!!!! so STFU

the games are nearly identical on both platforms, with ps3 slightly better than the xbox 360 on some areas. okey ? you gus get that ? deal with it. this is fact not trying to make fun of anyone here.

[bigman7387]

Does that really bring you enjoyment? Because if it does not only does it not make you a gamer it makes you just a sad individual overall.
You seem more defensive now then you have before and I wonder why. Either way, just stop it with your hatred for Sony. You hating Sony will do nothing in the long run but make you look like a fool.

[thewhoopimen]

I actually think that the ratio between PS3 units to Xbox360 units will be closer to 1:1 with the PS3 having better sales over the long term. As mentioned before the main reason for my argument is the public perception that the GTA series is tied to the PS.

My second line of reason is that out of the 17 million shipped xbox 360 units worldwide, I believe there are actually only 12-13 million working units in consumer's hands or in running condition. That would compare very favorably with 11+ million units of PS3.

[dragunrising]

If Microsoft is repairing rrod 360's for FREE...how would the number of 17 million consoles shipped be impacted at all by rrod? Do people assume repaired 360's disappear or something? After all, if you get your xbox fixed your NOT throwing it away. Dumba$$es. Btw...i think its interesting that a previous article claiming one version was superior over another was not approved. Seems to be a little war for power (story approval) going on on the obviously unbiased n4g...

Off topic: I've owned a "replaced" xbox 360 for a year and a half with no problems. I don't worry about rrod anymore. I think they fixed it...for all you "playstation loyal, xbox owners" who think they're console is going to rrod...and aren't going to buy multiplatform titles on xbox. I'm refering to a previous article on the topic btw.

[BeaArthur]

Very rarely do I find that "analysts" are right about anything. They are just like weather men, they are right about 30% of the time. I think the 360 version will out sell the PS3 version but not by that much.

[wageslave]

Ok. This is just dumb. D.U.M.B.

There are 18 Million Xbox 360s in the world.
There are 10 Million Xbox 360s in the world.

If they sell exactly the same to both machines, we end up 1.8:1.

A vast majority of GTA sales are *IN AMERICA*. And, in America, the Xbox 360 has a bigger lead than in the world-wide market (thanks to Japan).

FURTHER, Xbox 360 owners *buy more games* than their PS3 counterparts.

Add all three of those points together, and only the most ignorant zealot could argue that the PS3 version of GTA IV will outsell the Xbox 360 version.

100% total dumb.

[BiggDaddy311]

Your are right but I think alot of people are expecting this release to push more consoles for both platforms. Most people believe that the PS3 will continue to out sell the 360 by the games release and the gap could be very large or could be about even (PS3 is the better guess). As far as the attach rate for the 360 goes, that argument is kinda misleading considering the lineup of games that was on the 2 platforms last year, also you should consider the effect of Blu-Ray Movies. If you compare the games of this year and the sale of Blu-Ray movies I am sure the attach rate will be in Sony's favor. (technically that would be impossible to do with standard BD players out there)

[rev20]

Is this another the world orbits around American sales article when Europe is just as big and playstation land.

Next.

[wageslave]

A) There are fewer PS3s in EU than Xbox 360s.
B) The USA is twice the size of the videogame market.
C) The USA buys more software per-console than EU.
D) GTA sells more copies per console in USA than EU (and vastly more than Japan)

What is your malfunction?

[Vandan]

Has any oen read the complete article ..... it doesnt say anythign about the ps3 sALES IT JUST TALKS ABOUT THE 360

WHO THE F POSTED THIS LAME ARTICLE....

LAME FAN BOYS MAKE SUCH STUPID ATTEM,PTS GOD!!!

PPL READ THE FREAKIN ARTICLE IT SAYS NTHIN ABOUT PS3 SALES!!!!

[SL1M DADDY]

He states that first year sales will be about 9 million sold and 6 million of those sales will be that of Xbox 360 sales. Inadvertantl;y he illustrates that the 360 version will outsell the PS3 version 2 to 1. I however do not agree with what he is saying. I think the PS3 version will keep up with the 360 version fairly well. It certainly won't outsell the 360 version but it will be a closer ratio than 2 to 1.

[thewhoopimen]

No it does not. This is ridiculous that people are trying to spin this article when the link is right there.

We estimate that GTA IV is likely to sell over 9 million units during the fiscal year, and think that the company will likely ship 6 million units in its first week, and will sell 3/4 of that amount in a brief period of time. The performance of GTA IV will thus be responsible for more than 100% of Take-Two's earnings for the year, and the game is likely to mask the underperformance of the rest of Take-Two's portfolio," he said. "We think that GTA IV will generate around $450 million of the company's expected $1,073 million publishing revenue this year, and will generate an operating profit of around 30%, or $135 million. At the high end of company guidance, Take-Two will generate operating income of around $130 million, meaning that the game is responsible for 103% of overall company operating profit."

Where is the 360 EVEN mentioned here?

[qohelet]

most of the comments here should be in the retard-zone...

and i seriously don't care which version outsells which, i'll buy the ps3 version because my 360 basically scratches every disc i put in it...

[wageslave]

Report this retard as spam. Take your lies to the open zone ->

[Neurotoxin]

Michael Pachter predicting the obvious... what a surprise.

Simple way of working it out is to look at how many people own 360`s to Ps3 owners, of course it will outsell the PS3, not sure if it will have anything to do with a superior version we`ll have to wait and see on that, but because there are more 360 owners to buy the game on the platform.

Michael Pachter simply stating the obvious again, and he gets paid to do it! What an easy job.

[PumPum]

This Pachter guys is starting to look like a clown.

Has he ever been right?

[Mr Playboy]

xbox360 version will be the best choice for GTA Fans for many reasons

DLC, cheaper than the PS3 and as always superiority in quality than other version (better frame rates and colors) and oh XBL Aka Multiplayer

I can't wait to play it in my 360

[BLUR111]

but damn ms is so greedy for worry about sells over GTA4 wow even ps3 fanboys disagree with comments against ms . wow what morons

[BLUR111]

sir ken umm are u like some old asian man with a 11 year old's mind??

[Wildarmsjecht]

Rumors of 2 stores in the UK making the game more expensive was told. Other UK outlets stated otherwise saying, they would be the same price. One of your bullet points has just gone out the window.

XBL - For multiplayer
PSN - For multiplayer

Another one just dust in the winds.

After all that, try and enjoy the game. Really.

I could go over statements made by Rockstar over the colors and framerate issues, but if you didn't bother to read it or believe it from their mouths themselves, then you're obviously not gonna believe it now.

[Doctor Who]

Well they have played it you see! :D
Or they seem to think they have??????????????
+At least Sir Ken has got a Mind!
+Typical xBox fan no sense of humour at all

[BLUR111]

what type of sence of humur. besides its lame the same from all typical sonyfanboy little kids

[The Killer]

360 owners should take it easy or the repairing services will give up on repairing the RROD!!

[wulan]

the ps3 version will easily sell more

x360 version is the choice for only XBOX 360 owners

The pS2 owners would be shifting to the PS3 version . There is just no doubt about that.

even the 2K execs said that the PS3 version is better (better in colours and Frame rate)

http://www.palgn.com.au/art...

" According to Gamasutra, executives in a conference call with investors first noted that the studio would be first be working on GTA IV downloadable content - exclusive to the Xbox 360 - available through until 2009. Take-Two also said that both the 360 and PS3 version of the game be visually almost identical, with the PS3 coming out slightly on top in some areas. "

This story is DUPLICATE too

http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/...

BTW people even with a price cut X360 couldnt outsell PS3 in UK

http://www.n4g.com/industry...

haaaaaaaaa

The PS3 version of GTA4 will outsell the x360 version atleast 2:1/3:1 in europe

[Amanosenpai]

LOL have fun with ur 360... btw PM ME when you canot play gta IV cause your TOAST burned out

[gunnar2906]

Talking about install base 2 to 1 is not very correct, because of:
1. It is true for NA market only. Worldwidely it is almost 3:2
2. Taking in consideration enormous falure rate of the 360 (30% offically) the number of both consoles is almost equal worldwide.
3. GTA is a PS title. An average console user (who doesnt read information from gaming sites like this one) consider that GTA is PS title. These words proved with the DMC4 sales which were better for PS3.
4. And finally Michael Pachter predictions have never come true. As he told in one Bonus Round he was a financial analysist not a game sales specialist.

[ceedubya9]

We have to remember one thing. And that's the Microsoft is placing a lot of bank on this game being a big seller for them. Because of this, you can alost be sure that they will try to drive some huge marketing blitz to make sure that people that don't go to sites like this WILL know that you can play GTA IV will be available on the 360 and not just on the PS3 on day one.

Expect a pretty huge ad campaign that will see GTA 360 commercials during important television shows during prime time hours, as well as numerous ads on bilboards and in magazines to go along with those. Don't expect Microsoft to sit back and do nothing. They'll do what they can to get the word out and let people know that they can have the GTA experience on their console.

[Sir Ken Kutaragi 3]

POOR POOR xBot Lemmings!!! ;-D
6 million Lemmings playing it for one hour and then the RRoD kicks in!!! ;-D
Oooooooooops! Sorry i said it again!!! ;-D

[Mr Playboy]

This @ss hole is responsible for GTAIV delay because of his moronic or unfriendly design of the PS3

[PopEmUp]

DlCK is in the fan causing the RROD problem so you see that where the problem came from

[Pain]

"This @ss hole Bill is responsible for GTAIV's Crappy Last gen Holdback Fake next gen Game is because of his moronic PC Box old tech dvd9 no HDD design of the XBOX 2"

Fixed.

and yea i see 2-1 too cuz xbox will scratch the first disk so u need a second.

[Amanosenpai]

Sorry PLAYBOY

but "Pain" PWND u

[rickmartins]

gta4 will triple the sales on ps3

[JD_Shadow]

Yeah, THIS poster isn't asking for trouble with THAT claim, is he?

[Genki]

There's a big problem with such a statement.

Egotistical blowhards like Gabe Newell and Michael Bay know the problem very well. I call it getting a fat head because of name recognition. In the case of Newell and Bay, they both succumbed o making stupid statements because of their recognition in their respective communities...shooting off at the mouth, no matter how asinine or illogical, just because they had a chip on their shoulder.

I'm not saying Pachter will do it, but this is the type of thing that I imagine gave Newell and Bay incentive to do so...Surfer Girl is another perpetrator as well. When you have the power of knowing enough people will listen to you no matter how dumb you sound...that's a tempting little thing to abuse.

[gunnar2906]

I addition it can be noticed that Gabe Newell worked at Microsoft for 13 years and enlisted as a microsoft millionaire (huge MS shareholder). I think he had a lot of reasons for bashing PS3.
All info about Newell is available in wikipedia

[bumnut]

i don't care which platform sells the most copies

i just want to play the game

[mighty_douche]

Ummm i cant see anywhere in the article where he states "superior xbox 360"???

See the contributors are getting excited again. Is this not against N4G rules? I thought the idea was to post stories no alter/write your own.

[BlackCountryBob]

This guy really annoys me, I really have no idea what his credentials are to make all these game predictions but it just seems suddenly this guy sprung up about 18 months ago as the self appointed 'most knowing man in the game industry'.

That doesn't mean I don't think he is right though, the 360 version will probably outsell the PS3 one, at least in the USA, due to its considerably larger install base but IMHO the PS3 will see more of a sales boost in console sales around the launch as most of the last gen GTA fans will be jumping from their PS2s and will be more likely to get a PS3 due to brand loyalty/trust/plain tradition.

[Genuine]

I don't like Michael Pachter either.

[THE TERMINATOR]

MS is responsible for a dumbed down version of GTA which would have been truly next gen if it had been PS3 exclusive.

[captainjy]

N4G is responsible for giving POS3 owners a platform to be dumb. Face it, GTA 4 on the 360 will clobber POS3 sales and there's nothing you can do about. 6 million on the 360, less than 3 million on the POS3, per usual the 360 wins again.

[TheTerminator]

Who, are YOU

[leon76]

Sorry bunch of idiots xbots....that is possible to happen in the US....but if we will see the WORLDWIDE sales, well that's another story!!!...Ahahah!!
Look at the articles that was posted in the previous hours whith "superior (?!) x360 version" statement - that makes me laugh so much, the desperation, the agony of dumbbots....Ahahahahahahah!!!! !

[AliC]

Fanboy article posted by a Fanboy.

[Lucreto]

Thats a bold statement he is making but only time with tell. Each has its own advanages.

360 has the dlc and will be important if you are still playing them game in December or whatever time.

PS3 has the brand recognition a lot of people see GTA=playstation and it is a big factor.

I have a few friends deciding on what version to get. I tell them will they still be playing in 5 months time and what games are you most looking forward to and I advise them on which to get.

[Sir Ken Kutaragi 3]

WE(i.e PS3 owners)could have had a even better game if they didn't have to stick with doing it for your Last-gen xFlop 360 Console!
i.e they could have filled up the 50GB Blu-ray disc!
+YOUR the biggest @ss hole on this(Mr Playboy) + pp + power of green(with ENVY!)
Jog on!!! ;-D (that was Humour 'BLUR111') ;-D

[Ashta]

iMad posts a story claiming that Pachter claims that the "Superior Xbox 360 version" will outsell the PS3 version 2:1, but the actual story doesn't even mention the PS3 version not does Pachter make any associations at all.

Then, as supposed proof of this ridiculous story edit, he then links a no name blog that only has about 15 posts on it that I'm willing to bet is Imad's own personal blog. I could be wrong on that last guess, but the fact that he pulled this no name out of literally nowhere just to push an OPINION as proof kinda gives probable cause to the notion that he is plugging his own site.

While the blog post can still technically fall within the catagory of reasonable stuff submitted to N4G (although it barely rates higher than some random forum post) this story is nothing but a fanboyish, cherry-picked, false edited headline.

If your going to post a story of Pachter's predictions then thats fine, but don't edit the headlines to claim it says something when it most clearly does not.

[iMad]

Patcher said GTA will sold 9 millions. 6 millions on XBOX.
Ratio is 2 to 1. Headline recognize the fact from Pather's words.
Turn on your brain.

[Ashta]

Alright, fine, I'll concede that by deducing the numbers that Pachter predicts you can assume he was saying that the PS3 will be outsold 2:1

However, your title is based on an assumption instead of what he actually said. Nor did anything in the story mention a "superior Xbox 360 version".

A more proper title of the story would have been "Pachter predicts sales figures for GTA IV" and it would have been vague enough to warrant the story. However, you wanted to put your own fanboy spin on it and thats where you fail.

[thewhoopimen]

What the hell is wrong with you people. iMad is passing @#$* out of his ass and you guys are taking it like its the 2nd coming of Jesus.
There is NOTHING in this article that substantiates the 6 million as being xbox360 sales. 6 Million refers to the first weeks of sales. 9 will be sold over the year. Get it into your brains and stop reading fanboi spin as fact!!!!!!!!

We estimate that GTA IV is likely to sell over 9 million units during the fiscal year, and think that the company will likely ship 6 million units in its first week, and will sell 3/4 of that amount in a brief period of time. The performance of GTA IV will thus be responsible for more than 100% of Take-Two's earnings for the year, and the game is likely to mask the underperformance of the rest of Take-Two's portfolio," he said. "We think that GTA IV will generate around $450 million of the company's expected $1,073 million publishing revenue this year, and will generate an operating profit of around 30%, or $135 million. At the high end of company guidance, Take-Two will generate operating income of around $130 million, meaning that the game is responsible for 103% of overall company operating profit."

[Ko_Uraki]

Expecially after the March NPD data...despite the sony propaganda,m the shortages were true, and a lot of kids will cry after the evidence that the 360 still rocks in the US.

[pwnmaster3000]

hahahahaha you notice that he said 360 will still rock U.S, but will it rock in worldwide sales. ur saying the obvious idiot. but common ps3 isnt going no were. with 360 price cut it still didnt outsell ps3 yet hahhahahah what a shame

[Vandan]

I still cant find anything about PS3 in the article that is quoted ppl read it n lemme know if u can find anythin maybe its written in french........ god i hate xbots :P

any wayz

i would like to quote that right now on the pre orders side i saw that major online retailers such as amazon, play asia the ps3 gta 4 is either above 360 or right next to it... so these claims r nthin but xbot's wet dreams :P

[butterfinger]

Does this really matter to those of us that already own consoles? It's not like they are going to stop making other games for your favorite console if this one sells better on one system than the other. If anything what should matter to us is which console this game pushes more hardware for. There's always room for more people to play online:)

[BLUR111]

why does it really matter if it does. plus this article is just to make u fanboys cringe

[boodybandit]

Why all the speculation when they game is only a few weeks away from hitting retail? If you want to speculate numbers which system (360 or PS3) do you think will move more units when GTAIV hits retail?

[ajeben809]

well im a pretty major analyst and i predict that this is a load of crap, x360 could potentially sell more because of its install base, but i dont see the gap being this big

[Citizen Cook]

EVERYBODY KNOWS GTA WILL SELL MORE ON 360!

Its has a HUGE install base. So what do you expect? It will do well on PS3rd nodoubt, but xbox will do better. I'm expecting huge numbers of people buying an Arcade eith GTA next month.

People who haven't brought a next-gen console yet, havent done so for ONE reason. MONEY. They are poor. The Arcade is the cheapest next-gen console on the market, GTA is cheaper on 360....

You do the math.

HA HA HA HA!

[pwnmaster3000]

this guy is right dont disagree with him is just common sense for what he said
he even said it will do good on the ps3

but the ps3d and the hahahah was not necessary

[wulan]

BTW

PS3 still outsold x360 even with the PRICE CUT

http://www.n4g.com/industry...

"Though PS3 is still outselling 360 regularly week-on-week and in terms of year-to-date sales, the Sony and Microsoft platforms both saw a 73 and 78 per cent rise in hardware sales respectively this week."

so VGCHARTZ proven FAKE tooo and there is no doubt that x360 is officially fully dead in europe . even with a price cut it couldnt match PS3 sales in UK not to even mention other countries

what makes you think that x360 will remain in EU after the release of GT5P and also in USA

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Not only did the Xbox take 08 from "the year of the PS3", it also took GTA IV.

[pwnsause]

???FAIL.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Your the one who bought the PS3, with it's fabulous line up of "movies".

[pwnsause]

sorry, i brought my PS3 for both, the way its meant to be if you're a gamer and a person who loves to watch the hit movies that come from the box office, so you still fail, lmao. The PS3 is a console built for the cinematic experience from both the game and the movie. Sorry that your console doesnt have the necessary specs to live long this generation. thats why I think of your crappy console as the Sega Genesis of this Generation, cant wait to see the BD add on on the 360 soon and require you to buy it cause you need it for gaming. you guys are moving on up, but for how long? cant wait to see the dreamcast version of the xbox, boy would I love to see that some day.

[pwnmaster3000]

dam jason you suck on trying to make ps3 fans scared and you make lame comeback "Your the one who bought the PS3, with it's fabulous line up of "movies". wtf even my little brother can do better and he is in elementary. dude your trying to hard and it just failed.

oh and wait pwnsauce just pwn you

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

So... thats what you look like, It's nice to put a face to your name.

XD

[pwnsause]

oh yea, i use zune products, oh, wait, I use my PSP to play my mp3s and play my games all at the same time, sorry bud, you fail.

[Neo-Delta]

It'll outsell the PS3 in America but I don't know about Europe.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Sony realy screwed the pooch on this one, they shouldn't have been sleeping while Microsoft was stealing GTA IV out from under them. Sony is realy to blame here, MS just caught them off guard and took one of the biggest console game franchises sinse Mario. If Sony had paid attention to it's games instead of Blu-Ray, they woudn't have lost one of it's biggest exclusive. I love how Sany fans cope with losing GTA IV, by wishing the next one is exclusive to Playstation.

[actas123]

You are talking as if the game has been released and those are NPD numbers. The numbers in the article are all pure predictions.
Its true Sony did not advertise it enough. But, I think I see why they did not. I think its because they think the consumers will recognize the game as a PS game even if Ms advertises for it. I mean, many ppl will see Ms commercials for the game, and go buy a PS3 to play the game..

[butterfinger]

Microsoft has nothing as of yet to show us that they have stolen GTAIV. If anything, you should change your argument to "Microsoft has BOUGHT GTAIV". I'm sure Microsoft would agree that paying $50+ mil. is far from stealing. Those xBox LIVE fees have to go toward something afterall.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

butterfinger you have followed me around now for like 5 post. Are you Crazzyman with a new multi account by any chance?

[butterfinger]

I just figured since you posted the same thing elsewhere, I would reply there as well to make sure you saw it.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

That answers my question, sup CrazyMan it's been a while since I had you as a shadow. You going to stalk me for a week now? your already at 7 or 8 today. If your in love with me, sorry bro I don't swing that way.

[butterfinger]

anyway, here you are again, without facts or footing, just spouting off personal insults to try to cover up your own shortcomings. I'll predict you come back with a "have fun watching movies" or "I'll be playing games" or something along the lines of "I have no real facts to combat anything anyone on here says, so I'll just try to change the subject and personally attack them." Now hurry back for your multi-post owning:)

[butterfinger]

it looks like I was able to reply for Jason 360.

Oh, and LaChance... I would never waste my time tracking someone with a measly 2 bubbles. What fun is that? I'm glad to see they still allow you in the gamer zone. Maybe in order for you not to feel like you're being tracked you decided to stop trolling our PS3 articles. All PS3 owners appreciate it.

[harrisk954]

While I'm sure that the 360 version will outsell the PS3 version (by a 2 to 1 margin? not so sure) due to a larger install base. But, the really important question is: WHICH SYSTEM WILL SELL MORE IN THE WAKE OF GTA4? I think that this is a much tougher question to answer and it will be close, with the PS3 having an advantage due to a built-in fan base of PS2 owners who have been waiting for this game (and other upcoming titles) to upgrade to the PS3.

[LaChance]

Its tru he tracks all pro 360's on N4G.He used to be tracking ALL my posts too.
I think he's one of those strange poeple on N4G that just cant stand seeing anything slightly not in favor with the ps3.
Looks like you are his new target.LOL.
Anyways dont worry about him.He's just an idiot tracking/stalking all 360 gamers.

[TheExecutive]

in the beginning, yes. The 360 will sell more in the beginning. The ps3 will catch the sales in the end though and surpass them. So yes, this is partly true.

[vloeistof]

duh it will sell more on 360 but ps3 will still outsell 360 ww hahahahahahahah

[Primetimebt]

My predications:

1. 360 will come out on top in initial sales of GTA by 2:1
2. PS3 will move the most hardware given the fact GTA is commonly recognized with PS brand (best proof of this is online stores like gamestop, walmart, target, and bestbuy all have the PS3 version showing or have the PS3 version bigger than the 360 version.)
3. Japan is big on GTA series so you know who wins there (Sales of San Andreas first week were 230,000 in japan)
4. Eventually the PS3 version will outsell 360 version due to consistency of regional sales while the 360 will only sell well in North America.

[TheExecutive]

absolutely correct. One thing I would add to #2 is that many ps2 owners were waiting for GTA to come out, but they are also looking to invest in their favorite franchises starting with GTA. It will push more consoles on the ps side because of those two facts.
1. its more recognized
2. its a better investment for the ps2 owners looking to get into next-gen gaming.

[fanboyarebitches]

now everytime someone says the 360 is better someone opens there f#@king mouth and thinks there right the fact of the matter is 360 will sell more version it will sell more hardware it is a cheaper console and you think people know bout RROD no causual gamer has a
f^%king clue but does that make the 360 version better NO you know why because its a f@#king game you f@#king cry baby

[Z501]

the PS3 will be out longer than the 360.
Do you honestly think GTA 5 will be on the 360?
Possibly the 720, but not the 360.
And by that we can't just look at 08 sales we have to look at the LIFE of the console it's on.
The PS3 ver. will eventually sell more.(obviously over the course of many years)

If there are 16 million 360 owners & 7 million PS3.That's 23 million.

What about ALL the 120 million PS2 owners (minus the 23 million)
There's still ALOT of people and ALOT of years to go.

It's not impossible for 360 hardware sales to rise, but c'mon, let's get real.
If a exclusive like Halo 3 could'nt push hardware significantly, how is a multiplatform game going to do it?

Also .... the DLC does'nt even come out until August.
So 360 owners will be playing this game for months waiting for DLC, while a good majority of PS3 owners wil really be into it for about a month and a half.

METAL GEAR SOLID 4 GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS JUNE 12TH <-----

EDIT:
Is'nt San Andreas also on the PS2,Xbox & PC?
How is this game "stolen"?

[u got owned]

Is funny when people say 120 millions PS2 owners when I went trough 4 Ps2. Ps2 was a crappy machine too, so i would say more like 90 million owners. Plus most of my friends went from PS2 to 360.

[wulan]

none of your friends had a PS2

You owned a GARBAGE BOX . Nothing is crappier than x360 with 70% defect rate and 0 games for 2008 and beyond

BTW

PS3 still outsold x360 even with the PRICE CUT

http://www.n4g.com/industry...

"Though PS3 is still outselling 360 regularly week-on-week and in terms of year-to-date sales, the Sony and Microsoft platforms both saw a 73 and 78 per cent rise in hardware sales respectively this week."

so VGCHARTZ proven FAKE tooo and there is no doubt that x360 is officially fully dead in europe . even with a price cut it couldnt match PS3 sales in UK not to even mention other countries

what makes you think that x360 will remain in EU after the release of GT5P

[u got owned]

@ wulan

WOW!! you need to get out some more maybe meet some people of the opposite sex!

BTW my friends did have PS2 now they own a 360. Deal with it.

[nsky171]

@ 12.1
""Is funny when people say 120 millions PS2 owners when I went trough 4 Ps2.""

So what about the people that went through 2 or more xbox 360? should the total 360 system sold be like 11.39 million now? 17million - 33% = 11.39

[fanboyarebitches]

lol look at sony fanboys trying to debate it omg look the versions are the same most likely stop complaining like little 2 year old and stop biatching , go get laid ...or masturbate to something more constructive besides complaining which version is better..little cry babys biatches god fanboys are virgins

[-EvoAnubis-]

The only thing that I am personally debating is the validity of this story. The guy who contributed this misquoted the hell out of the original article, making up whatever he wanted. Why the HELL was this approved?

[aiphanes]

GTA4 will sell a lot more PS3 gamming consoles that Xbox 360 consoles...worldwide. The world does not only revolve around North America...the PS3 is bigger in Europe than in North America...This game will at first sale more on the Xbox 360 (in North America)...but not sell more Xbox 360 consoles...that is why microsoft is so scared...it will help sale about 2 to 3 million PS3 consoles in the next quarter...if microsoft had a problem suppling xbox 360 consoles in the past 3 months...they will also have an even greater problem suppling them in the next 3 months...sony will not have this problem and people will pick up the PS3 console because they will see it and GTA4 on the shelf...especially if they are comming from a Wii, PS2 or Gamecube....And the PSN network is free. Xbox live is $50. Everybody knows GT5 Prologue is out and in June the granddaddy of all software...the 50 Gig MGS4 will be released....Sony owns this year...

Also do you really think Sony is not gonna advertise the heck out of GTA4 too...

[fanboyarebitches]

the 360 doesnt sell well anywhere except north america and there beating ps3 all they need is north american stop being bias and look at the facts ps3 doesnt own the year neither does the xbox the wii wins period and as much as i hate saying it wii is FINALICALLY the better console i dont like it much but your just being bias cause your a sony fanboy i have all consoles and dont give the region bs
cod4 sold way more on the 360 despite just only selling well in north america whatever you like it or not causal gamers like the cheaper systeme and will get gta 4....and honestly your ps3 line up why does everyone say its good MGS4 is all thats the only game killzone 2 ...killzone 1 f$#king blew ass why does anyone think this will be better "cause it has better graphics" no!! little big planet...is a f#$king gimmic and all ps3 owners including me get half ass games like heavenly sword "5 hours long" uncharted drakes fortune "virtually no replay value" warhawk "where the fudge is the single player" condemned 2 and sound glitches, rainbow six was all blurry etc. im pissed off my ps2 was awesome and now i get a half ass system who has a identity crisis....every single ps3 has gone overboard saying ps3 is the best because it has blu ray..........BLU RAY IS MOVIE FORMAT NOT A VIDEO GAME.and all it has done is give trouble to developers you might think im 360 fanboy but im not because that little piece of junk crapped out on me and the wii....it just sucks..i actually like my ps2 more lol isnt that funny ps3 is suppose to surpass it but it fails in every aspect so stop being bias and check your facts

[fanboyarebitches]

you mean gt 5 "THE EXTENDED DEMO" what a lousy excuse for game i love my grand tursimo .....not some half ass demo im sick of my ps3 and all there half ass games i want real games i gave up on it long time ago (2 months ago) and no i have to suffer with that sh*& box of the 360 and mini game mania called the wii at least they have games and dont give me the ps3 bull#$^ "oh the ps3 line up is here and now"
mgs4 , killzone 2 (FAIL) ,little big planet "GIMMICK" final fantasy 13
is denfinitly a ps3 seller but i doubt it will come out this year
haze " that little f'er keeps getting delayed, socom 4 (awesome ...
but otherwise thats it agrue all you want but thats not a game linne up the 360 line up is no better, fable 2 ,ninja gaiden 2, alan wake,gta 4 dlc (who gives a sh##dead island, left 4 dead ,mass effect 2, gears of war 2..okay its not bad .wii i really couldnt give to sh@t all you sony fanboys think your system is better but it all comes down to software and it lacks its a blu ray player with some games and the 360 is software powerhouse who craps out all the time
the wii is a mini game.. all in all this generation is a total failure in my books with all system completely disappointing

[bigman7387]

Those two posts were probably the worst run-on sentences that I have ever seen.
Randomly shouting out statements one after another does not mean that you have proved a point. All you are saying is that fanboys suck. Thanks, I had no idea.
I'm sorry to hear that you gave up on your PS3. If Uncharted, CoD4, and R:FoM were not enough to hold you over then that sucks. I for one am not going to give up on my PS3, because if you haven't noticed, with each platform Sony has introduced, haters are real strong early on. Then the platform gets its momentum and ends up outselling every other one. And if you can't see that 2008 is going to be a stellar year for the PS3 then you are blinded by something.

[fanboyarebitches]

whoa im going to listen to your bias opinion you have a picture of kratos so im think your a sony fanboy yea sure your ps3 might gain some momentum and sell lots of consoles (maybe) but that doesnt mean squat just like nintendo wii sells lots of hardware but its not winning ..its whatever company brings in more money and judgding by the hugh software sales xbox 360 is first wii is second ps3 in last
not only that but ps3 is 8-7 (i dont remember) behind the 360 and way behind the wii even if they do catch up they wont surpass any of them and im sorry but the way everyone says ps3 2008 is the year for ps3 is totally stupid and even if it was ..what about 2009, 2010? no exclusives left huh? just like 360 year was 2005 2006 and 2007 and most likely 2008 with a great line up with games that will most likely deliver because there sequels, gears of war 2 (sells well because its a sequel and everyone knows or thinks it going to deliver)
fable 2 again the first one was amazing same thing with ninja gaiden 2
its expected to deliver where your killzone 2 and little big planet is a gamble just like your online home and haze why do you think they get delayed? because there afraid haze is a medicore fps with games like bioshock cod4 etc. there no more room for such FPS and home? Great idea but its taking forever to finish , and the ps3 has a history of disappointing games, heavenly sword ( was complete bs copying the much superior god of war series) warhawk had no single player campaign which is lazy and ridicolous, uncharted was good but yet it couldnt surpass 80's where both the wii and the 360 have at ;least 5 exclusives that surpass 90 you might disagree and thats your opinion but your judgement is clouded by your fanboyism check game rankings and metacritic the evidence will reveal that your ps3 exclusives have yet to be breath taking have yet to step up and blow peoples mind have yet to pass the 80's im sorry but even when MGS4 comes out and gets rave reviews because people think the story is awesome which it isnt and just a bunch of talking to confuse teenagers like myself that somehow lots of talking and cool actions scenes in game make the story awesome (sorry no it doesnt) as you can see i base my opinion on facts and you base it on fanboyism you could reply to me but i just wouldnt care i just had to say this to prove some loser ass fanboy is wrong im not saying the WII or 360 is the better system which they arent it just the ps3 has yet to have GREAT games ..games that blow are mind ..and intill then the ps3 is just another blu ray player

[bigman7387]

Wow because I like GoW I am automatically a PS3 fanboy huh? Thats a pretty damn big assumption. Yes I like GoW. No I love GoW. But that has nothing to do with the system that it is on. Its because it is one of the most enjoyable and entertaining games I have ever played. And you're wrong. The only console I don't like as much as the others is the Wii because I feel it has no appeal to me.
And yes the PS3 is behind in sales. But you know what, its gaining on the 360. Even despite the opinion that "it has no games and is only a useless blu-ray player."

And you're saying that 2009 has no exclusives left for the PS3? God of War III, GT5, FFXII (most likely will be 09) off the top of my head. O and that Heavy Rain game. Sony always has a long-term plan. Thats not fanboy talk, thats just fact. Every system they have released has included a new media format (PS1 CD, PS2 DVD, PS3 Blu-ray) that they push until they establish it. Then they go hardcore into their gaming software.
I also like how you ignored one of my most anticipated games for the year, Resistance 2. This game is going to be epic. 60 player online battles. 60-player! You cannot deny that that will be a huge accomplishment in and of itself. Like Gears of War 2, it will sell because people who played the first one know that it was a great game.
In regards to LBP, anyone who has played it so far has done nothing but say that it was FUN. Fun at its finest.

So the PS3 has a history of disappointing games? In the year and a half it has been out it has built a history of them? Thats pretty impressive. What I've played of HS has been very enjoyable. Warhawk, yes it is online only, but apparently its also an amazing amount of fun. Also, its only $40 (actually now $30) so I'd say thats a pretty good deal. Considering the 360's best seller is Halo 3, in which the single player is mediocre at best. It was a game built for multiplayer. There's no problem with that.

Have you played all the way through Uncharted? Have you played all the way through Ratchet and Clank? Those were amazing games for me. I enjoyed the hell out of them. Uncharted may not do anything brand new, but what it does it does AMAZINGLY. Screw review scores. I liked the game. Isn't that all I need? And you even contradicted yourself. None of the PS3 games have scored above 90 overall, and thats a bad thing, yet if MGS4 does it, its because of bias.

So far from reading you posts, all of gotten is that you hate Sony. I am not a fanboy. I love SSBB. I love what I've played of Bioshock. I love Uncharted. All you are saying is that because I like GoW, I am a Sony fanboy. If GoW III came out the damn sega dreamcast for god knows what reason I would go buy a Sega Dreamcast. I play games for the games. Not for the companies. Fanboys accomplish nothing. Do Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo really care on a personal level about you? NO. They are businesses and businesses are made to make money. But as long as all three keep my gaming appetite satisfied, I am happy. I just hate when people come on here crapping all over one company or another (such as yourself) and dismiss one companies games as crap regardless of how other people enjoy them.

[Salta_nelas]

due to the larger user base the 360 has, no major shock here.

[pwnmaster3000]

yeah i already know its gonna outsell the ps3, but not 2-1, more to like 1.5-1 ms is trying way to hard on gtaIV and hyping its dlc. i wander wat will ms do when sonys big hitter come out

but damn you xbots are desperate for games arnt you. you guy are all over this game. it may help 360 get out of the support line but not out of the bed

[GiantEnemyCrab]

what kind of game GTA is. It is a cultural phenomenon that will outperform any game the WAITSTATION has this year including your precious MGS4. While Sony was busy pushing Lair MS was busy getting Rockstar onboard to the 360 and making sure GTA IV is superior on its system.

Mission Accomplished

[heyheyhey]

2:1??????

man i thought the sh!t i was smoking was good, but you must have gone to some ancient Indian tribe that gave you some kind of super-skunk

it will sell more definitley, but not 2:1

[wow4u]

If *I* had to bet, I would say it will be *more* than 2:1.

Why?

A) Install Base. 10M vs. 18M.
B) GTA's has historically sold better in NA, and in NA, the install base gap is even more than 2:1. Japan has a good portion of the PS3 install, and GTA just doesnt sell as well in Japan.

It will probably be 2.75:1 maybe 3:1.

[TurdStationPee]

heyheyhey, that's dumb, even for you. *wink* HAHAhahAHAhaHAHAHhah

[mirroredderorrim]

Smoking on purple Kush here.

The PS3 is already on it's way to gripping this generation. Why fight it?
I see the media treating the PS3 like some female celebrity that they MUST talk about and put down. When something BIG and positive happens for the Playstation brand, though... people(the media) tend to tuck their tails up their asses until it fades away long enough to pop their heads up and write more speculative, bad crap about the console. Thanks for keeping it in your minds, and using it to make your own money.

[brothersimon]

360 = win.

NAH NAH NAH NAHHHHH IM lUVIN IT!!

[u got owned]

Funny how averybody here see the future? I want some of this super powers too. ;P

I will say that 360 version will outsell the PS3 because of the larger install Base

[DragonKnight]

Another professional guess about a games sales based on only two pieces of information, both which don't mean as much as people think they do. And that's really what it is, a guess.

He's only using two pieces of information. The install base of the 360 and the DLC. That's it.

Sorry, but I'm making my own prediction.

I predict that this prediction, like most of his and any other analysts predictions, will be wrong. As per the usual.

[wow4u]

These people are paid analysts. Their predictions arent "always wrong".

What happens to brand-zealots on this site that they can simple refuse reality.

Review scores _do_ matter, and they are an accurate gauge of a game's quality.
Industry Analysts _do_ matter, and they are the best educated and informed people (in every industry).

It is such an American behaviour to think that _your_ opinion matters, and its the only thing that matters, and that it's correct, simply because it is your "opinion".

Here's a news flash: Some opinions matter more than others. And, in this case, an INDUSTRY ANALYST isnt just some random child blowing off @ the mouth about what he _wishes_ to happen, this is his informed, considered, professional opinion.

Get over yourselves.

[TurdStationPee]

why do u care? U said GTA sucked more than Driver.

[DragonKnight]

A)I'm not American. Don't make an ass out of u and me.

B)Review scores are about as important as children are to Britney Spears. I.E., NOT AT ALL. Anyone or anything that needs a review score to tell them how good a game is is a complete n00b that doesn't deserve to game. Rent the game YOURSELF, and decide for YOURSELF. Review scores are merely the published opinion of some random guy/gal that writes them up in between classes, they are worth precisely d1ck. No more, but possibly less.

C)Industry analysts matter even less than review scores. Anyone that takes the opinion of a paid "professional" guesser as trustworthy is the most naive person in the world and should stay away from Vegas, or they'll lose more than their "innocence". Industry analysts are almost NEVER right, why should anyone take the opinions of someone who is almost always wrong to heart?

D)Informed? INFORMED? You think that someone who looks at the population of one nation, adds DLC, and comes to the arbitrary conclusion that said game will sell better than the other version WITHOUT having ANY information about the other version is INFORMED? I'm sorry, but that's the stupidest thing I've heard in a long time.

He literally just took the number of 360 users in the U.S. and added the DLC in there to come to that conclusion. There was nothing more to it than that. And no, his opinion doesn't matter more than anyone else's. Informed or not, opinions are just that. Opinions. No one's is more valid than any one else's.

Get over your fan love of analysts, get some will power so that you can actually play a game that DIDN'T get a high score, and then maybe there will be hope for you yet.

[whoelse]

The pre-orders currently are higher for the PS3 then 360. But with an expected price cut, and help from Microsoft on the advertising front, i think the ratio will be 3-2.

[wow4u]

Do you have a link for that pre-order claim?

And, something reputable, not from a single vendor, or from some blog-spam site...

[GiantEnemyCrab]

it will outsell it and outperform it by looking better and playing better than the CRAPSTATION (tm) version. Everybody I know is getting the 360 version.

Too bad Fony didn't make a GTA movie, that would of sold like hotcakes on the Brown-ray player.

MASSiVE DaMAGE!

[Xbox is the BEST]

it will
Jump In

[kingtigar]

my balls out number him on a 1:0 ratio

[wow4u]

Why the update?

The Xbox 360 version _IS_ superior. Why? Its the only version that will see expansions.

The GTAIII expansions actually *outsold* the original GTAIII. And, these are going to be DLC as opposed to a whole new disc.

Yes, it's superior.

[Blitzed]

I wish N4G would create a third 'MS/ Sony Rep Zone' for people like N4user1.

[whoelse]

Both version will receive extra content. Only, the 360 will get 2 extra episodes.

[BattleAxe]

Not too long ago there was an article where Michael Pachter said that GTA was synonimous with the Playstation brand and that GTA 4 would be a cash cow for Sony.

[squelchy15]

or does the guy from GTA 4 look a little bit like zakhaevs son in COD 4

lol

[-EvoAnubis-]

This article should not have been approved. Nowhere in the article does it say that 6M copies will be sold to 360 owners. What is says, and I'll quote:

"We estimate that GTA IV is likely to sell over 9 million units during the fiscal year, and think that the company will likely ship 6 million units in its first week, and will sell 3/4 of that amount in a brief period of time. The performance of GTA IV will thus be responsible for more than 100% of Take-Two's earnings for the year, and the game is likely to mask the underperformance of the rest of Take-Two's portfolio."

Now, let's take that against what is said in this post.

"Pachter: "We expect around 6 million copies of GTA IV to be sold to Xbox 360 owners""

Now, is it just me, or is there a subtile difference there? Is that what we do now? Edit whatever we like for our own personal agenda? Please, people, report this story.
---
Edit: If you disagree with what I've said here, you are either a total fanboy or illiterate. In either case, you really don't need to be here.

[belal]

the 13 persons who disagreed with me are ignorant fanboys looool i admit im a sony fanboy, but i now what the truth is. now if rockstar has confired and told us that the ps3 version will have more warmer colors and will be slithly on top in some areas, why dont you fanboys agree ?

and plz dont say that the ps3 has low framerate. its equal framerate 30 fps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ps. this was not a fanboy comment. this is the cold hard truth.

pluss we are getting a ps3 bundel too yay for people who dont got a ps3 yet.

[awesomef]

I'll try my own analysis on MGS4 figures 0% for 360 lol

[iHEARTboobs]

haha

[Z F1GHT3RS]

'U HAVE TO ATTACK ITS WEAK POINT FOR !!!MASSIVE!!! DAMAGE!!!!!!!!!!'
LOL
DROID GO TO BED
LOL

[BestGamerAlive]

when u mention gta u think PS3 not 360

[killing_Art]

I will enjoy this game, no matter what version sells the best. Who cares

[socalr6]

Easy choice for me. PS3 all the way.
360 version I have to worry about possible "disk read errors" and the kicker, it soooo dammmmm LOUD!!!!! Seriously no joke. Fro start up the fans just keep spooling faster and faster ansd faster until it's like a jet engine in my bedroom. NO THANKS! If I going to be playing for hours on end ala COD4 I prefer my ultra quiet PS# and willl let my 360 and my 10 games for it keep collecting dust.

[sleepbox]

Ah, some "major analyst" makes an article and he gets on the front page. I've been saying this for months.

[cmrbe]

prediction. Perhaps in NA where there are 2 times more x360 but for the rest of the world i think not.

Worldwide my prediction is it would be neck and neck. Japan is going to be a big factor. I haven't followed GTA but Japan might be the difference in the end if GTA is big in Japan. I am not sure.

People must remember that the mainstream masses that are not on these sites still think that GTA is a PS franchise and considering how big GTA was to the PS2 fanbase. I assume there would be alot more fanatic PS GTA fans compare to GTA xbox fans if there are any.

Another big factor to consider is other releases on both consoles. Remember GT prologue is already out in Europe and will be out in NA in mid April which is two weeks before GTA4 release. One an a half month after will be MGS4. GT + GTA4 + MGS4 is the dream lineup of most PS2 fans. It would be pretty hard for a PS2 fan that haven't migrated yet(which there are many) to buy a x360 for GTA4 knowing that GT prolouge is already out and MGS4 is coming out a short time later.

[otherZinc]

His numbers are way to high, it will sell half of what the 360 sold in the 1st week, in US.

If he's talking about both consoles then it may have a chance, but no.

Thats my prediction & I'm better than Patcher.

[otherZinc]

Patcher is wrong.

[Big Jim]

You do realise that the GTA franchise has sold A LOT more than the Halo franchise, right? Why bring Gaylo 3 into this anyway? What does Gaylo 3 have to do with GTA?

[TurdStationPee]

360 always wins

[LinuxGuru]

I think people with avatars / usernames like yourself should just be insta-banned to the open zone.

[DFresh]

From a worldwide stand point I don't think so the 360 will outsell the PS3 Version.
GTA started on the Sony brand and It'll end with them.
The only reason why this game got ported to the 360 was to safe money because Devs cost alot to make in a game.
There are just as many fans still using PS2 just waiting to get a PS3 just for this game, still plenty of PS3 fans waiting.
Even Rockstar admits this game looks better on the PS3 from several articles months ago so this is pure non sense for an article.
If this game looks so great on the 360 how come Rockstar hasn't announced to make an exclusive game for them.
aka L.A Noire (PS3 only)

[DFresh]

Extra content doesn't mean s*** if no one cares.
Whenever people mention GTA they always say Sony.

[poopface1]

I dont see that happening. Of the many people I know who only had a ps2 and have upgraded to this gen, most already have a 360. Of the people I know who had ps2/xbox(me included) all have gotten a 360. One person I know who only had a ps2 now has a ps3 cause it was given to him. Of course this is only what I've noticed and might not be the case all around. I also think many people will be glad to pick up a 360 and GTA for under the price of a ps3 alone. PS brand name has some impact but is it enough to overcome the price difference and the fact taht many people have at least one friend to play with on LIVE.

[360_Rules]

Yeah when the PS3 is down to $250 or less then PS2 owners might buy one.

[nsky171]

@3

Since all your friends already moved to next gen and have a xbox 360 system, then that means you guys are not going to buy another xbox360. So that's 4 or so less system GTA4 is going to move for Microsoft base on your friends.

""I also think many people will be glad to pick up a 360 and GTA for under the price of a ps3 alone. PS brand name has some impact but is it enough to overcome the price difference and the fact taht many people have at least one friend to play with on LIVE.""

Yes the Price is a Facter but it's not just the Brand name difference here, we are not talking about a t-shirt made by Nike or CK. Sure the PS3 is more $$$ but lots more are included like Blu-ray, wifi, Harddrive, just to name a few. Surly that's going to have some impact especially BLu-ray. And the games that comming out for PS3 too.
Also, do the buyer want the DLC for GTa4? if so they will not be getting a xbox 360 arcade, need the pro or elite because of the Harddrive, online cost $50/year and the cost of DLC(not free)
If they don't care for DLC then the xbox 360 version of GTA4 will be nothing special.
Now for online, for the Xbox 360 version they will need $50 a year to play online.,, Ps3 = Free.

If they are getting a Console just for GTA4, and don't care for any other games, then they will most likey get a PS3. Why? Because once they finish GTA4, they can use the PS3 to watch Blu-ray Movies along with lots of other stuff. That's money saving alone right there. And don't forget GTA5, it has a higher chance of coming out for the PS3 than xbox 360.

So what do I predict?
more people buying PS3 for GTA4 than people buying xbox360 for GTa4.
GTa4 will sell around the same for both platform in the beginning, then it will be more for Ps3 after June. Because the people that buy PS3 for MGS4 might get GTA4 too or later on.

[360_Rules]

I been playing my Xbox 360 for more then one hour and it hadn't RROD on me yet Dumba@ss PS3 fanboys. This fall the 360 is going to start using the 65nm GPU so you better start making a new excuse to bash it tools.

[belal]

wow!!!! what a comment !!!!!!!

can you sign me an outograph for being a moron ? plz ?

ps3 got the egde on this game and with the gta4 bundel it will be better in sales.

[-EvoAnubis-]

Why the hell is this deliberately misquoted story still here!? What's in the headline IS NOWHERE IN THE ACTUAL ARTICLE!!! IT'S MADE UP!! FICTION!!!

Can we report this story now?

[Genesis5]

Minor analyst(me) predicts major analyst is way off.

Edit:
When I say minor. I mean very,very minor.

[tomfoolery]

but it sure aint gonna beat the 360 this gen
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

That's all.

tom

[LinuxGuru]

No one can see the future.

Just buy the damned game FIRST and THEN we'll see how the sales turn out.

[xbox3shitty]

*edited*

[Xbox is the BEST]

is a Sony Brand game. The funniest sh1t I've read in awhile. Damn clowns

[nsky171]

Yes the Price is a Facter but it's not just the Brand name difference here, we are not talking about a t-shirt made by Nike or CK. Sure the PS3 is more $$$ but lots more are included like Blu-ray, wifi, Harddrive, just to name a few. Surly that's going to have some impact especially BLu-ray. And the games that comming out for PS3 too.
Also, do the buyer want the DLC for GTa4? if so they will not be getting a xbox 360 arcade, need the pro or elite because of the Harddrive, online cost $50/year and the cost of DLC(not free)
If they don't care for DLC then the xbox 360 version of GTA4 will be nothing special.
Now for online, for the Xbox 360 version they will need $50 a year to play online.,, Ps3 = Free.

If they are getting a Console just for GTA4, and don't care for any other games, then they will most likey get a PS3. Why? Because once they finish GTA4, they can use the PS3 to watch Blu-ray Movies along with lots of other stuff. That's money saving alone right there. And don't forget GTA5, it has a higher chance of coming out for the PS3 than xbox 360.

So what do I predict?
more people buying PS3 for GTA4 than people buying xbox360 for GTa4.
GTa4 will sell around the same for both platform in the beginning, then it will be more for Ps3 after June. Because the people that buy PS3 for MGS4 might get GTA4 too or later on.

[bioshock]

well ma prediction is tht world sales will be equal, or with 360 having a lil edge.in US 360 dominant, in EU PS3.the wars not about softwares its about hardware sales.tht in real will go to PS3 simply, coz of brand assciation and old ps2 owners going for three big franchises in the industry (GTA4,MGS4,GT5.P)with haze additional.

[aaron5829]

I'll be getting it for my PS3. As all my friends have a PS3 but not an xbox... if they had one, it's sent for repairs or sold off :)