UK Sales Preview: RE5 top, sales split 55% to 45%

Gamezine:

In our UK software sales preview, we bring the predictable news that Resident Evil 5 has blasted its way to the top of the charts.

Resident Evil 5 becomes the fastest selling game in the franchise and is Capcom's biggest ever launch. The company announced that they shipped a massive four million copies worldwide.

In this week's UK All Format's Chart, the Resident Evil series has proven to be more popular than ever.

[Pennywise]

What is the install base for each console in UK?

[techie]

Around 2 million to 3.5 million.

[mint royale]

pleasantly surprised with this. Well done, roughly even splits show both consoles are healthy.

[techie]

Indeed, a higher percentage of PS3 owners bought RE5, than the percentage of Xbox 360 owners who bought it. Food for thought.

[Mindboggle]

Just proves that even with a 1.5 million disadvantage PS3 games are still selling just aswell. It would be interesting to see what the percentages would be if the console sales would be equal.

OFF TOPIC : VgChartz what a load of crap....Does anyone actually know the real sales for each console as the PS3 number hasnt moved in months which is obviously not true ...I think they get their numbers out their ass.

[BLaZiN PRopHeT]

This is also the first RE game on an Xbox Console. Food for Thought.

[Foxgod]

When i said that SO4 in japan sold 3:1 compared to WKC based on the attach rate.
Ps3 fans attacked me by claiming that the attach rate doesn't matter.

Food for thought.

[mint royale]

the ps3 number on vgchartz moves every week! The only what that may appear not to is the wii because they overtracked it at christmas so adjusted it down so it then spent a while reaching the same numbers again.

[techie]

Haha. Is that now my catchphrase?

[mint royale]

its definately food for thought.

[techie]

Mmmm thought food. Hell knows, N4G'ers need more knowledge.

[ZuperAmazingCooKie]

"When i said that SO4 in japan sold 3:1 compared to WKC based on the attach rate."

"Ps3 fans attacked me by claiming that the attach rate doesn't matter. "

"Food for thought. "

SO4 is not WKC, they are different franchises. SO4 is an already well established franchise. WKC is new IP. SO4 scored better on Famitsu. RE5 is a sequel from a well established franchise on both platforms which makes for a much better comparison, just like GTA4 being split roughly 50-50, at least in terms of revenue (perhaps not in terms of numbers, but the sales in Euros compensate for lesser numbers in America, which is why in terms of revenue, they're roughly equal).

This is not about "attach rates" anyway, it's about amount of sales, and despite 360s launch and price advantages, PS3 is selling as much software on the same franchises.

Take your flawed logic out of here.

Food for thought.

[Blademask]

Think about it.

[SupaPlaya]

"When i said that SO4 in japan sold 3:1 compared to WKC based on the attach rate.
Ps3 fans attacked me by claiming that the attach rate doesn't matter.

Food for thought."

I don't agree with some of the thing he say, but I don't find anything wrong with that comment. I remember seeing that comment and the number of disagrees he got by mentioning the attach rate.

You can say SO4 is an established franchise, but WKC is also one of the first major JRPG (next to perhaps Disgaea 3) developed by the proven Factor 5 to grace the JPRG starved PS3.

Perhaps we need a "rule" to say where attach rate comparison is not allowed unless we are comparing the same game. Otherwise it's always apple to orange (unless you can define what makes a game comparable if it's not the same game).

Since there isn't such a "rule", I don't find anything wrong with his attach rate comparison since they are at least both JRPGs and considered heavy hitters for the system.

[3dawg]

its re5. see the number 5? that means if this game was only for wii people would buy wii's to play it. i bought a gc when i re4 came out.

[ZuperAmazingCooKie]

"Perhaps we need a "rule" to say where attach rate comparison is not allowed unless we are comparing the same game. Otherwise it's always apple to orange (unless you can define what makes a game comparable if it's not the same game). "

"Since there isn't such a "rule", I don't find anything wrong with his attach rate comparison since they are at least both JRPGs and considered heavy hitters for the system. "

The only rule we need is thinking about it. Even if WKC is the "first major JRPG on PS3", "major" is subjective, and even if it's made by Level-5, not everyone buys products just because. If WKC had "Final Fantasy", "Dragon Quest" or even "Star Ocean" Slapped before the letters WKC, the game would have sold more.

It's logical to think that a fair comparison for game sales is sales of the same game between two platforms. It doesn't leave much to interpretation.

[insomnium]

"if i see the phrase 'food for thought' again, im going to go nutz and start killing like dat german kid "

That has to be one of the most disgustingly disrespectfull thing I have ever read.

These things happen FOR REAL and you make a catch phrase like that?

It wasn't too long ago up here in Finland (in Kauhajoki) when another young man offed himself along with 11 students/teachers in a school 100 kilometers from where I study.
I't really is terrible going to school knowing that some another idiot might kill me too during his "time of fame" some day ( I'm even more affraid for the sake of my wife and 2 children).

These are real deaths and some of us lost some dear friends in these incidents in schools lately (google it up) so it's really disgusting to come here and pretend like it's a game of some sort.

[360 man]

oh sorry

though have you noticed its always the geeks that do all this crazy stuff

[Sarah Palin]

Kids get shot, stabbed, kidnapped, raped, murdered, etc. everyday here in the US.
Get over yourself.

[bee2427]

The only reason why I havnt bought this game yet is because Im still stuck on killzone, which Im guessing a lot of people are in the same position. This is the best game that microsoft has come out with since COD world at war. If I owned an xbox instead, Id buy it also

[Danja]

and ppl think LP2 will be 360 exclusive..lol

so once again even with a 1.5 million console diff the PS3 was able to sell almost as much as the 360 ..I thought PS3 owners dont buy games... food for thought XD

[insomnium]

You don't hear me making slogans of an ACTUAL (and fresh) incident here do you? It's not cool.

[TenSteps]

It's Level 5 not Factor 5

[Death]

3.2 million Xbox 360's and 1.9 million PS3's. http://www.mcvuk.com/news/3... What does the 55%/45% really mean? It means there were 10% more Xbox 360 owners in the UK that bought RE5. We can guess why it sold more, I would expect the larger userbase has something to do with it. As the userbase expands, the attach rate doesn't necessarily go higher. As the userbase expands, so do gamer preferances. This is why we can have a PS2 with a 150 million userbase not selling 10 million copies of every game released. Just because there are 150 million potential customers, it doesn't mean there are 150 million fans of every game released. Same holds true for the 3.2 million Xbox 360 owners and 1.9 million PS3 owners in the UK.

-Death

[techie]

Surprised to see Killzone 2 still at number five despite another drop of 50% - must have had a huge launch week!

[farhsa2008]

just goes to show you that you cant keep a good game down even with racial accusations, control issues etc.

[techie]

Killzone 2 had racial accusations?

Edit: To below - I know...I guess there's a link somewhere in me talking about Killzone 2.

[Bob Dole]

Resident Evil 5 was accused of being racist when the first trailer was released.

[ape007]

is an amazing must buy game

[DemonChild]

It's not often that before I finish a game that I am already looking forward to playing it again. As soon as I beat this game I started a new one. Replay value is very good. I cannot get enough.

[IcarusOne]

I'm loving this game to pieces. I got it for the 360 after a lot of soul searching - RE has always been a PS franchise to me and I was very conflicted. However, a few key factors pushed me away from the PS3 on this one.

1. 360 was lead console.
2. Almost none of my gaming friends have a PS3 which would limit my co-op options.
3. Every comparison I've seen shows the 360 with the graphical edge (smoke and particle effects specifically)
4. Played both demos and was very surprised how much more right it felt on the s-type controller. It's a tank-ish controller for a tank-ish control scheme.

And I have to put this out there, despite what the ps3 cult will do to my bubbles: graphically, this game blows KZ out of the water. And the fact that the 360 version looks better says a lot about how well Microsoft's box can still tango in the ring with the PS3.

Ultimately, the biggest winners in this console war are the gamers who own both systems and get to experience the best that both consoles have to offer.

Food for thought.

[no-spin]

great post, helps me a lot for choosing the platform for this game
360 seems to be better for this game, being a multiplatform.

RS 5 might look better than KZ 2 in terms of "photographic" visuals, but i think KZ 2 has better animations, physics, A.I., and interactive lighting.

Correct me if i am wrong, since i have not played RE 5

[JHUX]

I'll give you everything you had said(though most opinion), except for resident evil 5 blowing kz2 out of the water, maybe you are actually meaning KZ as KILLZONE for the ps2, then ok I'll give ya that, but if you are talking about kz2, then I must say I think your crazy. I have re5, but I don't have kz2 :(, but I have a lot of friends who do so i have seen and played it, and I'm loving re5, but graphically you can't put it up against kz2, especially saying it blows it out of the water.

***possible spolier****?

One thing that comes to mind is the water/crocodiles part of the game, I shouldn't have to go into detail, but just picture that, the water effects, and the crocodiles that kind of float around like logs, like they just photoshopped some toys R us ones in there haha, don't get me wrong though I loved gettin to juke around them.

***END*****

[IcarusOne]

@ no-spin:

Totally fair assessment. Both games are essentially tunnel shooters with well-dressed walls, but RE 5 doesn't need nearly as much processing power for things like physics so it can dress the walls with even prettier stuff. And the animations are beautiful, especially when you get into the melee. Uppercutting these mofos is sooooo satisfying. Some of these RE battles get frantic and big, but never really KZ big.

But then, if I may, KZ never gets as big as Gears either.

@ JHUX:

I disagree. I personally thought the water in KZ (and yes I mean Killzone 2) was underwhelming, but I was impressed when I saw the first dock in RE5.

What KZ does exceedingly well is it's camera, lighting, and particle effects. RE5's lighting in its cutscenes is amazing, and I'd even say it rivals KZ. The character models are leagues above what KZ does in-game. Just compare Rico to Josh. Look at the skin texture and the facial capture. It's beautiful, whereas Killzone 2 is just pretty IMO.

I know I might get flamed for this, and there are certainly sequences in KZ that dropped my jaw. But whenever I stopped to admire the surroundings, they suddenly began to break down. KZ is meant to be seen MOVING - that's when it shines. But I'm constantly stopping to admire the surroundings in RE5, and they look good whether I'm running for my life or just taking a breath.

[no-spin]

Gears does get big, but playing the courtyard on KZ 2 gets big and the details are beautiful. Not taking anything away from Gears which i had a blast playing .
Both games are most, and i see RE 5 as another most, still dont have it but your post was very useful

[Kushan]

Nice to see competition is keeping things even. I like it when sales split down the middle.

[Bob Dole]

Yeah who'da thought competition is a good thing?

[Foxgod]

Nice to see that the haters on n4g are proven wrong again, it appears that the public loves the controls.

[techie]

Note to Foxgod - the public buy the game before playing it and finding out what the controls are like.

[Foxgod]

They actually try the demo as well.

[techie]

And people who tried the demo had mixed feelings on the controls.

[II Necroplasm II]

I tried the demo first too and had little problems with the first time I played it. Then after a few go's .. the Resident Evil feel came back to me. Then I noticed I wasn't a noobie.

Now the controls are about perfect. :)

[Man_of_the_year]

Agree. No issues with the controls here.

[ZuperAmazingCooKie]

"They actually try the demo as well. "

All of them? 95% of them? Hell, most of them?

I guess everyone that bought Halo Wars bought it because they played the demo. The name "Halo" next to Wars had nothing to do with it. Same thing with "Resident Evil" next to that number 5.

[JHUX]

As much as I would love to be able to move around with my gun and knife out and aimed, I still love the game. I mean it wouldn't be an RE game without wacky controls. Even though we got spoiled with a lot of games before this game out, all you have to do is get used to the re4 controls again, then you will remember how awesome re4 was, then you will realize how awesome re5 is.

[MegaMohsi]

"The game on the PlayStation 3 outsold the PlayStation 2 launch of Resident Evil 4 by 3.22 to 1"

Consider the install bases of each when RE4 vs RE5 released( I know the PS2 library was vastly larger than the current PS3 library)

[Foxgod]

It shows gaming is bigger then ever :)
People who dont game are geeks, dorks, dweebs, nerds :D.

[II Necroplasm II]

What about the trolls on N4G that disagree with people without reason or real logic?

Oh, I got it they would be dorks..

[ZuperAmazingCooKie]

I don't think this comparison is good. First of all, RE4 on PS2 was inferior to the gamecube version, second it was launched long after the hype died. Take Lost Planet 2 and Bioshock, for example. These games failed to make as much impact on PS3 as they did on 360 because they launched about a year later.

It's still impressive that RE5 is selling a lot in spite of the fact that it is merely RE4 in HD and not even a horror game.

[dale1]

resi is doing well considering killzone was out out only two weeks earlier.won,t be picking this up yet will have to hit bargain bin first,just don,t like it that much,played the demo and a level or two on my mates ps3,it just seems so flat and slow.its most likely from playing killzone its head and shoulders above this,its relentless at times and the ai is the best iv,e played yet.its not the same genre i know but its pretty damn boring in comparison

[moreover]

this is about RE5 not killzone.

[Shadow Flare]

Yeah seriously, if people think that microsoft doesn't include repaired and replacement 360's into their total hardware sales then they're an idiot. This goes hand in hand with ea saying they made more revenue from the ps3 and gta4 selling 50:50. Despite 360's supposed 5 million console lead. I wouldn't be suprised if hardware sales totals were alot closer then most people think

[Lord Xire]

First off that is illegal.

You can't inflate numbers, even the slightest inflation could change a stock holders decision...and if they were to find out numbers were inflated MSFTs stock would flatten and someone would be facing some federal charges.

It's not worth it.

And if you really believe the GTA4 sales are 50/50 your a moron.

Stop believing everything your fed.

[Anon1974]

MS was busted in France for selling refurbed units as part of a bundle without labeling it as such and there's speculation that these bundles went out to all of Europe. The matter is still pending.
As for MS financials, MS is subject to audit but don't think for a second that somehow means their numbers don't include warranty repairs. Think about it, MS tracks units sold to retailers. If someone buys an extended warranty through a retail store like Gamestop or BestBuy and swaps their consoles out in the store, how the hell is Microsoft going to know that those units were replacements. They don't care, all they care about is units sold to retailers.

[likedamaster]

Link please.

"how the hell is Microsoft going to know that those units were replacements."

Same goes for Sony and Nintendo, what's your point?

1.Nintendo Wii
2.Xbox 360
3.PS3 (last,fail)

on topic/
Still haven't gotten this game. I will soon though.

[Power_Of_Flops_]

So PS3 vs 360 RE5 sales :

Japan : 80 % PS3/ 20 % 360
UK : 45 % PS3 / 55 % 360

RE5 worldwide sales should be easily better on the PS3, maybe 60 % PS3.

Bu bu but.. the PS3 is declining, Steve Ballmer told me :'((

[techie]

US will see to the 360 leading by quite a margin. Sorry.

[Power_Of_Flops_]

@deep : butthurt much ?

[ZuperAmazingCooKie]

RE5 on PS3 will probably sell more in continental Europe, so even if what you say is correct:

1 game sale in Europe > 1 Game sale in America (games are more expensive, plus the dollar is weak)

1 game sale in Japan > 1 Game sale in America (same here)

The currency translations help PS3 multiplatform versions of games outperform their 360 counterparts in terms of revenue.

[Omega4]

Isnt this the first RE to come to the Xbox brand?

Cause if it is thats very impressive indeed, MS did a good job securing so many franchises which were previously not on the Xbox, since they have obviously converted a lot of gamecube and PS2 fans over to the Xbox bandwagon

[PirateThom]

I'm not even going to explain to you why that's stupid.

[Omega4]

lol

Why not?

I would like to know what is so stupid about what i said

[PirateThom]

Well, I'm just trying to work out, how do you figure Microsoft have converted anyone?

If you add together PS2 and GameCube sales, Microsoft still have a long way to go before you can say they've taken any of Nintendo or Sony's markets. The 360 hasn't even sold 30m units yet.

[Omega4]

Well they must of converted some because i doubt that every single person who brought RE5 on the 360 is a newcomer to the series, and since RE4 was on the PS2 and Gamecude........see where im going here?

[gamesmaster]

the original xbox sold around 25 million the 360 is around 28/29 so really they have only just converted their own previous install base.

resident evil is a very stablished franchise, lets not forget the films and other followings it has.

sony need to sort out the price, the jump from ps2 to ps3 is massive. most ps2 owners i know are used to the cheap games and dont own a hdtv so the ps3 isnt looking as attractive yet.

[JHUX]

Well I would say that most xbox owners most likely owned other systems (ps2 or gamecube or both). So I would say that most 360 owners probably have played the other resident evil 5's. Unless you would be saying every xbox owner started at the xbox, and never gamed before then, which I would highly doubt haha.

[Andras84]

I'm at the last level and love the game so far. Soon as I'm done I'm back at it on medium difficulty, than veteran. Wanna get those trophies as well :D

[borgome]

RE5 is so sweet, I'm barely into chapter 1 and loving it. All the people who don't like this game, suffer being RE4/RE5 noobs. haha View

[gameraxis]

actually, u did the math wrong... what u need to do is look at the sales of the xbox 1 and see if the 360 is beyond the sales of that. If it is, then they obviously converted somebody... now saying who is pretty hard to prove. but since the wii is doing so well they probably took their gamecube fans with them... that leaves sony, 140 mil is alot of base, xbox took some away. (but we'll get em back lol)

[Mad_Rhetoric]

look like the UK people chose the superior 360 version

[Anon1974]

Currently the metacritic score is higher on the PS3 version. You know what that tells me? It tells me that reviewers think both versions of the game are nearly identical, or close enough to identical that it doesn't matter which version you go with.
Personally, I'll be buying the PS3 version of the game, not because some comparison told me it's better but because I like to be able to play my games, not stare at them sitting on the shelf while my 360 is in for repairs yet again. I used to buy everything for my 360 but 4 consoles later my gaming habits have changed.

[JHUX]

Well if you think like a 360 fanboy a year or two ago, that would mean the ps3 version is far superior than the 360 version, with it's 1 point lead above the "inferior console" in the metacritic score, its obvious which console the game truly shines on.

I hope no one was taking me seriously, but that's pretty much what you would see on n4g a while back. 360fanboys have moved on from metacritic though, that no longer matters to them, and it's all about sales now. When they begin to lose that I have no idea what they will fall back to, maybe just enjoying the games?

[killzone2ownsallfps]

r5 is not anymore survival horror imo...

[Stu1981]

PS3 SOLD MORE BECAUSE THE OWNERS ARE DESPERATE FOR GOOD GAMES!!1!

(i don't actually believe this, it's just the sort of generic flamebait i've come to expect on N4G recently haha)

[maspi]

wow great numbers!according with european charts surprisingly ps3 RE 5 version sell more than xbox360 version.

[XtreemGamer]

I didn't buy RE5 because it's not a horrorgame anymore... I loved before the series,but now... horrorgame without dark rooms and levels? Not for me.

[PirateThom]

http://www.chart-track.co.u...

There's the full charts.

Edit: SOCOM enters at 10. SONIC AND THE BLACK KNIGHT enters at 21. PERSONA 4 enters at 38

[Bazookajoe_83]

Brains!!!!!

[tonywood24]

Stange. RE5, & Halo Wars numers are up immediatly, but.....can't figure out Killzone 2 numbers. yea, I'm kinda upset. I played some of RE 4.5 and it's not better than RE4, Gears, Halo or Killzone 2.

[PirateThom]

Sony tend to wait for ages before revealing numbers, sometimes a month, sometimes more.

[BMS84]

Killzone 2 was just released , a big part of the gamers who own a PS3 bought Killzone 2 and playing it ,
PS3 had a top notch title out around the same period as RE5 was released , imo many gamers chose for Killzone 2, i bought RE5 today , didn't play it yet but if i had to chose , i would go for Killzone 2

[XDF]

55% - 45% is a 10% difference and not 5%. Let the Spinning begin.

[BIGBOSS08]

this shows how hardcore the uk ps3 owners are. 2 million install base nearly kept up with a 3.5 million install base and ps3 even had killzone 2 just release a few weeks ago. also this just confirms that the ps3 version murdered the 360 one in all of europe. if the split is only 55/45 in the uk which is the 360's best market in europe then imagine the rest of europe.

[BMS84]

Have a bubble:)

[bobdog626]

All of Sony's AAA game's are just breaking even with the 360 and that's not a good thing.Remember the install base. It's about a 8 mill lead and everything Sony has out only go toe to toe with the 360's game.Still Hat's of to Capcom for RE5 and SF4

[no-spin]

Which version should i get. 360 or PS3?
anyone? also PM is useful

[JHUX]

Well if you do in fact own both consoles, then get the demo for both consoles. Play both of them and decide which one you liked better.

Or if you have more friends one one console or the other, and co-op is something that matters to you (trust me, Sheva can be a fcking retard at times, so having a friend co op with you is pretty nice), but anyway choose which console most your friends will be playing it on if they are interested in getting it as well.

[no-spin]

thx

[mrmikew2018]

What it boils down too, is what controller you prefer. Don't listen to these mindless fans who are loyal to one system.

[Premonition]

Well done for both consoles and Killzone 2 still going strong over there.

[The_Devil_Hunter]

Im not surprised, RE5 is an amazing game.

Im HATE to say this but I actually had more fun playing RE5 than KZ2, (I hate myself)

[poopface1]

Ive always been a huge re fan, but even If I wasnt Id still love 5. I just rented it but I may have to buy it cause I like it soo much. I havent even played co-op yet. I only played 1-CV and missed 4. Sold my ps2 before they released the port. But having never played re 4 the controls in 5 seem like they are great for a re game.

The game Looks great(and so does Sheva) and is loads of fun. Most of my friends dont like these games tho, so ill have to try and convince them to try the co-op out.

As soon as I finish it tonight, im gonna start a game on hard.

[Ldubbz]

The hell with the split for a minute...RE 5 shipped 4 MILLION COPIES? Thats huge, and right after Capcom debuted SF4 not too long ago.

If anyone doubts that this is Capcom's year, they arent paying close enough attention.

Now on to the split...

Great numbers for both systems. Obviously, its a win for MS; outselling Sony on a huge franchise that started with PS is a big symbolic win as well. Not to mention that the RE franchise is Sony-related, being that the movies are all made by Sony as well.

But the PS3 had great sales for this game too, so there's really no need to troll here.

[mrmikew2018]

This is great news for both consoles (especially Sony), it should be a interesting year to see how the tide turns in software sales for Sony's PS3.

[ThaGeNeCySt]

nice numbers for Resident Evil... picking my copy up soon (after exams)

[XDF]

The game sold 400K combined, then x360 version sold 220,000 to PS3's 180,000. That is a 40,000 difference. It is great for a first ever RE game on a Microsoft system.

I think America we will see a 60 - 65% difference in sales. My guess is first week x360 450k vs 250k on PS3 difference.