Have No Fear God of War Is Here...To Sell Consoles

Ironstarmovement writes: "People have questioned if PlayStation 3 had a "true system seller", most of the greatest games on PS3 have had good launches."

[Lou-Cipher]

I agree that GoW III will be a big system seller, it will not come close to matching the total number of PS3's that Gran Turismo 5 will sell.

The only franchise that sells more systems than Gran Turismo is the Mario Franchise.

Halo/Final Fantasy/God of War/Zelda don't come even close to the System Seller that is Gran Turismo.

You want to know what is the biggest system seller is. (It's called Variety) and Sony is the only one that seems to know how important that really is.

[FanOfGaming]

Good points

[captain-obvious]

lol i wonder why this artical is reported, fanboys just cant stand this game
this one is funny

"Lame: (44 minutes ago)
Right, we get it."

looooooooool

but im still reporting it
since its a blog

[ps3hasonlyflopgames]

"People have questioned if PlayStation 3 had a "true system seller

Thats what they said about Killzone 2..

Thats what they said about Resistance 2..

Thats what they said about MGS4..

Don't expect a game that's set to be released at the pit of our current recession to move many consoles..

the ps3 theres no game that is a system seller.

[Lou-Cipher]

What planet are you living on? It certainly isn't Earth.

MGS4 was a Huge System Seller, especially in Japan.

FF13 was a Huge System Seller in Japan, and it will sell some PS3's in Europe & The United States.

God of War III will be a huge System Seller in Europe & The United States.

Gran Turismo 5 will sell more consoles than probably all those put together. GT5 will sell more systems in Japan, than Halo Reach will sell systems on a Worldwide scale.

[ps3hasonlyflopgames]

God of War doesn't have the profile to be a huge system seller.

Very few games actually have enough clout to move tons of systems.. and unfortunately for Sony many of those arent exclusive to them.

[Lou-Cipher]

"God of War doesn't have the profile to be a huge system seller."

Let me remind you what happened at the VGA's

And the most anticipated game for 2010 goes to:

GOD OF WAR III !!!

So again I ask. What Planet are you from?

[devsgreat]

i agree 100% with you, the true system seller is yet to come...the end of this year will be big for sony...just like march

[captain-obvious]

why in fu*kin hell
do you argue with a troll named "ps3hasonlyflopgames" ; that have a forza avatar
about GOW3 being a system seller ??

[proximately]

@ps3hasonlyflopgames

Uhm... Haven't I seen that comment several times when it comes to God of War III already? I have a clear memory of reading that exact same and lame comment. Besides, from what I can remember, some of those games actually managed to boost the PS3 sales :-/ .

[Cold 2000]

I'm going to bookmark this page and promise to post it when the next NPD comes out so better edit your comments while you still can.

[Mike134nl]

Still remember that gran turismo 4 on the ps2 was one of the only games which could be played in 1080i.

[davekaos]

Seems like the 360 fanboys have woken up now, after that gttv blowout of gow3.
Ill admit im still in shock!!

If it sells 1 copy or 1 billion copy's i couldn't care less, all i know is i will be playing this day 1!!

[Cold 2000]

I come from watching the GTTV show less than 5 minutes ago sine I didnt have the time before and though it looks good there is absolutely NO WAY ON PLANET EARTH that its the best looking game.

Previous PS3 games like UC2 or KZ2 look way better and there are futur 360 games like Alan Wake that look better too.

I remember saying a couple of weeks ago that there was A LOT of forced hype for GOW3 graphics and people were saying "its only the old demo" bla bla bla. Now that I've seen the final version...well it STILL doesn't look as good as people are making it out to be.

I think some people are simply desperate to hype its graphics for I'm not sure what reason.

Not saying it looks bad, but not as good as sony fans are saying thats for sure.

edit: @below: yeah I know but its very representative of what happens in the EU for games like GOW3. There would be a bigger difference for games like car sims between USA and EU.

[Information Minister]

@ cold 2000

You do understand that NPD tracks only SOME north american retailers? Ignoring the rest of the world won't make it go away, it will just provide you with a distorted picture of reality.

[devsgreat]

are you drunk cold?? seriously...this game looks even better than cgi...and you compare it to alan wake?? what the...it was supposed to be fun? what you just said?...look at kratos face, look at titans look at the scale...the only game i can remember with better graphics its crysis in max settings!

[Cold 2000]

Look, this is what I watched: http://www.gametrailers.com...

How can you POSSIBLY say that looks better than CGI ? Come on!

Since a PS3 owner would NEVER admit that a 360 game looks better than a PS3 game, thats ok, lets compare it to PS3 games then.

UC2 and KZ2 look BETTER than GOW3.Period. GOW3 looks good but just no way was that revolutionary or anything. If it looked just a bit worse, I think it would even look disappointing.

When the game releases and the hype drops a bit I'm sure nobody will be saying such crazy things.

@DARKNIKON: here are all the latest big GOW3 articles. I'm not in single one of them. So I dont know what the heck you are talking about. Since you are a liar on my ignore list you go. Geez I dont even have the worst trolls on ignore but I cant stand liars.

http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...
http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News...
http://www.n4g.com/gaming/N...
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[captain-obvious]

@Cold 2000
damage control at its finest
dude you're pathetic

look at you posting a 100post per second
"GOW3 lloks good but just no way was that revolutionary or anything."
you're so Fu*ked up you even cant spell "looks" right
and how in hell GOW3 isn't revolutionary
when there is a f*cking titan or two (that is 100000X bigger than you) in the background in real time game play and still manages to get a very impressive CGI game play graphics ??

and why do you doubt that GOW3 is going to move consoles? Heck do all what you wana do and bookmark what ever webpage you want this game IS going to move consoles no matter how you spin things up

want to know why ?
this is the first GOW game on the PS3 if any GOW fan still plays on his PS2 and looking for a next-gen GOW he'll most likely shift to next get and buy he a PS3

[D4RkNIKON]

Cold, you are in every GOW3 article, you watched the GTTV GOW3 blowout and you come here to try and downplay the game because you are so jealous.. Try and compare the visuals from GOW3 and Alan Wake and see what happens. Face Palm.. *And the most anticipated game of 2010 is.. Alan Wake* I don't remember it happening like that do you? Troll some where else loser.

I see you are out of bubbles. You are trying so hard aren't you.

[Darkeyes]

Cold you do know that GTTV vids are always in Sub-HD 960*540 resolution don't you... And all the pics posted by various sites are just taken from there....

You are in for some serious awakening when GOW3 lands... The game looks as good as or even better than PS2 GOW2 CGI which is saying something.... Seriously I know some people here are fanboys, but after seeing that ingame CGI of GOW3 and the scale of the Titans, I can safely say this game is as good looking as the best PS3 games if not even better. Not to mention that the game maintains a 60FPS (changes in combat, but still it's not capped at 30 like UC2 or KZ2).

I don't know what to say... There is no difference between the Cut-scenes and gameplay and the cut scenes look as pretty as that of UC2 or KZ2.... Even the Sub-HD video looks phenomenal!!!

[boodybandit]

captain-obvious you had him at "dude you're pathetic"

Anything after that was a waste of time. Arguing with trolls always is.

GOW3 is astonishing.

[lociefer]

of course we dont have a system seller, we have system sellers, what ? you expected us to be playing halo 24/7 like u guyz do ? no, we have variety

[MazzingerZ]

All exclusive games are somewhow system sellers as they add quality and unique titles to the game library of a console.

I know people that got a PS3 when Everybody's Golf (Hot Shots) came out, that game has a hardcore following in Europe kust like Singstar or Buzz...I know people that got a PS3 as soon as MLB The Show 09 was out...other recently due to Demon's Souls...mostly in any genre PS3 has a AAA game that you can only find there and in many cases the best one in that genre.

I think SONY doesn't have a game that sales 500 K consoles but games that sales 50-100 K in silence during the year, I think they are aware of that and it has always worked well for them and of course its customers. they get variation and new franchises all the time.

Gow3 will probably move around 80-120K consoles during the first weeks after relase...MGS4 moved around 200-250K if I recall right.

All in all the PS3 exclusives library is impressive and keeps growing to a peace that lets clear why Worldwide dev. studios is what you need and not a 1 year headstart...

all PS3 games exclusives keeps moving HW, since day 1 no one purchases the PS3 because it is the cheaper option but because of the franchises they already had even before the price cut.

[bjornbear]

GOWIII will help but it won't be as much as people might expect, but definately more than the previous ones

(didn't sell that much unfortunately =( as in, should have sold more because they are awesome)

but it will still give a great boost for sure =D

lets say, warming up to GT5 ;)

@ Cold 2000

Like Tiamat and the creation of the Tigris and Eufrates river, I say to you....

CRY MOAR ='O

--> just incase someone doesn't get it =3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[Death2494]

This coming from a guy who has forza3 as his avatar. Forza being the ultimate flop and especially after talking all that noise about GT5. Go back to promoting Alan Wake or Halo:Reach which has been milked to death.

Gears of War 2: wiki

"As of May 7, 2009, Gears of War 2 had sold over 5 million units world wide, bringing the franchise total to 11 million units sold."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Uncharted 2:

Closing in on 4million since November 2009.

Gears 2 launched Nov. 2008 6 months to sell 5 million worldwide

Uncharted 2 launched Nov.2009 3 months to sell 3.8 million.

Microsoft has a 5.million + hardware lead (at the moment)

[zeeshan]

Cold 2000's commnent: ----- "I'm going to bookmark this page and promise to post it when the next NPD comes out so better edit your comments while you still can"

@cold2000: What a SAD and PATHETIC life you have there :)

[sikbeta]

I mean GOW3 will sell Amazingly, but Playstation Already Have a SYSTEM SELLER and that's Polyphony Digital GRAN TURISMO

Gamers FTW!!!

[Jinxstar]

BOOM!!!

[Saaking]

I don't expect GOWIII to sell millions on day one. It will, however, have long legs just like most PS3 exclusives.

[2Spock]

God will you people stop saying this. I have seen this so many time....OMG...OMG...Killzone 2 is going to sell so many systems....OMG....OMG LBP is going to sell so many systems.....OMG....OMG MGS4 is going to sell so many consoles....OMG...OMG...Unchar ted 2 is going to sell so many consoles. And it never happens. The only game that might push alot of consoles is GT5 plain and simple.

[FACTUAL evidence]

GOW3 is a system seller. I actually know 4 people with ps2's that wanted to buy a ps3 if gow3 came out.

[ChozenWoan]

But the only problem is that every time I go to walmart and such they are sold out of PS3s. Sony is gonna have to open a new plant or expand the one they have to meet the ever growing demand. They have the games, the price, the console that does it all. Now they just need to get that console on the streets asap.

[Killjoy3000]

So far you've bookmarked almost every N4G article. How much time do you have on your hands? Are you looking for a triumphant day on a forum to boost your self-esteem or something? Must be a sad life for you, especially when you don't know how wrong you will when God of War 3 drops. It's the only game besides MAG that 360 players that I know personally are jealous over. My entire school wants God of War 3, but only a sleet few have a PS3. What does that tell you? They've certainly acquired a reputation in the industry.

God of War

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

God of War II

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

God of War: Chains of Olympus

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

They've all exceeded 3 million units if I'm not mistaken. So yes, it's a huge franchise and has the ability to sell systems.

[xXjxXdOggY]

after all the games the sony die hards claim to be xbox killers ( lair,LBP, haze,mgs4,killzone 2,resistance 1 and 2,mag etc) that this one is something to brag about and def will move systems. This game is the reason i waited in line for 16 hours for launch day ps3 then when that one broke i rebought a slim.

[DevastationEve]

but the only people that console sales should really matter to are the console manufacturers.

This gen a true system seller needs these attributes:

-it needs to display the console for every feature it's capable of
(GoW 3 only shows off amazing tech, no sixaxis support or online)

-it needs to have mass appeal to a wide variety of gamers
(GoW 3 is a hack n slash game for mature audiences)

-it needs to integrate with or support the console's online service
(GoW might use PSN for DLC, but again no online multiplayer)

[Nikuma]

The fanboy goggles are strong with this one.

[DevastationEve]

God of War 3 won't sell consoles. People might be interested in it, but the ones who have the most interest in it are the ones who've been waiting since their purchase of a PS3. They're God of War fans from the previous gen, and consequently have already made their purchase this gen. And it was either an Xbox 360 or a PS3, but they wouldn't have waited until GoW 3 to come out before buying a PS3.

They're the hardcore gamers, and hardcore gamers buy their consoles TODAY, not 3 years later when the game they want finally comes out.

[yoghurt]

With some good marketing this game will sell by the bucket load.

If you have any interest in games, and you have a few hundred $, I cannot see why you wouldn't get this

Ive been gaming for 20 odd years, uncharted 2 blew me away and I thought it'd be a while before I saw a game come close - well with the footage I have seen alone of this game that has just happened

sony are lining up an absolutely stellar range of games, they are not messing about

[Young Capwn]

I just wanna know what this studio will be working on next! Its by far one of the best studios around! you know there gonna jump right into their next project. I bet somwhere down the line they will make a further back prequel.

I always thought it would be awesome to control Kratos while he was in one of his huge battles with like a Dynasty warriors feel, with thousands of enemies around you.

[D4RkNIKON]

Santa Monica is a Sony First party studio too, along with Naughty Dog MS just doesn't stand a chance.

[kanetheking]

they said gow don't end at gow3. they could keep makeing more.

[graciousd]

If you guys are interested in the latest scans from OPM France, just check this out

http://www.gow3forums.com/v...

[OmegaSlayer]

OMG(OW)!!!
I already imagine Kratos tearing Hermes' feet to take his boots...

[HurstDarkStar]

GoW3 is guaranted to sell 2-3 million day one!

[plb]

Preorders are currently at less than 400,000 so not sure how it's going to pull that off. Bad Company 2 has nearly the same amount of preorders for xbox 360 alone.

[Omega4]

It will be lucky to sell 1ml week one let alone day one.

Just remember GOWs biggest fanbase is in the US NOT Europe like a lot of the big PS3 sellers and we all know how PS3 games sell in the US.

[skeletonss]

Bold statement.

[Mike134nl]

But it lacks the appeal to be a big system seller, yes it will sell systems, but I am referring to the amount.

Too much blood in this game to appeal to everybody not to mention the number of countries which are going to ban this game.

Also I don't think God of war on the ps2 sold more than 3 million worldwide, considering the number of ps2 vs the numbers of ps3. I am pretty confident it won't sell 2 million on day one. But who knows we will have to wait and see.

[swiftshot93]

Well judging by pre-orders GOWIII is set to have a better week 1 than Mass Effect 2....

[Darkeyes]

ME2 had like 250-300K pre orders a week before and the number rose in the last week... I predict the same surge with GOW3 in the last week to around 500-600K, the game is gonna sell. There are many who go on day 1 to buy a game and the game has won the most anticipated game of 2010 for various sources including VGA.

If UC2 could cross 3.5 million, then I can easily predict the same if not more for GOW3... Not dissing UC2, but GOW3 has a far huge following. Even 4-5 million isn't farfetched for a game this huge.

The crap thing is that Sony is not pulling enough PS3s in the market to meet the demands.... How can you do it Sony!!!??? At a time of GOW3!!! Sony finds different ways of fu*king itself.

[bjornbear]

judging by pre-orders i'd say it will be lucky if it breaks 1M, maybe 1.5M day one

but thats fine, considering its an exclusive and its first appearance on a this generation, it will do quite well =)

remember, most Sony exclusives have long legs =) This game will reach the numbers you state and even more over time, just like MGS4, LBP, U2...etc...are doing =D

which is cool because I feel this game will be a MUST for any gamer regardless of platform

play
this
game
it will be awesome =) (even if you just rent it)

[plb]

Dumb question, but how is it going to be a system seller with no systems? There are no ps3's anywhere except on some online retailers.

[plb]

Why am I getting disagrees? Here in NYC, no stores anywhere have them..gamestop, bestbuy, sears, toyrus etc..nowhere.

[Bgibbs]

Sony recently passed two more SKU's through the FCC, my guess is that one of those is a GOW3 bundle. But that's just my guess

[bujasem_89]

i just gotta say Awesome title man

[Wrathman]

agreed.but it wont sell systems unless its bundled.

outside of japan,the only thing the ps3 has that sells systems is blu-ray movies.wot GOW3 will do is send game rentals thru the roof.

[Al Bundy]

Wasn't Bayonetta and Dante's Inferno supposed to be better than God of War III? Where are those bloggers now?

[Chris399]

And busy nit-picking Heavy Rain. D-toids 10/10 review for Deadly Premonition was hysterical, really (I bought the game, it's B movie bad and fun in the same way that Onechanbara was, but it's clearly not perfect). Or writing for IGN opinion pieces on how they just got a PS3 (being entrenched in the gaming industry, you think that they would have gotten around to doing that earlier), or how ME2 is better than UC2.

I'm not siding with either of the console-extremists, just pointing out the Sony bashing ones, as they apply to Al's comment. It's a pretty despicable landscape on either camp of video-game journalism. You still have people harping over RROD on one side (my Jasper elite has held up perfectly well for almost a year now), and on the other, the tired "PS3 has no games" cry (I bought a PS3 two months after launch and have been playing it's remarkable games for over three years now).

It's all so very trite and stale. Everything is recycled and regurgitated, there's so little actual 'news'. And the funny thing is, that outside of our little "core" community, the rest of the world buys games and exists in a sphere completely separate from all of this circular b.s.. (over 80% of 'gamers', according to Nielson.)

I'll still come to N4G to check out the stories, but I think that I'm done posting for a while. The fanboys here and in the media can run the show well enough anyhow.

Peace!

P.S. If anyone else is over this console-war b.s., feel free to PM me, and add me on Live/ PSN. It's alright to have a preference in consoles, but ignoring the core of our hobby - the art, the stimuli, the immersion, the community - is what creates the fanboy persona.

[Hotel_Moscow]

idk man that failure rate is staying with the 360 for ever not to mention theres people like me who didnt even goto microsoft to get my 360 fixed i just went and bought a ps3

[ExposingLames]

much respect to GoW3 and im sure most all PS3 owners will get this title

but to me, gran turismo is going to be the system seller, i know guys that dont like games that much at all but they love GT and i know they are going to get PS3s when it drops

GT is high quality, other developers can try to stick ride it and put a clone on other consoles but they are just unoriginal garbage who just copies others....GT is the real deal and is always amazing i am sooooooooo amped for GT as well as GoW3 + the fact that you just tear a guys head off (Helios) and carry it around gives it that special place in my heart :)

on with the topic subject, after playing the GoW3 demo from 2009 i know this game is a must buy and while not exactly my genre of choice there is no denying this game is a BEAST and worth of the purchase and that i will be getting this instant masterpiece

[Bluemaster77]

What God of War is a monster of a game but in no way has it ever moved many consoles

[Death2494]

I love sony, but the only games to me that actually moved some system this gen were MGS4 and Gear of War. I'm sorry, but they even had people from the Land of the Rising Sun buying xbox360. With that said given the history of God or War sales. This game will do just fine.

No other game to me this gen besides Gears and MGS4 really moved system.

MGS4 did 2.05 million in America alone

[Def Warrant]

I know God of War 3 will be a great experience and will sell large quantities of consoles for Sony. Heck it will sell tons just by it's epic deliverings.

[Lightel0s]

God of war 3 being a system seller? WHAT A JOKE...

stop dreaming dudes its a "M" rating game.

it will sell for sure but not as much dudes are thinking

[devsgreat]

GRAND THEFT AUTO?
modern warfare
resident eveil
left for dead
gears of war

list goes on...

[Bluemaster77]

Grand theft auto is in a league of its own in terms of sales, but i do disagree that a game wouldnt sell just because of the M rating in fact the best selling games this Gen have shared the same rating

[Death2494]

If you knew anything most adults betweeen the ages of 22 and 35 own a ps3.

Ps3= Grown ups

360= Teens and kids

Wii= Kids and old people (with the minds of kids)

[EliteAssassin81]

why are there stupid 360 fanboys in here posting comment about God of war 3, do you need to feel better about buying a piece of crap xbox 360 that you make comments that don't make any sense, why don't you keep your mouth shut and stay out of rooms that have to do with the awesome ps3

[Dev8 ing]

They don't have any good articles of their own to post on. Natal lag everyone knows about it and Crackdown 2 delay is anyone surprised? Half of the systems top exclusives this year have been delayed already what is one more on the pile.

[FLAMES_187]

I totally agree with EliteAssassin i mean seriously it seems to be a habit of xbox fanboys 2 give every GOW thread a virus...oh is it because GOW3 is literally up on N4G.com every freakin time u look up? is GOW3 the most popular subject on N4G as of lately? Yea thats it..w8 Alan Wake me up where is he? Oh hi Kratos can u please use Alan as a Helios stunt dummy!!

[TheMART]

Keep dreaming. GOW isn't a BIG system seller.

GOWII on the PS2, with 100+ mln. PS2's out there sold over lifetime 3 mln. copies. Thats 3% of all PS2 owners and even less ATM as there are 140+ mln. PS2's out there.

If you're talking about system sellers: Gran Turismo is, in Europe for sure. But then again, most that were waiting for GT5 the last 4 years already bought the PS3 with the GT demo, so own the harware already or were tired of waiting and got a 360 + Forza 2 and/or 3.

Oh and don't get me wrong, I like GOW a lot. Pre ordered GOWIII Ultimate Trilogy Edition which costs 149 Euro in my country.

EDIT

@ Captain Obvious

Hacked doesn't mean sh!t. The 360 was hacked 3 months after it was out at the end of 2005, but with 10 mln. 360's out there it still managed to sell 5 mln. copies of Gears of War. It managed to sell what 10 mln. Halo 3 copies with what, 22 mln. 360' s out there.

Plus of those 100 to 140 mln. consoles, it'll still have like 50% original consoles which means 50 to 70 mln. out there.

So, GOW isn't as important as everyone likes to believe, proven fact.

[captain-obvious]

the PS2 was hacked as f*ck
+
the same thing was said about ME2 moving consoles ( that it wont )
and it actually did move consoles

[TheTruth2009]

God of War III will sell the SAME way Uncharted 2 sold. A slow start, and HOPEFULLY steady legs from that point on. But trust me, NO ONE is buying the BluRay Player for one game. That's just asinine to believe that.

Now if there was a God of War Live Action Movie made and released on BluRay Disc, then MAYBE. :-)

Articles like this is exactly why the PS3 Fanbase on this website continues to take lumps over their heads. They hype it to death and when it falls short, the excuses and counter-criticism starts.

How about trying something NEW this time?
How about saying, "We HOPE that this game sells consoles."

This game will sell about the same amount as Uncharted 2. 2-3 million copies. Nothing more. So calm down. Use your brains for once.

NO ONE CARES about Playstation 3. And this game will only sell to existing PS3 owners. Stop embarrassing yourselves.

[captain-obvious]

there is a big difference in here
if you've pirated and xbox360
you wont enjoy what's the 360 is mainly about (XBOXLIVE)

the xbox is pirated yes
but not as much as the PS2
add to that the 360 sells mainly in EU and US
and in there its hard to sell modded consoles since you get your ass sent to jail
but the PS3 sold world wide
3rd world countries still uses PS2's
pirated that is, why ?? because there is no online to care about and no one to stop pirated games and moded consoles

[TheMART]

Wrong again mate.

You can go online with backups and enjoy XBL. So thats one time wrong on your side.

"he xbox is pirated yes
but not as much as the PS2"

You ran a survey on this? Where are the links that say this? As a console can be modded, it'll be modded. The 360 even can be modded more easy (total softflash) compared to a PS2 with chip and many wires. So it could also be possible that the 360 is modded more than the PS2. You're wrong twice as you just make stuff up.

"add to that the 360 sells mainly in EU and US
and in there its hard to sell modded consoles since you get your ass sent to jail"

Wrong x 3. I live in Europe and modded consoles are sold through normal shops and webshops. Its allowed. Its allowed to mod your console or have it modded legally, its allowed to have a backup of the original game you own. Its not allowed to download/burn or buy illegal copies. So you're wrong again, as always.

"but the PS3 sold world wide "

The 360 only doesn't sell well in Japan. On the other hand, PS3 isn't doing as great as the 360 in USA. Overall the PS3 is still 7 to 8 mln. units in sales behind the 360. About the same gap it has for years already. Wrong for the 4th time.

Besides that, its still like this, with all the nonsense you spread:

PS2 sold 3 mln. GOWII copies on 100+ mln. PS2's out, modded or not.
360 sold 5 to 6 mln. Gears copies on 10 mln. 360's out, and 10 mln. Halo 3's with 22 mln. 360's out, which can be modded as easy, if not easier than the PS2, even including playin on XBL.

Educate yourself before you speak.

[DarK-SilV]

TheMART at Xboxkings Your logic is flawed

here is why

MGS3 sold 3.7 millions on PS2
MGS4 sold almost 5 millions on Ps3 with smaller install base

FF12 sold less than FF10

Yes the number of consoles help games sells but not always

One more thing, I think GOW will sell consoles because it is the first GOW game on PS3

just like Gears of war and halo 3

GT3 sold a lot of consoles because it was the first GT game on Ps2
The same is going to happen with GT5

[Tony-A]

@Dark:

Actually, MGS4 already surpassed 5 million a few months ago.

Also, I agree with you. Amount of consoles sold doesn't always mean the game will sell more or less on the one with less consoles sold.

MGS4 is proof, and GT5:P is another. When that was released, PS3 install base was in the 20 millions. GT4:P sold about the same on the PS2's install base of about 100 million.

[Mo0eY]

Mart, you, sir, are moronic. People rent, borrow, and STEAL video games. Whether you like to admit it or not, more than 3 million played God of War 2. Guess what else? There's this little known game called the God of War collection for the PS3 that was specifically created to show new gamers what God of War was about. I bet you if people saw the God of War 3 commercials, they'd go out and buy a PS3 including the God of War collection.

Regardless, God of War 3 is the game killer of Game of the Year - I thought Mass Effect 2 was going to sweep the awards, but after the GTTV promo, you guys are screwed. Maybe next year?

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi_]

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[Rageanitus]

God of war will be a system seller.

The first two were used to establish the coolness of this franchise, now ppl are aware that it is an awesome yet simple and fun button masher platform game.

After playing the demo I encouraged me to preorder the game not because the for graphics (btw these are far from the best graphics but very good) it stayed to to its nautre as to how god of war is played .

I still think uncharted 2 has the best graphics on a console... lets hope in mid march the final product is graphically better than the e3 demo so it can trump UC2 ;)

[Dance]

LBP, Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2 werent big system sellers so what makes this game any different?

[Rageanitus]

thsoe games you listed only started getting good this generation.

GOW has established itself as a good game.

I bet the next uncharted will make it a system seller uncharted 2 was quite epic.

[Gigalol]

God of war 3 =/= PS3 SELLS

:)

[i3eyond the Circle]

Only in Japan is where you can see a game actually sell Ps3's.

Everywhere else it's a price drop or SKU change.

I'm renting God of War 3 because I can probably run threw it on an off day.

BFBC2 and FF13 are my March purchases due to their time consuming attributes.

[bjornbear]

sales rape

[bjornbear]

GOWIII will easily be the best selling GOW game thus far

it will also follow in U2's foot steps (slow but solid sales) if I'm not mistaken, probably a bit slower since its been out of the public eye for a couple of years.

all just guesses...if i'm wrong i'll kick myself on the face

[happy_gilmore]

the ps3 has been outselling the crapbox since last year.

the wii has no system-seller games but it's still outselling the crapbox since day one.

the only system-seller that the crapbox has is RRoD.

[frankymv]

GT5 will probably sell even more than this game.....this is Sony playing their cards right.

[Midgard228]

sadly how is it gonna sell consoles when sony cant keep up with the overwhelming demand now.

everywhere u go ps3s r sold out, its like the wii used to be.

sadly that will hurt game sales all around. now if there were enough consoles for the demand yeah sony is ognna make a killing. they already are.

while console sellers for ps3 has been uncharted 2, GOW3, MGS4,GT5,prbly ff versus, Killzone2 heavy rain and little big planet all xbox has had is.........halo 3????? lol and no not mass effect, because only people who had an xbox already bought that game.

smart people got it on PC where it is superior. so basically i feel bad for xbox :/

all xbox has is shooters, well for the most part, honestly alan wake is the only unique game i see coming out for thr 360 :/ lets hope its as good as it looks

[Dance]

MGS4 was big system seller

GT5 will be a big system seller

God Of War 3 will not be big system seller

[Midgard228]

not a big one, but it will sell systems :) i already know alot of customers at game crazy (i wrk there) who are getting a ps3 just for it

[hadouken007]

do it have to be a system seller, cause its been out selling 360 since last year, so stop it. THE MART didnt show up in that article that said how damn good god of war looks and play, now he got something to say. all the sh!t he talkin, and that system cant go past 620p.

[TheMART]

Eh? Dude, I have GOWIII pre ordered and I'll love it, don't talk sh!t.

System that can't go pass 620p?

Wasn't GTAIV 620p or so on the PS3, while the 360 did 720p? Haze 576p, PS3's Halo killer? eh eh?

Oh wait, Sony promised me all games in 'true HD', meaning full HD, meaning 1080p, 120fps as they said. Motorstorm would be 1080p, turned out to be just HD ready.

And the few systems the PS3 sold more in 2009, while it had a 100 bucks pricedrop, thats 1/4 of its price and blockbusters with 60 mln. budgets like KZ2 and Uncharted 2. Wasn't it expected that the PS3 would lead in sales after 2 years already? We're 3 to 4 years down the road and the PS3 is still 7 to 8 mln. behind the 360.

Seems to me the PS3 needs system sellers badly, because it seems to be destined to stay the PS3rd in sales this gen! Two to three years to go and I'll bet your sorry ass its still PS3rd by then!

[ExposingLames]

heres a comparison video i like

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Gran Touring]

@ 7.2 Thanks for the video link. Certainly clears up the whole True 1080p HD debacle.

@7.1 There are just as many (if not more) games on the 360 which don't even run Natively at 720p so why are you attacking the PS3? Even if there's only a few true 1080p native games on PS3, as it stands, it is the only console CAPABLE of achieving that resolution natively. And it is also capable of running at 120Hz; look up 'Super Stardust HD in 3d' to see how that works.

And of course, enjoy playing GOWIII when it arrives... a game you say you'll enjoy on a system you obviously seem to hate.

[rezzah]

wow man thats some serious stuff right there, actual proof which is something 360 fans fail to do every time they make assumptions. You should post that whereever you see one of em saying that the 360 is on par or is better than th ps3. All they have is LIVE which is only slightly better (It aint free) than PSN.

[Oner]

@ ICE PICK ~ Agree + Bubble for posting factual information. Good post.

[FLAMES_187]

Honestly these XBOX fanboys are so ignorant its rediculous...Sony has already tore Microsoft a new one for 2010 and its freakin February!How can anyone argue against sony at this point? and Alan Wake? YAAAAAAAAWN! ARE YOU SERIOUS!! XBOX fanboys are just mad because they dont have anything else 2 pin on us. Sony had its faults at first but now that (micro-*soft*) fanboys dont have anything 2 pick at they just began 2 find anything 2 discourage PS3 owners. FAIL! MARCH 16th GOW3 FTW!

[saimcheeda]

Im getting the slim PS3 when God of War III comes out so ill be one of the buyers!

[Dead_Cell]

The series never has been, outstanding games yes but not a system seller.

[PSEuphoria]

When GOW3 comes out it will be a system seller!!!!........wait and see....... chaos will rise!!...

[Dance]

Except God of War aintr no halo or gran turismo

[mc-fine]

most of you even care how many ps3s it sells? If you are here reading about the game you already have a ps3. Does sony pay your rent?

I'm just looking forward to playing the game.

[JonnyBigBoss]

I know I'm getting it...

[ILLINOIS]

GOW 3 is just another game that shows why the PS3 is the best choice period. Buy a PS3 and be happy.

[ZBlacktt]

You might want to give MGS4 far more credit next time in your posts. It raised PS3 sells up 4002% at a time when the console was still $699 and $599. It was sold out everywhere. Even the great UC2 didn't even come close and it had a $299 console price advantage. Just saying..... :)

[Anorexorcist]

Do these authors have ADD or do they just like to spout the same lame phrases all the time. they love to indulge in this pathetic journalistic hyperbole: "Does the PS3 FINALLLLLLLLLLYYYYYY have a system seller??????"

"Does the PS3 finally have a good enough game to sell consoles??????"

We have gone through this over and over and OVER again; MGS4 was the PS3's first "true system seller", and the sales figures substantiated this claim a long time ago.

[Figboy]

i want the game to PLAY, not add to sales statistics.

this generation of gaming has such warped priorities.

a system seller isn't just the game with the biggest budget.

yes, certain games push systems: Gran Turismo, Halo, Mario, etc.

but you'd be surprised at what games will cause people to go out and buy a system. it's not always the "flavor of the week" popular game.

some folks probably bought a 360 for Fable 2. most of us wouldn't consider that series a system seller series (for the record, i got a 360 for Fable 2 and Mass Effect).

some folks bought a PS3 for Heavenly Sword (my wife's sister played my copy of Heavenly Sword and is getting a PS3 because of it). Demon's Souls is a system seller for some.

in the end, we play GAMES. not sales. i don't even find sales debating interesting. i'd much rather talk about how awesome the games look, and how the developers are managing to ring so much out of the systems, than how much the game is going to sell or push consoles.

i mean, i HAVE my PS3. i don't need to be sold on one. i HAVE my 360. i don't need to be sold on one. it's not my problem to worry about how Sony and Microsoft market their platforms.

the only thing that concerns me is the games.

and is it just me, or do we get the "NOW the PS3 has a 'true system seller'" every time an amazing PS3 title is nearing release?

i mean, how many "system sellers" does the PS3 have now? i remember articles like this for Uncharted, MGS4, LBP, Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, etc.

it's getting kind of old to completely DISMISS the great titles that have hit the PS3 over the past 3 years when discussing "system sellers." it just seems pointless. but hey, it baits the fanboys, and as far as the gaming media is concerned this generation, garnering hits is more important than bringing us RELEVANT gaming news minus the fanboy spin.

[pwnsause]

heres a fact for the delusional bots who think this game is not a system seller.

%30 of people who plan on buying GOW3 own a PLAYSTATION 2.

YES A PLAYSTATION 2.

this is directly from OTX,Gaming Insights.
for those who have the March 2010 issue of the US playstation Magazine, its almost at the end of the mag. that is all...

[XDF]

I have a PS3, I pre-ordered and paid for GOW3. I am set. Who gives a f___k! Most of the PS3 fans here alreay have a PS3.

Now, Both side continue to argue about console sellers, carry on.
Such a stupid article.

@Figboy. Even with such a brief article only about "GOW3 Console Seller: YES/NO," you still managed to write a 3 page essay on it. How do you it man? Tell me your secret.

[Dance]

Those few customers do not represent the entire world and laugh at those whop think this game will move loads of units for Sony

[Dance]

Demon Souls and Kameo were good games but ended up selling poorly

[IHateYouFanboys]

god of war 1 and god of war 2 werent even big selling GAMES, let alone system sellers - why is everyone suddenly under the impression that the third will suddenly go on to sell 10 million copies and shift millions of PS3s?

need i remind you that God of War 1 and 2 COMBINED didnt even reach 6 million sales, and that was when there were 150+ million PS2s out there.

God of War 3 will be fantastic, but some of you guys are just setting yourself up for sales disappointments.

[deathbetold]

GOW3 and FF13 were the reason i got a ps3 this year. but now its GOW3 and uncharted 2 since ff13 blows chunks. And is there anymore reason than exclusive to buy either consolses over the other one. I got both PS3 and 360 so i have best of both worlds. well i think i do anyway