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Killzone 3 Week One Sales Are In...

Sony's latest exclusive title, Killzone 3 has sold 500,000 units worldwide in its first week for the PS3. Sony sold half of the units in the Americas, and half in EMEAA.

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Ginbe4821d ago

VG Charts - Fake Numbers.

Fact.

Kamikaze1354821d ago

VG Charts usually always posts false numbers. They either go too low or too high.

MAJ0R4821d ago (Edited 4821d ago )

these numbers are a guess to what the numbers are

if KZ3 somehow did only sell 500k that is pretty bad but we will have to wait for official ones before we come to conclusion

Boody-Bandit4821d ago (Edited 4821d ago )

Because "you" say so bmw69?
I mean VGChartz is your site after all.

I don't get how your lame site has not been banned from N4G ages ago. Even you betrothed (MS) doesn't like you and calls your site fake.

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FailOverHero4821d ago (Edited 4821d ago )

@major. Sony rarely ever releases any sold to consumer numbers for their games. Maybe shipped

RememberThe3574821d ago (Edited 4821d ago )

@FailOverHero: You should pick up a PS3 and hop on this Killzone 3. It's one of the best shooter experiences I've had this gen. And no one release sold numbers. It's always shipped, because shipped is the number that matters to them.

@Saga Kin: Well it's safe to say Sony put a crap load of money into this game, so of course they want it to sell really well. And if Killzone 3 launched slower than Killzone 2 then thats a little disappointing especially for people who want the online space to stay vibrant throughout the years.

HolyOrangeCows4820d ago (Edited 4820d ago )

@FailTrollZero
"Sony rarely ever releases any sold to consumer numbers for their games"
Neither do MS or Nintendo.

"Did that make you feel better saga?"
Why not? I'm happy that I made a great investment into the PS3, and so is he. Because while the PS3 releases amazing titles exclusive to it and has most multiplat titles, the competition isn't putting out much other than those multiplat titles.

"Because you say so?!"
You should know. It's YOUR site's false and bias numbers.

DualConsoleOwner4820d ago

First of all, Fake data.

Secondly, Why does sales matter??

Thirdly, It was selling BETTER than Bulletstorm(even though it was multiplat).

TheLastGuardian4820d ago

No way this is true. I was expecting at least 3 million.

Vherostar4820d ago

@FailOverHero nobody can give numbers sold to consumers thats impossible as not every single business reports to Sony/MS/Nintendo etc everytime they sell a game! If you think they do your deluded. You really think ASDA/Walmart/Guy on a market stall/etc send a nice weekly email or something to the developers sending how much they sold? No! It IMPOSSIBLE to track the amount sold to consumers when it comes to games and hardware all they can do is track numbers sold to stores. So stop with the deluded crap you had drilled into your head from lame articles and get real.

AAACE54820d ago

@BMW69... Everyone knows VGchartz numbers are wrong, but it is possible! Sony doesn't put a lot of marketing into their games, so people probably didn't know it was out yet!

Only thing that bothers me is the article says these are worldwide numbers. For the first week, I expect at least 1.5 million for this game.

paintsville4820d ago

Wow. Disappointing.

Oh and if you were a developer putting millions of dollars, and thousands of man hours in developing a title that can only be played on one system then you'd better believe "Sales Matter". Believe it or not the object of making and releasing games is to "Make Money". Therefore you better believe "Sales Matter".
I hope that it does better in the long run sales. I'd like to see another title in this franchise. But people had better understand in a hurry that it's all about money. If this title falls flat after the millions that went into it then there's a real chance that it's the last.

zootang4820d ago

@Paintsville

Yeah, just imagine how the Bulletstorm Devs feel. Killzone 3 outsold it and Bulletstorm was on multiple platforms.

paintsville4820d ago

@Zoo
You're right. Bulletstorm should have sold more but hasn't yet. Sucks to be them. But KZ3 is a much better game than Bulletstorm. Let's hope that both do better in sales so we have a better chance of getting another sequel.

Dee_914820d ago (Edited 4820d ago )

I loled at the trolls saying 500k isnt good .. ..not only does the number 500,000 look fake and just a guesstimate to be the 1st site to show KZ3 sales and hoping that the actual sales to be around that general number when the actual sales come out
but isnt that like 100k sales a day .. or if they are counting a 7 day week thats like 70k a day ..

@paintsville
your making it seem like 1st week = lifetime sales..

Anon19744820d ago (Edited 4820d ago )

Recently, Gran Turismo 5's developer put out the GT5 numbers to the tune of 6.3 million worldwide. VGChartz figures were over a million short, and time and time again they've proven inaccurate - for anything. Why would they be right with Killzone 3 numbers suddenly? Not that 500,000 in one week a band thing. 80% of games never hit one million in their entire lifecycle.

That's about average for VGChartz. In the rare cases when we see actual software shipped numbers, like official hardware figures - it's not uncommon to see VGChartz figures out by anywhere from 15%-30%. They defend their inaccuracies as being "ballpark".

I wonder why they even bother when they're never right? If I had a job that I could never do accurately - after awhile I'd take the hint and look for another line of work rather then half assing it and trying to convince people "Good enough!" However, ioi's been spreading his faked numbers for a long time before he even created VGChartz.

wicko4820d ago

500k is not a bad number for a week. its actually VERY good. jeez.. have some perspective people

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ssj124821d ago

Not true, they do receive retail data, information from publishers and such. Why not read their methodology sometime.

Downtown boogey4821d ago (Edited 4821d ago )

@Harry

That last one was a bit... Well...

jneul4820d ago

Yeah their information is so accurate they had to adjust 360 down by 1m recently, seriously why on earth are you so naive, vgc sales are not even anywhere close to npd anymore, so I hate to think abot Europe sales where some places there is hardly any sales tracking.

B1663r4821d ago

It is only 30 million dollars. Since it probably cost almost as much as a feature length movie to produce the game, 30 million dollars is not enough.

Headquarters114821d ago

1st week sales =/= Lifetime sales

ngecenk4821d ago

uc2 cost 20mill to make. im sure this gonna cost gg less since kz2 engine already well-established, better than uc engine imo.

-Alpha4821d ago

And for anyone wondering, the official number of worldwide players that have logged on to the servers total around 378,000

(Source: Killzone Leaderboards)

duplissi4821d ago

fact: killzone 2 cost about 20 mil to produce... and a good deal of that development went to the production of the engine, whereas kz3 most of the engine is already in place so i should cost a bit less to make.

Vherostar4820d ago

Thing is even though Killzone 3 is probably on par in terms of game plauy (and better in terms of graphics) to games like halo it will never have the following of Halo and the others purely because the playstation has always been an over saturated console. It has too much great choice where as with the 360 in the past there was only plenty of great choice in the FPS market. So people are spending there money on another game or saving it up for DA2 or something else.

I bought Killzone 3 and love it so far the story mode blows Halo away and I prefer the online but I dunno if that's better I just prefer it purely because of the class system (love being engineer). So Halo probably wins in the multiplayer department but then thats because you can see mroe time was spent in multiplayer for Halo and less for killzone as is the usual case.

disturbing_flame4820d ago

When critics raised on the net telling that KZ3 was good but not excellent, i think it pushed people not to buy it.

I asked how many people thought the game would make a million in its first week before its release on N4G, and i've said the game would not do the million, i've got hundred of people telling me that i was unrealist and trolling.

They misunderstood my analysis.
Guerrilla have done a good game (magnifiscent in terms of graphics) but nothing really exeptionnal in terms of gameplay, they are also charging for a map pack that just have been relesaed, they are doing a wrong move here, why not putting all the maps in the games ?
People love video game they also want the definitive experience when they purchase their game day one.

Anyway i think all the not so good reviews have been a break to KZ3 sells.
It gonna sell a lot anyway.

People can only hope Guerrilla have a great scenarist for the next episode and a huge content too.
8 maps for multiplayer when you see that other games have more from launch it's clearly a bad move for an exclusive game to do less than a multiplat game.

No Way4820d ago (Edited 4820d ago )

How do those 'official' numbers for worldwide players work?
Does it count per system or per account logged on?

Cause if it's 'account' there could be 5 accounts per system..
Not that it matters to me, these topics are stupid.. just wondering.

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djreplay4821d ago

Something must be up with VGChartz as they have GT5 at 5.60 million when Polyphony have said that 6.37 million copies were sold in 2010.

It's only been out since Friday in Europe as well.

YodaCracker4821d ago

PD reports GT5 numbers sold to retailers.
VGC estimates GT5 numbers sold to consumers.

There's your difference.

djreplay4821d ago

How about Sony saying in September Uncharted 2 had sold 4.50 million to customers and VG still having it at 4.45 million?

sashimi4820d ago (Edited 4820d ago )

@YodaCracker
PD reports GT5 numbers sold to retailers. -Trusted official source
VGC estimates GT5 numbers sold to consumers.
- this is the wiki of sales no1 accepts these numbers except fanboys.

jack_burt0n4821d ago

Ginbe is spot on how do you get week 1 sales for a title thats been out 4 days..are you saying its opening weekend a 5 day week incl weekends!? just total BS sony can track sales next month.

palaeomerus4821d ago

It came out last Tuesday and today is a Tuesday. So 1 Week.

Doletskaya4821d ago

Well, as of now(its already Tuesday), there are about 380k registered players on Killzone 3 leadership board, so unless you actually think there are more half of the people who bought KZ3 but didn't play MP at all, I don't see how VGC's number is completely fake.

kneon4821d ago

I got mine day one and I've not gone online yet. Many people actually want to finish the single player before going online.

Tru_Ray4820d ago

I bought the game on Day 1 and have not gone online yet. I will check out the MP after I complete the campaign. I imagine that there are many others like me.

takohma4820d ago

@ tru_ray and kneon. I havnt been on Mp yet either. I'm waiting until I finish the single player mode also. I like this SP story better then KZ2. IMO I'm kind of sucked in as to what's going to happen next. Although I am curious about MP I'm using all my will power to not go there yet. Maybe I'll have time on my day off to beat it.

pixelsword4820d ago

Agreed; a relative of mine has it and has not logged on to play yet. (I'm still waiting for him to do so).

Achemki4820d ago (Edited 4820d ago )

I have two friends who bought it last week and haven't gone online yet. I haven't even played Dead Space 2 online yet and when did that come out?

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FailOverHero4821d ago

500k is not bad especially since it isn't a full week, rather a calendar week. Should match KZ2 first 7 days at this rate.
On the other hand, Black Ops sold this much in 2 minutes on PS3. Saddens me that most PS3 fanboys here talk down CoD but don't support great games like this

masterofpwnage4821d ago

"Saddens me that most PS3 fanboys here talk down CoD but don't support great games like this"
so much fail.
They do support it.
the numbers of ps3 fanboys on this site who talks down on cod is probably around less then 50.
and how much did killzone 3 sell 500k.
oh yeah they totaly dont support it.
why not go to any killzone 3 article and you ll se many ps3 fanboys talking about how they bought it and are enjoying it.

stuna14821d ago

I really find that hard to believe! Especially when it so hard to find matches that aren't full. I'd take this information with a grain of salt and flat beer!
Also it doesn't matter what time of the day it is because the results are the same "Can not join the world is full".

moodymofo4820d ago

thats not true ,since the games release ive seen the games poulation dwindle to the point of selling it . im righting this right now because i just had to quit looking for a game that wasnt 2 on 1 or 8 on 2

pixelsword4820d ago

moody, you are a liar; you CAN'T see the online population on killzone 3 at all or how many games are in session, and the online modes have said that they were full (got kz3 in now [but not playing at the moment] & typing on ps3 browser).

I don't think you even played it if you said something like that.

TheDivine4820d ago

Idk either way i caved and its now 500,001 copies sold lol. Its gotta b more reach sold like 3+mil in preorders. This is ps3s big fps.

No Way4820d ago

No trolling here, but Killzone doesn't even compare to Halo, as far as popularity.
And, everyone knows that Xbox games typically sell better than Playstation games.

At least in the short term.

BoNeSaW234820d ago

The Game is rushed. It won't have legs.

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360 man4820d ago (Edited 4820d ago )

500,000 week one is brilliant. Wat da hell u guys talking about

Xander7564820d ago

Not really. Killzone 2 sold 750,000 in its first week.

Let's say Killzone 3 sells 250,000 in week 2. 125,000 in week 3, and 75,000 in week 4. This wouldn't be unusual, Killzone 2 sales decreased week-by-week in a similar pattern.

At such a rate, KZ3 would barely break a million copies.

FinalSpartan4820d ago

low marks
low sales

oh well as if anyone cared

finbars754820d ago (Edited 4820d ago )

They cant be accurate because Europe just got Killzone 3 on friday and japan hasnt even got it yet.So how can the numbers be in if the other countries havnt even gotten yet?Nice try VG always trying to to put sale numbers out before the other countries get it.When I last checked There was more then north america in the world.We all know when Europes numbers come in its going to be stunning.VG you should quit your day job and join the circus with microsoft.

malandra4820d ago

everyone knows VG Charts numbers are made up

site is run by a 360 fanboy who was banned from various sites for posting fake sale numbers

XeNoStRatoS4820d ago

Those numbers are way too low... At least 1.1M for the whole first week WW. Double the figure and it´s a go.

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njguy24821d ago

They're not fake, I spoke to Sony and they confirmed a similar week one number.

redDevil874821d ago

I spoke to Santa and he said your getting a lump of coal for Christmas

TheRacingX4821d ago

that one made me laugh bro...after a crappy day at work ....bubs to you!!

stuna14821d ago

LOL.... that made my day.

btk4820d ago

Best comment of the day. Must remember that one.

texaswolfsrain4820d ago

wow your comment made my day..... im still laughing while im typing this....lol best shit i read today..

house4820d ago

roflmao comment of the week right there bubbles for making me laugh super hard

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finbars754820d ago

Sorry njguy but i just spoke to my Sony rep at EBgames and said the numbers arent even out yet.Thanks again Mark for the Killzone 3 swag that I have been bugging you about for a month now.Liking the posters hats and window stickers.lol.Got to love the Sony guys know how to make Killzone fans happy.Hope everybody is loving the game because I know I am.ADD me if you are up for some Killzone3 psn finbars75.

Punch-o4821d ago

Regardless of the opening numbers i believe KZ3 will have stronger legs in sales than kz2.

etowntwo4821d ago

You really believe that?

With so many games coming out this year???
Crysis, Duke Nukem and Brink are riight around the corner.

And then there are a ton of other ps3 exclusives and too many great multiplats too.

Admit it .... sales seem disappointing.
but then again, these figures could be wrong.

masterofpwnage4821d ago

not really.

i think we should kill the person who made up the idea that a game have to sell like halo or cod to not have disappointing sales.

jack_burt0n4821d ago

Of course the demographic is older, ppl have bills to pay etc.

Sony stuff has legs, its not teenagers scrambling for opening weekend etc ppl have to time stuff when their paychecks clear :) its the same thing across most the titles hitting 2 mil.

Finalfantasykid4820d ago

You are 100% correct. I would have bought the game day 1, but I have University going on right now, with term projects, midterms and assignments, with very little time for any new games(still playing GT5 in any of my spare time). I probably won't get KZ3 until this summer. At that point I will play it to death!

evrfighter4821d ago

Kz3 will not have legs this year. There's way too much games coming out. All fps games will be considered obsolete once bf3 drops.

takohma4820d ago

Do you really believe that?!?!? I mean BF3 is a good game but I'll still be playing kz3 along with BF3 when it comes. Oh yeah and I was one of the 23 people (and counting) who disagreed with you lol

GamingForever4821d ago

This is good sales! And this isn't fake either...

Machina4821d ago

A fair way below KZ2's numbers, but the bundles look to have done well.

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20 Years of Guerrilla: The Story of a PlayStation Studio

The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.

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SullysCigar369d ago

Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.

1Victor369d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar369d ago

Same. They nailed it with Horizon. The trouble is I also want a new Killzone! Can't I just have it all?!

jznrpg368d ago

I’m with you I want Horizon 3 , Killzone and new IPs

badz149368d ago

I have yet to play Burning Shores as I just started Forbidden West (bought at launch, just unwrapped last weekend LOL) and playing on PS5.

man...I still can't believe the graphics especially now I'm playing it on my LG OLED. that graphics and with stable performance backing it up, GG really is the master of their craft!

Vengeance1138369d ago

32.7M sales in the Horizon franchise! With 8.4M coming from Forbidden West alone! Truly a hugely successful game and franchise as a whole. Looking forward to Horizon III

Shane Kim369d ago

That's kind of a huge drop though. It's only been two games.

VersusDMC369d ago

One year after realease HZD sold 7.6 million.

https://www.noobfeed.com/ne...

So not a drop off.

Unless you're saying a HFW should have sold as much now as HZD sold in 5 years?

Vengeance1138369d ago

It's been 3 games, this includes Call of the Mountain. Also no, its a great improvement over HZD.

solideagle369d ago

lol you are comparing:

HZD: 28 February 2017 - May 2023 (6 years+)

HFW: 18 February 2022 - May 2023 (1 year+)

We will see if it surpass original number.

Phoenix76369d ago

@shane, 2 full main games, 2 DLC add ons, 1 VR spin off game, oh and a an official LEGO set.
Not too bad for an ip that's only been on market for 6 years

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REDGUM368d ago

Wow, very impressive. I didn't know the numbers were so high for Forbidden West. Still playing through it myself

thesoftware730369d ago (Edited 369d ago )

Yooo, when I first saw that Killzone 1 footage at E3, my friends my brothers and I were like, Holy shit! When it came out, it didn't look exactly like it, but we sunk so many hours into 1 & 2.

I even liked Killzone: SF, it was a spectacle to look at, and even today it looks good. I hope they make a new one. Can you imagine how that will look, and they can get some modern FPS pointers from Bungie.

blacktiger368d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca369d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.

OzzY-waZZy369d ago (Edited 369d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal369d ago

They are probably working on mutiple projects. One of them is Horizon 3, but another is a multiplaer game and probably somehting else.

Imalwaysright369d ago

There were rumours that they were working on a Socom reboot.

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Killzone 3 is playable with mouse & keyboard on PC via RPCS3 & KAMI

DSOGaming writes: "While Sony does not plan to release Killzone 3 on the PC, Yahfz shared a video that gives us a glimpse at what such a PC version could look like."

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bouzebbal1120d ago

Still looks secure 2 gens later... one of my favorite ps3 moments. With 3D and move the game is on another level

MadLad1120d ago

PC almost always ends up the best place to play games, even if it takes a while.

What would you rather play decades down the line? A game at a fixed resolution and frame, considering you have a working disc, and the hardware?
Or run it on an emulator that can update the experience all around, and let you use whatever control input you prefer?

If you insist on the former, it's really only for the sake of nostalgia.

Applejack1120d ago

I disagree. The main draw for consoles has always be the simplicity of just putting the disc in / downloading it and playing without worrying about anything else. The average person just wouldn’t want to deal with emulation even though it’s very important for preservation.

Terry_B1120d ago

Even emulators are super simple to use.

jukins1120d ago

Youre getting flak because people on here thibk of themselves as pc wizards. But honestly most poeple try and go get emulators and romz they end up with malware.. yes theyre "easy" if you know the basics but alot of people dont. That said the fact that its taken nearly 20 years to get a sustantially better experience for ps3 games than on its native system shows the complexity of getting bc to work. Sony, if they have any intention, should just invest in a vastly better psnow experience.

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Vegamyster1120d ago

jukins

Most people who emulate don't get malware, you'd have to be going to some weird sites for that to happen, heck years ago people were getting sketchier ad's resulting in malware warning on this site if you didn't have a ad-blocker lol.

SinkingSage1120d ago

Can't get malware if you legally dump your own games, which you should.

Rachel_Alucard1119d ago (Edited 1119d ago )

That's fine if that's the main draw, but it doesn't make it a better experience, just a preference. Having the freedom to do the things you can do on PC is what the appeal of PC is. Buying a game on PC means you never have to worry about the console makers just deciding the next hardware shouldn't support the generation anymore, which means everything you bought is stuck on that hardware instead of moving up with everything else. Nintendo uses this tactic to keep reselling the same games over and over at inflated prices. Sony cut all previous gens off the PS4 and sold it back to people in a poor attempt with PSnow. While the PS5 supports PS4 games, that may not be the case in the next gen after this. No to mention shutting off all the previous stores and updates completely. Even MS stopped making new BC titles at some point, so now there's a big list with 17 pages of titles that are not playable on Xbone and are just trapped on older gen. That's not a problem on PC, the reverse happens where you only have to worry if your hardware can play the newest releases at ultra with no issue.

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AzubuFrost1120d ago

Shhh don't say that aloud! You're going to trigger a lot of console infidels here.

Shane Kim1120d ago

I rather play it when it's available then wait 10 years.

MadLad1119d ago

Did you purposely miss the entire point of my post?

Inverno1120d ago

Well that's the beauty of still owning a retro console tho. Those who usually complain about emulation are just being blindly loyal to a company. Emulation is great for many reason, but if I still owned the console then I disagree nothing beats plugging it back in and going down a nostalgia trip

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RevXM1120d ago

The RPCS3 devs are doing great work. And Kami works nicely with it too it seems.
Very neat.

Magatsuhi1120d ago

Been playing mgo on pc with mouse. It's not perfect but I can make it work.

Binarycode1119d ago

2 is the better game.

A Remake would be good. 60fps 2-4k

Omar3li1119d ago

60fps is peasant for FPS games now

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Top 10 PS3 Games We Hope Come Back On PS5

While Xbox has committed to backwards compatibility spanning four generations, PlayStation has continued their stance that the feature isn't important. Well, it is! I'm hoping these PlayStation 3 classics that skipped the PS4 entirely show up again on the PS5 for everyone to enjoy.

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Knightofelemia1298d ago

Resistance, Dead Space franchise, Splatterhouse, Lollipop Chainsaw, Brutal Legends, Alice Madness Returns, Enslaved Journey to the West, Mass Effect franchise. Also wouldn't mind seeing a new Wild Arms game remake or HD remaster, the Xenosaga trilogy, a new Parasite Eve, a new Dino Crisis just too many games to list that are forgotten and left in the dark now adays.

Sciurus_vulgaris1297d ago

The PS3 is difficult to emulate. PS3 backwards compatibility on PS5 would require translation from PowerPC to x86. Additionally the PS5 likely would have to mimic the PS3’s GPU and CPU.

ApocalypseShadow1297d ago

**Luster Network
Your privacy choices
We and our partners process personal data such as IP address, unique ID, browsing data. Some partners do not ask for your consent to process your data, instead, they rely on their legitimate business interest.**

This is what pops up on my web browser. So I can't even read the site. So, forget that. They don't need my data.

But let's get something straight. OG Xbox had around 1,001 games. How many are BC on Series X? **39** THIRTY NINE. Come on! That's wack BC. You can't tell me that's a complete list. Talking about commitment. Game preservation. Ridiculous. Covers nothing.

How many games released on Xbox 360? Around 2085. How many are BC?
568. That's it. Around 1,517 are **MISSING** Stop playing. Tired of that nonsense.

Anyway, the only games I really want from PS3 that would be awesome are Motorstorm and MGS4. I'll take BC. I'll take a remaster. I'll take a remake. If not those, then Killzone 2. And in VR, maybe Sports Champions, House of the Dead Overkill and the Time Crisis games.

That's all I need. But we've gone over BC again and again in every possible way. It wasn't that important because Sony sold 115 million consoles without it. That's proof enough with no outcry. And PS5 has damn near all 4,000+ PS4 games BC. It's not PS1,PS2 and PS3. But that's plenty. I'll take more but you get what you get.

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