I'd like to think so, but no, there's no evidence to suggest one way or the other.
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PAL Charts - Week 41, 2016
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I'd like to think so, but no, there's no evidence to suggest one way or the other.
Possumowner
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PsVr chart invasion.I expected Gears to chart at 1,be interesting to see if it's got any legs
You don't think any other PSVR game will chart in and around the top 10 again?
I think there will be a couple games upcoming like Farpoint which could be a surprise.
But yeah its tough for PSVR software when the install base is so tiny in the bigger picture.
It's too expensive for a year old port as well (even with all the DLC included)
SE should've launched it at £30.
The next time PS4 owners will give a shit is when the next TR game rolls around on time.
Katana_Strikes
Member
Still gob smacked at Gears despite keeping expectations in check. It can't be seen by anything but a disappointment at MS.
Be interesting to see US numbers for it. But they can't be good going off these. Yikes!
Be interesting to see US numbers for it. But they can't be good going off these. Yikes!
They did release a PR... Without sales numbers.
DeadOnions
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My Gears prediction was way off. It'll still make money for them but it proves MS need a big new IP. I do think that State of Decay will be big for them though.
I'm willing to bet Forza Horizon 3 will hold better and outsell Gears in the UK.
I'm willing to bet Forza Horizon 3 will hold better and outsell Gears in the UK.
wapplew
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I predicted over 150k because install base is higher than Halo 5 launch...
Haha, come on. No offense, but that was pretty unlikely from the start.
It may have sold over too.
Acquiescence
Member
OléGunner;220342293 said:
Just as a general showing for VR in the charts, I think it'll be very front-loaded. PSVR is the best shot that tech has at becoming mainstream, yet we know how good Sony is at 'supporting' their peripherals (EyeToy, Move). I'm worried that this might be the best it gets. Happy to be proven wrong though.
Jimmyfenix
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do we have a list on how much past entries of gears sold at their first week?
Nightengale
Member
Gears is a core IP but anecdotes at places like Amazon US and retail insiders have painted Gears4 excitement to be more muted than Halo 5.
Not that it's a perfect indicator, but it wasn't a sure fire that it'll perform very well.
Could you tell us which of three DQ games, Heroes, VII or builders, did the best for opening week?
Way worse.
what does that even mean
Jimmyfenix
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gundamkyoukai
Member
Very poorly for a mainline gears game.
MS need to start looking for some new IP or they going to be in trouble.
Acquiescence
Member
Any reference to Bean The Movie gets an automatic thumbs up from me.
Bruno MB
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The problem for Gears of War 4 is that this week we have Battlefield 1 and the following week Titanfall 2 so tough competition.
I'm very curious to see how Titanfall 2 will perform, it is basically a new IP for PlayStation 4 owners and also it will be interesting to see the player retention it has on Xbox One. The first title debuted at 125,000 units which was huge.
I'm very curious to see how Titanfall 2 will perform, it is basically a new IP for PlayStation 4 owners and also it will be interesting to see the player retention it has on Xbox One. The first title debuted at 125,000 units which was huge.
Katana_Strikes
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It was always a bit weird to hear people say that they thought Gears would be bigger than Halo this gen. Turns out it couldn't even outdo the weaker Halo franchise. Got to be sending alarm bells ringing at MS that.
Mmh...yeah, more hints on DQB would be good. If it's around 4,000-5,000, that's certainly more than what I was expecting. If it's quite a bit more, then it would be a relative "Woah" compared to the expectations from most of us here, at least in UK (still maintaning that trying to extrapolate the game's overall sales from just one country is premature, given the different tastes for different European countries, and even between US and UK)
Nightengale
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Typo. Meant painterly in a beautiful sense.
Gears was always below Halo. And although Halo isn't what it once was, it's still selling a lot of copies many games can't dream of.
wapplew
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Match the first game, not the worst first week, not including digital, it's alright I guess.
DQB>DQH>DQVII
If I've learnt anything from over a year of reading these threads, almost all of you overestimate game sales rather than underestimating them.
Chobel
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So the last year answer to the universe, how far is it from the ultimate answer this time?
Yeah I don't expect much from software charting either.
Hopefully we see the quality VR games down the road popping up in the top 20-30 charts from time to time, at least showing owners are interested in new software.
I also hope Sony are committed to the device unlike Move, that's why I'm waiting for 6-12 months before joining in.
Hmm I believe Gears 3 came in at 300k if I remember correctly from an old PAL thread.
Tried searching around Gaf for official numbers and all I got was that launch was between 291k and 345k.
A far cry from where the series is now in any case after being a week one seller beast.
Edit: Ahhh thanks to Guymelef for posting comprehensive numbers above!
Welfare
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I guess one win Gears 4 has is that it most likely outsold Judgement. Thought that was ~100k but it isn't.
Damn.
...I don't know if I should take it as < 4,000 - 5,000 or not XD
gundamkyoukai
Member
Nothing about that is alright compare to gears 3 .
I guess if you use GearJ as baseline it alright .
Also remember 105k is the highest number who knows how much lower it is .
Triggerhappytel
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They need to find another good partner like Epic Games to make something for them. With there being very few developers of that size independent any more I don't know who, but like you say, I don't think they have any room for that in their first party slate. Maybe they could commission Platinum for an action game once Scalebound is done with.
I think the most likely thing is that Squeenix will release on everything at the same time, but team up with Sony for the marketing.
Gears is #1 in the single-format charts. But combined FIFA outsold it.
I expect it will do better in the US, but I doubt it will do notable numbers anywhere outside of these two territories.
Oof. I know the Xbone isn't the dominant force that the 360 was, but barely matching the sales of Gears 1 at retail seems like a very poor performance.
Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule
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In a near future.. "remember that week where people bought some VR games?"
I think he's memeing.
Though, I do wonder if a spin like 'The Coalition's first outing is in line with Epic's first entry. At this rate, we'll be getting Gears 3 numbers for Gears 6' is in the works.
Katana_Strikes
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Dropping to original Gears levels and in the ballpark of Judgement is a massive fall from grace. Selling less than a third of the last main entry for an established big franchise is just eye opening.
Acquiescence
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No chance they'll team up with Sony for the marketing. Microsoft want to claim that franchise as their own now, and Sony has Uncharted anyway. Agreed, the third game will release on all platforms at the same time (Spencer won't want to go through all that negative publicity again), but it'll still be announced at Microsoft's E3 presser.
Jimmyfenix
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Will you be posting that when the NX comes out ?
wapplew
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Or follow Forza formula, make spin-off, share assets, shorten development cycle, lower the cost, if one game can't reach sales target, make two.
Halo, Gears, every year instead of every 3 years.
tattooed_dwarf
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On subject of IP's, I'm really wondering if MS has any new IP's underway we just don't know about. There isn't much we know what comes after Sea of thieves, Scalebound and possibly Crackdown. I mean will they have any big games lined up for Scorpio launch?
Forza. But no new IP.