GTSPORT Takesound #1 in sales.

GT6mebe
Thats because the racing genre is in a decline. GTS still is in a league of its own compared to other racing franchises like Forza, PCars etc outselling them many times over.

By the way those franchises are also in decline. Same with F1 and Dirt.

Lmao, at one small retailer selling the game on a sale is somehow brought up as a counterpoint to a base price. I just went to GAME the other day and its £45. Same with Amazon. Same with Tesco. Same with ShopTo.
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Because it's selling on brand name alone. GT6 tried it and sold less than GT5: Prologue. Many of the complaints about Sport suggest it sold very well for the same reasoning.

It will be interesting to revisit 1-month numbers & see how it's doing.
 
Scaff
Sales do not equal quality.

The Spice Girls have had more UK number ones than the Rolling Stones, Queen, David Bowie, etc.

Does that automatically make they better?
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To people that listen to that kind of music..sure.
 
Oyashiro-sama
I predict a heavy drop in sales after a few months. That is because new players would have already missed out most of the online seasonal features (like the fia championship) and the game and save requires the servers. That means, that if you buy the game a year after, it is one less year of life for GTS and less a year you can play it. (PD kept GT5 servers for about 5-6 years and I'm praying that they keep the GT6 servers running)

Also, it makes me sad that this game format is being so well-received. I hoped for a massive flop, so that PD would open their eyes and would do things properly next time (for example, I don't mind having 150, but I do mind having all those VGTs and same type of race car). But guess, it's only me.
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That's bad karma dude...
 
Oyashiro-sama
I predict a heavy drop in sales after a few months. That is because new players would have already missed out most of the online seasonal features (like the fia championship) and the game and save requires the servers. That means, that if you buy the game a year after, it is one less year of life for GTS and less a year you can play it. (PD kept GT5 servers for about 5-6 years and I'm praying that they keep the GT6 servers running)

Also, it makes me sad that this game format is being so well-received. I hoped for a massive flop, so that PD would open their eyes and would do things properly next time (for example, I don't mind having 150, but I do mind having all those VGTs and same type of race car). But guess, it's only me.
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Pretty much all games have a huge dropoff in the first 30 days. Games are very front loaded in terms of sales. IIRC GT5 sold more than half it units in the first 30 days. So you sort of have two questions. How good were the initial sales and what kind of long term sales consistency will the title have? I doubt we'll have any solid numbers for a couple of years just like with GT6.
 
Johnnypenso
Pretty much all games have a huge dropoff in the first 30 days. Games are very front loaded in terms of sales. IIRC GT5 sold more than half it units in the first 30 days. So you sort of have two questions. How good were the initial sales and what kind of long term sales consistency will the title have? I doubt we'll have any solid numbers for a couple of years just like with GT6.
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No it did not.

It sold 4 million in its first 4 weeks. 5 million after 7 weeks on sale. http://www.virtualr.net/a-closer-look-at-gran-turismo-5s-sales

PD own numbers say life time.
11,950,000

Thus GT5 sold 1/3rd its sales in its opening month.

GT5 sold great long term, it maintained the traditional long legs GTs were known for. Content is king.
 
Skulli
No it did not.

It sold 4 million in its first 4 weeks. 5 million after 7 weeks on sale. http://www.virtualr.net/a-closer-look-at-gran-turismo-5s-sales

PD own numbers say life time.
11,950,000

Thus GT5 sold 1/3rd its sales in its opening month.

GT5 sold great long term, it maintained the traditional long legs GTs were known for. Content is king.
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The source for that chart is unreliable and notoriously so. That same source says lifetime sales of GT5 are 10.7 million when we know they are significantly higher.

EDIT: He's banned already:scared:
 
GT5 did 6.37 million in its holiday launch of Nov-Dec.

Scaff
Which would show that sales do not always equate to liking something.

Have you liked every single thing you have ever bought? Never had one disappointing purchase.

Your mixing up correlation with causality.
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Note I say continued sales. And yes they do equate to liking something. Its the very metric businesses use to garner which products are liked.

Sure but if I had a disappointing purchase I sure as hell would not buy the sequel product after numerous years.

Scaff
One is all it takes to show that fixed price is a myth,
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No its not, especially when that one even says its a sale. If you seem to be fixated on the exception rather than the clear rule all major retailers follow.
 
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GT6mebe
Note I say continued sales. And yes they do equate to liking something. Its the very metric businesses use to garner which products are liked.

Sure but if I had a disappointing purchase I sure as hell would not buy the sequel product after numerous years.
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You just answered your own question. How many years have GT sales been declining for?

Oh and once again correlation doesn't equal causality. Never has, never will.


GT6mebe
No its not, especially when that one even says its a sale. If you seem to be fixated on the exception rather than the clear rule all major retailers follow.
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You said it was a set price, I only need to provide one example to show that not the case.

Oh and if it's a clear rule for all major retailers to follow its illegal in the UK and Europe.

And stop double posting.
 
Scaff
You just answered your own question. How many years have GT sales been declining for?
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No, but you seem to be going round in circles: the entire racing genre is shrinking. GT's continued dominance in the genre is a testament to it being well liked whether you like it or not.

Scaff
Oh and once again correlation doesn't equal causality. Never has, never will.
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Sorry but that saying has no relevance here: people continue to buy what they like.

Scaff
You said it was a set price, I only need to provide one example to show that not the case.

Oh and if it's a clear rule for all major retailers to follow its illegal in the UK and Europe.
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A sales price does not negate a recommended retail price, especially when every major retailer has it at said price. Your arguments are getting petty tbh.
 
GT6mebe
No, but you seem to be going round in circles: the entire racing genre is shrinking. GT's continued dominance in the genre is a testament to it being well liked whether you like it or not.
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Which would indicate that less people like racing titles than the did in the past, and GT can't be excluded from that.

Now feel free to dispute that, as all it does is invalidate your own argument.


GT6mebe
Sorry but that saying has no relevance here: people continue to buy what they like.
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Says it has no relevance and then cites a correlation as if its causality.

If you correct then no-one will be trading in games until a new title in that series is available.

GT6mebe
A sales price does not negate a recommended retail price, especially when every major retailer has it at said price. Your arguments are getting petty tbh.
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A set price would, and drop the personal digs.

Game: £49.99
Simply Games: £34.99
Amazon: £44.99
Tesco: £46
PC World: £44.99
Shop.to: £44.86

That's a quick look at a range of retailers, with a £15 spread from highest to lowest and only two identical prices.
 

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