Konami: MGS4 Must Sell 1M on Day 1

Reuters reports that Ryan Payton, assistant producer for MGS4, said the game needs to sell over one million copies on the first day to help recoup the cost of production. This could be problematic for any game, but particularly given the PS3's limited install base. Currently, the console has sold about 6 million units worldwide. Though the PS3 is sure to increase its install base over the holiday season and before MGS4 launches, a 1/10 attach rate for a game is generally seen as a godsend -- and day one?

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There is already a thread about this exact thingthageneral2

haha yea i just saw. damn. oh well..

Well if the game is what everyone thinks it will be then he should have no troubles.... MGS is an established franchise and has its base but I guess we will see what happens...

Thats one hard goal to reach, i mean Halo had trouble doing that. But its possible, i mean the PS3's future is based on this game not to mention the fact 9 out 10 PS3 owners atleast know this game. BUt im buyin Day One, if they dont run out of copies.

It will sell 10 million on day one trust me... LOLjdt532

Hopefully :D

its gonna be a good game but I think that those are some lofty expectations. Hopefully it can achieve its goal though and help Konami recoup its losses. his game will most definately be a system seller so hopefully it will help Sony as well as Konami

Thats one hard goal to reach, i mean Halo had trouble doing that. But its possible, i mean the PS3's future is based on this game not to mention the fact 9 out 10 PS3 owners atleast know this game. BUt im buyin Day One, if they dont run out of copies.

hashimgillani1

Yeah because if they don't sell 1M on day one, Konami is going bankrupt.

Seriously now, what's wrong with 1M by day two? A week? What's so urgent that can't wait a few days?

It will sell 10 million on day one trust me... LOLjdt532

Well I'll get it on day one

i'm 1/1000000 just need a few more people

Yeah because if they don't sell 1M on day one, Konami is going bankrupt.

Seriously now, what's wrong with 1M by day two? A week? What's so urgent that can't wait a few days?

Jack_Bauer07

Well there is a HUGE difference between 1 million in a day and 1 million in 2 days

But right if they need the money that urgently, they would release the game earlier

what they mean is in order to make up for the cost, 1m copies must be sold, and considering the msot owned ps3 game resistance does not even have that many out to this day, id say no go. as long as we all get it we will all be happy. konami cna go bankrupt for all i care as long as i find out what happens: )

lol that was a mean thing to say.

what they mean is in order to make up for the cost, 1m copies must be sold, and considering the msot owned ps3 game resistance does not even have that many out to this day, id say no go. as long as we all get it we will all be happy. konami cna go bankrupt for all i care as long as i find out what happens: )

lol that was a mean thing to say.

shroom76

R:FOM has sold about two million copies now.

People keep yapping about reduced install base, but they forget that MGS4 will INCREASE the install base.rogerjak

[QUOTE="rogerjak"]People keep yapping about reduced install base, but they forget that MGS4 will INCREASE the install base.hermes200

It's not going to sell a 1M on day one. Maybe with a worldwide release, but even then I think it would be hard. If it is the last MGS game, then I don't really care that much about sales, I'm still going to be playing it. But I hope it does well so Kojima can make more games. dr-venkman

IT IS A WORLDWIDE RELEASE!! Why doesn't anyone know this?

Ill preorder it soon and ill get it on day one after reading about this.

what they mean is in order to make up for the cost, 1m copies must be soldshroom76

Exactly.

Im shocked nobody pointed this out yet, the timeframe it takes them to sell 1m copies is not important, it could take a couple months and it wouldn't be a problem. It'll go on to sell multiple millions in the year after its released.

Im shocked nobody pointed this out yet, the timeframe it takes them to sell 1m copies is not important, it could take a couple months and it wouldn't be a problem. It'll go on to sell multiple millions in the year after its released.PrimordialMeme

... exactly why would it need to sell 1mill in the first day? what exactly iswrong with the sales for the rest of the year?

Anyway, everyone with a PS3 will eventually get MGS4, it's not like there are a lot of AAA PS3 options.

[QUOTE="jdt532"]It will sell 10 million on day one trust me... LOLBig-Rick

in order for that to happen everyone has to buy 2 copies lol

i guess i could always use another MGS4 :P

HE EXAGGERATING!!!

its called a hyperbole folks

he means they need to sell MGS4 ASAP like 1mil in a month or something.

[QUOTE="PrimordialMeme"] Im shocked nobody pointed this out yet, the timeframe it takes them to sell 1m copies is not important, it could take a couple months and it wouldn't be a problem. It'll go on to sell multiple millions in the year after its released.hermes200

What is important to shareholders? It could happen over a month and would be no different. Comparing that to MGS4 missing the holiday season entirely a different point.