BioShock 360 still selling strong

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#1 GGNoRematch
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sold 1.29 million copies already(according to vg charts).. Talking about the 360 version of course..

Amazing.. can't wait for BioShock 2 to come out..

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#2 cobrax80
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lol, first you make thread about MP3 flopping in sales then you make another glorifying Bioshock. Why not just make one thread.
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#3 Eltroz
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sold 1.29 million copies already(according to vg charts).. Talking about the 360 version of course..

Amazing.. can't wait for BioShock 2 to come out..

GGNoRematch
The good thing is i am sure at the rate it is selling there will be a second one.
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#4 Sir-Marwin105
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Why anybody would want a sequel to Bioshock is beyond me.
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i beat mine and find i play it regulary, just too unlock all weapon upgrades.
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#7 GGNoRematch
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Why anybody would want a sequel to Bioshock is beyond me.Sir-Marwin105

what the

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[QUOTE="Sir-Marwin105"]Why anybody would want a sequel to Bioshock is beyond me.GGNoRematch

what the

You do realize it wasnt the developers but the publisher that said it wanted to do a sequal... that usualy means trouble.

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i beat bioshock already, thought i havent touch it since i got halo 3...lol
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#10 GGNoRematch
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[QUOTE="GGNoRematch"]

[QUOTE="Sir-Marwin105"]Why anybody would want a sequel to Bioshock is beyond me.GundamGuy0

what the

You do realize it wasnt the developers but the publisher that said it wanted to do a sequal... that usualy means trouble.

how do you know the developers don't want to do a sequal.. last I checked they also like money and making great games

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#11 Xerlaoth
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This is gonna sound flame-ish, but it's not...just an observation.

Bioshock is only a month old or so, and I've seen at least 5 used copies in 4 different Gamestops in the past week. If people start buying used copies, those numbers'll tail off.

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you do relise the 360 fell from the top 10 here at gs about a month before the pc version don't you? pc version has outsold x360 in europe and I would also say it has here in nz, due to pc version being hard to find for the first few days while the 360 version was everywhere
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#13 tccavey2
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God Bioshock is amazing, I would really like to see a sequel with some crazy MP action.
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#14 clone01
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Why anybody would want a sequel to Bioshock is beyond me.Sir-Marwin105

a sequel doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. i think that Ken Levine would almost do something in the vein of Bioshock (kind of like what he did with system shock - bioshock, or like ico - shadow of the colossus).

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Bioshock isn't outselling Metroid Prime 3 by much (per capita). It's about 1/8.5 vs. 1/10.

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#16 GGNoRematch
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Bioshock isn't outselling Metroid Prime 3 by much (per capita). It's about 1/8.5 vs. 1/10.

mdisen2

what? BioShock 360 version has sold over double the copies that MP3 has.. you might need to go see a doctor to get your eyes checked..

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#17 Eltroz
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[QUOTE="GGNoRematch"]

[QUOTE="Sir-Marwin105"]Why anybody would want a sequel to Bioshock is beyond me.GundamGuy0

what the

You do realize it wasnt the developers but the publisher that said it wanted to do a sequal... that usualy means trouble.

How the heck is a publisher being happy with how well the game is selling and wanting a second one a bad thing?? Also developers I am sure are pretty happy with the sales also. Developers are not doing this because they want to put a big smile on gamers . No they want to make money
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#18 mdisen2
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[QUOTE="mdisen2"]

Bioshock isn't outselling Metroid Prime 3 by much (per capita). It's about 1/8.5 vs. 1/10.

GGNoRematch

what? BioShock 360 version has sold over double the copies that MP3 has.. you might need to go see a doctor to get your eyes checked..

*sigh* Are you kidding me? First of all, Metroid Prime 3 hasn't released in Europe yet (that accounts for over 400k Bioshock copies). Second of all, Bioshock has been out a week longer. Third and last of all, the Xbox360 has 2 million more units sold in America than the Wii. That all equals to: "Bioshock isn't outselling Metroid Prime 3 by much (per capita)". My eyes are fine, your ability to interpret information logically isn't.

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See hermits? This is why people say consoles are better than PC for video games.
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#20 mdisen2
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See hermits? This is why people say consoles are better than PC for video games.Cedmln

World of Warcraft.

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[QUOTE="Cedmln"]See hermits? This is why people say consoles are better than PC for video games.mdisen2

World of Warcraft.

Bahaha he just pulled out WOW on your ***. Pc gamers are so cute, I just want to pinch all their little cheeks

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#22 PBSnipes
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[QUOTE="GundamGuy0"][QUOTE="GGNoRematch"]

[QUOTE="Sir-Marwin105"]Why anybody would want a sequel to Bioshock is beyond me.Eltroz

what the

You do realize it wasnt the developers but the publisher that said it wanted to do a sequal... that usualy means trouble.

How the heck is a publisher being happy with how well the game is selling and wanting a second one a bad thing?? Also developers I am sure are pretty happy with the sales also. Developers are not doing this because they want to put a big smile on gamers . No they want to make money

You're confusing the developers with publishers. Generally speaking developers (at least premier developers like Irrational) are more about the game than sales numbers, they're going to make the game they want, not what 2K tells them to. A good example of this is the recent Bungie-MS split, rather than staying where the money is Bungie wants to make some new IPs instead of riding the Halo train to payday after payday. Obviously developers want to make money, but its not usually their primary concern when they reach a certain level of success.
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Good. I dislike 360 (have Bioshock PC) but good games need to sell or everyone is doomed to the casual garbage flooding the Wii.
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#24 mdisen2
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[QUOTE="mdisen2"]

[QUOTE="Cedmln"]See hermits? This is why people say consoles are better than PC for video games.tccavey2

World of Warcraft.

Bahaha he just pulled out WOW on your ***. Pc gamers are so cute, I just want to pinch all their little cheeks

Wow has brought in more money than Halo 3 and Bioshock combined.

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#25 imprezawrx500
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See hermits? This is why people say consoles are better than PC for video games.Cedmln

then how come bioshock pc was much harder to find than when it first came out? or why the pc collectors editon sold out a week before the 360 version or why hl2 has sold more than halo2.

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#26 Eltroz
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[QUOTE="Eltroz"][QUOTE="GundamGuy0"][QUOTE="GGNoRematch"]

[QUOTE="Sir-Marwin105"]PBSnipes

How the heck is a publisher being happy with how well the game is selling and wanting a second one a bad thing?? Also developers I am sure are pretty happy with the sales also. Developers are not doing this because they want to put a big smile on gamers . No they want to make money

You're confusing the developers with publishers. Generally speaking developers (at least premier developers like Irrational) are more about the game than sales numbers, they're going to make the game they want, not what 2K tells them to. A good example of this is the recent Bungie-MS split, rather than staying where the money is Bungie wants to make some new IPs instead of riding the Halo train to payday after payday. Obviously developers want to make money, but its not usually their primary concern when they reach a certain level of success.

You are right developers prefer to make games they enjoy making but this is not the whole starving artist thing. make what they want and sales do notmatter. You mentioned Bungie so going by them I am sure they have a truck load of employees and all these people need to be paid. Developers by far prefer to make games they like. They also really prefer to make games that gamers will like so that way it sells. Games cost way to much to not worry about sales.

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#27 Immortal_Evil
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Why anybody would want a sequel to Bioshock is beyond me.Sir-Marwin105
lol, you wish you could play it on your ps3 :)
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#28 sonic_spark
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Why anybody would want a sequel to Bioshock is beyond me.Sir-Marwin105

I agree. The plasmids got boring after awhile, the hacking was just irritating and repetitive and finally the guns had no "oomph" to them.

Interesting story, interesting backdrop. It dragged on too long if you ask me.

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#29 V_Isle
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Well over 85% of all copies sold were the 360 version. Dealing with patches, drivers, updates, stupid rootkit-like installers...why do that when you can just open the case, and pop it in your 360 and just play the thing with no hassles?
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#30 1carus
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See hermits? This is why people say consoles are better than PC for video games.Cedmln

Do you understand that while there have been 11 million Xbox 360s sold - there are over 13 million Steam users? That's 2 million more Steam users alone than 360s sold - there must be at least another million who play PC games exclusively who don't have a Steam account.

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#31 sbowrin
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Just surprised that nobody seemed to mention this but last I checked Bioshock 2 was signed on to be an xbox 360 exclusive so I am assuming there are plans to make the next one. Also I remember reading that it was going to be a trilogy.
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sold 1.29 million copies already(according to vg charts).. Talking about the 360 version of course..

Amazing.. can't wait for BioShock 2 to come out..

GGNoRematch

Still talking about this old game, lol. Damn I guess halo 3 didnt take your mind off this game yet.

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#33 guts32
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[QUOTE="GundamGuy0"][QUOTE="GGNoRematch"]

[QUOTE="Sir-Marwin105"]Why anybody would want a sequel to Bioshock is beyond me.GGNoRematch

what the

You do realize it wasnt the developers but the publisher that said it wanted to do a sequal... that usualy means trouble.

how do you know the developers don't want to do a sequal.. last I checked they also like money and making great games

Yes, I'm sure you know what the developers want.

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#34 actionquake
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lol, first you make thread about MP3 flopping in sales then you make another glorifying Bioshock. Why not just make one thread.cobrax80

Because it was pointed out in his other thread that MP3 was selling about as well as Bioshock in the US based on numbers of consoles sold. So he makes a new thread which uses the worldwide sales of Bioshock. Extremely pathetic.

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Well over 85% of all copies sold were the 360 version. Dealing with patches, drivers, updates, stupid rootkit-like installers...why do that when you can just open the case, and pop it in your 360 and just play the thing with no hassles?V_Isle

we don't know that. digital distribution isn't counted in those reports.

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#36 Sir-Marwin105
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[QUOTE="Sir-Marwin105"]Why anybody would want a sequel to Bioshock is beyond me.Immortal_Evil
lol, you wish you could play it on your ps3 :)

What? :?
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#37 Reyes360
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God Bioshock is amazing, I would really like to see a sequel with some crazy MP action. tccavey2

how bout some CO-OP

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#38 Pripyat
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[QUOTE="GGNoRematch"][QUOTE="mdisen2"]

Bioshock isn't outselling Metroid Prime 3 by much (per capita). It's about 1/8.5 vs. 1/10.

mdisen2

what? BioShock 360 version has sold over double the copies that MP3 has.. you might need to go see a doctor to get your eyes checked..

*sigh* Are you kidding me? First of all, Metroid Prime 3 hasn't released in Europe yet (that accounts for over 400k Bioshock copies). Second of all, Bioshock has been out a week longer. Third and last of all, the Xbox360 has 2 million more units sold in America than the Wii. That all equals to: "Bioshock isn't outselling Metroid Prime 3 by much (per capita)". My eyes are fine, your ability to interpret information logically isn't.

BioShock seems to have longer legs, that's it.

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#39 Reyes360
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[QUOTE="V_Isle"]Well over 85% of all copies sold were the 360 version. Dealing with patches, drivers, updates, stupid rootkit-like installers...why do that when you can just open the case, and pop it in your 360 and just play the thing with no hassles?CaseyWegner

we don't know that. digital distribution isn't counted in those reports.

Im starving Casey, and do you know you have the same name as my daughter? Kasey though, what should I get for lunch? Im starving.

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#40 Sir-Marwin105
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[QUOTE="tccavey2"]God Bioshock is amazing, I would really like to see a sequel with some crazy MP action. Reyes360

how bout some CO-OP

Terrible.
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#41 Danthegamingman
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sold 1.29 million copies already(according to vg charts).. Talking about the 360 version of course..

Amazing.. can't wait for BioShock 2 to come out..

GGNoRematch
glad to see a new IP and overall awesome game get recognized and havegreat sales.