Halo 3 will have its sales stolen...

...By GTA IV.

Just like GTA:SA brutalized Halo 2 in the sales department back in 04, and ultimately beat it 18 million (12, without PC or Xbox) to 8, so GTA IV will own Halo 3 in the most unbelievable of ways.

I predict a 2-1 sales spread in GTA IV's favor by the end of February 2008... and by 2-1 I mean 12 to 6 million. No I am not kidding.

GTA IV will pull those kinds of numbers, and put Halo 3 under the bus.

Or people who wanted Halo will get Halo and same for GTA, the same happened with GTA:SA and Halo 2 released in the same quarter; biggest year for sales in games, and bth FULL games exclusive to 360.... i'm no scientist but 2007 is the year of the lemm.hongkingkong

Yeah...Halo 3 will sell big, but GTA IV will sell MUCH bigger.

...By GTA IV.

Just like GTA:SA brutalized Halo 2 in the sales department back in 04, and ultimately beat it 18 million (12, without PC or Xbox) to 8, so GTA IV will own Halo 3 in the most unbelievable of ways.

I predict a 2-1 sales spread in GTA IV's favor by the end of February 2008... and by 2-1 I mean 12 to 6 million. No I am not kidding.

GTA IV will pull those kinds of numbers, and put Halo 3 under the bus.

jethrovegas

Look at the differences in the userbases that you are trying to compare and you will see why your reasoning is flawed. Halo 2 sold 8 million to about 30 million xbox owners. GTA SA sold 12 million to about 120 million owners. Do I need to work out the percentages for you?

Or people who wanted Halo will get Halo and same for GTA, the same happened with GTA:SA and Halo 2 released in the same quarter; biggest year for sales in games, and bth FULL games exclusive to 360.... i'm no scientist but 2007 is the year of the lemm.hongkingkong

yeah, i agree

plus, don't forget that halo 3 will be out a month before GTA4, and should sell a lot of copies, especially with preorders

it all depends on the halo 3 hype machine though .. i don't think it's got going yet

It's impossible for Halo 3 to lose sales. It's Halo. It'll sell.

If it loses any sales, it'll be probably 1 or 2 from Billy Bob in Kansa who wanted to "shoot some cars up hyuck."

no, both will sale how they are suppose to sale

Yeah...Halo 3 will sell big, but GTA IV will sell MUCH bigger.jethrovegas

Much bigger, probably not. GTA IV will sell more though. Say Halo 3 sells 5 million by the holidays, GTA would sell 6 mill. There is only a one month release difference between the two.

I'll be picking up both btw.

[QUOTE="hongkingkong"]Or people who wanted Halo will get Halo and same for GTA, the same happened with GTA:SA and Halo 2 released in the same quarter; biggest year for sales in games, and bth FULL games exclusive to 360.... i'm no scientist but 2007 is the year of the lemm.jethrovegas

Yeah...Halo 3 will sell big, but GTA IV will sell MUCH bigger.

Um yeah, because it is out for two systems. I am getting both!!

[QUOTE="jethrovegas"]

...By GTA IV.

Just like GTA:SA brutalized Halo 2 in the sales department back in 04, and ultimately beat it 18 million (12, without PC or Xbox) to 8, so GTA IV will own Halo 3 in the most unbelievable of ways.

I predict a 2-1 sales spread in GTA IV's favor by the end of February 2008... and by 2-1 I mean 12 to 6 million. No I am not kidding.

GTA IV will pull those kinds of numbers, and put Halo 3 under the bus.

bezaire2005

Look at the differences in the userbases that you are trying to compare and you will see why your reasoning is flawed. Halo 2 sold 8 million to about 30 million xbox owners. GTA SA sold 12 million to about 120 million owners. Do I need to work out the percentages for you?

No, you don't, and BTW the PS2 did not have that many users 3 years ago... It was more like 90-100 million.

And the Xbox only sold 24 million consoles. So about 3 to 1 and Halo sold to 1/3 of the Xbox's userbase. BFD.

Now....

The PS3 will have about 5 million consoles sold by October, and the 360 will have about 12 million.

I am telling you that GTA IV will sell 12 million copies to a 17-18 million console userbase.

Do I need to work out the percentages for you?

Just a few quick facts:

Halo 2 had a record breaking 1.5 million copies preordered (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_2)

Halo 3 already has over 4 million copies preordered (http://news.filefront.com/halo-3-preorders-exceed-4-million/)

[QUOTE="bezaire2005"][QUOTE="jethrovegas"]

...By GTA IV.

Just like GTA:SA brutalized Halo 2 in the sales department back in 04, and ultimately beat it 18 million (12, without PC or Xbox) to 8, so GTA IV will own Halo 3 in the most unbelievable of ways.

I predict a 2-1 sales spread in GTA IV's favor by the end of February 2008... and by 2-1 I mean 12 to 6 million. No I am not kidding.

GTA IV will pull those kinds of numbers, and put Halo 3 under the bus.

jethrovegas

Look at the differences in the userbases that you are trying to compare and you will see why your reasoning is flawed. Halo 2 sold 8 million to about 30 million xbox owners. GTA SA sold 12 million to about 120 million owners. Do I need to work out the percentages for you?

No, you don't, and BTW the PS2 did not have that many users 3 years ago... It was more like 90-100 million.

And the Xbox only sold 24 million consoles. So about 3 to 1 and Halo sold to 1/3 of the Xbox's userbase. BFD.

Now....

The PS3 will have about 5 million consoles sold by October, and the 360 will have about 12 million.

I am telling you that GTA IV will sell 12 million copies to a 17-18 million console userbase.

Do I need to work out the percentages for you?

no...but you need to have better reasoning than "I am telling you".

Halo 2 sold to 33% of its' userbase. GTA:SA sold to 12% of it's userbase. That is my reasoning why you are wrong. Notice how I back it up with facts and statistics. Your argument is "I am telling you"...which is weak.

If 12 million people own an xbox360, and they maintain the 33%, than they will sell about3.96 million (they already have over 4 million preorders...so they are clearly going to smash this expectation.

If GTA4maintains the 12%, than they will sell 2.16 million copies across a userbase of 18 million people.

There, I worked out the percentages and proved you wrong. Now move on to making a new, slightlyless incorrect thread for everybody to prove you wrong in.

Your opinion vs. my facts.

[QUOTE="hongkingkong"]Or people who wanted Halo will get Halo and same for GTA, the same happened with GTA:SA and Halo 2 released in the same quarter; biggest year for sales in games, and bth FULL games exclusive to 360.... i'm no scientist but 2007 is the year of the lemm.jethrovegas

Yeah...Halo 3 will sell big, but GTA IV will sell MUCH bigger.

It's on 2 systems smart one

It's impossible for Halo 3 to lose sales. It's Halo. It'll sell.

If it loses any sales, it'll be probably 1 or 2 from Billy Bob in Kansa who wanted to "shoot some cars up hyuck."

TemplaerDude

Yes, because GTA appeals to hicks more than Halo :roll:

Listen to some of the kiddie fiddlers you get on Xbox live to see what I mean.

you forget thatgta 4 IS MULTIPLAT this timehobbit93

He didn't say it wasn't. He obviously didn't say GTA will outsell Halo on the PS3 because the 360 userbase outnumbers PS3's 4 to 1. He's just talking about the games, and I agree. GTA will outsell Halo. GTA:SA has been the most-clicked game on GS PS2 for over 2 years. GTA is in a class of its own.

What if everyone buys 2 copies of Halo 3?chulomex3

More than enough people will buy the game. There won't be a lack of players online.[QUOTE="chulomex3"]What if everyone buys 2 copies of Halo 3?PotatoSan

Why the heck would you do such a silly thing? I'm sure the versions overlap, so if you just gotta have all the bells and whistles, buy the lengendary and be through with it. Donate the other $140 that you'd be waisting to charity!

[QUOTE="TemplaerDude"]

It's impossible for Halo 3 to lose sales. It's Halo. It'll sell.

If it loses any sales, it'll be probably 1 or 2 from Billy Bob in Kansa who wanted to "shoot some cars up hyuck."

D_Znuhtz

Yes, because GTA appeals to hicks more than Halo :roll:

Listen to some of the kiddie fiddlers you get on Xbox live to see what I mean.

Oh boy, someone who doesn't get a joke. About time.