So in the end, is MGS4 a system seller?

[QUOTE="Erkidu"]Ok - so PS2 owners were only allowed to buy MGS3 immediately after it launched? :| That makes perfect sense....oh, wait... It doesn't.-Spock-

You have misunderstood me, that's why. I am only using MGS2 as an example since it was released at an early date in the PS2's life cycle. Forget MGS3 for a minute - it's MGS2 that was the system seller, since it sold 7 million units by the time the PS2 had so far sold approx. 40 million units out of its 120 million potential. Sure, i'd agree with you in saying that it wasn't a system seller if the PS2 had sold all 120 million units by the time MGS2 had launched in 2001, but that just wasn't the case. There were only about 20-25 million PS2 units on shelves in 2001 - the sales and timing are practically akin to Halo 2, a game widely regarded as a system seller, releasing on the original Xbox in 2004.

Well I'm buying a PS3 especially for MGS4, so for me it's a system seller

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Well goody gum drops for you

It may sell a couple but it's no Halo 3Geek_Speak101

[QUOTE="Geek_Speak101"]It may sell a couple but it's no Halo 3Animal-Mother

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="Geek_Speak101"]It may sell a couple but it's no Halo 3DaysAirlines

[QUOTE="Geek_Speak101"]It may sell a couple but it's no Halo 3Animal-Mother

What will MGS4 be? Hopefully not the same garbage that it has been

Of course it is, MGSPO sold millions of PSPs the day it came out.DaysAirlines

Okay, cut that out. It's gotten old.

[QUOTE="-Spock-"][QUOTE="Erkidu"]Ok - so PS2 owners were only allowed to buy MGS3 immediately after it launched? :| That makes perfect sense....oh, wait... It doesn't.Erkidu

You have misunderstood me, that's why. I am only using MGS2 as an example since it was released at an early date in the PS2's life cycle. Forget MGS3 for a minute - it's MGS2 that was the system seller, since it sold 7 million units by the time the PS2 had so far sold approx. 40 million units out of its 120 million potential. Sure, i'd agree with you in saying that it wasn't a system seller if the PS2 had sold all 120 million units by the time MGS2 had launched in 2001, but that just wasn't the case. There were only about 20-25 million PS2 units on shelves in 2001 - the sales and timing are practically akin to Halo 2, a game widely regarded as a system seller, releasing on the original Xbox in 2004.

MGS3 is not a better example, as you say. The circumstances surrounding MGS3 are dissimilar to the circumstances to MGS4 and the PS3. You only want to use MGS3 asthe example, because focusing solely on that game, while forgetting MGS2, would help your stance.