Fanboys Start Your Engines: GTA IV Sales Data

Dude it’s all good, it’s about Opinions and no matter what anyone says you have the right to says whatever s**t you like, clever or stupid its words, just some peeps (not the mallow chicken we discussed about ageing but humanoids) take it far too seriously but I must admit sometimes I too get involved a little too much, but arguing sure is fun!

what im saying no need to explain yourself :-) i got it!

yeah, but you're reasonable.

just all these peeps and chickens sometimes get to me you kn.... hey what are you on about...

cheetos huh? watsits? same thing. right.

yeah, but you're reasonable.

just all these peeps and chickens sometimes get to me you kn.... hey what are you on about...

cheetos huh? watsits? same thing. right.

Woah woah WOAH. I don't own either console here so we can hold off the accusations of fanboyism for a second.

You have to look at this in context. Unfortunately I don't have the statistics to hand and nor can I be bothered to get them, but if the 360 sold a smaller percentage more of total copies compared to the number of 360's out there (consoles sold over several years, against the number of PS3's out there in a much shorter time), you really can't say that the 360 p0wns, or whatever the hell that fanboys are using these days.

This isn't even week one sales we're talking about here. Over time, my money is on GTA IV shifting a lot more PS3's than it will 360's, and that will make things look very different in a year's time.





Being a winner in a one-horse race isn't much of an accolade. Especially if that winner was rushed to market with a far higher failure rate than is acceptable in the industry, as well as a storage medium which is disputed in suitability for several reasons. And as for now - the current winner? The real race has only just started. Give it a year.

Mentioning the HD-DVD issue was also to highlight again that you have to look at the long-term to see how these things pan out, as well as it being obvious embarrasment for Microsoft.

Love or loath them, the fanboys/girls are an essential crowd. They create the hype and love showing off their kit to their friends who will quite likely, purchase one of the consoles after seeing it in the flesh and playing some games. So with all the GTA4 hype, it's important to remember that the fanbois are required. Without then, who'd queue up at midnight to buy games? The console scene would be played down and probably go nowhere and eventually die. I also think we need another big fish in the console tank. Who's gonna rise to the challenge?

Just a thought.. :)

Isn't all this a bit of a moot point? I never understood why arguing over which version of a title sold whatever amount was valid. It seems to me that it's better to look at the quality of each version - and then hope/expect consumers to support that version. In this case, it's no secret that the 360 version is better. The differences are slight (lower res, strangled online, other graphical issues) but if you were going to pick up one, it would be the 360 version if you looked at the merits of the title across both platforms and nothing else.

As for building brand-loyalty for Sony, is this the right title to achieve such a goal? Seems to me that a flagship PlayStation product has been somewhat usurped.