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UK: Gran Turismo 6 launch sales were just a fifth of GT5's
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GoofsterStud
Member
Really should of been next gen.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
This is why you release it on next-gen hardware when the new hardware releases.
Even Knack is kicking ass!
Even Knack is kicking ass!
This is a good one. 9/10
LoveCake
Member
I got the signature edition of GT5 on release & never again will i buy a GT game on release, GT5 promised the word but delivered little, even after the updates they did i just never could get into it, the very first GT game was the best, it has been downhill since then imo.
I get that it is supposed to be more of a simulation, but most people don't really want that, the racing was just too bland for me, i found the racing on Forza to just be more exciting both online & off.
I get that it is supposed to be more of a simulation, but most people don't really want that, the racing was just too bland for me, i found the racing on Forza to just be more exciting both online & off.
Nightengale
Member
GT6 will likely be measured by how long the game will have legs.
Chance Hale
Member
In what possible ways can the first game be better? And most people buying Gran Turismo want a simulation given that's what the series reputation is based off and 3, 4, and 5 sold absurd amounts for a game in the genre.
DoubleTake
Member
It might just be me but ive barely been seeing this thing getting advertised at all...
shikamaroooo
Member
I was going to get GT6, but damn I just can't after playing Ps4 for hours.
I dunno, I guess if we ignore logic then maybe we could rationalize.
cyberheater
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The demo a while back wasn't great either.
unempLLOYD
Member
Expected. Should've moved it to next gen. Ps4 is currently lacking great first party games atm.
Even though GT5's initial numbers were far more impressive, i'm expecting this game to have long legs. Not getting GT5 numbers, but getting close.
Attach rates at console launches are sometimes close to 1:1
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I'm a huge GT fan, but hearing about the microtransactions turned me off. I'm also eying Project Cars now.
staticneuron
Member
I am surprised how few people bring up the fact that it is now digital. if this is chart track then they are counting physical sales. I purchased GT6 as well but digitally. I wouldn't be surprised if a large amount of people who do so will be uncounted by the retail trackers.
It was released about 4 months before the game went gold.
What the hell were you expecting?
People will have picked this game with the PS4, plus looking at these numbers it couldn't have done worse. Also would have longer legs on the PS4 as new people buying the console would have a good chance of picking this up.
Maastricht
Member
Definitely understandable.
I got a PS4 and after playing that all weekend last week, now I've been playing GT6 all weekend this week and the PS4 hasn't been on. But I'm a GT nut. And I don't know if I think casual people who have GT5 really need GT6 to be honest. GT6 is a great revision of GT5 and I love many things about it, but it doesn't give me anything that I think is an essential new experience for more 'casual' car lovers.
I also think the social integration is really lagging behind. The licence test integration is great, but everything else is meh so far.
I hope they push for a PS4 release sooner rather than later. GT6 is great, with way more support for day-night, weather etc., but a lot of it would benefit a tonne from being on PS4, particularly the social features would be fantastic. Imagine posting a nice replay, or a picture of a great new car you bought, seeing in the Live Area what trophies your friends unlocked, etc.
I already found myself checking the trophy list in the trophy app too to see if I had any rare trophies (there was one, for winning a race in a car from 1959 or older, at the time only 1.4% had it).
That said, I'm still partly happy it's on PS3 as well - I only have one PS4, and that's in the living room. This PS3 is in the study with my steering wheel.
Though with really good support for the new controller, I would have liked that too.
I got a PS4 and after playing that all weekend last week, now I've been playing GT6 all weekend this week and the PS4 hasn't been on. But I'm a GT nut. And I don't know if I think casual people who have GT5 really need GT6 to be honest. GT6 is a great revision of GT5 and I love many things about it, but it doesn't give me anything that I think is an essential new experience for more 'casual' car lovers.
I also think the social integration is really lagging behind. The licence test integration is great, but everything else is meh so far.
I hope they push for a PS4 release sooner rather than later. GT6 is great, with way more support for day-night, weather etc., but a lot of it would benefit a tonne from being on PS4, particularly the social features would be fantastic. Imagine posting a nice replay, or a picture of a great new car you bought, seeing in the Live Area what trophies your friends unlocked, etc.
I already found myself checking the trophy list in the trophy app too to see if I had any rare trophies (there was one, for winning a race in a car from 1959 or older, at the time only 1.4% had it).
That said, I'm still partly happy it's on PS3 as well - I only have one PS4, and that's in the living room. This PS3 is in the study with my steering wheel.
Though with really good support for the new controller, I would have liked that too.
If I didn't read GAF, I wouldn't have ever known that microtransactions were in it. I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere in the game thus far - Doesn't make it acceptable, but it hasn't changed the GT experience at all.
King of Polygons
Neo Member
Damn outside of TLOU Sony's 1st party is having a rough year sales wise despite performing critically well. ( At least on the PS3 side)
I still expect the game to have good legs and may entice PS4 owners back to PS3 during the inevitable summer drought.
I still expect the game to have good legs and may entice PS4 owners back to PS3 during the inevitable summer drought.
MutonCommander
Banned
Not really that surprising, customers spent their money on new consoles.
Wait, micro transactions? I thought this was just the case with FORZA 5?
People waited a really long time for GT5. I think people were really itching for it by the time it came out.
But now they've got their GT/PS3 fix and while GT6 will still have fairly long legs, its not going to have that same 'gotta have' aspect that GT5 did because of being the first 'next gen' GT game. Gotta remember that its not just hardcore fans who buy these games.
I would have thought a larger install base would have offset this somewhat, so while it not selling as much as GT5 isn't surprising, the amount by which it is short probably is.