Jawmuncher
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I was thinking a bit more about actual RE7 sales and potential... I believe it can reach 6m+ before the first re-release.
But the grow userbase and potential for RE8 can end being the best selling RE game... 8m is not impossible with the good reception of RE7... RE8 has everything to be a hit. The fact they didn't have to work in a new Engine anymore can make the team focus only in the game.
I don't think it could reach that much without a rerelease. Not a rerelease on a new console. But a GOTY or Gold edition at retail would definitely be needed I think to see such numbers. Even RE5 needed this to push it's sales up a good bit.
Sales & quality are 2 different things. Something can be not good and still sell and vise versa.
It's still quite the jump to say that 5 is universally claimed as being shit. I can maybe get someone saying 6 (Even though we have more than enough evidence to claim that isn't the case either). But 5 is definitely quite the stretch. Not being as good as RE4 isn't a bad thing, few games can match that.