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[ethomaz]

Hello.

This will be a thread to have some talk about the sales and estimates of the Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo Sport, a driving/racer simulation game for PlayStation 4.

Polyphony Digital Changed from Sell-in to Sell-through reports

The company changed it sales reports recently where they no more release Sell-in sales each title in the franchise choosing to Sell-thought sales for the franchise. The time of the update is not defined so you can it next quarter or just when it reaches a new milestone (like 90 million).
Below you can see the latest report:

With sell-through sales totaling 80.4 million units worldwide*, Gran Turismo has become an international sensation, with strong followings in Europe and North America in particular. It burst onto the video game scene in 1997, steadily evolving alongside the PlayStation® console, and continues to promote the enjoyment of driving to people of all ages all over the world.
*as of May 5, 2018

Actual Sell-through vs old Sell-in comparison

I saw a lot of mistakes made trying to comparing these different type of reports that ended with wrong claims like "GTS sold only 3.3m as of May 5, 2018" when in fact we don't know how much it sold but of course we can draw some conclusions.
Let's see what PD reported:

• 77.02 Million Sell-in as of September 30, 2017.
• 80.4 Million Sell-through as of May 5, 2018.

We don't have data of Sell-through for Sep 30, 2017 or Sell-in for May 5, 2018.
We can only guess how much Sell-through for Sep 30, 2017 (or Sell-in for May 5, 2018) and estimate the sales of GTS as of May 5, 2018:

• 76.5 Million Sell-through as of Sep 30, 2017 = 3.9 Million Sold-through for GTS as of May 5, 2018 (estimate)
• 76.0 Million Sell-through as of Sep 30, 2017 = 4.4 Million Sold-through for GTS as of May 5, 2018 (estimate)
• 75.5 Million Sell-through as of Sep 30, 2017 = 4.9 Million Sold-through for GTS as of May 5, 2018 (estimate)

The only think we can say is that GTS sales at that date was way over 3.3m.

Actual Sell-through from some countries

• Japan: 193.741 units as of End of 2017 (no digital included)
• UK: 484,933 units as of End of 2017
• Germany: > 100k as of Oct 31, 2017
• Germany: > 200k as of Nov 30, 2017

Sell-through vs Profiles

It is a simple idea.
Using the know sales of countries posted above we can compared and draw some estimates using Profiles found here: https://www.gran-turismo.com/br/gtsport/user/.

UK
484,933 units sold as of End of 2017
431,622 profiles as of Jan 24,, 2018

Profiles are lower than sales at that period in UK even if we remove the 24 additional days of profiles.
Perhaps due copies of the game not being used due end of the year holiday/gift.

JP
193.741 units sold as of End of 2017 (no digital included)
260,157 profiles as of Jan 24, 2018

That is a bit hard to compare due the additional 24 days of profiles and the lack of digital sales... if we account digital sales and remove these 24 days of profiles perhaps it could be a really close call between sales and profiles in Japan... even not removing these 24 days of profiles we are looking at max 20% difference between profiles and sales.

Germany
> 200k units sold as of Nov 30, 2017
369,865 profiles as of Jan 24, 2018

Here I can't get any hint because the date period is too longer and > 200k and < 500k is not something I can work with.

Estimates based on profiles as of Dec 20, 2021

If we get use the actual profile/sales ratio for the countries above and extrapolate to that date we will have the actual scenario:

UK: ~1.1m units sold (90% of the profiles)
JP: ~675k units sold (80% of the profiles)

JP and UK profiles accounts for about 15% of the Worldwide profiles.
Using that info we can draw a estimate for Worldwide sales:

WW: ~11,833,333 (estimate)

Of course that is an estimate and it can be lower or higher but we can start to compare actual sales from countries with profiles to become more accurate with with these estimates.

If you know more data about sales across the world I will be happy to add to the OP.

Overall Profiles as of Dec 20, 2021

• Total profiles: 15,673,020
• Total GTS profiles: 15,157,366
• Total Beta only profiles: 515,640 * Beta profiles turn in GTS profiles after play the final game
• Total status 255 profiles: 14

• Deleted profiles: 36,981 * profiles that where removed due unknown reasons (banned?)

Profiles by Country as of Dec 20, 2021

us	2295934
gb	1232029
de	1112769
fr	1068191
jp	844389
es	786572
it	744511
ru	716805
br	563287
sa	407591
au	391347
ca	342569
nl	324317
pl	318609
hk	296492
be	239388
pt	210678
ar	203572
mx	173419
kr	143436
cl	125885
tw	123313
tr	122770
gr	120932
cz	120793
za	120123
ch	112547
ua	108922
se	102513
dk	101883
fi	101360
ae	100584
at	99758
no	89860
in	88016
nz	86179
co	81071
hr	79233
my	74993
hu	70649
ie	65472
ro	56415
id	51239
sk	48747
th	47938
sg	47020
pe	43344
cn	42724
bg	40925
cr	30307
kw	26205
il	23360
om	18994
si	18006
qa	17651
uy	16365
ec	16282
gt	14802
pa	14694
lu	11385
bh	9366
cy	7842
lb	7422
mt	6419
sv	6110
bo	5723
py	5381
is	4648
hn	3858
ni	1433

For reference I have extracted profiles date in the follow dates:

Jan 24, 2018: GTS 3481248, Beta 726004, Total 4207252
Jan 26, 2018: GTS 3504429, Beta 721183, Total 4225612
Jan 30, 2018: GTS 3548375, Beta 721183, Total 4269558
Feb 5, 2018: GTS 3621652, Beta 718789, Total 4340441
Feb 9, 2018: GTS 3647602, Beta 718789, Total 4366391
Feb 19, 2018: GTS 3740505, Beta 713310, Total 4453815
Feb 26, 2018: GTS 3818613, Beta 713310, Total 4531923
Mar 4, 2018: GTS 3885703, Beta 708733, Total 4594436
Mar 12, 2018: GTS 3962581, Beta 704265, Total 4666846
Mar 19, 2018: GTS 4030113, Beta 704265, Total 4734378
Mar 26, 2018: GTS 4088249, Beta 704265, Total 4792514
Aug 6, 2018: GTS 5262454, Beta 660346, Total 5922800
Aug 13, 2018: GTS 5305518, Beta 660346, Total 5965874
Aug 21, 2018: GTS 5367021, Beta 660346, Total 6027367
Aug 29, 2018: GTS 5442650, Beta 640842, Total 6083492
Sep 10, 2018: GTS 5540585, Beta 636684, Total 6177269
Sep 27, 2018: GTS 5656841, Beta 636684, Total 6293525
Dec 18, 2018: GTS 6235947, Beta 636684, Total 6872631
Jan 15, 2019: GTS 6795169, Beta 621204, Total 7416373
Feb 21, 2019: GTS 7095110, Beta 621204, Total 7716314
Feb 13, 2020: GTS 9481623, Beta 569362, Total 10050985
Feb 20, 2020: GTS ‬9528488, Beta 568948, Total 10097449
Feb 26, 2020: GTS ‬9572976, Beta 568948, Total 10141937
Mar 29, 2020: GTS ‬9910480, Beta 568948, Total 10479428
Apr 4, 2020: ‬GTS ‬10034395, Beta 568948, Total 10603343
Apr 15, 2020: ‬GTS ‬10194394, Beta 568948, Total 10763355
Dec 20, 2021: ‬GTS ‬15157366, Beta 515640, Total 15673006

Notes

• All the data were extracted from the API URL https://www.gran-turismo.com/us/api/gt7sp/profile/ (yeap GTS is called GT7SP internally) where I made a basic POST call calling Job 1 that returns 4 data: psn_id, status, profile number and country.
• I use the most basic call to get the data called Job 1. There are others Jobs that returns more data like hours player, cars owned, races won, etc... all activity data can be extracted.
• There are others sites with similar data but they just extracted 10% of the base and extrapolated to get the full picture. My data will divert from them a lot because mine is exactly what you have on GTS site without any extrapolation or estimations.
• Status are divided in two numbers: 1 - Profile that played GTS final game and 2 - Profile that played only the Beta. If a profile with status 2 (Beta only) play the game today then it changed to status 1. I will try to track these Beta only profiles to see if they changed to 1 regularly.
• Some profiles numbers can't be extracted because the API returns error while the GTS site works fine, it is about 700 profiles that I will try to cover manually in the future.
• The country is determined by the PSN location (I'm from Brasil but my PSN is US so I'm counted in US numbers).
• Profiles are PSN users that played the game and not game sales. Used games and family sharing can increase that number even when you had only one copy sold.
• All the data extracted can be checked in this csv file (comma separated values): https://1drv.ms/u/s!AsRlMSDzwvw8g3OPhbR6SzdjVjqq old data.
• I will try to update the file and thread at least once per week. That way you will know how many profiles where created in GTS since the last time.

 

[ethomaz]

Updated with new estimate based in Dec 18, 2018 profile extraction.

UK: ~600k
JP: ~290k

WW: ~5,562,500

 

[Quixz]

5.5 million is good but expected a lot more like 7+

 

[Three]

GT always sells really well. It usually has legs until the next one comes out.

 

[Gediminas]

5.5 million is good but expected a lot more like 7+

estimates from My PS4 says it sold 7,5M

 

[sn0man]

That’s better than I thought it was doing. Questions then:

1.) will we see another numbered GT game?
2.) when will we see another GT game of any kind?

 

[frogx]

I wonder when new GT will be released ?

 

[ethomaz]

That’s better than I thought it was doing. Questions then:

1.) will we see another numbered GT game?
2.) when will we see another GT game of any kind?

I think we will see only one GT game per generation.

GT8, ala GTS2, will launch on PS5.

GTS is a numbered GT game it is called GT7SP.

I wonder when new GT will be released ?

PS5 probably after the first year.

 

[AgentP]

I'm guessing they are working on GT7 which is cross-gen.

 

[Foxbat]

It seems like you really went the extra mile here, but you're estimate is indeed a loose one.

You're using a small sample to extrapolate from. I'm not saying your claims are dubious, but after reading your comments on this topic in another thread, and how misleading they were. I have no doubt that you are trying to get that GTS sales number as high as possible.

All that being said... GT usually has pretty good legs as a series, but after the initial reception the game got at release, along with its npd rankings... I have a hard time believing that GTS has sold that we'll over the last 7-8 months.

Edit: To clarify. That's not to say that I'm claiming it only sold 3.3 million either as mentioned in your OP. I would think that the actual number is somewhere between the two.

 

[sublimit]

I've skipped this one but i'm willing to give this series another chance IF GT7 will be playable offline and have a solid SP campaign on day 1.

 

[Three]

I'm guessing they are working on GT7 which is cross-gen.

I doubt this. GTS has become a forward compatible service game at the moment. It will likely continue to offer free cars and tracks through updates and makes its cash from MTX. A new GT will probably release well into PS5s lifetime once PS4 is out of the picture

 

[ethomaz]

It seems like you really went the extra mile here, but you're estimate is indeed a loose one.

You're using a small sample to extrapolate from. I'm not saying your claims are dubious, but after reading your comments on this topic in another thread, and how misleading they were. I have no doubt that you are trying to get that GTS sales number as high as possible.

All that being said... GT usually has pretty good legs as a series, but after the initial reception the game got at release, along with its npd rankings... I have a hard time believing that GTS has sold that we'll over the last 7-8 months.

Edit: To clarify. That's not to say that I'm claiming it only sold 3.3 million either as mentioned in your OP. I would think that the actual number is somewhere between the two.

I already had all the data since beginning of this year... so I just wrote the thread... not a big work to be fair.

And the numbers can be even better than my estimates... I just choose to be conservative.

It was already well over 3.3m when they announced 80.4m for the franchise.

 

[scydrex]

I play GTS from time to time. A friend gave it to me as a gift. I would not have brought the game with my money. Sure the game is better which each update but not enough to hook me up. I played GT5 every day until GT6 came out and with GT6 until i sold my PS3 and got the PS4. If GT7 comes out will be for PS5 knowing PD they take forever to release a game.

 

[YayNJ]

It's a tired franchise that slowly but surely has lost everything that made it world class. I first bought into the PlayStation eco system solely for the GT series. Sad, but that's life.

 

[thelastword]

5.5 million is good but expected a lot more like 7+

estimates from My PS4 says it sold 7,5M

Wasn't GTS over 5.5 million players earlier this year according to PD.......With all the sales we've had since July including black Friday, I would suggest that GTS sales or players are much higher......

There's also this report from GT Planet two days ago....

https://www.gtplanet.net/gt-sport-has-around-7-5-million-players-according-to-my-ps4-life-feature/

 

[Puskas]

Considering it still only supports online saving, that's a lot of paperweight.
Surprised that it sold as much as it has though. But then again, it's (or seems like it's) regurarly on sale.

I used to be such a insufferable GT fanboy. Times surely have changed. The 5th and 6th installment burned me badly and GTS demolished whatever slight fondness I had left for the series.

 

[ethomaz]

Wasn't GTS over 5.5 million players earlier this year according to PD.......With all the sales we've had since July including black Friday, I would suggest that GTS sales or players are much higher......

There's also this report from GT Planet two days ago....

https://www.gtplanet.net/gt-sport-has-around-7-5-million-players-according-to-my-ps4-life-feature/

The 7.5m data is doing using some bad round from trophies... the actual data is 6,235,947 as yesterday.

The 5.5m in June or July is the same data I have but they combined Beta profiles that can't get trophies... at that time it really have over 5.5m profiles.

Yesterday with beta profiles we have 6,872,631... an increase near 1.3m of GTS profiles (because it is not possible to create Beta profiles anymore... and Beta become GTS after the same profile plays the final game... beta profiles are all below the first 1.5m profiles).

 

[ethomaz]

Considering it still only supports online saving, that's a lot of paperweight.
Surprised that it sold as much as it has though. But then again, it's (or seems like it's) regurarly on sale.

I used to be such a insufferable GT fanboy. Times surely have changed. The 5th and 6th installment burned me badly and GTS demolished whatever slight fondness I had left for the series.

Weird because GTS is the best GT was ever but I see a lot of gamers having a misunderstanding before play it... even my longer hater GTS friends at release after play it felt in love... there is a even funny case in the other forum with a Destiny buddy.

 

[Afro Republican]

This thread is just damage control for you're profile=sales nonsense from the Forza GT thread:

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/forz...ismo-better-sim-franchise-poll.1468675/page-5

It seems like you really went the extra mile here, but you're estimate is indeed a loose one.

You're using a small sample to extrapolate from. I'm not saying your claims are dubious, but after reading your comments on this topic in another thread, and how misleading they were. I have no doubt that you are trying to get that GTS sales number as high as possible.

That's exactly what he's doing.

 

[jonnyp]

I've skipped this one but i'm willing to give this series another chance IF GT7 will be playable offline and have a solid SP campaign on day 1.

Same. Love GT but have no interest in online gaming

 

[AgentP]

Same. Love GT but have no interest in online gaming

You don't need to play GTS online.

 

[sublimit]

You don't need to play GTS online.

You can't even save your game if you are not online.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

I don’t understand driving games at all.

I bought GTS and a wheel. I got bored. Forza Horizon interests me more, but not enough.

 

[SlashBringingHasher]

~5 million is my estimate. It doesn't seem like a profitable game for Sony considering how much work they put into the GT ip. they have offices all around the world to keep connections with car makers. they need to do something vastly big for the next GT

 

[StormCell]

I haven't played since GT5. If I pick up GTS, how likely am I to be happy with it? I used to love GT (GT 1-3 were great, 5 was alright). I've looked at GTS a couple of times and yearned for another great GT game.

 

[urmie]

Considering it still only supports online saving, that's a lot of paperweight.
Surprised that it sold as much as it has though. But then again, it's (or seems like it's) regurarly on sale.

I used to be such a insufferable GT fanboy. Times surely have changed. The 5th and 6th installment burned me badly and GTS demolished whatever slight fondness I had left for the series.

Yep, the online saving was a bad idea. What can go wrong? Well, for me, loading up the game one night and *boom* my garage is gone for no reason. Polyphony Digital has no official support team in place to assist, which still boggles my mind considering its competition has official support.

PS Support folks are useless, can't do anything with Polyphony Digital's server issues. So, you lose your garage, even if you reload your previous save, "too bad".

Of course this game will sell, when you wait 4+ years for Kaz to release a bare-bones e-sports game, folks will still buy it since it's "Gran Turismo" as did I. With the lackluster reviews, he shoehorned in single player events and while content each month is fine, it still isn't a full fledged GT7.

 

[raptorak]

GT Sport is an excellent driving game and a very competent online sport, a game with decent graphics and wonderful lighting at 60fps. It is very lacking as a single player experience, however, and earning the exact cars you want is somewhat grindy, though getting competitive cars in each class is very achievable for all players as rewards for progress in the single player races. I recommend watching some YouTubers like SuperGT to get a feel for it if you are curious.

 

[AgentP]

You can't even save your game if you are not online.

That is not playing online. Anyone without a Internet connection it going to have issues with many games.

 

[jonnyp]

You don't need to play GTS online.

Its offline mode still sucks

 

[flashfire926]

The franchise has really gone downhill since GT4.

 

[ethomaz]

This thread is just damage control for you're profile=sales nonsense from the Forza GT thread:

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/forz...ismo-better-sim-franchise-poll.1468675/page-5



That's exactly what he's doing.

Salty

Just stay with your delusional arguments.

 

[ethomaz]

~5 million is my estimate. It doesn't seem like a profitable game for Sony considering how much work they put into the GT ip. they have offices all around the world to keep connections with car makers. they need to do something vastly big for the next GT

I don't think GT was ever in better shape.

3 Million People Watched the FIA-Certified GT Championship World Finals

I think people have a wrong ideia about GTS but it is changing everything in the genre... the big press is already impressed and posting articles about what it is doing.

 

[ethomaz]

For these that are interested in how GTS is doing outside the game side can read the article below.

Eurogamer: With Gran Turismo, racing esports has come of age

It is really a joy to watch the championship.

 

[Afro Republican]

Salty

Just stay with your delusional arguments.

So salty that several people called you out on it.

It's cool man, PP will tell us the sales when they feel like revealing them.

 

[ethomaz]

So salty that several people called you out on it.

It's cool man, PP will tell us the sales when they feel like revealing them.

A new story nobody called anything... can you post anything not made up?

And PP did not even exists lol

BTW are you bitter yet about the Detroid good sales? I guess it is time to accept already... or better forget that just post some source for your made up all these NPD TOP threads where the data didn't match the reality.

 

[Afro Republican]

A new story nobody called anything... can you post anything not made up?

.

You're the only one making things up with your profile desperation.

However, if you feel you need to make another 3 posts in a row to justify your fiction go ahead.

Already linked the thread above, you really don't have anything. PP will release the real numbers, that aren't your made up ones since you have NO sales and are only using profiles, when they FEEL like they hit a milestone that they would like to share. Nothing to it.

The fact you made a new thread to continue this is silly. I'm not even sure why you did it, GTS not selling as well as other GT games doesn't mean Forza sold more so your obsession here is very strange.

Anyway, I'll leave you to your thread, just letting posters know to look at the above link, for Ethomaz seems to belief profiles=sales figures for some reason. Don't fall for the fake profile numbers. Moving on.

edit: He also does a lot of slick shit like editing his posts later on so you don't respond to a point he pulled out his ass long after the conversation ended. Also those NPD numbers came from NPD and Gaf and you were called out for using Matt NPD's as unit sales when his own charts say revenue, you're an idiot, shut up. That kind of editing can get you reported.

 

[ethomaz]

You're the only one making things up with your profile desperation.

However, if you feel you need to make another 3 posts in a row to justify your fiction go ahead.

Already linked the thread above, you really don't have anything. PP will release the real numbers, that aren't your made up ones since you have NO sales and are only using profiles, when they FEEL like they hit a milestone that they would like to share. Nothing to it.

The fact you made a new thread to continue this is silly. I'm not even sure why you did it, GTS not selling as well as other GT games doesn't mean Forza sold more so your obsession here is very strange.

Anyway, I'll leave you to your thread, just letting posters know to look at the above link, for Ethomaz seems to belief profiles=sales figures for some reason. Don't fall for the fake profile numbers. Moving on.

The thread you linked lol

 

[SlashBringingHasher]

The franchise has really gone downhill since GT4.

it didn't. it just didn't evolve. it sells more than forza. tho forza budget is smaller much smaller. they churned out like 4 forza games between GT6 and GT sport.

and its a better game. the problem is that polyphony is headed by a racing car guy yamauchi. and he just wants to make true racing simulators

I can see GT7 being a good game if the consoles can support very high stable framerate and 4k native graphics. and having more modes and release content.


racing games are more or less dead.

 

[Afro Republican]

racing games are more or less dead.

Well, more Simulators than racing games in general. But yeah. Simulators are pretty much not going to be a big genre again like before.

 

[flashfire926]

it didn't. it just didn't evolve. it sells more than forza. tho forza budget is smaller much smaller. they churned out like 4 forza games between GT6 and GT sport.

and its a better game. the problem is that polyphony is headed by a racing car guy yamauchi. and he just wants to make true racing simulators

I can see GT7 being a good game if the consoles can support very high stable framerate and 4k native graphics. and having more modes and release content.


racing games are more or less dead.

Horizon 3 has 10 million players, while GT Sport has 5 million players. So no, Horizon is now a bigger series than GT.

Kaz has had his head up his ass for the last 12 years, and as a result Forza, and even Project Cars has greatly surpassed them.

Say with a straight face that GT has a bigger budget than Horizon 4. If youre saying this because GT has better car models, thats only because PD take more timeto make each car, and T10 churn them out rapidly. Its a tradeoff for better or for worse. At best they probably have equal budget.

 

[Puskas]

Weird because GTS is the best GT was ever but I see a lot of gamers having a misunderstanding before play it... even my longer hater GTS friends at release after play it felt in love... there is a even funny case in the other forum with a Destiny buddy.

I can understand the appeal of GTS if you're big into online racing but I just don't care at all or have the time for that. The tacked on GT League is where I would have been spending my time if it didn't suck (ie; followed the GT6's 'chasing the rabbit' format) and online saving wasn't a thing.

Yep, the online saving was a bad idea. What can go wrong? Well, for me, loading up the game one night and *boom* my garage is gone for no reason. Polyphony Digital has no official support team in place to assist, which still boggles my mind considering its competition has official support.

PS Support folks are useless, can't do anything with Polyphony Digital's server issues. So, you lose your garage, even if you reload your previous save, "too bad".

I just might have looked past most of the game's flaws if it wasn't for this stupid (and typical) decision coming from PD. I'll never ever rely on neither their servers, support or my own connectivity for that matter.

 

[ethomaz]

New updated with data extracted up to Jan 15, 2019.

• 559,222 new GTS profiles were added from Dec 18, 2018 to Jan 15, 2019
• Average of 19k profiles per day
• 15,480 Beta profiles finally played GTS turning in GTS profiles in that period

My actual WW estimate for GTS sales using the new UK and JP numbers:

6,062,500​

​

We have new Spain sales data for GTS... so I will try to make a comparison between profiles and sales for Spain to make more accurate my WW sales estimate.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

New updated with data extracted up to Jan 15, 2019.

• 559,222 new GTS profiles were added from Dec 18, 2018 to Jan 15, 2019
• Average of 19k profiles per day
• 15,480 Beta profiles finally played GTS turning in GTS profiles in that period

My actual WW estimate for GTS sales using the new UK and JP numbers:

6,062,500​

​

We have new Spain sales data for GTS... so I will try to make a comparison between profiles and sales for Spain to make more accurate my WW sales estimate.

Thanks for investing the time into getting these estimates for us.

By my reckoning, that puts Sport ahead of the Prologues, GT6, as well as the PSP version? Pretty nice for a late-gen "spinoff" (i.e. non-numbered) entry.

 

[Gingen]

New updated with data extracted up to Jan 15, 2019.

• 559,222 new GTS profiles were added from Dec 18, 2018 to Jan 15, 2019
• Average of 19k profiles per day
• 15,480 Beta profiles finally played GTS turning in GTS profiles in that period

My actual WW estimate for GTS sales using the new UK and JP numbers:

6,062,500​

​

We have new Spain sales data for GTS... so I will try to make a comparison between profiles and sales for Spain to make more accurate my WW sales estimate.

Very interesting, I'm looking forward to the next updates

 

[ethomaz]

GTS finally crossed 7 million profiles.

New updated with data extracted up to Feb 21, 2019.

• 299,941 new GTS profiles were added from Jan 15, 2019 to Feb 21, 2019
• Average of 8.1k profiles per day
• I did not run the Beta check this time.

My actual WW estimate for GTS sales using the new UK and JP numbers:

6,281,000

We have new Spain sales data for GTS... so I will try to make a comparison between profiles and sales for Spain to make more accurate my WW sales estimate.

 

[sn0man]

I can understand the appeal of GTS if you're big into online racing but I just don't care at all or have the time for that. The tacked on GT League is where I would have been spending my time if it didn't suck (ie; followed the GT6's 'chasing the rabbit' format) and online saving wasn't a thing.


I just might have looked past most of the game's flaws if it wasn't for this stupid (and typical) decision coming from PD. I'll never ever rely on neither their servers, support or my own connectivity for that matter.

Agreed on both accounts. I see online racing as additive or separate from the single player. The loss of offline saves is also just reinforcing to people that aren’t interested in the first place.

I would actually love if they split the single / local multi into one series e.g., the numbered series with all the cars. Then have the online component into a gts series. This way they could get the budget to focus on the aspects that each need and they could work with each other.

Imagine this year if a GT7 launched with 300ish cars split between new and old and had a focus on single player and local multi and the carpg upgrades of old. However there would be no multiplayer online.

Then in two years GTS2021 release with all the online and a new roster of cars.

If own both games you get access to each games cars. So GT7 players could keep playing offline but with all the GTS2021 cars. Likewise GTS2021 players could race online with GT7 cars if they owned both.

For anti cheating or whatever have the GT7 saves be local but have the GTS saves online and separate from each other.

 

[Gingen]

GTS finally crossed 7 million profiles.

New updated with data extracted up to Feb 21, 2019.

• 299,941 new GTS profiles were added from Jan 15, 2019 to Feb 21, 2019
• Average of 8.1k profiles per day
• I did not run the Beta check this time.

My actual WW estimate for GTS sales using the new UK and JP numbers:

6,281,000

We have new Spain sales data for GTS... so I will try to make a comparison between profiles and sales for Spain to make more accurate my WW sales estimate.

Great!

 

[LostDonkey]

I know its not the font of all knowledge but Wikipedia has the sales totalled at 3.3 million.

Quite a discrepancy from your estimate.

 

[ethomaz]

I know its not the font of all knowledge but Wikipedia has the sales totalled at 3.3 million.

Quite a discrepancy from your estimate.

3.3m is a bad guesstimate using the last sell-though minus the previous sell-in... do it is actually over 3.3m sold.

And the last sell-though is near a year ago.

I detailed that on Actual Sell-through vs old Sell-in comparison section.