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[shinobi602]

“It’s a really good exclusive title and I think it attaches at a pretty high rate to the install base so probably 3.5 to 4 million of the install base, and then I think it will probably attract another 1 to 2 million to buy a PlayStation 4 in the next few months. So I would imagine it would be 5 million through the year’s end and it’s great,” Pachter said in an interview with GamingBolt.

Pachter is confident that Sony will keep on selling PS4s and if they bundle it up with the console, The Order: 1886 may even sell close to 10-12 million copies. “[Sony] They are going to keep selling PS4s so the trick is that this title is coming out early in the year but it’s going to sell really well in the Fall and it will probably be $40 during Holidays and if they bundle it with the PlayStation 4 which is how they will; I think the February launch is planned in such way that come Black Friday and they could give you The Order for free if you buy the PS4. So could end up selling 10-12 million because they can give away that many copies. But it’s going to do well.”

http://gamingbolt.com/pachter-the-o...d-10-12-million-if-sony-opts-for-a-ps4-bundle

 

[Korezo]

The man is crazy.

 

[mocolostrocolos]

So Bomba confirmed.

 

[Aquamarine]

Waiting for someone to say "lol Pachter only makes obvious predictions or batshit insane ones"

 

[strafer]

Do we know the budget on the game?

 

[Loudninja]

Maybe not 5 million but it should do well.

 

[Kysen]

What ever he predicts the opposite happens.

 

[LastNac]

It's possible. I think it will certainly outsell blood borne.

 

[Ricky_R]

I don't know about Pachter, but I'm ready to eat crow if the game doesn't surpass 2 mill before the end of the year.

 

[TheSlySoul]

5 million? No
2 sounds reasonable though.

 

[shadowsdarknes]

That seems reasonable. This game is going to be huge.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

Oh God, as if The Order threads aren't bad enough, but slap in the word 'Pachter' and I think this thread will be a whole new level of crazy.

 

[……forgetit]

It'll do well, I'm sure.

 

[Blablurn]

I can see it happen if they deliver a good marketing campaign. The Order will definitely seel throughout the year.

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

a lot of crow will be served if that happens, i hope the game does well

 

[Fezan]

so it wont sell good

 

[bombshell]

I hope it will so the haters can shut up.

 

[Stike]

I hope he is right. RaD deserve the sales.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

 

[Corgi]

seems high, but I can see it doing pretty good. Sony is gonna market the fuck out of it because it really does have a pretty face. Also the platform is in dire of console exclusives.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

I could see that happening.

I can also see poor reviews happening too.

10m though? He's crazy.

 

[James Scott]

Depends on how it's received and how big the marketing budget is

Spoiler

5 million for a new IP is kind of an insane prediction though

 

[OccamsLightsaber]

SHIT the game is doomed to fail now. Damn you Patcher!

 

[Corpsepyre]

A ha ha, what a story, Mark.

 

[The Llama]

I hope it does well but I really can't see it doing nearly that well.

 

[Stereogatari]

It's possible. I think it will certainly outsell blood borne.

Sadly yes. A storyline driven shooter will appeal more to the masses than a high difficulty action rpg.

 

[Krusenstern]

If the game turns out to be real good then they deserve those sales.

 

[Ikuu]

A million sales for each hour of 'gameplay' would be impressive.

 

[c0de]

“It’s a really good exclusive title"

Well, that totally depends on how you look at it. Sadly Pachter doesn't explain to us why.

 

[MMaRsu]

Oh Pachter. Wish I could have his job and do bullshit predicitions all day long.

 

[Rezae]

So does that mean it'll sell 2.5 million or 10 million? I've lost track of Pachter math.

 

[Confusatron]

http://gamingbolt.com/pachter-the-o...d-10-12-million-if-sony-opts-for-a-ps4-bundle

The Order could pull straight 10s on Metacritic. I don't see how it possibly sells many millions of copies.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

A million sales for each hour of 'gameplay' would be impressive.

#DEAD

 

[gamechanger87]

A million per hour of the game?



I think it hits 2M by year end. 5M is crazy talk unless it turns into a pack-in.

 

[friskykillface]

Its exclusive and there hasn't been much since December so I think it has a good chance to sell a lot

I'm thirsty for games and I'm buying it , yes i know it sounds silly since we had a lot of games in November /December but I beat x moved on from the ones I wanted , mini drought for me

 

[nib95]

Ruh oh. The Pachter curse has now been placed upon The Order.

 

[Ricky_R]

A million sales for each hour of 'gameplay' would be impressive.

 

[Nightengale]

How much did he predict for Fuse and Titanfall again?

Reduce the difference in % between actual and prediction, and we'd probably get Order's YTD.

/jk

 

[GavinUK86]

Are you certain it's not going to show up on the Wii-U this year Patcher?

 

[Neuromancer]

I think it'll do really well too, but that seems optimistic. I agree with him it's a good candidate for bundling come Fall.

 

[gamechanger87]

Oh Pachter. Wish I could have his job and do bullshit predicitions all day long.

The lovely thing is that his coverage universe doesn't include SNE or MS so a lot of his projections around unit counts are irrelevant.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

A million sales for each hour of 'gameplay' would be impressive.

>_>

 

[wapplew]

Not even TLOU get that level of sales, 5m top, with heavy bundle.

 

[Drencrom]

Not cool to jinx a game like that

It's possible. I think it will certainly outsell blood borne.

That would be a tragedy

 

[Ricky_R]

Ruh oh. The Pachter curse has now been placed upon The Order.

Remember that, recently, his curse can go both ways.

 

[Gamezone]

Why not? Didn`t Watch Dogs sell 4 million copies in one week?

 

[Steel]

I could see it selling 2 million considering how starved next-gen is, but 5? Nah.

Why not? Didn`t Watch Dogs sell 4 million copies in one week?

How many platforms did Watch_Dogs release on again?

 

[TS-08]

I don't know about Pachter, but I'm ready to eat crow if the game doesn't surpass 2 mill before the end of the year.

I don't know about 5 million but I'll agree with you on the 2 million figure. It's a major release, and it's still early in the console's life when people have less to choose from. And I think it's a game that lends itself well to capturing an audience's attention through commercials and trailers and such. It'll do well.

 

[The_Dama]

I don't think it will even sell 1 million, hope it does 5

 

[BaronMonstro]

It'll probably sell well to people that already own a PS4, but I don't see how Pachter can think people are going to go out and buy a console to play a brand new game IP from an unproven studio.