Will PS3 late hitter GTA V really affect PS4 sales that much?

Sony announced at Gamescom that they have already got over 1 million preorders for the PS4 worldwide, which is a very solid figure. One game could dent their sales at launch, Grand Theft Auto V.

[The_Sneauxman]

no... not for me at least. I got my preorder paid off before GTA V so that wouldn't detour me

[Persistantthug]

I was never gonna buy a PS4 within the 1st year anyways....I prefer to wait.

1) Make sure there are no bugs and problems
2) Wait for more and better games to arrive.
3) Get a probable price drop, usually within 18 months or so.

I waited 2 years before I purchased my PS3 (holiday 2008), and my PS3 is still running well with alot of games I still have yet to play, so I imagine I'll do well to do that again.

[maximus1985]

Wow um ok man enjoy the wait I guess

[Persistantthug]

@maximus1985,

Well,
I figure that if good games keep on launching on the PS3 like Grand Theft Auto 5, Beyond 2 souls, and other Cross gen multiplatform games like Watch Dogs.....I imagine the wait won't be so bad at all. I mean, most of the AAA games are coming on both 7th and 8th gen consoles and probably will for a couple more years.

So yeah....I prefer to wait a bit for the 3 reasons I listed previously.

Same BluRay player, same Netflix, Free online play, lots of new and old games to play.

Waiting seems like the right thing to do.

--My take.

[avengers1978]

Same, I'm getting GTA V, and a month after that I'll pick up my PS4. Nothing wrong with having games to play on both PS3 and PS4

[sincitysir1]

I'm actually not getting gtaV because of the ps4! I'm hoping it ones over!

[EliteDave93]

It's becuse of GTA V i won't get a PS4 on day 1. I will probably wait a year just becuse GTA V will keep me that busy.

[Hicken]

That's ridiculous.

[XboxFun]

Yea Elite, you're ridiculous for not wanting a PS4 because you'll be to busy playing GTAV as you stated so clearly in your post!

[Hicken]

I have like a 60-game backlog over like six consoles, most of which are JRPGs(meaning 60+ hours per), even on consoles I don't own yet.

Still getting a PS4 day 1.

So yeah, I call it ridiculous.

[XboxFun]

If only everyone shared your views, opinions, ideas and the insane amount of time you seem to have on your hands.

[Joe2911]

Hicken,

Elite has something called a life, you should get one. And he has a perfectly legitimate reason not to buy a ps4, not everyone spends all their time and money on gaming.

[Hicken]

Actually, I spend most of my time working, and the majority of my money on bills. What little spare time I have left is split between helping raise my nephews in place of their deadbeat father, my writing, and then some games. If I spent all my time gaming, why would I have such a massive backlog?

... sometimes, I wonder if people use their heads before they comment, and your responses tell me a lot about that.

I'll probably be playing the hell outta GT6 when the PS4 comes out, and if it's anything like GT5, I'll be playing it for a good two years+. I'm amazed I've already managed more than 60 hours in Xillia, and I expect the same out of its sequel.

But that won't stop me from BUYING my PS4. Why would PLAYING a game on one system stop someone from BUYING a completely different system?

[JackOfAllBlades]

That's a good one! Huehuehue

[Sketchy_Galore]

I doubt it'll stop anybody buying a next gen console but if it even halfway lives up to the hype it'll make the wait for the new consoles so much easier, that's what I'm counting on anyway.

[Phene]

Yup got my gta v and ps4 preordered lol ...don't know how im gonna pay ...but I'm a gamer, there'll be a way lol

[king_george]

I probably wont get a ps4 right away but thats not because of GTA. Its because i have an enormous amount of ps3 games that ive yet to play or finish. Currently on Ratchet and Clank collection :) next is ni no kuni. After that, GTA of course lol

[jukins]

not for me. Im gonna skip gtav at least on current gen. Hopefully they do next gen versions with dlc included then i may buy it. Honestly though I never finish gta or open world so I wont be missing out.

[maximus1985]

Ok

[jessupj]

believe me, you are def missing out.

[jukins]

as I said before I hardly ever finish any gta, not since vice city have I actually completed a gta. I like them but eventually they just start to become a bore usually far before I get close to the end. I understand there's a huge following but its just not for me. I wont lose any sleep

[cr33ping_death]

im buying GTAV and getting my PS4 in Nov muahaha.

[JackOfAllBlades]

As am I! PS4 and PS+ is great valuehuehue!!

[Omegasyde]

Same here.

In fact GTA5, will be the last ps3 game I will buy.
All Ps4 from NOV on out, but i will keep my ps3 to revisit games I already own and play again like Uncharted series, GOWs, and mass effect trilogy.

[CocoWolfie]

oh no i think its perfect timing, gta v is pretty much the end of the generation before we move over to me, sure theres games after but yeah i think it fits quite well and with a month left, im sure it wont be affected one bit :p

[shysun]

I'll wait until it comes out on PS4....so it's the other way around for me!

[KonsoruMasuta]

You might be waiting forever.

[shysun]

maybe but ill have kz,drive club,bf4,AC4,Infamous,Destiny and the division ect to hold me over for my first year....I can wait. ;)

[tweet75]

no its probably the last game of ps3 of its calibur but people will still buy ps4 and it will sell out and be the biggest console seller this holiday

[BattleTorn]

The messed up part, for me, is it won't stop me from getting either console Day1 - but there's a good chance that when I get both the PS4/X1 back home on their respective Day1s I will most likely play with them for a few hours - and find myself playing GTA V on current gen before the day is over.

[ShutUpDonny]

It's not like : "GTA5 is on PS3, I will never need a new console ever again! Suckers!' GTA5 might be a factor for a couple of months, MAX, but like every game, people will finish it and then pass to something else that will probably be on a next-gen console.

[maximus1985]

This

[Omegasyde]

I agree. I might play the heck out of the game, but I will probably get bored after a Month. If any game is more than 30 hours of fun, I feel satisfied.
GTa5 will be no different.

[bamillington]

I never saw the fuss over gta, yes it looked good and had lots to do but I just couldn't be bothered same with red dead redemption. the novelty wore off real quick. I might pick it up down the line when a zombie dlc comes

[jukins]

yea I agree. Gta just never did it for me. I;ve played them all but still not a big deal for me.

Seems though saying you dont like gta is blasphemy around here lol like you I got disagree's just for saying I wont get it in a previous comment. I mean seriously though how many car chases, pick up package here to get ambushed, chase this guy down missions can you really do until it gets stale. 5 iterations later i dont see drastic changes to the formula

[NeutralXP]

Yes and so they say One million which isn't true but even if it is good luck

Once GTA V hits it will shame Ps4 pre-orders in a Heartbeat

[Pintheshadows]

No, not really, they are a long way apart in gaming terms.

[Grave]

Nope. I am getting GTA V on PC when it comes out. Has no affect whatsoever.

[KonsoruMasuta]

If it comes out on PC.

[Grave]

When.

[KonsoruMasuta]

If

[Grave]

Touche.

[josephayal]

Affect PS4 Sales? No way MAH!

[Hipflask]

No because I'm getting both :)

[medman]

I'll be killing it on my PS4 in Killzone, Watch_Dogs, Battlefield 4, Drive Club, Resogun, etc. etc. from day one, eagerly anticipating Infamous Second Son and all the next gen goodness scheduled for 2014.