Will Gears of War 2 Challenge Halo 3 Records?

There is another blockbuster gaming event this week on November 7: the release of "Gears of War 2 " The game published by Microsoft Game Studio's unit and developed by Epic Games Inc. comes on the heels of the original "Gears of War" which sold more than 5 million copies.

While the figures are going to be hard to compare, this looks like it has a shot at being one of the top video game releases of this year.

The game already achieved Gold Status early last month. Marcus Fenix may be no Master Chief in total sales yet, but being a number two in this race is still a major win. If the game is a fraction as good as the many game previews and reviews, it is a safe bet that this will also be one of the big Christmas gifts this year.

[silverchode]

i doubt it. half the people i know that own a 360 want gears2 while the other half wants cod5.

[M337ING]

What does gold status have to do with sales?

[STICKzophrenic]

The author probably thinks it's the same gold as music sales (100,000 copies sold I think). It's just him being uninformed to gaming terminology I guess.

[Danja]

Im guessing that they announced they had 100% finished developing the game...

[Sitdown]

the game would not be pressed, and put on shelves....thus making it hard for consumers to get it...which means no sales.

[BADJOYSTICK]

If it does,then it'll officially confirm its flop status

[silverchode]

that doesnt make sense.

[Kleptic]

Halo 3 would have done A LOT better if Cod 4 wasn't a better game...but Gears doesn't have half the brand recognition that Halo has...parents know what halo is without asking...they have never heard of Gears...

Gears 2 will sell well...but being the biggest entertainment launch in history (halo 3 currently holds that still) is a pipe dream...

[tatotiburon]

impossible, any exclusive of any console can't beat Halo 3 records

[outlawlife]

i fail to see your logic here

halo 3 was a 360 exclusive and since that time the install base has grown significantly...why exactly can no other game do those numbers?

you can't give the argument that halo is this pop culture phenomenon considering gears 2 is piping up to be just as big

gears of war 2 is making main stream non gaming news constantly, people are watching it, movie studios have changed film release dates so they don't fall on gears 2 weekend

gears 2 is huge, and has a larger potential consumer base

face it or not, gears is the new halo, halo was ms flagship title, but no longer, they are milking the halo series as much as they can but gears 2 is where their real money is

it is 100% possible that gears 2 will do halo numbers, while i don't think it will i think it will come rather close

another thing to factor in is when halo released, it came in september to beat out the holiday rush, gears is dead in the middle fighting for shelf space

[Gam71]

edit never mind. hit wrong reply button

[Firstkn1ghT]

Gears 2 will probably have the best chance on beating the record but I doubt it. No game comes close to Halo 3's records. Not COD4, not MGS4, not GTA4, nothing can. Halo 3 is still king.

[outlawlife]

actually cod4 has sold more than halo 3 across platform

but as a single system title you're right

[Gam71]

I think he meant the first day records halo set not over all sales.
I don't think CoD24 broke halos first day sales and records across all platforms in that regard.
I'm not sure if GoW2 will do it. But will come closest this gen.

[outlawlife]

cod4 couldn't of physically broke first day sales if it wanted to

they didn't expect it to sell like it did and there was actually a shortage of the game around launch, most stores were sold out for about a week after the first day

i know the store i went to had less than 30 copies per system and the manager was upset he had to turn people away

[Gam71]

CoD4 didn't do it but maybe CoD24 will.

[BigMassacre]

I await the day when a game that actually deserves it breaks sales records.

Not putting this, Halo 3, or GTA4 down...but it's about time other games get mass recognition and success also.

[Sitdown]

Sony's prized racer?....isn't it a heavy hitter?

[outlawlife]

it is but it is more for a specific crowd, GT fans are GT fans and GT doesn't pull in the general public

GT is a very good, and very well selling title but the general public has very little interest where as the microsoft PR machine turns games like halo 3 and gears of war into huge events that even regular non gamers know about

[sephy 9 2 5]

The general public has to be buying it and due to coverage from popular car magazines I'm sure people are aware of it.

[etownone]

Not going to happen.

The only game that can sell like Halo is another Halo. It has become the Star Wars of the video games industry.

I expect the return of Master Chief in whatever his next game is to break the records set by Halo 3.

[ambientFLIER]

Nothing will ever top Halo3 and the Halo series overall. Not even a masterpiece such as Gears 2, and certainly not any of the PS3 flops, such as...oh hell, every game released on the system.

If you guys think that 8 million is a lot, just wait until the Halo Mythic, or whatever it's called, comes out Fall '09.

[pp]

Too hard to call both are great games EXCLUSIVELY on Xbox360.

[STICKzophrenic]

There isn't as much as hype for Gears 2, and there definitely as much advertising for it either.

Where's my official Gears of War 2 energy drink? It won't touch Halo 3's record, but it will probably be in the top 3 or 5.

[thereapersson]

I just think that it won't beat Halo 3 in overall market share. That game is a juggernaut!

[Danja]

No it wont will it sell more than 1 million in a week sure...

[militant07]

i got that game yestrday
epic fun

huge graphic improvement
and also old guns improved way too good
better story
better enviroment
better online and online modes
longer campign
and slightly better music

what else?

[Fiona]

nope. Gears is popular but not THAT popular. I will buy it day one but i know a lot of friends who are going to skip it for cod 5 and mirrors edge. But who knows anything can happen.

[pain777pas]

the game will sell well and suprise some people by its #s. Will it usher in newcomers? No just return offenders its a niche game no cross over appeal.

[baum]

Just release the dogs... ahem, the money I mean.

[chfthnder26]

think about wut u guys are saying honestly gears2 has alot more fans now than it did when it first came out alot of people didnt know wut gears1 was and it still sold millions on day 1 think about all the stores doing midnight launches and amazon sales gears2 is going to be big and i mean really big it will probably sale 2-3 million on day 1 easy think about it gamestop was sold out of the limited edition now how often does that happen this holiday season gears2 is gonna shut the industry down no other game is gonna come close in sales think about it