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RE5 Spurring PS3's Quick Turnaround

Remember the days when PS3 multi-platform titles sales paled in comparison to that of the 360's? Those days are now gone. Further evidence of the PS3 having a monster year can be found everywhere right now.

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Sunny_D5529d ago

DON'T GO THROUGH! DON'T GO THROUGH! DON'T GO THROUGH! ARRGH 1 MORE APPROVAL!!

John Hendry Eden5529d ago

Dumb fanboys. The Xbox 360 version it's outselling the PS3 version everywhere......... except Japan, where there's not a large Xbox 360 userbase.

I expect this game to sell around 4 million on 360 and 1 and a half on PS3.

bushfan5529d ago

America and Japan show a closer gap between sales..with Xbox 360 taking the lead

chaosatom5529d ago (Edited 5529d ago )

you're going to have lots of disagrees :)

I only see Xbox 360 version selling better in America than ps3 version because of install base. Europe is close battle. Japan is Sony land.

Panthers5529d ago

I dont even see Europe as a close battle. Only UK. And that was very close...

god i dont know why im arguing. I dont care about sales. Damn N4G is corrupting me.

morganfell5529d ago (Edited 5529d ago )

Now we all know why hip hop rhymes with flip flop. I could care less what that site has to report. It is on the whole a disservice to the gaming community regardless of one's preferred console affiliation.

hhg has demonstrated clearly a penchant for inaccuracy coupled with a liberal sprinkling of sensationalism. Although I personally think the sales of RE5 on the PS3 will surprise people I despise hhg's repeated haphazard reporting.

GTAIV shocked the world when the sales revealed the two versions fairly neck and neck. Do not be surprised if the PS3 version does indeed outsell the 360 version. There is no DLC incentive to push players in the 360 direction. The lineage of RE on the PlayStation brand is long.

That said I would prefer to hear such analysis from a reliable source rather than a site willing to say or do anything for a webhit or some spare change.

dragunrising5529d ago (Edited 5529d ago )

I think everyone can agree that HHG brings nothing good to n4g. Also, the quote of the sales ratio between consoles is wrong. The 45/55 split between 360 and PS3 is flip flopped. HHG got the sales stats from VGChartz. Quote and link.

http://news.vgchartz.com/ne...

"Preliminary VGChartz data has current sell-through at around 1.6 million units across Xbox360 and PS3 (45/55% split worldwide), in just 9 days of release in Japan and two days everywhere else. VGChartz will bring you more data as it comes in."

The PS3 is selling 55% and the 360 selling 45%. Granted, RE5 has been out in Japan for a week longer and sold 4:1 on the PS3. However, the info is still wrong.

Edit: Morgan- I was in agreement with you until you said GTA4 sales are neck and neck. All you have from Rockstar is a quote that says the sales ratio is 50/50. What is the actual breakdown if the publisher doesn't release the numbers? If you agree with the numbers breakdown for RE5, you should be in agreement with their GTA4 sales breakdown. "GTA 4 sold 6.88 Million copies. On PS3 the game sold 5.47 Million copies." HHG actually quoted the info right this time. You can't have it both ways.

morganfell5529d ago (Edited 5529d ago )

You do realize that Rockstar will have to disclose the breakdown of their financial earnings? You know this right?

You do realize this will reveal the truth, right? And you do realize that were your wild accusations correct they would have a great deal of explaining to do about why they lied? You know that right?

You also know there is little doubt that senior board members already know the exact breakdown of earnings so you are including them in your accusation of Rockstar's collusion with Sony as part of a conspiracy? You know this, right?

You are suggesting that their silent participation makes them legally liable, you are aware of this correct?

You do realize that public statements concerning sources of earnings, even though not part of an official earnings estimate in fact carry a legal liability. You are aware of this, right? Such charges would be even more dangerous if Rockstar is, as you seem to suggest, acting in an intentionally deceptive manner.

So you are suggesting that either on a whim or by design Rockstar is engaging in a public action that carries with it a legal liability. Do you see what you are suggesting? That they would do something financially reckless. Does that make sense?

I am a person that believes conspiracies do exist in business but you need to take a closer look at the absurdity of what you are saying.

EDIT: And I can have it both ways. Just because hhg are wholly unreliable doesn't mean they do not sometimes report something accurate. Hell, even VGchartz is sometimes right. Not by design, but by accident. As Chiun said, even a fool is occasionally blessed with luck.

And basing sales figures on the remarks of Rockstar is completely different than basing such accuracy on VGChartz. You should be old enough to comprehend that small yet distinctive fact.

evrfighter5529d ago (Edited 5529d ago )

you had me until I got to the the third "you do realize". Then you just started coming off as a raving fanboy...so I skipped the rest

Everything you said about HHG is true but its hilarious how he still managed to get you to throw more fuel onto the fire.

uxo225529d ago (Edited 5529d ago )

The PS3 fans are turning on HHG, I thought they had nothing but praise for him. Oh, that's right he spoke positive of the 360 in this article. What the hell was he thinking?

j/k

dragunrising5529d ago (Edited 5529d ago )

You take my comments and distort them as fits your agenda. Yes, I do know Rockstar is legally liable in releasing financial earnings or statements. It is fact that the complete breakdown of GTA4 sales (units sold for 360 vs PS3) was not made available. A "guesstimate" of 50/50 was made. It does not benefit Rockstar and their stock more importantly to say one version or another sold more. All that is important is revenue generated per console in each fiscal cycle and how many units (multiconsole) were sold. The point I was trying to make (that you so clearly ignored) was the fact that an exact number was not given. Does 50/50 ratio mean we divide 13 million in half and get an equal number? No. Obviously one version sold more than the other. The only consolation I will make is that the difference was not big. If the difference in sales between 360 and PS3 was 2+ million it would have been worth pointing out. 50/50 however doesn't say much and that's why estimates from VGChartz are useful.

On topic: The sales ratio of RE5 sold for 360 vs PS3 is artificially inflated on the PS3's end currently. The game released a week prior in Japan where the title sold 4-1 better on the PS3. Who is to say what the final numbers will be but it should be noted that no one is "winning" yet. So many users claim RE5 will sell more for PS3. No one can make that claim yet with certainty. Killzone 2 just came out and the 360 install base is larger. Outside of Devil May Cry 4, I don't remember a big budget multiplatfrom title selling more on the PS3 (Burnout Paradise?) All I'm trying to say is that there is a slightly better reason to predict the 360 version will ultimately sell more overall.

RE5 releasing in March is good for both PS3 and 360.

Aquanox5529d ago

Not bad for an originally playstation franchise. The same happened with Devil May Cry 4. Also, we still need to see those US numbers, which should turn the tables in the final count.

JHUX5528d ago

you come off as a big douche bag, you know that right?

:p

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N4PS3G5529d ago

"In Japan Square Enix are game gods and if they can only manage to sell 166,000 copies of a highly anticipated game then something is wrong. " -Quote from article

Selling 200k on a consoles with less than a million userbase is wrong??

I think your article is kinda wrong

GiantEnemyCrab5529d ago (Edited 5529d ago )

It's just HHG's contributers showing their PS3 colors.. He found out his stories critizing the PS3 and praising the 360 weren't getting thru so now it's back to sucking the Playstation shlong and it's approval city..

This is the second one today.

But yeah your right, that is far from wrong and of course doom and gloom for the 360.

El_Colombiano5529d ago

Even I with my bias for PS3, am going to report this fool's articles. I don't care what side this two-faced idiot takes in any one of his trash articles. Hip-Hop Gamer needs to be banned from this site. It gives N4G a horrible rep with submissions like these getting through.

xwabbit5529d ago (Edited 5529d ago )

some 1 crying over here lol ^^, guess CNN should be closed down too, since they where the once who made the PS3 is a sinking ship article right colombiano ? Keep waiting 4 that 2 happen bro

yz2505528d ago

you are wrong, it is not hhg that has ruined the reputation of n4g, but it is sony fanboys like you that have ruined the reputation of n4g.

hhg just feeds off of you knuckle heads on n4g for hits. notice how most of his "articles" are titled to fit your ps3 fanboyish needs. he knows you all out number xbox fans 100-1 on here

you and 4 billion other hypocritical sony fan girls that have ruined n4g are to blame for their "decline" in reputation. not exactly fair you wanna throw all the blame on hhg......you better throw some of that blame at yourselves, and the n4g moderators...

peace i know the truth sucks/hurts

yaboi5528d ago

what happened to ur friend power of green?? lol

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Zeus Lee5529d ago

Fantastic news,still won't buy it.

torreyjs5529d ago

I agree with you

bad game and just a BLOG POST THAT ISNT NEWS

OH SH6T REALLY?

xwabbit5529d ago

lol if u saw how many blogs are approved in this site.

yaboi5528d ago

game itself isn't bad its just they went completely action instead of horror. but overall its a decent game just not a resident evil game. ;)

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LeonSKennedy4Life5529d ago

Seriously...at least rent the game.

It's fantastic!

Ken92JP5529d ago

I personally think it's fantastic game, but not as good as Resident Evil 4.

dinkeldinkse5529d ago

But I have no interest in RE5.Playing with a partner in the demo just annoyed me and ruined the gameplay entirely.Literally, that's why I don't want to play it.

HDgamer5529d ago

Don't rent this game at all. Its not worth a rent, you must buy it. The controls aren't bad and co-op is fun.

Max Power5529d ago

but i still can't get around the controls, i am sorry that my excuse is played out, but i don't think i could enjoy it.

jeseth5529d ago

If you love RE you have to play this game. The story is awesome. Not very scary anymore but I loved playing as Chris again.

Playing co=op is awesome.

Give it a shot. You'll be pleasantly surprised!

Max Power5528d ago

were the controls different in the demo than the final game? that was the only thing holding me back from the game, but from what i have read/heard the controls are the same.

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ultimatek15529d ago

this article doesnt even make sense, currently 360 version has sold more, (45%PS3 VS 55%360)

cayal5529d ago

"this article doesnt even make sense, currently 360 version has sold more, (45%PS3 VS 55%360)"

Considering the 8 million (give or take lead) the PS3 version is clearly selling 'better' based on attach rate.

Either way Capcom aren't complaining.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies10d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken10d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing6911d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker11d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing6911d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt10d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken10d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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Resident Evil 5 - 15 Years of Being the Most Misunderstood Resident Evil

Resident Evil 5 launched 15 years ago today - and it continues to stand as a stepping stone from the good to the bad.

TheBrainZ60d ago

One of my favourites because of the co-op. Then Resi 6 arrived and the series nosedived further.

Knightofelemia60d ago

I enjoyed the game co-oping with a friend I know the game in solo the AI can be an idiot but RE5 is way better then RE6. I played RE6 with a friend if it wasn't cheap when I got I would have avoided RE6.

thesoftware73060d ago (Edited 60d ago )

5 was excellent, still play Mercs with my brother.
I would love a fully remastered RE:5, with some added, reworked content. The DLC for 5 was also excellent.

6 was awful.

CrimsonWing6960d ago

I never understood why the game was misunderstood. It was a fantastic game at launch and is still fun today to play. It’s as action packed as Resident Evil 4 was, yet that’s regarded a masterpiece 🤷‍♂️

chobit_A5HL3Y60d ago

it was "misunderstood" because they introduced co-op into the franchise at a time when people loved to have fake rage about co-op. like, you could play the game as a solo experience, but people chose to have their bandwagon rage because it was cool at the time lol

-Foxtrot60d ago (Edited 60d ago )

What the hell are you talking about? Fake Rage? Bandwagon? Come on.

You can play it solo but you are forced to carry around a shitty AI partner you have to micro manage. It wasn't as fun solo.

Co-op sucked all the horror, tension and suspense from the game because having a partner covering you was like a safety net. Enemy trying to sneak up on you? No sweat the AI will just automatically lock on, alert you while they shoot first telling you where they are basically.

It was the start of Capcoms fall with the Resident Evil series where it basically become an over the top generic action game which betrayed it's own survival horror roots. Least RE4 had a good blend of both but Capcom just went the wrong way with RE5, especially going off what they were going to do during the RE4.5 beta phase before co-op was added.

franwex60d ago

At least the game was a ton of fun tho. If the game was bad, the outrage would’ve been justified. They simply pivoted for a couple of games. At this point it’s bad because it’s called Resident evil 5? But if was called something else it would’ve been good? Please.

chobit_A5HL3Y59d ago

like i said: fake baby rage and bandwagon hate. res4 wasn't really that scary, either, and was already taking the series into more of an action-oriented direction at the time. 5 was a good game that people fake-hated because of co-op that you didn't even have to play lol hence the fake rage and bandwagon hate. i mean, it obviously did well enough for capcom to go ahead and make 6 the way they did, right? if 5 was so bad, they would have changed what 6 was during development. the difference is that 6 was actually just bad.

people "hate" 5 because res4 was so good, and 5 was just unfortunate enough to be its successor. like i said, 4 wasn't scary, either, and relied more on tension than horror, but it was already more of an action game. if you don't wanna like 5 because it's not scary or whatever- that's fine, but it wasn't meant to be strictly a horror game anymore at that point anyways. the gameplay was a lot faster-paced than 4, so saying that the ai helping you by potentially shooting someone that was sneaking up behind you is a moot point. there were more enemies that were more aggressive, along with newer threats.

5 isn't as good as 4, but it's not a bad game by any stretch.

Tody_ZA34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

What? I always thought RE5 had fake controversy because it was set in South Africa and you shot a bunch of black zombies. I live in South Africa and thought the game was absolutely awesome, played the whole thing co-op with my brother.

@Foxtrot I think you're confusing the garbage Dead Space 3 with Resident Evil 5. Resident Evil 4 was already a hyper action game and had zero fear factor other than the grotesque appearance of some enemies.

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Mainline Grand Theft Auto trailers ranked from best to worst

As we have all been graced by the release of Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer, we're ranking the best and worst GTA trailers to date.

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purple101152d ago

We be getting these posts All week now lads. Someone noticed a number plate ... Someone noticed a billboard... I can see it now

Just go on YouTube and watch one of the many videos dissecting the whole 1minite 30secs worth.

This site supposed to be for news.

roadkillers152d ago

These updates on N4G are going to ruin whats rest of this site. Unfortunate since I was one of the first members.. The site shows unsecure when i login as well.