PS3 leads in Resident Evil 5 sales thus far

EddieDZ · 03-06-2009, 04:46 PM

http://www.psu.com/PS3-leads-in-Resi...a006616-p0.php

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Hundreds of Japanese gamers lined up overnight across the region yesterday for the release of Capcom’s hotly anticipated Resident Evil 5. Thanks to some quick blogging over in the Land of the Rising Sun, we can also reveal which version of the action horror sequel Japanese punters are favouring.

Surprisingly enough, despite having sold roughly 300 percent more consoles in the region, the PlayStation 3 version of Resident Evil 5 is reportedly outselling the Xbox 360 version by more than 400 percent in total.

[PS3] Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) - 222k
[360] Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) - 56k

Though this may not be too surprising from those who realize the unbalance in install base, the percentage difference in sales is significantly higher than expected. Hopefully Capcom takes notice of this and realizes the potential for profit is there for future titles.

I think i just pulled a cyg... LoL... but im just reporting, you decide

awol · 03-06-2009, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by EddieDZ

http://www.psu.com/PS3-leads-in-Resi...a006616-p0.php

I think i just pulled a cyg... LoL... but im just reporting, you decide

Fixed it...

II SAL II · 03-06-2009, 05:24 PM

that is because PS3 users enjoy playing games that have less than good or wacky controls

Killzone 2, MGS4, RE5.. whats next?

on a serious note i would be suprised if RE5 sells more than 1.5 million copies over all platforms.

railven · 03-06-2009, 07:45 PM

Fanboy, those are Japanese sales records! Everyone knows no one in Japan owns a 360!

haha.

I'm tired...

newtodef · 03-06-2009, 09:15 PM

Yeah thats not a very good comparison, wait for it to come out in the US and see how the numbers change, and for anyone who thinks RE5 has whacky controls you have probably never played a RE game so of course they are weird to you. Anyone who has played these games form the 1st one on the original PS to the new one knows that the controls have only gotten better. I can't even count how many bullets I wasted in the every one of those games because of crappy camera angles and the ability to only aim down straight and up. These controls are nothing new and everybody acts like they re-wrote the freaking bible. I loved RE 4 and beat it 8 times and these controls are even better.

II SAL II · 03-06-2009, 10:10 PM

yes i have played the past games and the controls are the same now as they where then. that doesnt mean this game dosent need to evolve with better controls. just becasue its a RE games doenst mean i shouldnt have some more modern controls.. but no, they still want to stone my feet when im in combat shooting a gun and also add more on screen enemys. more movement would have been better IMO.

tecmo bowl evolved so can resident evil

newtodef · 03-07-2009, 08:46 PM

Basically the control scheme was the same and bad up until RE4 came out when they rewrote it so saying the controls are the same now as they were then is not true, I do agree though that it would be nice to be able to walk while aiming or at very least while reloading. In the old games you could open up the menu and stop gameplay in order to reload now you cant do that and the real time reload adds a difficulty element to the game that most people may not like. Also as you pointed out SAL more on screen enemies would be nice, reguardless of which console you have (360 or PS3) it shoud be no problem for them to have more enemies on screen especially since they dissapear when they die. I love the re series and have beaten every one of them many times, RE 2, 4 and the RE 1 remake were by far my favs and controls have never been an issue for me, it was more the crappy camera angles that were my bane. Of course thats just me other people do have different likes and dislikes.

Pinoy · 03-08-2009, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by newtodef

Yeah thats not a very good comparison, wait for it to come out in the US and see how the numbers change, and for anyone who thinks RE5 has whacky controls you have probably never played a RE game so of course they are weird to you. Anyone who has played these games form the 1st one on the original PS to the new one knows that the controls have only gotten better. I can't even count how many bullets I wasted in the every one of those games because of crappy camera angles and the ability to only aim down straight and up. These controls are nothing new and everybody acts like they re-wrote the freaking bible. I loved RE 4 and beat it 8 times and these controls are even better.

I've never been able to handle RE controls, I freak out when my character can't move (I get downright pissed off when they get 'caught' on something

)

Mattie_B · 03-08-2009, 04:53 AM

I have not played any of the RE titles since the first one. I enjoyed that game but never got into the whole series. So the controls I remember are spinning your character around with the left or right d-pad then moving forward or back with the up or down d-pad.

Are the new ones like the older games that had all the puzzle stuff along with zombie killing?

Ntruder · 03-08-2009, 11:23 AM

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Surprisingly enough, despite having sold roughly 300 percent more consoles in the region, the PlayStation 3 version of Resident Evil 5 is reportedly outselling the Xbox 360 version by more than 400 percent in total.

This is either worded deceptively, or I'm throwing the BS flag. The PS3 has sold probably 300% more consoles in the Japan region.

EddieDZ · 03-08-2009, 12:32 PM

i simply report, you decide.. LoL!

Pinoy · 03-08-2009, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Ntruder

This is either worded deceptively, or I'm throwing the BS flag. The PS3 has sold probably 300% more consoles in the Japan region.

Actually I think that's right (about the ps3 sales in Japan).

**kamspy** · 03-08-2009, 03:05 PM

I'm still unsure which console to buy this on.

One of my buddies is begging me to get the PS3 version, another is on me to get the 360 version.

I don't know. It's like GTA, DMC, MGS, it would just seem sacreligious to play it on anything but a Sony console...

Ntruder · 03-08-2009, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kamspy

I'm still unsure which console to buy this on.

One of my buddies is begging me to get the PS3 version, another is on me to get the 360 version.

I don't know. It's like GTA, DMC, MGS, it would just seem sacreligious to play it on anything but a Sony console...

Don't you have a controller preference?

IGN gives a very slight edge to the Xbox 360 version, for the usual reasons, framerate

**kamspy** · 03-08-2009, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ntruder

Don't you have a controller preference?

IGN gives a very slight edge to the Xbox 360 version, for the usual reasons, framerate

I like the DS3 for everything except FPS games (unless they're built for the DS3 ie:R1, KZ2).

It's probably gonna come down to which system has the person I have to most faith in to finish the campaign with me. Which, is a toss up.

That's the main reason I'm not liking the trend towards co-op focused campaigns. I don't know anyone who can/will commit to beating a 15 hour game on a shared schedule. I don't even know if I can.

03-06-2009, 05:24 PM	#3
II SAL II PSN is POO Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Richmond, Va Age: 36 Posts: 2,063	that is because PS3 users enjoy playing games that have less than good or wacky controls Killzone 2, MGS4, RE5.. whats next? on a serious note i would be suprised if RE5 sells more than 1.5 million copies over all platforms. __________________ Currently playing on my Xbox360: Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 (740 / 1000) Assassin's Creed II (90 / 1000) Borderland (1000 / 1000) Call of Duty : World at War (1500 / 1500) Fallout 3 (1550 / 1550) Mass Effect (1200 / 1200) Currently playing on PC: Guild Wars () Magic the Gathering : Online () Currently playing on my PS3: Blu-Ray Movies Last Watched = "Star Trek" my rating 9.8/10 Last edited by II SAL II; 03-06-2009 at 05:33 PM.

03-06-2009, 10:10 PM	#6
II SAL II PSN is POO Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Richmond, Va Age: 36 Posts: 2,063	yes i have played the past games and the controls are the same now as they where then. that doesnt mean this game dosent need to evolve with better controls. just becasue its a RE games doenst mean i shouldnt have some more modern controls.. but no, they still want to stone my feet when im in combat shooting a gun and also add more on screen enemys. more movement would have been better IMO. tecmo bowl evolved so can resident evil __________________ Currently playing on my Xbox360: Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 (740 / 1000) Assassin's Creed II (90 / 1000) Borderland (1000 / 1000) Call of Duty : World at War (1500 / 1500) Fallout 3 (1550 / 1550) Mass Effect (1200 / 1200) Currently playing on PC: Guild Wars () Magic the Gathering : Online () Currently playing on my PS3: Blu-Ray Movies Last Watched = "Star Trek" my rating 9.8/10

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03-06-2009, 07:45 PM	#4
railven High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,723	Fanboy, those are Japanese sales records! Everyone knows no one in Japan owns a 360! haha. I'm tired...

03-06-2009, 09:15 PM	#5
newtodef High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 278	Yeah thats not a very good comparison, wait for it to come out in the US and see how the numbers change, and for anyone who thinks RE5 has whacky controls you have probably never played a RE game so of course they are weird to you. Anyone who has played these games form the 1st one on the original PS to the new one knows that the controls have only gotten better. I can't even count how many bullets I wasted in the every one of those games because of crappy camera angles and the ability to only aim down straight and up. These controls are nothing new and everybody acts like they re-wrote the freaking bible. I loved RE 4 and beat it 8 times and these controls are even better.

03-07-2009, 08:46 PM	#7
newtodef High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 278	Basically the control scheme was the same and bad up until RE4 came out when they rewrote it so saying the controls are the same now as they were then is not true, I do agree though that it would be nice to be able to walk while aiming or at very least while reloading. In the old games you could open up the menu and stop gameplay in order to reload now you cant do that and the real time reload adds a difficulty element to the game that most people may not like. Also as you pointed out SAL more on screen enemies would be nice, reguardless of which console you have (360 or PS3) it shoud be no problem for them to have more enemies on screen especially since they dissapear when they die. I love the re series and have beaten every one of them many times, RE 2, 4 and the RE 1 remake were by far my favs and controls have never been an issue for me, it was more the crappy camera angles that were my bane. Of course thats just me other people do have different likes and dislikes.

03-08-2009, 03:05 PM	#13
kamspy Esteban Moderatoro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati,OH Good Posts: 12 Posts: 13,040	I'm still unsure which console to buy this on. One of my buddies is begging me to get the PS3 version, another is on me to get the 360 version. I don't know. It's like GTA, DMC, MGS, it would just seem sacreligious to play it on anything but a Sony console...