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GT 5 Delay to make Black Ops Biggest Year Release?

StrengthGamer: "The biggest dispute to this claim was the release of Gran Turismo 5 in the beginning of November. Retail website, Shop.to, pointed out to us that GT 5 is on top of their preorder charts, stealing the spot from Black Ops.

While a majority of numbers already pointed to Black Ops blowing up the competition, I would refute this claim with the release of Gran Turismo 5, however that has now been delayed. With the game's biggest competition now being delayed, preorders for Call of Duty: Black Ops just skyrocketed."

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NYC_Gamer5705d ago

black-ops release would have been huge regardless

UnwanteDreamz5705d ago

I'm going to guess that BLack-Ops doesn't sell as much as MW2. I think MW2 had far more hype surrounding it. Just my opinion.

WutPleaze5705d ago

No way- The only competition was Gran Turismo. Black Ops is going to blow the sh** out of MW2.

Although I wonder if the release of Medal of Honor hurt that potential record...

k-Lan5704d ago (Edited 5704d ago )

GT5 was not competition for Black Ops. Only PS fanboys would think so. I bet my paycheck GT5 doesn't crack 5 million sold in the first year and that's being generous.

Ummmmm... Unwanted?? My paycheck is way more then $50! I hope yours is too! The more bets the richer i will be. anybody else want in on the action?

"Even GTP sold 5.5m units"

How long did that take Chrono?

ChronoJoe5704d ago

klan you're mad.

Even GTP sold 5.5m units.

UnwanteDreamz5704d ago (Edited 5704d ago )

I'll take the bet but I want to wager more than 50$. Is that cool?

You could pay me in installments when you lose.

@K-Lan

I am talking real money here son and not the fake Monopoly kind.

ChronoJoe5704d ago

A much longer time, but over 3m was in the first year.
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You'd be extremely naive to believe that GT5 won't outsell GTP... by alot. I mean GTP has 5% of the content of GT5.

Every other GT, including GT3 (which was released into the same install base situation as the PS3 has now) has sold over 5m copies within the first year.

wsoutlaw875704d ago

so does your grocery store pay weekly or bi-weekly cuz that changes things.

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wsoutlaw875704d ago

haha wow someone gets worked up easy. damn you know me so well, stop following me around, its wierd. why does a video game make you get angry and whine like a *. Its kind of sad.

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pwnd_of_lol5705d ago (Edited 5705d ago )

is there even enough racing fans out there who will willingly buy GT5 to match cod's sales?

i think the colossal amount of fps/cod fans out there is common knowledge by now.

i'm no racing fan, but i rarely hear news about GT5 hype in 2010...

guitarded775704d ago

You may not be a racing fan, but GT is an international franchise... CoD has an obvious advantage in a US sales market, but in Japan, GT will pwn CoD. Also CoD is on multiple consoles and PC, which gives it a sales advantage. I will be interested to see what sells more on PS3 worldwide... GT5 or CoD. I call GT5 in that race.

vsr5704d ago

Only is united states of america.
Rest of the world always GT.

Also Ocean > Water well

Blaze9295705d ago

as said above, Black Ops was going to be the biggest year release either way. Don't matter what was or wasn't coming out.

Gago5705d ago

both games would have had massive releases

SoapShoes5705d ago

@Blaze, definitely in America but Europe and Japan would almost certainly have GT5 at #1. Anyway, I only expect it to be delayed till the end of November or mid December at the latest.

Blaze9295705d ago (Edited 5705d ago )

why segregate the sales? Overall it would've been the biggest release of the year - PERIOD. Not only is it extremely hyped following MW2's success but it's a game coming out on what, five or more platforms? Common sense. No need for that "oh yeah, in america maybe." When companies talk about how many copies they sold, they are talking WORLDWIDE and all together.

Anyone who thinks GT5 or any other game still slated for release this year would have outperformed Black Ops worldwide in sales or even thinks Sony will market GT5 more than Activision will and has been marketing Black Ops is just plain delusional and/or silly.

limewax5704d ago

Have to agree but It would be nice to see the americans joining in the racing a bit more, I dont know if its because a lot of americans who follow racing mostly follow nascar, But it would be nice to see more of them on there especially with the nascar endorsement in GT5 now

UnwanteDreamz5704d ago (Edited 5704d ago )

Let me explain without all the extra crap. Seriously Blaze you could have made your point with 2 lines. Marketing and quality have nothing to do with it selling more.

GT5 - released on 1 platform
Black OPs - released on 5

Basic math will bring you to Blaze's conclusion.

Blaze9295704d ago

Lol yeah I had to make it detailed and thorough because clearly, it's 'too' simple for people to understand what you just did.

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visualb5704d ago

GT5 will probably still be released this year....=|

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Klipz-Wish5705d ago

I think the genres are way to different to affect each other

NotSoSilentBob5705d ago

Might be the biggest release for AMERICA but I doubt the whole world.

lastdual5705d ago (Edited 5705d ago )

You really think GT5's worldwide numbers will be higher than CoD's?

That strikes me as highly unlikely.

Like Halo Reach, the simple fact that GT5 is not multiplatform means that its numbers will almost definitely fall short of Black Ops.

Blaze9295705d ago (Edited 5705d ago )

I find it odd why people don't understand that. It's pure common sense. You can't get more detailed than that!

Killman5704d ago

So....What is the point of comparing them then?

visualb5704d ago

KILLMAN!

NO YOU DIDN'T!

NotSoSilentBob5704d ago

lastdual

All of the GT games have sold more then any other games out there. It is a WORLD KNOWN and World accepted Racing Sim on consoles. It has been around for 15 years now. What isn't to expect massive sales from it? Hell GT5 Prologue(a over priced Demo) sold more then just about any game out there.

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dtrain215705d ago

If u had to pick which one will be more fun in long run...it would be Black Ops

NBT915705d ago

Joking or not: it sounds ridiculous either way.

k-Lan5704d ago

Well tbh, for the majority, it's definitly not going to be GT5.

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MicroSony4Life5705d ago

My only wish is that they add more objectives and make the game longer. I am not an Online guy so I need a longer campaine.

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10 Classic Games That Are Desperate for Remasters

Licensing issues often leave many games forgotten. But all that aside, here are 10 classic games desperate for remasters.

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Iceball2000471d ago

The getaway
Smugglers run
Dead to rights
Worlds scariest police chases
Sure I’m missing a few.

FPS_D3TH470d ago

Mannn… worlds scaries police chases… that took me back lol

Knushwood Butt471d ago

Ape Escape.
Fun game but, wow, you need a college degree to understand the controls.
A remaster would also save you from having to constantly fight the camera.
Keep the music though. Those drum and bass tracks fit really well and haven't aged. Made me think that more games could work well with drum and bass tracks, but unfortunately it's a somewhat niche genre now.

Abear21471d ago

Max Payne Series
Infamous 1 & 2
NBA Street Vol 2
SSX
Skate

M_Prime470d ago

i could have sworn i read somewhere that Remedy is remaking May Payne 1 but things have been quiet lately

YourMommySpoils470d ago

They are making the first one, as we speak.

jznrpg471d ago (Edited 471d ago )

One of the few Xbox games I own. I have 3 copies of it because of the many discs it has, for just in case reasons

jznrpg471d ago (Edited 471d ago )

Xenogears, Xenosaga trilogy, Vagrant Story, Drakengards, Parasite Eve and many more but I’ll start with those

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Best Classic Call of Duty Black Ops Maps, Ranked

The Black Ops series has featured some of the best and classic multiplayer maps in the Call of Duty franchise, and here's the top of them.

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All Call of Duty Black Ops Games Ranked

The Nerd Stash: "Developed by Treyarch Studios, Call of Duty: Black Ops games are some of the best in the series in terms of gameplay, story, and -- of course -- Zombies."

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Rynxie726d ago (Edited 725d ago )

Black ops 4, because it was the last cod of duty I was able to dominate with a +2 k/d ratio. Before all the freaking cheating started to happen. It was nice catching people off guard and shooting at them first and getting the kill. Unlike now, where I shoot people first, but they gun me down with less hits, less time, literally feels like they can kill me in a split second. At times, they are able to run away after me shooting them way more than necessary, yet, the second I'm spotted, I'm dead, there's no me running away to cover. They can do cartwheels, summersaults, backflips and gun you down perfectly. They can shoot you across the map with perfect accuracy. They can jump around like morons and gun you down without even having to correct their aim. They have superman split second perfect reactions. That's the best way to describe it, everything they do is spot on perfect. They can spam and spray (no praying) their gun from far away, because they have no recoil or bullet spread. It always feels like I have to aim and also correct my aim when moving around, while these pricks don't have to do the same.

And yes, I know how to play fps games. I dominated many fps games like: Resistance 1&2, kz 2&3, Socom, MAG, Crysis, Gotham City Impostors, blitz brigade etc. all with 2-4 k/d ratio. Kz2 (lag input controls) and resistance (no aim assist in resistance) being the hardest and were the games I reached either close to a 3 k/d ratio or above.

I truly got to enjoy blacks ops 4 and got my money's worth out of it. Afterwords, I would either stop playing cod games after a while, because of the cheating, or would skip buying cod games for a year or two before buying another.