Jun 28
HaroldsChickenCould but wait til official information . All these sites creating click bait for people to argue over
True. 39 million exaggerated, but I think they already reached $1 billion off preorder sales. At $80, they only need to sell 12.5 million and then there's people that got the $100 edition
Jun 28
PAINMANIf you never played Liberty City Stories growing up you missed out
https://twitter.com/blacksaiyan97/status/2070970978616668233my first psp game
Jun 28·edited·4 repliesWill Simp@dope and everyone else who was arguing with me when I said this game doesn't need marketing - allegedly 39 million preorders, that's already $3 billion+
And this is 4 months before launch before anybody has seen gameplay and after the outrage due to price increase, no physicals and no trailerThis game really doesn't need $150 million+ spent on marketing
I mean you’re partially correct. 39 million preorders with minimal effort.
Now imagine how much more money they can make with marketing?
£150 million marketing if it gives access to a billion or greater seems like it would be pretty worth it.
My question to you is 39 million preorders vs 284 million viewers of trailer 1. What are those 200 million + people waiting for?
- Jun 28dope
I mean you’re partially correct. 39 million preorders with minimal effort.
Now imagine how much more money they can make with marketing?
£150 million marketing if it gives access to a billion or greater seems like it would be pretty worth it.
My question to you is 39 million preorders vs 284 million viewers of trailer 1. What are those 200 million + people waiting for?
There waiting because they know they can wait til November nothing changes no physical scarcity
Jun 28·1 replyPAINMANthat and Vice City Stories
especially as a kid I could hardly tell the difference between those and the PS2 games
of course could a bit but to me it was the same experienceperfect handheld joints
Remember that vice city stories mission about controlling a cleaning robot?
- Jun 28dope
I mean you’re partially correct. 39 million preorders with minimal effort.
Now imagine how much more money they can make with marketing?
£150 million marketing if it gives access to a billion or greater seems like it would be pretty worth it.
My question to you is 39 million preorders vs 284 million viewers of trailer 1. What are those 200 million + people waiting for?
More money spent on marketing doesn't necessarily equal more sales, especially for the already guaranteed most successful entertainment product of all time
284 million is over 2 years, apparently day 1 viewers was like 90 million. But you're talking viewing a video vs actually spending money
I don't think it's really 39 million anyway, we'll see if they release the official numbers. But I think it's already at $1 billion - you have 15 million+ people playing your game day 1 and it's the first GTA in 13 years after V, the previous most successful entertainment product of all time. You'll get those sales anyway with minimal marketing
Jun 28The same person itt still doesn‘t understand marketing
Jun 28·1 replydopeI mean you’re partially correct. 39 million preorders with minimal effort.
Now imagine how much more money they can make with marketing?
£150 million marketing if it gives access to a billion or greater seems like it would be pretty worth it.
My question to you is 39 million preorders vs 284 million viewers of trailer 1. What are those 200 million + people waiting for?
Tbf that's 284 million views of the trailer, isn't it? You def know there's gonna be some GTA heads who have watched the trailer tonnes of times, and even plenty of casual fans who have done one or two rewatches over the past couple years.
- Jun 28·1 replyBad Finger Boogie
Tbf that's 284 million views of the trailer, isn't it? You def know there's gonna be some GTA heads who have watched the trailer tonnes of times, and even plenty of casual fans who have done one or two rewatches over the past couple years.
Yea but the guy I’m replying to previously used that as a metric to say all 200 mill views are going to be people who buy the game without rockstar needing to market the game.
When we know it isn’t. And so rockstar still need to market the game.
- Jun 28dope
Yea but the guy I’m replying to previously used that as a metric to say all 200 mill views are going to be people who buy the game without rockstar needing to market the game.
When we know it isn’t. And so rockstar still need to market the game.
Yeah like until I see a confirmation on this astounding 39 million preorders number I'm kinda taking a lot of what's floating around out there with a grain of salt
Jun 28Hopefully Ocarina drops soon after this, GTA VI and an Ocarina remake back to back would be a GOATed double feature.
Jun 28PAINMANIf you never played Liberty City Stories growing up you missed out
https://twitter.com/blacksaiyan97/status/2070970978616668233portland chainsaw masquerade mission used to scare me as a jit lmao
"im gonna cut you up little man!"
- Jun 28Knilz
Remember that vice city stories mission about controlling a cleaning robot?
ngl a part of me like VCS more than the first game a little
Vic Vance was such a good protagonist
Jun 28PAINMANIf you never played Liberty City Stories growing up you missed out
https://twitter.com/blacksaiyan97/status/2070970978616668233LCS was insane for the time. I’m sure it doesn’t hold up but I think it was the first gta with multiplayer.
Jun 28·1 replydopeI mean you’re partially correct. 39 million preorders with minimal effort.
Now imagine how much more money they can make with marketing?
£150 million marketing if it gives access to a billion or greater seems like it would be pretty worth it.
My question to you is 39 million preorders vs 284 million viewers of trailer 1. What are those 200 million + people waiting for?
Waiting for release week since there is no disc and therefore no benefit to preordering
- Jun 28·1 replyLaced
Waiting for release week since there is no disc and therefore no benefit to preordering
Sure that’s 1 of the reasons. I’m in that boat.
Some of the other reasons are they’re not convinced yet to buy. Hence marketing.
Another reason is they’re yet to see the preorder. Lack of awareness. Hence marketing.
Jun 28Do ppl in fl really be getting mudded up as much as GTA seems to want me to believe
- Jun 28·1 replydope
Sure that’s 1 of the reasons. I’m in that boat.
Some of the other reasons are they’re not convinced yet to buy. Hence marketing.
Another reason is they’re yet to see the preorder. Lack of awareness. Hence marketing.
Well they aren't really buying yet, since their card won't be charged until around the time it releases.
I don't think lack of awareness is accurate. This thing is everywhere. It's a huge cultural moment. If you've seen the trailer u know the release date/pre order.
People are just lazy/don't move unless there's a reason. Take for example the most recent PS5 price hike. Many people (me included) were holding off on a console purchase, until we saw the price hike. That lights a fire under your ass to go get it done. Preording will be the same way on release week (I haven't preordered yet).
Jun 28·1 replyPreorder numbers are irrelevant marketing is irrelevant. If you play video games you’re going to be on this day 1. That’s a given.
- Jun 28·2 repliesLaced
Well they aren't really buying yet, since their card won't be charged until around the time it releases.
I don't think lack of awareness is accurate. This thing is everywhere. It's a huge cultural moment. If you've seen the trailer u know the release date/pre order.
People are just lazy/don't move unless there's a reason. Take for example the most recent PS5 price hike. Many people (me included) were holding off on a console purchase, until we saw the price hike. That lights a fire under your ass to go get it done. Preording will be the same way on release week (I haven't preordered yet).
You do get charged immediately on the ps store for preordering.
Jun 28Just want a trailer
Jun 28·1 replyBLACKSTAR BULLYPreorder numbers are irrelevant marketing is irrelevant. If you play video games you’re going to be on this day 1. That’s a given.
It's that simple. People just arguing for the sake of it
- Jun 28Prosper
It's that simple. People just arguing for the sake of it
Gotta remember some folks have turned arguing over nothing their entire personalities
See: sales thread