Mark Rein on UT 3 sales number

[Philip_J_Fry]

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/36...Says-Mark-Rein

Why do you think people got nervous when Crysis only sold 87,000 copies and UT3 only sold 34,000 copies in those first few weeks?

MR: NPD numbers are an estimate. We don't know what they are exactly but if you sell 80,000 a month for 10 months that's a multi-million seller worldwide. Who's going to complain about that? We're in the internet age and people react to numbers they don't understand. It's funny, after that I spent a lot of time going through long-term NPD numbers. I actually went and looked all the way back to 1995 and I dissected all the shooters. The path we're on right now isn't going to make it the fastest selling game but PC games have a potentially much longer tail than console games. There's a good chance to sell that game for a much longer period of time than the more hit-oriented console games.

TG: But then you have Cliffy B come out and say that PC gaming is in disarray and...

MR: Oh he's an idiot [laughing]. No, he's a great guy. Cliff makes console games though, right? He's on a console team that makes what is primarily a console game.

Glad to hear that he hasnt given up on PC

[M4D_H4773R]

good news maybe

[iddqd]

Why? Because these retards are developing games that can only be played by like the 10% of XS.

[SafeFire]

Why? Because these retards are developing games that can only be played by like the 10% of XS.

XS=World, right?

[Syn.]

XS=World, right?

I am guessing he is referring to the Crysis sale numbers.

[togaman5000]

...developing games that can only be played by like the 10% of XS.

Unfortunately, XS=1% or less of PC gamers, and 10% of XS would translate to about <.1% of PC gamers, not a very good representation at all!

You've got a point, when the average PC gamer has a PC that couldn't run a triple A title at medium at a decent resolution, they won't be jumping to buy it. Of course, what was said in the interview also makes sense; as people slowly upgrade their computers, Crysis will become a possibility.

[Syn.]

Unfortunately, XS=1% or less of PC gamers, and 10% of XS would translate to about <.1% of PC gamers, not a very good representation at all!

You've got a point, when the average PC gamer has a PC that couldn't run a triple A title at medium at a decent resolution, they won't be jumping to buy it. Of course, what was said in the interview also makes sense; as people slowly upgrade their computers, Crysis will become a possibility.

I guess his point about XS was, if only 10% of XS can run a game full on then what chance does it have when compared to the overall market.