So GTA IV Lost and Damned has to sell 2.5 million copies

Just to break even MS has to sell 2.5 million copies or whatever of GTA IV lost and damned expansion pack AND thats JUST TO BREAK EVEN.. Umm yea, i definitly dont see that happening, if MS is lucky they will sell in the neighborhood of 850k or so. If they want to make just a small profit they have to sell ATLEAST 3 million copies, sorry but not happening. What was MS thinking?

Actually, they made the profit by having more GTA IV copies on the market, which means more consoles, which means more users and more street name. That was what they were looking for. Truth is, not many care for DLC.

yea but in actuality GTA IV moved ore PS3 consoles then it did 360 consoles, sure it might have sold more game copies on the 360 but that hefty 50 million MS paid out pretty much knocks it down

"Actually, they made the profit by having more GTA IV copies on the market, which means more consoles, which means more users and more street name. That was what they were looking for. Truth is, not many care for DLC."

"yea but in actuality GTA IV moved ore PS3 consoles then it did 360 consoles, sure it might have sold more game copies on the 360 but that hefty 50 million MS paid out pretty much knocks it down"

"yea but in actuality GTA IV moved ore PS3 consoles then it did 360 consoles, sure it might have sold more game copies on the 360 but that hefty 50 million MS paid out pretty much knocks it down"

"Killzonegamer84 said:

"yea but in actuality GTA IV moved ore PS3 consoles then it did 360 consoles, sure it might have sold more game copies on the 360 but that hefty 50 million MS paid out pretty much knocks it down"

......where did you get your numbers from?

X360 - 6.56m

PS3 - 5.18m

"

"Just to break even MS has to sell 2.5 million copies or whatever of GTA IV lost and damned expansion pack AND thats JUST TO BREAK EVEN.. Umm yea, i definitly dont see that happening, if MS is lucky they will sell in the neighborhood of 850k or so. If they want to make just a small profit they have to sell ATLEAST 3 million copies, sorry but not happening. What was MS thinking?"

is this including the huge amount microsoft already gave them?

i doubt it.

Anyway. SOURCE?

and here I sit.. Looking at the PC version of GTAIV installed onto my hard drive, weeping.

Dude, it's gonna sell a grip of copies. GTAIV was like the fastest selling console game ever. In fact, I think The Lost and the Damned will break the record for best selling DLC.

"Dude, it's gonna sell a grip of copies. GTAIV was like the fastest selling console game ever. In fact, I think The Lost and the Damned will break the record for best selling DLC."

"Just to break even MS has to sell 2.5 million copies or whatever of GTA IV lost and damned expansion pack AND thats JUST TO BREAK EVEN.. Umm yea, i definitly dont see that happening, if MS is lucky they will sell in the neighborhood of 850k or so. If they want to make just a small profit they have to sell ATLEAST 3 million copies, sorry but not happening. What was MS thinking?"

Sounds like a jealous fan

Whats wrong? you own shares of MS stock? if not then their business is none of your fuckin business

Sound possible I guess.

Source?

I would imagine that Rockstar and Microsoft are going to push this thing out more than any other piece they've advertised, so Rockstar will probably be fine.

Yeah, has any game ever gotten ads on TV for DLC? This might be a contender for a first.