Is Bloodborne a system seller?

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#1  Edited By SolidGame_basic
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I certainly think so. It's a major exclusive being developed by From Software. It has the advantage of being a successor to a pretty popular franchise. It's also being hyped to hell and heavily marketed by Sony. I can see people getting a PS4 to play it. Especially considering the competition doesn't have much early in the year. What about you, SW?

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#2  Edited By Salt_The_Fries
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No, it isn't, only a hardcore Cow would think so.

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lolno

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#4 deactivated-5ebea105efb64
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Yes. Proof? I am buying a ps4 for it. :)

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#5 SolidGame_basic
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@Salt_The_Fries: why do you think so?

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#6 NathanDrakeSwag
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It will sell more systems in March than Screamride.

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@NathanDrakeSwag: I hope all frontier games flop. The way they handled elite before release was horrible.

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#8 Liquid_
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@NathanDrakeSwag said:

It will sell more systems in March than Screamride.

Lol Screamride

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#9  Edited By DEadliNE-Zero0
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In which sense? All major AAA exclusives for each console is a system sellers.

If you mean move a considerable amount? No. Souls games are nichie has awesome has they are. It took 3 platforms and the Artorias DLC for Dark Souls 1 to reach 2.3 million, and it also helped that Souls became popular out of nowhere back then.

Bloodborne, similarly to games like Driveclub, Sunset Overdrive, Forza Horizon 2, inFamous Second Son and Bayonetta 2, will move units, specially if bundled.

But by itself, it's nowehere near the type of game to pull figures the like of Uncharted 4, Halo 5, Zelda wii u and Mario Kart 8

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#10 NoirLamia777
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Yes.

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#11 Malta_1980
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@Salt_The_Fries said:

No, it isn't, only a hardcore Cow would think so.

Well judging by the sales PS4 is enjoying.. doesn't seem the console is in desperate need for a System Seller :)

Probably games such as Gran Turismo & UC4 might give a boost to sales once released.. Bloodborne doesn't look much like a system seller, but its still a game I'm gonna get :)

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Only because it's this early on in the life cycle and Souls fans are numerous.

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#13 Cloud_imperium
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No. I won't be suprised if 1886 sells more because of its visuals. Challenging games (good or bad) don't sell much.

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#14 ghostwarrior786
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any game can be system seller so yes. not a big system seller though

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#15 Lulu_Lulu
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Was Demon Souls a System Seller ?

that should answer your question....

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#16 MonsieurX
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@NathanDrakeSwag said:

It will sell more systems in March than Screamride.

How would you determine that exactly

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#17 SolidGame_basic
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@Lulu_Lulu said:

Was Demon Souls a System Seller ?

that should answer your question....

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#18 Lulu_Lulu
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@SolidGame_basic:

.... !!! ....

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#19  Edited By aroxx_ab
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It is not a system seller alone, but for people already at the fence it may be the game that pull them over. Some people need more exclusives and maybe pricedrop

@Lulu_Lulu said:

Was Demon Souls a System Seller ?

that should answer your question....

Was Demon Souls released in first 1-2 years of 360/ps3 life?

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#20 lostrib
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not a big system seller

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#21 clone01
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No...It was for me (among some other titles), but its just not well-known enough.

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#22 Flubbbs
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@Lulu_Lulu said:

Was Demon Souls a System Seller ?

that should answer your question....

Souls games have gained alot of more popularity since Demon's Souls released

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#23 Lulu_Lulu
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@Flubbbs: @Flubbbs:

So has Portal..... still not System Seller.

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#25 clone01
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@Cloud_imperium said:

No. I won't be suprised if 1886 sells more because of its visuals. Challenging games (good or bad) don't sell much.

This^^

These forums are different than what goes on in the mind of the real-world consumer. Most people pick up one system and only play that. Someone goes into a Best Buy, sees "The Order" playing, thinks "oh, pretty" and buys a PS4. Not saying that it will be a bad game by any means, but Bloodborne just won't have the exposure that 1886 will have.

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#26 pyro1245
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Well it's the only game I want for PS4, so... it seems to have sold at least one system. I doubt this will be the case for many though.

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#27 Heil68
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Not a big one, but some people will buy a system for it, just like pretty much every other game.

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#28  Edited By SecretPolice
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Whelp once you play Bloodborn there's nothing else to play on PS4 so you sell the system. :o Does that count as a system seller? I kid, I kid... :P

Seriously, I don't think it is a system seller but those that liked the Souls games are day one buyers of BB so we'll see.

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#29 Crypt_mx
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Bloodborne is absolutely not in any way a system seller. Sony fan boys be hyping it up like crazy, but realistically those type of hardcore RPG dungeon crawl games do not appeal to most mainstream gamers, they are for a niche market. Everyone will talk about Bloodborne if they have a playstation, but only fans of the souls games and RPG fans will pick it up. I estimate lots of hype, low sales, it should at least be a decent game from what I've seen though. Unlike the order where it's all unwarranted hype...

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#30  Edited By Lionheart08
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Honestly, considering how much the PS4 has been selling regardless, "System Seller" is becoming more and more of a meaningless title.

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#31 deactivated-5a30e101a977c
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Not at all... Too dark, and not a genre that everyone likes to play

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#32 Bread_or_Decide
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No.

It's the game that keeps current owners happy.

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#33 Ballroompirate
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No, it's pretty much just for the Dark Soul fans.

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#34 Ballroompirate
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@Lionheart08 said:

Honestly, considering how much the PS4 has been selling regardless, "System Seller" is becoming more and more of a meaningless title.

There's actually no such thing as a system seller anymore regardless of the platform it's on. Considering all the games that came out for the Wii-U in 2014 it barely pushed any systems even with games like Smash, Bayonetta 2 and MK8 which were some high profile games. In this days economy people are more cautious on what they buy (too bad I'm not one of them lol considering I bought a Wii-U and PS4 within the last 8 months and I'm upgrading my rig a few parts at a time).

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#35 PapaTrop
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I know someone who is buying a PS4 for that game.

And I have to imagine Souls fans are the types who would buy new systems for more Souls games. That is unless a game shows up exclusively on Xbox in which case they'll issue death threats to the devs.

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It's the first game to come along that looks like it has any depth... so naturally it will sell less than a million because peasants don't want depth..... they want Uncharted and The Order "DUR ME SHOOT YOU WITH PRETTY GUNS PEW PEW"

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#37 mems_1224
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Niche titles are system sellers now? Lolwut?

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#38 KratosYOLOSwag
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Yes, there is constant port begging for the game across the internet, just look at any Bloodborne video, and even in this very thread every post I see is pretty much port begging.

Souls fans are dedicated enough to buy a PS4 just for Bloodborne, won't be surprised if it outsells Dark Souls even though it's exclusive.

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#39 lostrib
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@kratosyoloswag said:

Yes, there is constant port begging for the game across the internet, just look at any Bloodborne video, and even in this very thread every post I see is pretty much port begging.

Souls fans are dedicated enough to buy a PS4 just for Bloodborne, won't be surprised if it outsells Dark Souls even though it's exclusive.

Then you have some serious reading comprehension problems

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#41  Edited By melonfarmerz
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lol this is like a B list game...

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#42 madsnakehhh
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No, is actually a niche title, mostly From Software fans and hardcore RPG fans will get a PS4 for the game.

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#43 foxhound_fox
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Demon's Souls wasn't.

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#44 deactivated-5b1e62582e305
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Will it move systems on its own? I don't think so, very few games are like that since very few people buy a platform just for one game. I think it'll sell well, though. It needs better marketing but it'll likely have similar success to Demon's Souls thanks to word of mouth. Demon's Souls is a Greatest Hits title and you need at least a million copies sold to get that branding - can definitely see Bloodborne following suit.

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#45 CrownKingArthur
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well, maybe not a system seller on its own, but for me this game would be a contributor among its brothers, my brothers.

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#46 deactivated-58abb194ab6fb
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I don't see Bloodbornd as a system seller but I do think it will sell in the millions cause most of the PS4 owners will buy it. It's in my top 5 most anticipated games I'm waiting for the year but definitely not a system seller.

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#47  Edited By Wasdie  Moderator
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The Souls games did generate a lot of fans and interest from the gaming world. Bloodborne, being a Souls-like game from From software and having a great artistic style and good graphics, is going to definitely catch a lot of more core gamer's eyes. It's not going to push millions, but it'll be a strong addition to the lineup and probably help sway a lot of people over time to the PS4.

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#48 DocSanchez
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Hard question for me. I have a PS4 so I don't have to answer that question. But thinking about it, if I had a system and that was on the other one it's certainly a title which could make me jealous enough to consider buying one. There isn't a game out there which could cause me to buy a system on it's own but games like Bloodborne turn my head and make me think.

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#49 Couth_
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Yes, but a small one, like 30-60k systems..

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#50  Edited By IMAHAPYHIPPO
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Seeing that PS4's barely been out over a year and moved almost 20 million units, I think the PS4 is a system seller in and of itself.