Estimated Sales For L4D2

[Shyam]

So how do you think L4D2 is going to perform sales wise this time around.

 

[Hectic Glenn]

Left 4 Dead 2 pre-orders are four times that of the original game

And for L4D1...

Left 4 Dead Pre-Orders 60% Up on Orange Box

Orange box did pretty well. So you can see why they are happy with the L4D2 development decision.

 

[Lobster]

It is difficult to predict given the odd circumstances, there are far less games than usual releasing this holiday season, the game gains the positive and negative effects of a known franchise, but the sequel is in many ways higher profile than the first game.

There was an article that asks this question over at Gamasutra.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25929

There are arguments for both sides, the survey figures indicate that only half the people planning to buy it bought the first game, but that 90% of first game owners plan to buy the sequel at some point. (Take those numbers how you will) They also list negative reasons such as the recession, The fact its a sequal, and general market behavior. Also this sort of market analysis almost always snubs the PC and focuses primarily on the console market.

I believe sales for the first game are around 3 million. Valve stated a few weeks back that preorders were around 4 times that of the first game. Obviously you have to take into account the people who baught L4D1 post release, and enjoyed it enough to preorder this time.

Personally I think it will do great.

 

[Farrowlesparrow]

This is poker night at valve.

Every night is poker night. And he's the little blind.
It made a lot of money, is the general point of this post.

 

[knut]

This is poker night at valve.

Every night is poker night. And he's the little blind.
It made a lot of money, is the general point of this post.

I heard on a Bungie podcast that at a friendly bidding/auction night between a few game companies that Valve were really throwing down with the big bucks.

 

[MorganFreeman911]

Link?

 

[knut]

Link?

What, to the Bungie podcast?

It's pretty self explanatory, and I cannot be bothered to comb through 30 or so podcasts to find the particular 10 second segment of conversation.