The next game in the BioShock franchise is aiming to push close to 5 million, says analyst Mike Hickey at Janco Partners. Hickey believes that Irrational is expected to ship 4.9 million units at release.
Coming from a note to investors, Hickey stated that BioShock: Infinite is capable of hitting a grand total of $221 million in overall sales, based on 4.9 million units sold. Compared to 3 million on BioShock 2, this is certainly a step up. BioShock 2 was not, however, developed under Irrational. The first game in the series was able to hit 2.2 million shipped in just under a year, with a grand total of 4 million sold. BioShock: Infinite is looking to surpass those figures by leaps and bounds if Hickey is on the money.
BioShock: Infinite is set for release in 2012.
