Xbox 360 Sales Not Boosted By Gears 3, says PachterGears of War 3 is a triple-A title and an Xbox 360 exclusive that many would consider to be a true system seller. Epic's blockbuster conclusion to the Gears trilogy quickly sold 3 million copies, but the game isn't necessarily helping Microsoft to sell more Xbox 360 units, if you ask Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter.
Speaking to IndustryGamers as part of a special post-mortem feature on Gears 3's success, Pachter observed, “It's a great game, the biggest exclusive by far, but it is far from the best selling 360 game. It's also a hard core game, and #3 in the series, so not much of a system seller (the hard core already had 360s and bought Gears 1 and 2). So I don't buy into the argument it helps them compete.”
In the full feature, in addition to other analysts, we also speak with members of Epic Games and Microsoft.
