Xbox 360 Gears of War 2 beats Sony PS3 LittleBigPlanet Sales

not exactly a blow, seeing how theres like triple the 360′s there are ps3′s if not more

Umm, you’re stupid and obviously a 360 fanbot. Little Big Planet is a wayyy better game than gears of war 2 because not only is it something refreshing and NEW to play, it also score higher reviews than gears did. just because xbox 360 owners had 3 games to look foward to this whole year (ninja gaiden, fable 2, and gears of war 2) doesn’t mean that it’s fair that 3 games get to be split between 22 million people and ps3 has like 10 games this year split between 18 million.

i work at gamestop and i could already tell you that gears of war 2 will be one of those games that in a month i will see a LOT of trade-ins for that game because its the same crap as part 1 and that game won’t offer anything much new. Little Big Planet is a keeper.

I would like to see how it gets on in America because Resistance 2 is also out there. I think the sales have done well because my friends are saying “what the hell is that!” get MotorStorm on lol
I think, as GOW2 sales die down, LBP will be in the top 10 for a long time with people becoming interested with the run to Christmas.

you guys are all ps3 fangirls!

GEARS OR WAR 1 borke 3 sales records. It has been on the top of all consoles for online members and hours played.

Gear 2 will beat that. LBP is not even close. NOT CLOSE.

gears is tha champ

it is obious dat gow 2 did better dan LBP seein how theirs much xbox 360 owners dan ps3 …..however LBP is 10 times better b/c its a game dat u wont get bored as 4 GOW once u pass it u get bored n tired of it..but sony will be taking out a GOW copy cat dat looks dope n i cant wait 2 get QUANTUM THEORY ……

At this stage, It doesn’t matter which game is the technical marvel, which game is breaking the boundaries and which game is on which console.
The bottom line is, which one will sell, because regardless of how groundbreaking a game is, the dollar signs are ALL that matters to developers.

Some of the greatest breakthrough games have flopped at retail.

Anyone remember 2005′s “Psychonauts”??…. I thought not.
The game was met with critical acclaim, with extremely high marks from the critics, was highly innovative and seemingly well marketed but stunningly sold less than 100,000 copies netting a £18million loss for its developer… it was never spoken of again.

Shenmue, one of the best recieved games of all time, again, bombed at retail despite its architectual perfection.

People can post on here arguing all day long about how great LBP is, but if it doesn’t sell the numbers that Sony hope it will (And you can be sure they want to push into the 10million units bracket in the games lifetime) then no amount of critical acclaim will stop it from being a huge flop.

I personally think it will do fairly well and possibly even rejuvinate Sony’s console, but be well aware that console unit sales and other-platform competition are NO excuse for a game that Sony is pinning a lot of hope on failing to break into the top 3 games in the weekly, monthly or yearly charts.

LBP needs to start selling more units…. and selling more units NOW.

Things are only going to go downhill for LBP as Sony have been deleting tons of User-generated content that have any title reference or content that involves movies, games, TV shows or any copyrighted characters no matter how questionable .

http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/11/littlebigplan-1.html

LBP wasn’t on my shopping list anyway, i’ll be spending this christmas playing Gears 2, Resistance 2, Fable 2, Fallout 3 and if i get time Left 4 Dead on the P.C.

you are comparing the wrong two games.
anyways, it’s pretty sad that games like gears of war 2 – polished version of gears 1, cinematic shooter cookie-cutter action – are what everyone is after as opposed to something unique and creative – lbp. that’s what this article says to me.

Right now GOW2 beat LBP in sales, why? It’s not because of the gameplay we all know its GOW 1.5, its because GOW has built a bigger fan base in the 2 1/2 yrs its been out. I own a ps3 and played GOW 1 on pc and have to say the franchise is great I wished though epic would port it to the PC so I can continue with the storyline. If they dont I couldnt care less because I would never buy a xbox there system is crap (not third party games) but thats a sepreate argument.

Gears of War 2 blows away LBP and resistance 2 combined big time no doubt.

Gears 2 will sell LOADS, mostly in America because the yanks are gun crazy freaks. Little big planet is fresh and superb. Gears will be dead and gone while LBP will be a classic forever.

LBP is similar to the PS3 platform – it will only get better and better with time, unlike GOW which is already peaking. The thing ppl don’t realize is that LBP’s value will be much higher when ppl upload more user-created levels – it’s not worth as much buying now as it will be each succeeding month… there are no ‘games’ for it yet. It’ll sell when a friend says, ‘Hey, you’ve got to get LBP now! This new level someone uploaded last week is unreal!…’ Repeat this scenario several times for pretty much until the sequel comes out.

it is too bad about the pulling of copyright material, but it’s only certain materials. besides, people should be more original.

for me, LBP has been a long time in the coming. it fulfills on its promises and expectations and then some. it provides hours of entertainment and creative meandering. it exceeds as both a casual game to play with friends, strangers, girlfriends, wives, AND as a core-hardcore game, with the endless task of unlocking all items, and finally creating your own serious level.

since i have a family, lbp is ideal, because i don’t have to shield the content from anyone’s eyes, and my wife even enjoys playing with me.

i’ve played gears of war, it’s good fun, but to laud it over titles like LBP is absurd. sure, it sells well, and it’s darn good shootey fun, but it can’t be considered innovative by any means, or particularly creative. just polished.
the only game out this year that deserves any kind of “game of the year’ is little big planet. because it is truly a step in a new direction – a bold, accomplished, and seriously fun one.

my guess is that this title will go to fallout 3 in many cases.

never mind that Guitar hero WT is out today in UK , resistance 2 next week in UK also and a few more crackers for xmas

*****still regret buying a Wii though its pants unless you like the quirtky sports and fitness games . *****

Gears 1 & 2 are good although enjoyed first one better second one isnt that much of an evolution from the first one in tersm of gameplay or expansion ,
resistance 2 has 60 person skirmish mode. sweet!

Xbox 3-fix-me has a few good games , but i prefer to use my PS3 more now , my XBOX will be going on ebay along with gears 1 and 2 shortly

Has everyone that criticized Gears 2 as “boring” and “a polished version of the first game” actually ever played it?
I bet not.
First, it is WAY (and i mean WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY) better then the first one.
It has twice the weapons (everyone of which is perfectly balanced, being more or less useful depending on the type of enemy you are facing, and pretty fun to play), a lot of graphical improvements, MUCH more varied gameplay (there’s even a whole level in which you meet NO enemies, it’s more kinda platformer, one level requires avoiding turrets like in the first Metal Gear Solid, one requires to repair from mortal hail falling from the sky, there are bosses 40 times larger then the tv screen, you use 3 different types of veichles, etc… ), you can play the campaign in 2, and the co-op is THE BEST i’ve seen in 20 years of gaming, the story is more deep and compelling, with TRULY emotionally shocking twists, has a lot of little classy add-ons (use the enemies as shields, use heavy weapons, different fatalities depending on the weapons, different types of grenades and one-hand guns, etc…), and much, much more.
Second, it doesn’t get boring at all! After playing the campaign of the first game, i played some online then i got bored quickly.
This sequel feature a LOT of multi maps, and the multiplayer has amazingly nice game modes, like Horde, Capture the meatflag, Companion, each of them pretty original and a source of neverending fun.

I didn’t play LBP, but from what i saw it looks pretty fun to play, and an excellent game.

None the less, GOW2 is one of the legitimate candidates for GOTY for sure.

lbp is shurely part of this new trent of user created content, like farcry 2 and spore. its not a francine like Gears. its just the american game bigger is better, but clearly the runing time is very low, just a few hours. lbp is gona be big in the near future but we have to wait

These comments are full of ps3 fanboy’s who feel backed into a corner when their system selling title is clearly not doing its job as well as it was intended to… the point made here was that Gears 2 is the better seller, but when a ps3 fanboy reads this he jumps down the throats of the over 2 million people who bought gears 2 and accuses them of being old fashion in their approach to gaming… well, we’ve kinda got news for you, the whole innovation thing in gaming… well it only gets non-hardcore gamers excited… typical example, the Wii, only non hardcore gamers jumped up and wet their pants over it, and now they’re getting over it, games like gears shows why gaming is a somewhat exclusive to those who have a passion for it… these ‘innovative lovers’ seem to be forgetting that shooters, not ragdoll games are the biggest sellers and the reason why so many people go online to show off their skill. I’m not saying innovation is not welcome, it more than is, nothing is better than something refreshing, just look at bioshock, thats was a nice innovative and refreshing shooter, however don’t try to replace the genre, that would make for some very angry fans

yeah and i think we can all agree that if gears was for ps3 and resistance was for 360 this story would be the exact same except the names would be switched

if gears was for ps3 and littlebigplanet was for 360***

Sadly, PS3 owners are a bit offended by the margain of defeat LBP was dealt. I have both consoles and I dislike LBP. It’s just as repetitive as everyone thinks Gears of War 2 is. Saying it will take time to take off is bull considering many people are waiting for the next game. Such as Killzone 2 or God of war and will toss out this game just as quick.

I get so sick of fanboyism. Innovation doesn’t = a great game. It’s essentially a building block for the future games of the genre. Sequels are not meant to be new. Frankly Resistance 2 is almost identical to 1. just as gears 2 is identical to 1 but that is not bad. People would be complaining about huge changes or no changes. There is no middle ground ( only exception is MGS) only series to change but not in a gigantic way.

Get over sales figures and play the game. Don’t criticize others for not liking it.
You play LBP, I’ll play gears 2, fallout 3, and MGO.

Well its Gears 2 . A superb game as I saw my friend playing it in his Xbox 360. And my PS3 which I own is what i use for playing games currently. I need to be still playing great exclusives by 2011-12. I will never buy xbox 360 for playing gears 2. not a penny goes to 360 S/W. Let the PC version release or PS3 port. All multiplatforms like COD4, assassin’s creed, GTA 4,…i opted ps3 over 360.

I’ll be honest, Ive got a PS3 and would have love to have a go at Gears 2. LBP has little appeal. I also noticed that Amazon have reduced LBP by 50% in price already?!! Come on Sony – sort it out and get some must have games.

Wow whoever thinks that americans are gun crazy and they will buy GOW2 more, thats redculous. I played GOW1 online last year for a long time, and i was lucky to run into somone who wasnt british every 2 weeks, but other than that its england and austrailea or w/e its spelled like, that make up most of XBL and some of america… so go fist yourselves you arrogant british douches

First of all, some of the excuses you PS3 fanboys have made as to the reason why GOW2 will outsell LBP is hilarious. Just accept the defeat already. Gears 2 will also be a classic, it won’t die, I’m positive it will outlive the rag-doll game by a very long shot. Gears 2 dwarfs both Resistance 2 and LBP in sales, and continues to do great after being out for just a little over a month. Roughly for every 1 copy of Resistance 2 sold there is 4 copies of GOW 2 sold. I’m not making it up, go look it up, it puts Resistance 2 to shame. Granted PS3 still has some decent game titles, MGS4 being a great game. But rumors continue to spread that it might be coming to the 360. If so, I can’t wait to see how much you Ps3 fanboys cry. And with the news that next year 360 will have Resident Evil 5 and Final Fantasy XIII just shows that the 360 is taking away even more great titles from the PS3 and Nintendo (Not to mention Sony and Xbox losing Fatal Frame franchise to Nintendo). Square Enix, a huge Sony Playstation partner in the past has even released 360 exclusive games. What’s that say to you? The Ps3 is dying, face it. Sony just laid off 16,000 workers, google it. Good thing Sony has their PSP and Ps2 selling well… it’s so funny that the PS2 is still selling almost as well as the PS3, then again Ps2 was an amazing system.