Talk:Platinum Hits

message: Wikipedia, let's get this article going! WikiTruth 15:19, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, after some searching around, I came up with some international titles and added them to the appropriate lists.  I also rearranged the lists and tidied up a bit. Radjago 06:50, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Starter 

message: Is there ever going to be Platinum Hits  line for the Xbox360 ?
:Most likely, yes, but there hasn't been any official word from Microsoft as to if/when they plan to do it. Radjago 09:23, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Xbox360

message: What would be the best way to denote games on the list that come with additional or extra content not included in the original release of the game.  Examples would be the extra story and content from Fable: The Lost Chapters, extra cars and another city from Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix, and more multiplayer maps for Perfect Dark Zero. Radjago 07:31, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Additional Content

message: iz platinum betta than classic? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kozmic sk8r (talk • contribs) 11:08, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: One is not better than the other.  They are just different names Microsoft uses for different markets in different regions of the world. Radjago 15:19, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  iz platinum betta than classic? 

message: Where, exactly, are people getting all these games from? The Microsoft site doesn't list anywhere near that many, although I know they are missing at least a few (Something on the dashboard said Grand Theft Auto IV, Left 4 Dead, and The Orange Box have been added, but those aren't on xbox.com's list yet). Also some are missing like Soul Calibur IV and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
None of the following games is listed on the official (US) site but they appear here: 
2006 FIFA World Cup,
Armored Core 4,
Battlestations: Midway,
Blue Dragon,
Call of Juarez,
The Darkness,
DiRT,
Devil May Cry 4,
Dead Space,
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit,
Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires,
Fable II,
FIFA 08,
FIFA 09,
Golden Axe: Beast Rider,
Hitman: Blood Money,
Iron Man,
Lego Batman,
Medal of Honor: Airborne,
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja,
Overlord,
Peter Jackson's King Kong,
Pro Evolution Soccer,
Project Gotham Racing 4,
Rayman Raving Rabbids,
Ridge Racer 6,
Skate,
Star Trek: Legacy,
Supreme Commander,
Sega Superstars Tennis,
The Simpsons Game,
Test Drive Unlimited,
TNA Impact,
Tomb Raider Underworld,
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008
I suspect there's some carelessness going on between Platinum Collections (Japan) and Hits, since I wouldn't be surprised to find DBZ Burst Limit, Naruto, and Dynasty Warriors sold well in Japan, but I'm dubious about their US sales... 
Also, some Xbox games are misplaced in the 360 list. I don't know if they are actual Platinum Hits or not, but they're definitely not 360 Platinum Hits.
Blitz: The League,
Gun
If someone doesn't clean the list up or provide evidence of these games' inclusion in the Platinum Hits they should be deleted. And who knows how many spurious titles are listed in all the other sections. The Xbox classics list seems to be all wrong, from a quick look at the UK version of the site. I think what I'll do is bring the lists into conformity with the xbox.com lists, and then the titles I listed in this post can be added back if they are sourced somehow. Jagan (talk) 02:30, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Xbox 360 list 

message: Microsoft has never revealed how many units a game has to sell before becoming a Platinum Hit.
* Xbox Platinum Hits Program Provides Big Games for Small Price: "Microsoft Corp. today announced the launch of the Platinum Hits program for Xbox.  Platinum Hits games are available for the estimated retail price (ERP) of $29.99* CDN at most retailers; games selected for the program must have achieved a high sales volume."
* The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Xbox Platinum Hits Release: "Only a select few games for the Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft that have enjoyed the greatest popularity and highest sales volumes are being selected for the Platinum Hits program."
* Top 10 Xbox Platinum Hits: "What criteria does Microsoft use to determine which games become Platinum Hits? We went directly to the big MS for the lowdown. Games chosen to be Platinum Hits must have been on the market for at least nine months and sold well. Microsoft works closely with its partners to decide which eligible titles should become Platinum Hits."
* Xbox Platinum Hits Announced: "In order for a game to become Platinum, it must have sold a very high number of units, and received praise from the overall gaming community. In other words, it must be a top seller and have positive consumer and editorial feedback. Also the games have to have been on shelf 9 months or more to be included in the Platinum program."
* Tony Hawk's Pro Skater™ 3 and Wreckless: The Yazuka Missions™ achieve Microsoft's "PLATINUM HITS" status: "The "Platinum Hits" series offers a line-up of game titles proven to be all-time favorites. To qualify for inclusion in the program, a game must be on store shelves for nine months and have sold well at retail prior."
* Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 2004 Annual Report: "Max Payne, Midnight Club 2, and Conflict: Desert Storm have been designated Microsoft’s Platinum Hits Program titles. To qualify for these programs under our agreements with hardware manufacturers, our products had to satisfy certain shelf life and sales requirements."
* Activision's Spider-Man(R) Achieves SCEA's 'Greatest Hits,' Microsoft's 'Platinum Hits,' and Nintendo's 'Player's Choice' Status: "The "Platinum Hits" series includes a line-up of titles for the Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft that have proven to be all-time favorites, having sold well at retail and been on store shelves for at least nine months."
The source used, http://games.ign.com/articles/453/453311p1.html, to claim 400,000 units as the magic figure does not state that either: "Platinum status is given to products that manufacture more than 400,000 units after nine months."
This is reinforced by the press release Midway's Blitz: The League Attains Platinum Hits Status: "By definition, a title earning the Greatest Hits and/or Platinum Hits distinction requires that a company manufacture more than 400,000 units per respective platform during its first nine months on store shelves."
"Manufacturing" does not equate "sales"; a company might have produced 1 million copies, but consumers might have bought only 400,000 of them.
All in all, there is no solid basis that Microsoft has revealed the necessary sales figures (only a production figure) to the industry.  Jappalang (talk) 03:07, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  No actual figures given for how many units are to be sold for a Platinum Hit 

message: How recently has the list been updated? In the 360 section, there are no Call of Duty games, even though I know 2-WaW are platinum hits. 199.197.113.71 (talk) 19:19, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update?