She's following Taylor's footsteps by releasing her single on the same day (WANEGBT was released on August 13, 2012 and Roar was supposed to be released on August 12, but was rush released, you know) and is also releasing her album on October 22, the same day Taylor released Red last year. This is certainly not a bad thing. It just shows that her label is smart; they saw that that release (and promo) schedule worked for Taylor 2 times before, so they're using it for Katy. Smart
However, I don't think Katy has a chance at a 1M+ opening week....some achievements are just exclusive to some people. No Katy shade intended at all.