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Roronaa_chan on 06 October 2015
Faelco said:
They really are ambitious about this game!

But come on Sony, you know what "toy" we all want... Trico plushies ! :D


Trico deserves a 500 dollar deluxe statue



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ps3-sales! on 06 October 2015
Bryank75 said:
GribbleGrunger said:
BraLoD said:
Nice, seems like they are really confident with it.

I could never understand why they didn't do this sort of thing with LBP.


Yeah, I know several people who wanted Sack Boy plushies and couldn't really get them. Uncharted could have had a Johnny Quest type of show if they really wanted and toys etc. God of War may be too late to do this sort of thing but could have worked really well. 

They should do a "tie in" anime for The Last Guardian. 

In fact you should be able to shop for this stuff on PSN store. Would boost sales a lot IMO.

Lbp honestly could have been the next Kirby. 



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binary solo on 06 October 2015

Getting a bit ahead of themselves aren't they? Even if this game turns out to be brilliant I can't see it being a massive sales hit, especially with the toy-buying crowd, that would make licensed products a lucrative venture. IMO this game has an audience potential of 5-6 million if it manages to meet preview expectations. That's not a big enough fanbase to sustain licensed toys, stationary, costuming etc.

I also always worry when companies try to force these things. Let Horizon become a great franchise naturally by focussing on the things that makes a franchise great. Putting merchandising around this franchise now before the game has been seen in more than preview form makes it look like the focus is on monetising the superficial meta-elements of the game rather than delivering a compelling core product.



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Bryank75 on 06 October 2015
binary solo said:
Getting a bit ahead of themselves aren't they? Even if this game turns out to be brilliant I can't see it being a massive sales hit, especially with the toy-buying crowd, that would make licensed products a lucrative venture. IMO this game has an audience potential of 5-6 million if it manages to meet preview expectations. That's not a big enough fanbase to sustain licensed toys, stationary, costuming etc.

I also always worry when companies try to force these things. Let Horizon become a great franchise naturally by focussing on the things that makes a franchise great. Putting merchandising around this franchise now before the game has been seen in more than preview form makes it look like the focus is on monetising the superficial meta-elements of the game rather than delivering a compelling core product.


I think the testers have already told them that it is compelling enough that they have this confidence, Sony is very careful with these moves. I think this is a huge indicator of how high the quality and depth etc of the game is. This thing could be "Pokemon Big".



binary solo on 06 October 2015
Bryank75 said:
binary solo said:
Getting a bit ahead of themselves aren't they? Even if this game turns out to be brilliant I can't see it being a massive sales hit, especially with the toy-buying crowd, that would make licensed products a lucrative venture. IMO this game has an audience potential of 5-6 million if it manages to meet preview expectations. That's not a big enough fanbase to sustain licensed toys, stationary, costuming etc.

I also always worry when companies try to force these things. Let Horizon become a great franchise naturally by focussing on the things that makes a franchise great. Putting merchandising around this franchise now before the game has been seen in more than preview form makes it look like the focus is on monetising the superficial meta-elements of the game rather than delivering a compelling core product.


I think the testers have already told them that it is compelling enough that they have this confidence, Sony is very careful with these moves. I think this is a huge indicator of how high the quality and depth etc of the game is. This thing could be "Pokemon Big".

I think you have way too much faith there. I am cautiously optimistic about this game because I like what I've seen so far. The first thing they should look to do is turn the game into an animated TV series to create a much bigger audience base.



“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” - Bertrand Russell

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."

Jimi Hendrix

 

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Bryank75 on 06 October 2015

Yes, that could work with the right style and tone. As I said, they should launch a memorabilia part for the PS Store. Once people see TV or netflix shows and t-shirts in the wild they will get curious and if they are all good quality word of mouth will spread fast.

If you watch PS I love you XOXO podcast, Colin has seen the game behind closed doors and shows a lot of confidence in it....



Dr.Henry_Killinger on 06 October 2015

That's a bit quick methinks.



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aLkaLiNE on 06 October 2015
Bryank75 said:

Yes, that could work with the right style and tone. As I said, they should launch a memorabilia part for the PS Store. Once people see TV or netflix shows and t-shirts in the wild they will get curious and if they are all good quality word of mouth will spread fast.

If you watch PS I love you XOXO podcast, Colin has seen the game behind closed doors and shows a lot of confidence in it....


That's a really good idea.



Dgc1808 on 06 October 2015

"Q4 2016" T_T... this game was announced to early.



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Samus Aran on 06 October 2015
Bryank75 said:
binary solo said:
Getting a bit ahead of themselves aren't they? Even if this game turns out to be brilliant I can't see it being a massive sales hit, especially with the toy-buying crowd, that would make licensed products a lucrative venture. IMO this game has an audience potential of 5-6 million if it manages to meet preview expectations. That's not a big enough fanbase to sustain licensed toys, stationary, costuming etc.

I also always worry when companies try to force these things. Let Horizon become a great franchise naturally by focussing on the things that makes a franchise great. Putting merchandising around this franchise now before the game has been seen in more than preview form makes it look like the focus is on monetising the superficial meta-elements of the game rather than delivering a compelling core product.


I think the testers have already told them that it is compelling enough that they have this confidence, Sony is very careful with these moves. I think this is a huge indicator of how high the quality and depth etc of the game is. This thing could be "Pokemon Big".

It's going to sell 30 million copies?