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fabinou on 31 December 2008

Bioshock 2 Wii confirmed.



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Seraphic_Sixaxis on 31 December 2008
Soriku said:
Timed exclusives are retarded. The version that comes out later doesn't even sell a whole lot. First day it should be available for all systems the game is on.

This all the way.

If 3rd party games are gonna be exclusive they should STAY exclusive otherwise, unless its a Reall REALL epic game the port will fail on the vice versa console. its been a proven fact. :P

 



Sardauk on 31 December 2008
Seraphic_Sixaxis said:
Soriku said:
Timed exclusives are retarded. The version that comes out later doesn't even sell a whole lot. First day it should be available for all systems the game is on.

This all the way.

If 3rd party games are gonna be exclusive they should STAY exclusive otherwise, unless its a Reall REALL epic game the port will fail on the vice versa console. its been a proven fact. :P

 

 

It has been proven for a 360/PC game ported to the PS3: Bioshock, Orange Box ....

Is the opposite also true ??



 

Evan Wells (Uncharted 2): I think the differences that you see between any two games has much more to do with the developer than whether it’s on the Xbox or PS3.

Seraphic_Sixaxis on 31 December 2008
Sardauk said:
Seraphic_Sixaxis said:
Soriku said:
Timed exclusives are retarded. The version that comes out later doesn't even sell a whole lot. First day it should be available for all systems the game is on.

This all the way.

If 3rd party games are gonna be exclusive they should STAY exclusive otherwise, unless its a Reall REALL epic game the port will fail on the vice versa console. its been a proven fact. :P

 

 

It has been proven for a 360/PC game ported to the PS3: Bioshock, Orange Box ....

Is the opposite also true ??

If you mean a PS3 timed exclusive didnt do well on the 360 or PC? yes, UT3 is a good example it flopped badly on the 360.

 



Khuutra on 31 December 2008
Seraphic_Sixaxis said:
Soriku said:
Timed exclusives are retarded. The version that comes out later doesn't even sell a whole lot. First day it should be available for all systems the game is on.

This all the way.

If 3rd party games are gonna be exclusive they should STAY exclusive otherwise, unless its a Reall REALL epic game the port will fail on the vice versa console. its been a proven fact. :P

 

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Seraphic_Sixaxis on 31 December 2008
Khuutra said:
Seraphic_Sixaxis said:
Soriku said:
Timed exclusives are retarded. The version that comes out later doesn't even sell a whole lot. First day it should be available for all systems the game is on.

This all the way.

If 3rd party games are gonna be exclusive they should STAY exclusive otherwise, unless its a Reall REALL epic game the port will fail on the vice versa console. its been a proven fact. :P

 

Resident Evil 4 says 'Quiet, you!'

RE4 was epic.

 



ukeatdabian on 31 December 2008

if Bioshock 2 want to be as successful as Call of Duty, Timed exclusives are retarded.



Khuutra on 31 December 2008
Seraphic_Sixaxis said:
Khuutra said:
Seraphic_Sixaxis said:
Soriku said:
Timed exclusives are retarded. The version that comes out later doesn't even sell a whole lot. First day it should be available for all systems the game is on.

This all the way.

If 3rd party games are gonna be exclusive they should STAY exclusive otherwise, unless its a Reall REALL epic game the port will fail on the vice versa console. its been a proven fact. :P

 

Resident Evil 4 says 'Quiet, you!'

RE4 was epic.

So was Bioshock. Being "epic" had nothing to do with RE4 selling so much better on the second console.



JamesCizuz on 31 December 2008

"The gaps to large!"

Are you serious? 68 weeks on the market, it's also on the PC. Most people who wanted it, bought it. Most people who had a 360 and PS3 or a PC that could run it, would already have it for the 360 or 360 so why pick it up when it comes out for the PS3 when they already have it? People wanting it now will look at both, 360 version being 30$ cheaper. God sometimes you people make me want to kill myself.

Timed exclusives, or exclusives that later become multiplatform will always do worse on the platform it comes on next.

Oh, and I should'nt be saying exclusive, bioshock was always multiplatform.



Khuutra on 31 December 2008
JamesCizuz said:

"The gaps to large!"

Are you serious? 68 weeks on the market, it's also on the PC. Most people who wanted it, bought it. Most people who had a 360 and PS3 or a PC that could run it, would already have it for the 360 or 360 so why pick it up when it comes out for the PS3 when they already have it? People wanting it now will look at both, 360 version being 30$ cheaper. God sometimes you people make me want to kill myself.

Timed exclusives, or exclusives that later become multiplatform will always do worse on the platform it comes on next.

Oh, and I should'nt be saying exclusive, bioshock was always multiplatform.

Again, Resident Evil 4 stands as a stalwart counter to this argument. It has to do with markets, and the shooter market on the PS3 just doesn't compare to that of the 360.