Microsofts Strategy: Release legions of awesome games within 5 months?

[jasonnc80]

BMaker11 said:

jasonnc80 said:

BMaker11 said:
OP

you gave yourself your solution in your last sentence. Releasing a bunch of "good" games in a short period of time only sabotages individual game sales. The development companies then won't make a profit, and then....well....goodbye 360 as a viable platform for big budget games.

Halo 3, COD4, Bioshock, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, GH3, Rock Band, and Orange Box say Hi.

 

Halo 3, COD4, Rock Band and GH3 were going to sell regardless. Just like Madden always sells millions. Leaving Bioshock, Ass. Creed, Mass Effect, and Orange Box. Mass Effect took a couple of months to reach 1 million sales, Bioshock was released in August 2007, and Ass. Creed was a hyped "look the Xbox stole another PS3 exclusive" game.

Then what point were you trying to make in your first post?

The big exlusives for this holiday season are no different.  COD5, RB2, GH: WT, Fable 2, Gears 2, Fallout 3, Prince of Persia, etc.  These are all big titles that will probably receive big sales.  The fact is that this is the home stretch to the holiday season.  More games/systems are sold in the last 4 months then the entire rest of the year.  Of course the big games will always come during this fall-winter.  That's when people buy the most.

BTW: Mass Effect sold 1 mil it's first month in US + Others.  Go add it up right here on the site :)