ZenfoldorVGI said:
To be completely honest with you here, lol, the 360 games sold millions of units in 48 hours, and the PS3 games sold so poorly, the PS3 fans flamed the site because they assumed they were under-tracked. That's not fanboyism, that's simply what happened. I've heard a few explainations. The most likely is the lower userbase of the PS3 in America, a very front-loaded gaming territory who loves FPS. Also, another great explaination is that PS3 owners like shooters less than 360 owners. Finally, 360 owners like to buy more software than PS3 owners for whatever reason. The most common explaination for that is the 360 is a more "core" console for nerds and manchildren. I might contend that a lot of people bought PS3's for the Blu-Ray feature, but that'd draw a flame or two. Anyway, yes big shooters can sell well even in the fact of mega competition. If any of those explainations I've mentioned are true, then yes, they will also apply to KZ2. Couple of things: 1. The FPS country is America, and the PS3 has a very small piece of the pie here. 2. Microsoft is putting a Halo game up against KZ2's launch. The game has the word Halo in it, it's on the 360, it's competition to anything. 3. PS3 owners don't like shooters as much as 360 owners. Yes that's a generalization, but it's a good assumption, seeing as how the majority of PS3 owners would be from Others and Japan, and not America.
So, it's either stick with those explainations, which were all lain before me and reinforced in the face of R2 sales. ....or admit that R2 just didn't sell well because it's R2, and had it been KZ2, it would have sold very well and had a higher attach rate. |
The real issue for a new PS3 game is whether it will attract new customers. Wii and 360 are both likely on target for exceeding original sales expectations, while PS3 is still stuggling to catch up. They need more people buying their console. Halo Wars could provoke Last Genners into buying a 360. I'm not sure that KZ2 will be able to do that for the PS3. Hell, for most gamers, the differences between one FPS and another is minimal. I'm not sure there is anything KZ2 is offering that is so distinctive that players will say "ooh! I gotta try that!" So while I fully expect KZ2 to be a million, and probably multimillion, seller, I'm not sure how much it will really help Sony over all.
