LBP and the concept of ''legs''...

[Alby_da_Wolf]

atma998 said:

Lord N said:

Alby_da_Wolf said:
If the bundle isn't mandatory with every console, but it's only one of a number of bundles and the console is also available unbundled, bundles help sales, but aren't their sole reason, so in such case we can still talk about legs even if the copies are bundled, because their purchase is anyway choosable, not enforced on unwilling buyers. But LBP is still young, I'd keep it under observation some more weeks before deciding.

 

Fuckin-A.

And if the system is available without the bundled game, then doesn't that strongly suggest that the people who bought the bundle actually wanted the game and would have bought it any way without the bundle? I mean, if they didn't want the game, then wouldn't they have just bought the system that didn't include it?

 

No, because the game is free and it's the same price than a PS3 which doesnt come with a bundled game. Plus, a lot of consumers doesnt have choice.

 

You'd be right if LBP was the only bundle available other than no bundle at all. BUT there are several different bundles available, so people chosing the LBP one are preferring it although perhaps less strongly than people buying the game alone: there is still a chance that some people aren't really crazy for any bundled game and choose a relative best for their tastes, so I can admit there is a share of lukewarm preferences, but it's different from the case of only one bundle available other than no bundle, in that case we could be sure most preferences would be very lukewarm.