ShadowSoldier said:
Dianko said:
CGI-Quality said:
@ J-Man
As a matter of fact, yes a lot of people do know of Versus it's just not as publicized as XIII is right now. However, come release time, LOTS of people will be made aware of it's presence especially if FFXIII does well, which I'm confident it will. Beyond that, look at DMC4. Demographics, not install base, helped the PS3 version outsell the 360 version. Now Final Fantasy, yes will sell better on the Playstation! |
I want to ask about your DMC4 argument. Here, we are discussing whether FFXIII will sell more in the west on the 360 or PS3. Worldwide, DMC4 sold 1.3 million on the PS3 and 1.18 million on the 360. However, if you remove Japanese sales, then the 360 version sold 1.11 million to the PS3 versions 0.99 million. This difference will likely grow slightly in the 360's favor, since the 360 version has been outselling the PS3 counterpart for sometime now (Japanese numbers included).
Since you are using DMC4 as an example of a formerly Sony-exclusive franchise outselling the its 360 counterpart, what do you say about the slim margins the PS3 version has outsold the 360 version by, and what do you say to the fact that in the west, the 360 version outsold the PS3 version?
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What are you talking about? The PS3 version of DMC sold 1.30M while the 360 version sold 1.18M! but I do see what your saying about it selling more in english speaking territories when you take away the Japanese numbers. But theres a big difference between DMC and Final Fantasy and thats Genre. While FF may have a greater brand recognition than DMC the fact remains that DMC appeals more to the 360 crowd because of it being a Action game with a heavy emphasis on shooting as oppose to Final Fantasy which is a JRPG which most of the time barley has any shooting aspects to begin with
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I understand what you're saying, but there is no proof that the PS3 audience in the west is more receptive to JRPG's than 360's western audience, so how can you say for sure? Looking at the top sellers, it seems to me like the PS3 and 360 owners in the west pretty much play the same genres.
