| Jereel Hunter said: First of all, though it's not a Sony franchise, it's a franchise that *was* associated with Sony. Just like Final Fantasy or MGS. If you've been around you saw the ruckus caused the FFXIII was announced as multiplatform, and you can imagine what would have happened if MGS4 had gone multiplat. As for referring to it as a tech demo, I stand by the statement. Not, let me be clear though, I didn't intend this as a slight on the finished product - merely that when Sony poured all the money into it, it was clearly a bad business decision from the viewpoint of just making a new game. Make your most expensive new game a sequel to a product noone really cared about? They wanted a game that could showcase what the PS3 could do - whatever the cost. Now, this yielded a great, and technically impressive game. But for a smaller budget they could have made something less graphically impressive, and something that would likely increase the overall value for players. (Not just things like split screen and Coop - something like the Forge Halo 3 has) How many players want a bit better looking game that has a lot less options they've grown to enjoy/expect? That's why I refer to it as a tech demo - the purpose of the game's development was showcasing what the PS3 could do. However, when the dust settles, it's still going to be a less complete (albeit prettier) experience than the AAA shooters which will also consistently outsell it. |
These franchises were associated with the playstation brand because it was the dominant brand at the time. That is no longer the case. It is inevitable that they will appear on the 360 as well. As I mentioned previously, GTA was going to the 360 with or without the 50 million dollar payment.
Regarding the bolded part, how many smaller more impressive games could MS have developed for the 50 million they dropped on DLC? It brings me back to my original question. Would you rather have exclusive DLC or another exclusive AAA title? You probably don't need to answer that, judging from your posts I can guess what you would write. Sony and Microsoft are travelling 2 different paths. Microsoft is trying to differentiate it's offering with exclusive demos and exclusive DLC. Sony is trying to differentiate it's offering with exclusive games. Which do you prefer?
Thanks for the input, Jeff.
