Hyruken said:
We'll then you have seen it all haven't you. Don't need me to explain to you that if those games are to be accounted for the boost (boosts don't happen for no reason) then it proves that the industry may have peaked. If it needs games to just match a pretty poor week last year games wise for at least PS3 and 360 then that tells you something doesn't it. Because if it was increasing then by having games out should destroy a pretty poor week sales right? Especially the A card for Sony this year and a game with Halo in it? Again if those are the boosts especially for PS3 then that means after the boost dies down (1-2 weeks) then numbers are going to go down a lot compared to last year. |
You'd be quite right if you weren't neglecting two important factors.
1. Last year PS3 was coming off from a $100 price drop the same way 360 is now. It would be extremely unusual if PS3 wasn't lower year over year not taking any major releases into account.
2. There is absolutely no evidence that Killzone 2 (or Halo Wars for that matter) have anything to do with this surge whatsoever. Logically, console sales should be slightly down due to customers waiting to pick up a Killzone 2 bundle next week. Furthermore, take a look at the games that were released in Europe last week.
PS3
Disney Sing It! High School Musical 3: Senior Year
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
Disgaea 3: Absence of Justce
X-Blades
Noby Noby Boy
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
Street Fighter IV
360
Disney Sing It! High School Musical 3: Senior Year
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
Race Pro
X-Blades
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and the Damned
Death Tank
Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
Street Fighter IV
That's a very respectable list of games for both consoles compared to what either has been getting in Europe for the past two months.
