S.T.A.G.E. on 03 March 2009
| Sharky54 said: You don't get it do you? The masses will take whatever you feed them as fact. Look at haze. Before it came out lots of people hyped it up. One review for it was bad and then everyone hated it without even playing it. Look at halo, microsoft and a few pin heads were like "zomg this is the best game, evaR!" People decided to get it. Wasted their money and convinced themselves that it was amazing and clearly the best game ever. People are sheep. My friend pre ordered killzone 2, was waiting for it so greatly. One of her friends said the demo sucked, so she canceled her preorder. If someone in power tells you what is good or what isn't, then you will believe them. I shall call this the halo effect from now on. :] |
Hype is usually to create or influence demand before a game or event comes out to increase sales potential. Proof of value shows how long the value actually lasts. Halo 3 has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt it's value despite peoples random bitching. Halo 3 sold a million copies last year. By the end of this gen Halo 3 will have 11-12 m copies sold. I have no idea what you are still calling hype. The games been out two years...the hype no longer exists.
