TRios_Zen said:
Rpruett said:
TRios_Zen said:
So just to make sure I understand:
Smaller userbase sells a relatively unknown TPS game at 1.36 over two weeks and that is comparable to a lower sales pattern of an extremely hyped, triple A FPS, over a userbase that was what, twice the size?
Really??
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Since you don't understand, I will make it simple for you.
The Playstation brand incase you've been living under a rock is not exactly known for their shooters (I know I didnt get a PS3 with ANY shooter in mind really). Many owners of the Playstation would get their shooters elsewhere ( I know I did). As such, even assuming equality in userbases. For example, 8 million 360 owners versus 8 million PS3 owners. I would guarantee if you took a survey. A higher percentage of the 360 owners were interested in shooters. This is no secret. So even at a smaller userbase the 360 'shooter' userbase is still quite possibly larger than the PS3s.
Then you factor in Holiday season, Down economy, Lack of advertising, Known publisher (Unreal Tournaments maker), First 'Good' or 'Appealing' HD game around a holiday for systems with very little games and no competition from across the aisle. Starting to make any sense right now?
The PS3 still only has around an 8 million userbase in NA. The 360 had around a 5 million userbase in NA when Gears of War released. With better advertising, better financial outlook, first very good HD graphic'd title, a more shooter based userbase, a userbase that is centered in a region that buys more software than anywhere else around the globe, etc. This isn't rocket science.
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It isn't rocket science and I DO understand completly; you will do anything to justify your own cognitive dissonance regarding the difference in sales. No amount of insults from you change that fact. But if it also helps you sleep at night to feel superior, okay, here's freebie: "You are so much smarter than me".
There, do you feel better now? HAHA.
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There wasn't any insult in what I said to you. As it pertains to the discussion, you have very little ground to stand on and you know it. There isn't much to argue with the 360 and it's shooter centric fanbase.
It's the same reasoning as to why games like Street Fighter IV and Devil May Cry IV can outsell or sell very close to their 360 counterparts despite a much larger userbase for the 360. The PS3 userbase is a more well rounded group in terms of purchasing of genres. Where as the 360 is certainly filled with more shooter, American culture driven genres.
Sorry if it hurts your feelings but it's true.
