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BengaBenga on 19 March 2009
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kowenicki said:
BengaBenga said:
kowenicki said:
do numbers like this prove that PS2 owners are migrating to 360 in the US to play the old franchises now.... such as RES?

 

RE was mostly a Nintendo franchise last gen, so I doubt it means that. I think a lot of the 360 RE5 buyers are the traditional 360 shooter fanbase. That's why the PS3 version is very competitive, despite the smaller install base. I'm sure it holds a relatively higher percentage of traditional RE gamers.

 

 but there was a fair hardware boost??

 

Well, RE5 is a very big franchise with lots of hype, so surely it will create a boost. To a lot of people the game will look like a shooter, so that benefits the 360, with a much broader shooter library. And indeed some of those will be Gamecube/Wii/PS2 owners seeking the cheapest option to play RE5.