| MontanaHatchet said: The 360 should sell more software for the simple reason that its userbase is bigger. If I were Sony, I wouldn't worry about Forza 3. It really wasn't a big series until bundling started, and I expect Forza 3 (if it comes out this holiday season) to be outsold by Need for Speed with all platforms combined. Microsoft said early on that they will attempt to control each holiday season by flipping between the Gears and Halo IPs. This is why we won't be seeing a Gears of War game on the PS3 any time soon, because Microsoft isn't going to give it up. I don't know enough about Halo: ODST to make any predictions, but I'd be more worried about what the Wii will do. Even the 360's biggest hits might not look so big compared to what the Wii could do. And of course, these are all hypotheticals. |
Userbase is a pisspoor excuse... the original Xbox didn't get these kind of excuses when it's big brand was put up to Sony's big brand during the Holiday season. A 8 million unit lead idea is almost totally in the US and while the US is the muscle behind the videogame profit machine it doesn't seal the deal by any means. Sony does considerably well in Europe and it crushes the 360 in Japan. If the Halo name can make an RTS go toe to toe with one of the great FPS games of this gen I think it should be able to post massive numbers. After all it's the expanded Multiplayer that most people will be interested in. I wont be at all surprise if Halo:ODST does more units than the top two or three sony exclusives this holiday. Halo sits up there right next to Mario when it comes to massive franchises... though I just don't think we'll see the Chief (or his Marine friends) in a baseball game or football game... and what's up with Mario not having an American Football game? Nintendo? WTF milk that franchise right
