MGS4 to 360 really a big deal?

[Dodece]

Yes it would be a majorly big deal. The effects would be both instant, and prolonged. Further more it would be emotionally damaging. The situation revolves around two very critical points. The first is buyers remorse, and the second is software depletion.

The PS3 started the generation exceedingly weak on selling points. Among them were a mere handful of key exclusives, and a expectation of what were once given exclusives. With every exclusive loss that afflicts the console the worse the bargain seems. Call it buyers remorse. When you begin to run out of excuses the frustration does begin to mount. The frustration actually functions as a grieving process.

The stages are as follows bliss, denial, accusation, rage, self pity, apathy, and finally acceptance of the situation. We have seen Sony loyalists enact this pattern all generation long. Some go through the steps rapidly, some go slowly, and some break switch allegiance, or go to the center. This announcement would just fuel the process as they ask why they actually paid that much money. So emotionally depending on where a certain person is on the scale they could be apathetic, stick to the denial, or go off on a terrible bender. Nobody is actually in the bliss phase anymore. So you will see a varied response, but those on the cusp of rage will be very loud.

The second issue is software depletion. This would only skew future console sales more in favor of the 360 as the PS3 loses one more reason to buy. All that the sales department at Microsoft needs to do is advertise the game. Does that hurt the current owners. Yes it does more 360s sold means a larger user base which means Microsoft can afford more exclusives, and afford them for less. The result is fewer games for the owners.

So yes it has an affect, but if your already apathetic about the console and its future then it really has no effect on you. Your beyond the influence as it were.