Activision threatens to "stop supporting" Sony consoles.

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FKNetwork said:

BladeOfGod said:

FKNetwork said:

Activision will be the first of many, PS3 is a TOTAL disaster, always has been always will be, good on Acitivision I say, about time publishers had the balls to say what they really think, now they have came out and said this others will follow as they won't be worried about causing upset to Sony,

No price drop, hard and expensive to make games for, selling poorly, lowest install base, being outsold weekly by wii360, ps3 japan and u.s weekly sales numbers now at the lowest point since 2007, most multiplatform games STILL run/look better on 360 (ghostbusters anyone), high royalties for publishers, charging publishers for PSN bandwidth, list goes on,

Expect Activision to be the first of many, this will be the ultimate downfall and final blow for Sony, bye bye PS3.........

ROFL, keep dreaming

Keep dreaming about what? nothing I said is incorrect and you know it,

Funny isn't it how all of a sudden ps3 owners don't like activision games anyway so don't care if they stop making games for the platform, PS3 fanboy damage control in full swing lmao....

 

Even allowing for higher royalties, going by the numbers showing over 38% of Prototype sales launch week where from PS3 I doubt Activision is in any way, shape or form in a position it can abandon PS3 as a platform.  Lose approx 35% to 40% of most titles sales and associated profits?  Seems unlikely.

Activision doesn't want PS3 to fail, it wants lower royalties and more PS3s in the market so it can sell even more SW.

And his comments are clearly part of a campaign (overt and otherwise) to put presure on Sony to take the two steps that Activision want:

1) give somewhat better royalty terms

2) reduce PS3 price

 

Also, considering timing.  Would his comments hold the same water before MW2 releases and sells huge amounts on both the 360 and the PS3 or before?  I'd say that before is the clear answer.  He knows that the window when he can put this much pressure on Sony is probably closing.

If MW2 sells 4M plus on PS3 (which it surely will) he can harder go on about poor sales, etc. can he?  If PS3 install base rises on the back of GT5, FFXIII, etc. his bargining position is weaker.

Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if, thinking even further ahead, he isn't hoping a PS3 price cut forces a 360 price cut - two birds for one stone!  More PS3s and 360s in the marketplace - more MW, CoD and GH sales!  Happy days for Activision.