There will be many of those original 278k people, plus more that will get this game if it truly does return to it's roots. I was addicted to the first 2 Socom games and there was never EVER a issue in finding a good game.
Socom 1 was the first online game I got for a console, and I was hooked on Day 1. Bought the game and online adapter immediately and then played it 7+ hours a day for months on end. Then it continued with Socom 2... then I bought 3 and CA and haven't played it near as much because it was too much of a departure from the old game.
How this game turns out, could be a sign of things to come and a surge of old So"crack" players who want to come back and get a taste for the new Socom if it does come back to it's roots.
My pokemon brings all the nerds to the yard. And they're like, "You wanna trade cards?" Damn right, I wanna trade cards. I'll trade this, but not my charizard.
