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[leatherhat]

Javaupdate said:

ViolentPhlegm said:

Javaupdate said:

leatherhat said:
I doubt mass effect will move much hardware, being a sequel to a plot heavy game snuffs out any chance. Id say MAG has an as good if not better chance of moving hardware.

Nope, Mass Effect 2 is like a million times more popular than MAG. Check the Amazon sales charts for example, or just any indicator of hype like forum threads.

 

PS3 barely beating 360 despite being 299 and the same price as 360 now. Never thought I'd see that day. Wouldn't be suirprised if 360 beats PS3 in NPD.

He isn't disputing that ME2 is more popular; he thinks it doesn't have a good chance of moving hardware because it's a sequel.

I dont see much logic at all there. Sequels move as much hardware as any (Halo 3, MGS4, Gears sequel nmber XXX a).

The raw popularity of the title has the effect.

I could just as easily say, as a generic shooternd new IP that people arent familiar with, MAG will move less hardware.

 

Ill try to explain. For starters halo 3 and MGS4 were the first of their series on a platform, in other words, people who wanted to play MGS4 went out and bought a ps3 on its release day so they could. They had no reason to buy one before hand, because there was no metal gear on the system. Its the same case for halo 3. 

 

Now if you look at MGS2 and 3, 2 moved significant hardware, while 3 did not. The reason is because people who wanted to play metal gear already bought a ps2 for MGS2, so they didnt buy another ps2 when 3 came out. Thats what mass effect falls into, people who want to play it most likely already own an xbox.