God of War deserves a lot of praise it gets, from the really good gameplay, to level design and execution of the story (and Kratos as a videogame character). However, God of War had been considered by fans of Devil May Cry as being inferior. It does some twists, but the debate before Dante's Inferno was that God of War was inferior. The argument regarding God of War, by its supporters, was that the character and story direction were different, so it is a game in its own right. The game is said to have its own unique style and that is why it is argued to be different.
Ok, now here comes Dante's Inferno and individuals who are God of War fans. These same individuals who will defend God of War against Devil May Cry end up putting down as Dante's Inferno as it being a simple knock-off of God of War, and hold up God of War as some sort of super awesome game will fall into the "move a lot of PS3" category.
Consider this thread as an example:
http://boards.ign.com/ps2_lobby/b7204/127859262/p1/
http://www.animenation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=192101
People who like Devil May Cry keep arguing that God of War isn't as good as Devil May Cry from gameplay to also story, to even the characters.
