Dexorosorous said:
WilliamWatts said:
I thought Sony said they were going to cut out the BS statements?
If the Xbox 360 is out longer, has had a much more steady level of purchasing over time and an older userbase then the index ratio would be expected to decline, especially for yearly games like Madden. People who are already satisfied with content already purchased aren't as likely to go out and buy more but conversely people who just bought a console are likely to be on the hunt for more software.
Publishers aren't looking at the number sold per console they are interested in how many sell overall. If the Xbox 360 still moves more copies then it still moves more copies, simple as that. Also if it fits into the overall porting mindset better with ease of portability with PC then thats also important. Again another reason why hes full of it.
Lastly its the overall revenue and the cost of that revenue which the publishers are looking at. Not only is the Xbox 360 cheaper to create for and gives the publishers more money in DLC and the option of digital distribution on both the Xbox 360 and PC makes the whole 'idea' of filling up a Blu Ray disc a 'bleh' proposition because it closes down these opportunities.
P.S. I know theres a lot of controversy here over the point, but it looks like Sony calls a game coming out on PS3/PC an exclusive in FFXIV. Quite ironic given the rules here to the contrary. |
^ haha good job. but then again, you must also look at it on a different perspective. the PS3 was seen as doomed from the start, and here it is in the present day, outselling xbox360 on some software sales, and then overtaking (or almost overtaking) the xbox in overall hardware sales in europe. and the fact that in america, the install base is almost 2-1, i still can't believe that some of the multiplatform games perform a lot better compared to the xbox version. its not entirely BS, but its also not entirely true. all it is are words that are sugar-coated for the weak-minded masses to instill confidence in their products. doesn't microsoft do the same thing?
you're argument is good though, and you nailed the fact that the PS3 considered FF14 an exclusive even though its also coming out for PC. =P
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If by "doomed from the start" you mean expected to dominate and completely outsell the competition (a la the PS1 and PS2) then yeah I agree with you. Sony gave basically gave a big F*ck You to all of their fans and priced that bastard at $600 and basically said get a second job if you can't afford one. That's why they ended up in last place.
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