| The Xbox Man said: Mass Effect 2 is regarded as one of the best RPG's of all time, according to the press much better than other RPG's of the current generation such as Oblivion, Fallout 3, Fable 2, Final Fantasy XIII & more. But its sales are extremely disappointing. I remember when Xbox 360 exclusives used be massive breakouts but what went wrong with this game? Its stalled in sales & doesn't seem like it will get to Mass effect 1's total. Was the word of mouth ultimately negative? Why isn't it showing legs? |
I suspect a combination of two things:
1. The original Mass Effect was announced as 360 exclusive so many PC owners got it on 360. ME2 was multiplatform and many people who own both platforms got the PC version and those numbers aren't tracked (not to mention the illegal download peeps).
2. Mass Effect 2 alienated the hardcore RPG fan and as a shooter it got overshadowed by the other hundred shooters released in 2009/2010.
3. Mass Effect 2 didnt get a tv commercial in my country, ME1 did so maybe that happened on a worldwide scale. I knew EA would screw up Bioware, not only will future games have lower quality and more expensive DLC but they will also sell less.
