XBLA is a "slaughterhouse" for smaller developers

[steverhcp02]

ImJustBayuum said:

steverhcp02 said:

ImJustBayuum said:

TRios_Zen said:

shio said:

In which case, people have been saying that he made a mistake and meant "up to", because otherwise it would mean that no game is selling at 40k, 50k, 75k, 130k, 150k, 170k, etc...

either way it means that only 30% sold more than "around" 100k. And since many developers only break even at 100k, you figure it out.

Wait I'm confused. 

Is the argument that too much content on XBLA means developers don't have a chance, so the PSN is easier to succeed on (the implication being that there is less content on the PSN as competition)...  OR is there supposed to be some kind of indication that ALL games sell well on the PSN?

From what I read in OP, it seemed like the former.  But the discussions about sales percentage seem to be trying to prove a point, that frankly as we don't have PSN numbers to compare too, seems a bit myopic in scope.

Why is the OP ignoring this post?

My guess is because the person who said it isnt the OP and he probably isnt registered at VGChatz nor borwsing the forum anonymously.

but thats just a guess.....

the OP was heavily defending this article/opinion, so I was referring to Shio, not the person who said it. But my guess is you are not that smart to figure that out.

But thats just a guess....

I believe Shio is simply taking what this developer said at face value. Theres already a huge red flag in the OP about the figures being what the developer feels is realistic.....it doesnt take much to infer if the developer feels these are bad sales then he must feel his company is in a better position selling via PSN. 

Sure, i could be gullibe but if this guys making decisions for these people slives and families and they area group of 4 people, who should i believe in terms of whether or not those sales are justified or whether or not its  agood decision? Some random internet person insulting me and argueing for a company they have no ties too....or a developer of a critically acclaimed game speaking at a developers conference? 

I see youre slightly on edge for some reason and cant enjoy a little internet forum humor since this is so serious. But i wasnt trying to be mean spirited with my comment about guessing, so your insults arent really well placed, but carry on with your anger.