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Torillian on 30 August 2010
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youarebadatgames said:
Rpruett said:
youarebadatgames said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
youarebadatgames said:

The better question is why do 360 owners care?  As long as they have the top 2 (Halo, COD) games in the top genre (shooter), everything else becomes second rate or a waste of time.  Really, who's going to stop playing those to play KZ or anything else from the long list of wannabe Halo/COD killers?  The playercount numbers and sales speak for itself.


Actually the PS3's list isn't primarily shooter based like the 360. It is diverse between death match racing, shooting, action adventure and more..

All which most 360 owners don't give a rat's ass about.

Top genre? LOL.  Not even.  True 'Shooter' gamers play PC anyways. 

You're right, I messed up.  It's actually Farmville, followed by COD/Halo/Shooters.  Oh yeah, dance games, Wii sports and casual too.  MMOs are somewhere there.

But I guess COD sales/playercount #'s just happen to be a fluke, as are the Halo sales/playercount #'s.  Not to mention WoW subscriptions and Farmville numbers.

I agree shooters are best on PC, but the numbers don't lie - shooters are the highest in demand now, why else would COD be the highest PS3 selling game?  You can keep throwing 100's of exclusives at the wall and hope something sticks, but nobody will care unless you can dethrone the top dogs otherwise you are just mopping up the leftovers.  As far as I can tell, nothing has come even close.  If Sony really wants to get the big numbers, they have to appeal to the 2 big demographics right now, shooters and casual.  Just happens that those are the genres the self proclaimed "hardcore" fans turn their noses up at...if you don't want that market, don't complain when the #'s are coming up short.

So your theory is that you as a gamer are ok with just Casual and Shooter games because those sell the best?  I can't see any reason someone would go against variety like that. 

Lastly, do you play sales?  Does many many people buying the same game you bought make it more fun or better?  Should I have enjoyed SotC less than I enjoyed GTA IV because it sold worse?



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