MGS4 CONFIRMED to be coming to the Xbox 360 a year later (gametrailers)

[Stats87]

twesterm said:

Stats87 said:
Metal Gear Solid isn't a game where install base matters, since it is a game where its core fanbase will buy a system to play it. It's the same type of thing for Halo, Final Fantasy, Smash Bros, etc. the elite top-end franchises.

The games that benefit from higher install bases are games like Ratchet and Clank. Games that are very good/great, but won't make somebody go out and buy the system just to play it. But, if/when they do get the system, they will pick it up or try it.

Whether MGS4 is released to a 15 Million install base or 30 million, I expect its sales would be around the same on the PS3. (although sales would be *slightly* higher on a bigger install base)

 

People make me laugh. I won't comment on MGS4 on 360 because I just don't care but I will say it's amazing how much faith people put in MGS4. It's a big game but it's not that big and people hyping this game up a lot more than they should. These same people are going to be very disappointed when two months after the game releases sales are going to be surprisingly low (to them). I'm not saying MGS4 is a bad game, I'm just saying it's not going to make the kind of impact you think it will

Do you even understand what I'm saying? Obviously not. This has nothing to do with faith in a videogame, try re-reading my post. Maybe you will grasp it the second time around.

Not that big of a game? The last 3 games have sold around a combined 18+ million...yeah that's nothing

If you're still having trouble, I'm saying that for MGS, install base doesn't matter that much when it comes to sales.