| Michael-5 said: The problem is Sony needs to advertize their games better. Uncharted is about as good as Gears of War, but Gears of War 1 instantly took off because of amazing advertizing, an adictive online component, and it was really good, from the start. Uncharted 1 is nowhere nearly as good as Uncharted 2, and I think the main reason for it selling above 3 million is because Uncharted 2 was so well received. Also I wouldn't say GT5, LBP, or Uncharted sales are too bad. Uncharted could have been higher, GT5 is looking to hit 9 million (which in terms of HD exclusives is only overshadowed by Halo), and LBP 2 looks to be a 4-5 million selling game like LBP1. MGS4 is also about as big as Forza 3. LBP is slightly bigger then Fable, GT is somewhat smaller then Halo, and Uncharted is smaller then Gears, so considering the PS3 is slightly smaller then 360, thats not too bad. Then Sony gas the one hit MGS4, and then gets a bunch of well rated 2-3 million sellers like Killzone and InFamous. PS3 games just need better marketing, and I think the main reason why Sony doesn't market as big as MS is because for a long time they weren't making any profit of their console, and didn't want to push themselves further into the red. MS can do this cause they have deeper pockets, and they know it will likely pay off. 80% of their upcoming line-up are sequels, but it's a safe investment for Sony, and for so many years being in the red, I think Sony want to play it safe. They even publically stated that it's more important to remain profitable then to beat MS. If they were smart, they would still advertize the hell out of Uncharted, cause it's their biggest 2011 title, and has credit as a game on the mass market. Also this late into the generation, and 80% of everyones games are sequels. Nintendo has Zelda and Pikmin, MS has Forza, Gears, and maybe Halo, and Sony has Uncharted, Resistance, and InFamous. Sure Kinect has some interesting new IP's, but Sony has some old franchise re-introductions (Twisted Metal, The Last Guardian). The bigger multiplatform games are also mostly sequels. Mass Effect 3, CoD, Assassin's Creed 3, Dead Space 2, Batman, Crysis, Portal, Dues Ex, Duke Nukem, etc. The only real exceptions are L.A. Noire, and MGS Rising. |
More exceptions (Xbox360 and|or multi-platform):
Anarchy Reigns
Brink
Catherine
Child of Eden
Codename: Kingdoms
Dead Island
Gun Loco
Hunted: The Demon's Forge
Inversion
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
NeverDead
Rage
Shadows of the Damned
The Cursed Crusade
The First Templar
Warriors: Legends of Troy
XCOM
And pretty much anything for Kinect.
