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rf40928 on 21 August 2011
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MARCUSDJACKSON said:
Ali-Kharazi said:

First off there are more 360s sold than PS3s so that explains why most older multiplatform games have sold more on 360.

Now to why the PS3 exclusives for the most part don't sell like 360 exclusives. Microsoft likes to bundle their games like Halo and Forza. Also PS3 has a larger variety of exclusives, where as 360 is mainly Gears, Halo and Forza. Sony has more exclusives even though they sell in the 2-4 million range except Gran Turismo 5 and Metal Gear Solid 4 for obvious reasons. some people like inFamous, some people like Ratchet some like Resistance, some like Uncharted, KillZone, Motorstorm, Littlebigplanet, etc. There is a lot more to choose from so the money is spent in many different places as opposed to just Halo/Gears/Forza.

That's just my opinion though.

agreed

Console makers DO BUNDLE their best selling games with consoles because those high demand games can help sell a console - and in turn the console maker usually gives the buyer a discount over if they bought the console and game seperately.  So its a win win situation for parents buying a holiday gift.  But best selling games exclusives for PS3/Xbox sell the majority of their games without being bundled.. so it really doesnt explain why some exclusives sell more.. and EVEN IF THEY ARE BUNDLED it doesnt explain it either.. because consoles come bundled with different games.. and someone wont buy a bundle unless they do like the game..They will instead buy the console and game seperately - forfeiting the 30 dollar discount- but getting what they want.   You can go to Best buy and buy a PS3/Xbox 360  bundled with one game or another.. they have multiple bundles especially at Christsmas...

Also PS3's #1 and #2 best selling game is  .... COD.... NOT at all UNLIKE XB360's best selling titles.. COD, HALO, GEARS..  the difference to me is MS is an American company.. they understand gaming has shifted to the west ( which includes America, Canada, and much of western Europe )... In these areas.. kids buy mostly ANY good FP Shooter and MS is more pro-active to this demand .. Sony is a Japanese Company and as a company Sony and its developers have not fully embraced this fact.  Until Sony does this, another company ( in this case Activision - with COD ) will continue to profit more then Sony.  Sony could OWN AND PROFIT with its own 'Halo' eating up the charts as MS does,  but because it seems they haven't  embraced that more develpment should be emphasized more strongly on the fact they dont have a 'Gears' or Halo of their own in an era where the youngest kids would rather play FPS's.  Right now Bungie is making new games for Activision.. I suspect Activision will continue to dominate the charts on PS3 and Xbox.. So everytime I read a theory - usually from a PS3 fan trying to reason "why?"  - that the NUMBER of exclusives is why Halo or Gears sells so well I either laugh or get annoyed.  MS has plenty of exclusives.  You only need enough to meet demand .. Developers only make games to profit..   The exclusves that sell well have served their purpose no matter what genre they are... the remaining ones that sell a million copies just end up "as proof we have more exclusives" that exist but didnt serve the intended purpose of being such a great game that they make the bundle of cash that the developer & game publisher had hoped for!  Contrary to popular belief games are made to sell alot of copies, not to exist and barely make a profit .. Anytime a game developer and publisher do not sell alot of copies there is a sense of failure.. They dont sit around and say "Gee, Im just glad we sold a million world wide to the obvious weirdo's and outcast of the world - because its obviously we somehow didnt please the majority of gamers who arent buying our product" ( AKA Duke nukem on 360 which proves kids wont buy any FPS that exist)

Again, COD is PS3's #1 and #2 dominating title.. If Halo were also on PS3 it would one of PS3 top 5 titles.. its all about supply and demand.. yes, plenty of people still love racing games.. and role playing games, but for most 10 to 18 yr old kids they would rather have the adrenaline rush of a  COD.. So to me the difference has much less to do with Exclusives, which MS has enough of.. Its just that MS understood sooner that they needed some FPS style exclusives they owned and controlled and they do .. if Sony owned Gears and Halo they would be eating up the charts.. because whatever console you own ( or be it all three consoles if you can afford it ) ..it CLEARLY has nothing to do with the console and everything to do with the game:  People buy the console to play the games they like - They dont buy the games simply because they like the console - unless they are complete fanboys and fools of course.

Also another thing PS3 and Xbox 360 have in common.. both COD (on both systems) as does Halo -- have the BEST ONLINE MULTIPLAYER PLAY.. Halo which has been around the longest ( HALO CE existed about 2 yrs before COD ) had the perfect formula for online play to be addicitive.. COD has taken this formula and incorporated it into their game.  Thats why COD and Halo style games dominate.. online alone makes it happen.. to me its no coincidence that the BEST selling console games on any system also have the best online play.. that keeps people playing them !! Thats why kids play them over and over..and keep buying COD AND HALO..