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Jay520 on 13 February 2012
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Haven't read the last 50 posts, but I was wondering what some of you guys thought about my theory that Sony's relatively low sales is an effect of lack of quality/appeal rather than lack of marketing. Here's a post from earlier in the thread that I want some opinions on (besides those from Sales2099 of course)

Advertising plays a large part in the low sales of many PS3 exclusives, but from what I've experienced through research and a lot of anecdotal evidence, the main reason behind the low sales of some PS3 games is a lack of good combination of quality and appeal. Games like Uncharted and God of War are high quality and appeal to the masses, hence, the higher sales.

But then you have a game like say Killzone which is a well-made, quality game. But it lacks appeal. It's not very accessible. You try to get some new people to play it and the aiming feels clunky and slow. It's not necessarily low quality (well it is to some people), but it's not appealing. It's too hardcore to be largely successful on the PS3. (There are other things that hinder sales also like lack of competitive splitscreen).

Or you take something like LBP, which is clever and innovating, & is certainly considered quality by a lot of people. But most PS3 fans won't even give it a chance because they think it's too kiddy. LBP problem isn't necessarily a lack of quality, it's a lack of appeal. And in some cases, it's a lack of quality due to most of the levels being mediocre and/or short.

Or you take a game like SOCOM 4 which is just low quality.

And in some cases, there are games like Infamous & Resistance which are good, but aren't considered top tier of their respective genres.

At least that's from what I experienced. Most accessible, non-niche, high-quality games do sell well. Sony can make a lot more blockbusters. They just gotta make them the right way. Uncharted & God of War are great examples of high quality AND appealing titles. You could market most of the other aforementioned games (Killzone, LBP, InFamous), but they probably wouldn't see any drastic benefit due to lack of quality/appeal. Marketing isn't the factor crippling PS3 exclusive sales in my opinion.