Witcher 2 Xbox 360 console exclusivity explained

[Mr Puggsly]

zarx said:

UltimateUnknown said:
Interesting that they chose to make it exclusive to 360 rather than PS3. Maybe its easier to develop for 360 or more likely it'll just flat out sell more probably close to double the amount if it was made exclusive for the PS3.

Best would have been to develop for both platforms, but since they had to choice, they made the sound and reasonable choice. Heck I'm so happy that I have Kingdoms of Amalur and Witcher 2 to play for my 360. Its gonna be epic.

Well I think it's mainly because they want to break into the US market more, PC gaming and the witcher brand is stronger in Europe than the USA and the 360 is strongest in the USA so the PC/360 combo kinda makes more sense for expanding the brand in America.

WRPGs usally sell better on 360 as well,

Skyrim 360 5,249,348 PS3 3,192,433 

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning 360 298,951 PS3 193,551

Dragon Age: Origins 360 2,236,822 PS3 1,426,982

Dungeon Siege III 360 227,843 PS3 214,796

Two Worlds II 360 364,537 PS3 287,291

Xbox 360 just flat out has a bigger WRPG audience. In Europe the 360 seems to have an edge on the genre as well.

Mass Effect 1 and Oblivion came to the 360 first. Fable is a huge success. Several PC games came exclusively to the 360. On top of that 360 gets the better ports so this has all allowed the 360 to get an edge on the genre.