Jay520 on 25 April 2012
| BenVTrigger said: @ Millenium Not really surprising to see an exclusive not due strong numbers. Especially not so much on the PS3. Sure PS3 has tons have exclusives but they all mostly sell mid-range or lower. They actually do too many 1st party exclusives so they don't have the money to actually push these franchises with strong advertising and such. Sony themselves have even said this is a problem. They need to focus more on a few big name in house exclusives and try to turn them into mega franchises like Halo and Gears. They have Uncharted right now which is doing pretty successful but if you look at most of the other 1st party stuff in terms of sales they aren't massive franchises. Starhawk is simply being swallowed up in everything else at least currently. |
Also, if a game sells shitty, it's because of the game's quality, or at least the market's opinion of said games. Good games tend to sell well enough to be successful. In which case, later iterations then receive the marketing & budget they deserve. Uncharted made a name for itself by being high quality. Sony later put more money into it because they knew Naughty Dog could make quality. The same would go for any IP if they were proven to have potential.
In the case of Starhawk, I would not expect to have decent pre-orders at all. It's a new IP from an unknown developer. People don't care for it. However, if the game is really good, then it will sell well and maybe Sony will invest more money into the IP.
