| darthdevidem01 said: A bit fanboyish for a neutral magazine BUT ITS TRUE! The naysayers a year ago were saying SONY would leave VG's & PS3 would be discontinued.... 1 year later////situtations VERY much different |
You have to take in a 'what if' situation all the time with games. Just take in how Galaxy got off to a rough start (not being misleading with this discussion, but listen to me) when it was released in Japan. Sure it didn't start off well, but it progressed slowly, and then did good in the US.
Think of it with MGS4; every game is a gamble when released. There's always a certain fluctuation in a set percentage: the console and its price, the game, hype, fanbase. Sure a Mario game is only released on Nintendo consoles; Metal Gear Solid was on both Nintendo and Sony consoles.
The fanbase for PS3 is quite low, but there IS hype surrounded MGS4 for the PS3, so yes, it'll sell consoles...but PS3's price also comes into account. Plus, wouldn't the current PS3 owners already have the console in preparation for MGS4 (and FFXIII) already? So, MGS4 and FFXIII will sell consoles, but not an excess of extreme amounts. 65%± (more or less, it could be anything) of the current owners of PS3 already bought the system with MGS4 and FFXIII in mind. Same thing with America PS3 owners who bought the system for MGS4, FFXIII and GTAIV in mind. The percentage of the current owners in America could be the same boat as the Japanese owners.
So keep this in mind; everything is a gamble. The Wii was when it was released; games fall in the same boat. Just remember, it's always the product and the company. I'm sure any game could have fantastic sales and everything (PS3/X360/Wii), it's up to one thing--THE CONSUMER.
