CGI-Quality said:
"Great things" is all in how you, as the individual, sees it. Personally, the Academy Edition is a nice addition to an already established title and it will be good for people who have yet to pick up the game to finally experience it (with all the extras included). That, in and of itself, is great. Saleswise - it will sell no matter what, but nobody claimed it was going to suddenly sell 5-10 million (and it doesn't have to). I don't expect much more than a 200k boost or so (which isn't too shabby for a game that's nearly 2-years-old and has already clocked in nearly 8 million copies worldwide). Then again, with this releasing close to GT5's third holiday, it will likely eclipse that and then some without much trouble. |
The new, cheaper 16GB PS3 should allow to offer affordable console+wheel+game bundles, Sony should offer them and also make deals to offer wheel+GT5AE bundles for those that already own a PS3 (or want a wheel different from the one bundled with the console) and exploit the synergy with the renewed visibility offered to the game by the new edition. Wii+wheel+MKWii was one of the best seller Nintendo bundles, when adding a wheel, that greatly improves their gameplay, doesn't make the total price skyrocket, racing games get great benefit on sales.
Let's just hope Sony marketing isn't in a masochistic period like when they botched the launch of LBP. 
