USA Pre-Order Chart Up ! - 06th October 2012

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Jay520 said:

sales2099 said:

But it astounds me that given how PS3 is praised for its exclusives above all else, its 2 leading titles this holiday are tracking individually behind a Forza spinoff. I dont even need to refer to Halo 4 to make my point.

Its just confusing data no matter how you slice it.

You seem to be implying that because ps3 fans praise some exclusives, then that means they praise all exclusives. Even worse, you're suggesting that praise translates well to real-world success. That's simply flawed thinking. Nothing is confusing about the data. Yes, ps3 fans like some of the ps3 exclusives (that's probably automatic for fans of any console). Yes, the PS3 has a seemingly weak holiday this year. Where's the confusion?

Im not implying, I guarantee you that all exclusives get praise.Im suggesting they they "want" their praise to translate into real world success, stemming from a near universal belief both on and off the internet that Sony has more diversity in their IPs. You dont have to tell me that their thinking is flawed....I have always been a believer that internet hype should match the real world.

Its confusing because its the holidays, the biggest shopping season of the year. These numbers look like they are being released in APRIL.Its confusing that Sony even "seemingly" has a weak holiday lineup. Dont they have all these developement studios at their disposal? Where was the hindsight and resource management? What big shot at Sony decided that the 2012 holidays would only have a untested IP and a spinoff as the biggest and ONLY exclusives to distinguish the competition?

Something doesnt add up, both at management and at the gamer level. I think The Last of Us was meant to the the "Big Gun" this year, but luckily no dates were official and it was easily declared as a 2013 game. But thats another thread all together.