| kingofwale said: >But I'm guessing something like FF would. Just look at FFXII and FFXII (DS). ;) if FFXIII is multiplatform, it'd sell a bit more, bigger user-base = bigger sales. It's as simple as that. Sure, it might not be as good (porting is never as good as the original), but we are talking PURELY on sales number here. |
You are forgetting how much us gamers and the media LOVE exclusives and love reading about them. I honestly think MGS4 will outsell Devil May Cry 4 because it gets so much more attention. Notice how people more or less stopped talking about DMC 4 after it went multi-plat (not that I don't think Capcom's decision was probably a smart one). On the other hand, people talk about MGS4 ALL THE TIME and that kind of coverage really helps a game. Same with Final Fantasy XIII. The allure of the exclusive really does sell games.
The latest installments last gen of MGS and DMC have sold relatively on par with one another.
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