360 version of DMC4 destroyed the PS3 in NA!!!!

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Gnizmo said:

PooperScooper said:
developers don't look at regional sales dim wit. they look at total sales. Which the PS3 version is beating it out by 100k with 7mil less owners. I say Ps3 version = more successful for capcom than 360 version

 They absolutely look at regional sales as well as world wide sales. You have to know what your user base in various countries like in order to cater to them more specifically. World wide sales are almost certainly more important, but if they are close together than it doesn't matter much one way or the other. If the PS3 sold it at 100% attach rate but only sold as many as the 360 version then it would be equally succesful.

In case of a title like DMC4 regional sales are meaningless with respect to the game itself.  The game is the same as DMC through DMC3 and it isn't changing.  Capcom aren't going to look at these numbers and think they have to regionalise the game in any way.  All the numbers state is that PS3 owners are more likely to buy the game than 360 owners... but that enough 360 owners will buy it to make the cross-platform decision a wise one - it doens't say anything about regional tastes with respect to the game itself.

Few games are localised apart from Japanese specific games so far as I can see so your point seems none too valid to me.

As for other main topics in here - good grief grow up.  Sony hasn't lost anything to MS.  Its a game.  It used to only sell on one console, now it sells on two - wow.  You think Capcom is going to drop a PS3 version because the game also sells on 360?

All I can see is that unless a game is a paid, 1st party or regional orientated exclusive, there's no gain in being exlusive.  Sure Bioshock sold well on 360, but it would've sold better in total if it was on PS3 as well.  And as DMC4 has shown the reverse is true.  Sure it would have sold okay on PS3 only, and probably broken 1M on that platform alone, but its selling more thanks to 360.

I'm not too much a fan of exclusives - they actually do not favour the consumer only the supplier.  While there will be some I actually prefer the emerging trend that only a small number of 1st party or console dedicated developers will produce single console games while the majority will surely go cross-platform.  Why should I have to buy two almost identical devices to play all games (okay 3 actually)?  I only have one DVD player, I only have one TV (well, okay 3) but you get my point!

The more I think about it the more I'd actually prefer a single console spec with all games available - not that it's going to happen anytime soon if ever.