| Mr Puggsly said: Mid-tier games can be system sellers. One day I'll tell you a story about the Kinect or some Nintendo games. If LBP Karting isn't triple A i'm not sure why Forza Horizon is. Also, I just remembered Forza is acutally a top selling exclusive. I mean even without bundling Forza 3 and 4 out performed Killzone 2/3, Resistance 2/3, Infamous 1/2, Alan Wake, Crackdown, Motorstorm games, etc. So again, back to your original question. They keep making Forza games because they do pretty damn well compared to most games. But lets end on AAA is a blurry line. Lets not pretend either of us know exactly what it is. |
Your whole argument is that because Forza Horizon is a spin-off its not AAA. You're saying because it didn't sell as well as the other Forza games that it's not AAA. You're wrong.
LBP Karting is so far from being a AAA game. It's not even in the same league as Forza Horizon. Why you would even bring that game up I don't even know.
Here's a definition I found on what makes a AAA game.
A AAA game, or pronounced "triple-A game", is generally a title developed by a large studio, funded by a massive budget.
These games will have a marketing budget in the multiple-millions of dollars, and are planned to earn out in excess of one million titles sold. Investors/publishers expect a multiple-of-cost return on their investment. In order to recoup general development costs, publishers will generally produce the title for the major platforms (currently Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) to maximize profits, unless it is a console exclusive, in which case the console maker will pay for exclusivity to offset the loss of potential profit to the developer.
Now, the racing genre isn't what it used to be, so based on its sales I fully expect that the game sold within expectations and was profitable.
You brought up games like LBP Karting....do you think Sony expected sales in the millions for this? No.
