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BenVTrigger on 22 May 2013
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arcane_chaos said:
BenVTrigger said:
Are any of you capable of looking at this from a retail sales point of view?

I dont even understand why I try sometimes.


can you explain it from a retail sales point of view?(being serious)

Sure thing. Here's my point of view from a retailer.

Sony

Pros: 

1. Focused on games and the gamer! Sony knows their base and made it clear that's who they were talking to.

2. Bringing old franchises into the new gen. I love Infamous and Killzone. Platinumed games in both franchises. That said they aren't massive sellers but Sony is continuing to cultivate and grow their IPs

3. Knack. It shows Sony continues to develop exclusives in multiple genres not just the "big" ones.

4. Great specs for a console. Should be a viable platform from a spec point of view for the long time.

Cons:

1. Didnt show the console! Might seem like a small matter for us but its a bit of a marketing nightmare. The casual fan wants to see the hardware and retailers want to show an image consumers can latch on to.

2. No mass market titles. Killzone is great. Infamous is solid. That said those two titles aren't going to make million upon millions of consumers rush out day 1 to buy one.

3. Vague. Sony didn't give concrete details on their OS. We got a single picture. They also didn't spend really any time on the new camera or explain much details on PSN or other policies or features.

ill post a MS one next