Angelus said:
What makes it a new IP? Uhm....the fact that it's not an existing property. What does that have to do with anything? Infamous isn't top tier, because no matter when it releases it will never sell more than maybe 2 million units lifetime. Red Dead was a top tier game, came out in before summer, and sold incredibly well. L.A. Noire wasn't quite top tier unfortunately (close though), but it also released before summer and sold pretty well. Max Payne was again the same deal, except they deviated too much from the tone of what people expect from Max Payne, and it kinda bombed as a result. Spec Ops? Top tier? Uhm......lol A top tier game is a game with the potential to sell at least 5 million units lifetime. A game of that calibur can release whenever. CoD, Halo, Battlefield, Gran Tourism, Mario, Elder Scrolls, Uncharted, Fallout, GTA, Assassin's Creed......you get the point. They will do great numbers no matter when they come out. What makes the Last of Us different from the other games you mentioned? Top tier studio. Coming off developing a top tier franchise in Uncharted. Everything going for it. A lot of people in this thread seem to be misunderstanding what some of us are saying. Or at least what I think they're saying. For my part, I'm not in the least taking credit from TLoU for it's sales. Quite the opposite in fact. I'm saying "look at this people! Why aren't more studios releasing some of their top tier games in the summer, where there is less heat on them than during the holidays?" I'm saying that the Last of Us is a top tier game, that most other titles can't measure up to. How are you guys trying to spin this into a negative? You're so obsessed with defending your precious game that you don't even realize that nobody is attacking it to begin with. Top tier games sell. That's my only point. Of course other people are also right to point out that if several top tier games release in the same time frame, it's highly unlikely for one to consistently hold the top spot for weeks. |
from my basic knowledge summer is may- august.. and the games u written off, which according to u doesnt fit ur time frame of summer, were infact summer releases.. Again you havent answered what makes The Last of Us a New IP a 5mil+ seller and Spec ops the line a shooter didnt .. coz of Naughty dogs heritage?? well if so than it has still done better than RDR and LA Noire.. and LOL Max Payne changed too much thats why its disqualified as a top tier game
U wanted top tier games there u have it... if that doesnt fit ur time line of ur summer releases than thats ur problem.. coz for the world its different. and the only thing ur playing down is that Last of Us didnt had any hype and sold coz of no competition
