ListerOfSmeg said:
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System sales will be impacted but not to the extent some people think or even hope. Only the people who had no interest in any other games but the ones that were delayed and refuse to pick up any other game will cancel their pre-orders over this. These people are early adopters who already didn't want to wait to purchase the console so many of those affected by these delays will tough it out. Considering that Driveclub wasn't exactly looking popular in pre-orders, I doubt the impact will be very much from that title and even some Xbox fans agree.
Since PS4's are selling out and there are undoubtedly people looking to get their hands on one soon but just couldn't for whatever prior reason, cancelled pre-orders over these two games would open the door for them. Assuming the companies can and will take those cancelled pre-orders and allow them to be pre-ordered by someone else instead of simply holding them and having them on the shelf for sale at launch. When the Watch Dogs delay was announced, pre-orders for other titles shot up the list of hourly sales on Amazon. The delay of Driveclub has further driven PS4 titles up the ranks.
Perceived future value of a console is a strong selling point in the early years. Never doubt what people will pay for even if they don't get to use it immediately for what they wanted. If the promise is there and the end in sight, they'll stick it out.
