Just wondering. We're hitting 2014, people is dying for next-gen consoles (on which I'll include WiiU as well), and the overall consensus is that people want to move on with their console and just keep playing with the Ps4, the Xbox One and the WiiU (Yeah).
So, I'm thinking, how will Dark Souls II compete in such circumstances?
Look, I know people from here will purchase it. I'll purchase it. We're people who enjoy playing with our "last-gen" console because we know that console is a beast. Wii is still getting support from third party, the 360 is getting from time to time a first and third party support and Ps3 has still great exclusive games to come for it. We don't have the need to get rid of the console.
But this isn't how consumers work, in general.
Considering how niche the game is, (though it has sold far better than most RPGs made in Japan) and even with a broad audience this time (Demon's Souls is Ps3 exclusive, Dark Souls released on 360 and later ported to PC, and DS II will be day one on Ps3, 360 and PC), I can't picture it selling better than Dark Souls. Now, I'm positively sure it will move good numbers on Ps3. PC I don't know, (they kinda got screwed with DS pre-patch) and 360's fanbase can be a bit random sometimes, so it might move great numbers (Dark Souls 360 moved enough numbers to justify the multiplatform release), or it might flop hard there.
I'm just wondering. Is there hope for this franchise? I read before that no DLC is planned for this new game because the game will be 100% completed by the time it releases. They said the same with DS and they did later release a DLC - but far from the crap that DLC is today, they gave out to players one of the best DLC's of the seventh generation, Artorias of the Abyss. - From Software is a dev that should be supported, even if their games are not for a big audience.
I'm hoping the best, but ready for the worst here. I know I'll be picking up a copy.
