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MDMAlliance on 24 January 2014
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TheLastStarFighter said:
MDMAlliance said:
TheLastStarFighter said:
I completely dissagree. Spin-offs are pointless, everyone wants the real deal. The spin-offs always sell poorly. It's actually Nintendo's major 3rd party problem. Wii would get FF:CC while PS360 would get FF13. Which would you pick up?


I don't think you really get it if you disagree because of that.  If you are making a game the same across all platforms but some platforms are more powerful than others, the one most people will get will be the one that looks the best.  Sales of the other versions will suffer because of it.  So, instead, the idea is to make a spin-off for the lesser-powerful system to boost sales for the software on the other platform, and potentially boost sales of the original as well.  Just doing straight porting is going to most likely be a waste of money as we see most people don't spend their time going after an "inferior version."  

 

edit: Also, if a game is good enough people will buy the spin-off version... especially if said spin-off version isn't some total BS.

Actually, I think most people will buy the cheapest version.  And most people won't buy two systems, so having a spin-off on a seperate system is stupid.  And the sales support this.

There wouldn't be a "cheapest version" as a large percentage of most games see the majority of its sales in the first week where the price is the same.  Of course there are many other factors, but if someone has multiple consoles, it will definitely go to the one that "looks best."  

Also, if it were a multi-platform title to begin with, you wont have to "buy two systems."  This isn't about buying systems, it's about buying software.  Sales do NOT support your theory, by the way.  Simply having the main franchise sell more than a spin-off does NOT mean that it's stupid to make.  Spin-offs are usually (or almost always) cheaper to make given that you already have assets in place after making the main game.  it may still be more expensive than porting, but it is a much better way to get better sales on a system that isn't as powerful.  

edit: I will make it clear here that I do not mean to make these as absolutes as there will always be those exceptions, but as a general rule this is how it would be.