| Rock_on_2008 said: In 2009 with the launch of mega-blockbuster PS3 exclusives: GT 5 and FF XIII. Both of those games will sell a huge amount of consoles at the attractive price of $299 US. By the end of 2009 PS3 to be reduced to $249 US, further increase console sales with more games being released on PS3. Another price cut to follow late 2010 dropping down to $199 US, increasing sales again. |
One thing that I personally wonder is what the long term impact of releasing a lot of these games will be ...
Metal Gear Solid 4, Final Fantasy XIII, Gran Turismo 5, and Grand Theft Auto 4 will all be released at a time when the PS3 is still priced too high for a large portion of gamers; at the same time a large portion of people who are currently buying a PS3 are doing so for the anticipation of the release of these games. When these games finally are released their will be an immediate boost in sales, but there will also be a massive reduction in the quantity and quality of upcomming projects which means there will be a reduction in the number of people buying the system for anticipated titles.
Basically, if you look at the N64 as an example, lots of people bought a N64 early on because of the eventual release of the Legend of Zelda (and several other titles) but a few months after its release the impact of the release of The Legend of Zelda was (essentially) over and now new games had to "carry the load" ...
