Screamapillar said:
VanceIX said:
I don't get this mentality when some of the same people praise TLOU:R. TLOU:R was released on a new generation so people that didn't have access to the original could play it. Rogue is being released so people who don't yet have new consoles have a chance to play AC without having the main game gimped due to it being cross-gen. In a way, it's the same concept. Giving more people access to a series.
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I don't agree. Early adopters of new consoles are typically savvy hardcore gamers that have owned the previous generation and are upgrading because they want the latest new tech, even if there aren't enough games in the library to justify a new console for the vast majority of people. So, I think it's the opposite. The LoU:R is actually selling predominantly to people that owned a PS3, and those people are either re-purchasing the game again because they liked it so much, or they skipped it on PS3 because they knew the PS4 was coming out and a PS4 port was inevitable. Either way, I don't think it's typically the case that early adopters of new consoles are people that didn't own the previous generation console. That's usually more indicative of people buying new consoles in the mid-to-late lifespan of a system, when the price of entry is lower and there are a large selections of games at low prices.
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Ehh, a LOT of early adopter PS4 gamers were 360 exclusive gamers last gen. There are tons of polls on GAF, here, everywhere that show that to be the case, and the sales split shows that is probably the case. People that buy $399 and $499 consoles aren't the casuals. These are the people who played one or both consoles last gen fairly seriously, and that shows on the software sales. PS4 new releases regularly sell more than 360/PS3 releases even with a fraction of the install base.
I bought TLOU last time, and am not planning to buy it again. I do think it was a good move to release a PS4 version though, because of all the people that missed it last time.
