Spreading exclusives out over time is actually smart business from Sony.

[platformmaster918]

Gamer_of_the_Year said:

platformmaster918 said:
Gonna buy Watch Dogs on BF if I can find it for $25. I gotta agree with your sentiment it keeps sales up during the down months and keeps the system in people's minds (mindshare domination!) when usually games are forgotten about in the Summer (never got that as I go outside plenty and play at night on weeknights so I love when games come out then because I have no classes).

So true. For years the gaming industry has been making a gross error by not releasing during te summer. So many kids outta school starving games. College students like me no classes. And let's not leave out since NO ONE WANTS TO RELEASE IN SUMMER the window is WIDE OPEN lol that's how Last of Us dominated. Well, that and it being a frickin' masterpiece and all. 

hopefully Last of Us and Last of Us Remastered inspire more console manufacturers (I think Sony especially will start doing this) to spread their releases past May but before September.  Given the boost they gave their platforms (obviously PS3 got a much smaller bump due to being more mature) and their success I think we could see companies filling the June-August gap a little more now.  It's not just the software selling more because of the lack of competition but also the hardware boost you get when you get even a small boost during what is normally the low months of the year.  I'm sure Sony doesn't mind having some extra Summer sales for PS4 when their competitors are all waiting till the holidays right now.