ROCKBAND to be released "EXCLUSIVELY" on xbox 360 in Europe

[starcraft]

Nintendo Zealot said:

starcraft said:

 

Depends what you define as "work." It also depends on what (if anything) Microsoft paid for this. I'm just impressed that for whatever reason, they got EA to back down from a simultaneous multi-platform release. Thats not exactly a common occurence.

Basically it will be interesting to see if there is a 360 sales boost when Rockband comes out.

 

It will probably help a little, like the recent Europe price cut. Just not a lot.

All Microsoft needs to do in Europe is remain relevant (relative to the PS3) whilst the Wii kicks both HD console's butts.  As long as they do that, it will be eighteen months or even two full years before the PS3 catches the 360, and even longer before it catches it in "western regions."

At that stage, the next console for Microsoft will be announced (and a year from release), and the Nintendo and Sony consoles will be a year behind at most.  Essentially the reason we care about console sales is because of games.  Unless the PS3 absolutely starts to dominate Europe (including the Wii), it won't gain any exclusives from it's extra sales this gen that it wouldn't already have received.  At best it will make a few possible 360 exclusives go multi-platform.