| jetforcejiminy said: you go ahead and name me the other major (2m+ sales potential) ps4 first- or second-party exclusive in 2015. because there isn't one. bloodborne won't do those numbers and you know it, and this is from a souls fan. sony's holiday exclusive in 2014 was littlebigplanet 3 for goodness's sake. their first-party operation has some serious shaping up to do (and people say nintendo has first-party development cycle problems). driveclub was an f'n disaster. 1886 was supposed to be a launch game. it's coming a year and a half later, if they don't delay it once more (and it looks like it's going to bomb big time, driveclub-style). Driveclub is also digitally distributed and digital sales aren't counted in major trackers. I agree that its launch was horrible, but actually, it's doing decently LTD. Also, did you not see the latest UK charts? It ranked #7 in software sales. Not bad for a "f'n disaster". Whether Bloodborne and The Order: 1886 won't hit 2M+ is your opinion, to say the least. You don't really have evidence that strongly suggests that they can't reach that kind of milestone, merely opinions of other people's. As for Sony's 1st party operations, you'd rather have R@D release a broken product a la AC: Unity? as for microsoft's promotions, they did two different promotions in 2014, first with the free game in september (during destiny week) and then throughout the holidays. january is a pretty low sales month across the board. it makes no sense to take a loss when volume isn't going to help make up for it... so they are, indeed, strategically creating a price advantage at high-volume sales periods. i see them continuing to do this (perhaps for evolve and/or witcher 3) before a permanent drop of $50 to $100 this holiday and if sony remains unwilling to match them, it will erode the ps4's lead. sony should be wary of their own arrogance. While January's sales are obviously lower than November and December's, just why is the PS4 ranked #6 in the Amazon hourly rankings (and still at $399, too!)? The best consoles in history have always sold well consistently throughout the year, rather than just banking on the last two months. I can't imagine seeing the sales when the PS4's pricetag goes down to $299, but what's the point if the X1 lacks exclusives for the first half of the year and cannot outsell the PS4 even with two free games. |
Also, why do excusives have to have sold 2M+ in order to be "major"? That just sounds like a rule that you made on a whim. Enjoy reading this, too: http://psgamer.co.uk/ps4/4583/all-70-ps4-console-exclusives-in-2015/
