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JSF on 17 June 2007
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Bodhesatva said:
ckmlb said:
Bodhesatva said:
ckmlb said:
Bodhesatva said:
ckmlb said:





Right, I'm not just talking about how many games it sells, because I absolutely agree the 360 had a lock on copies sold; I'm talking about systems. Keep in mind that the last iteration of Grand Theft Auto sold more copies than the last iterations of Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Tekken, Devil May Cry, and God of War combined. It will be difficult to discern how many systems this game sells, but it's fair to estimate that whatever it totals, the vast majority of those systems will be 360s, not PS3s.


So you're assuming the average consumer knows about the GTA IV additional content coming in half a year? The only people who will know are ppl like us following the news.


As a guy who works in retail, I can tell you precisely how conversations like this will go for me.

Customer: Hey, I want to get Grand Theft Auto IV.

Me: Okay, it's available on the Xbox360 and the PS3. The 360 version has additional content for it though. Extra episodes.

Customer: Oh. How much do those systems cost?

Me: The 360 is 400 dollars and the PS3 is 600.

 

I don't think conversations like that will be very rare, frankly. 


 I think retail employees should be forced to wear a pin at all times showing their bias, so that customers know where the employee is coming from and can weigh the employee's statements properly.  The 360, especially if you're buying it for downloadable content, is more like $500 (plus annual online fees, etc.) before you even start to pay for the download content.  Sure, you can scam them into buying the $400 system and wait for them to come back later to buy that $180 hard drive upgrade from you too ($400 + $180 = $580 and they still have to pay their annual fees), but that's really messed up, ripping off customers who actually trusted you.