MGSV: The Phantom Pain on Xbox Systems Doesn't Make Sense

[theprof00]

Conina said:

theprof00 said:
To all the people saying it made sense to be on x1 because more sales..
how do uou know
1. People wouldn't have bought a ps4 to play an exc 'll shove
2. Multiplatform owners simply bought it on x1 over ps4
3. Money invested was worth the sales
4. Games were sold at full price

Developers have actually come forward and said that exclusivity does result in increased sales and free marketing / hype
they've also said they have to weigh it against the cost and additional sales among other factors. Usually an exclusive will receive first party support or paid advertising.

That argumentation style works in both directions:

To all the people saying it doesn't make sense to be on x1 because more sales... how do you know
1. People would have bought a ps4 to play an exc 'll shove
2. Multiplatform owners simply bought it on PS4 over XB1
3. Money invested wasn't worth the sales
4. Games weren't sold at full price

More and more developers are bringing former exclusive games and IPs to other platforms, most AAA games of the last years are multiplatform titles for PlayStation + Xbox + PC unless Sony or Microsoft payed for exclusive rights.

Sure, some games may flop or underperform on one of these platforms (for many different reasons), but if these situations would be the rule rather than the exception, multiplatform announcements would get much rarer.

It's exactly why I said it in a question form, because neither side can prove anything unless we work for the company. You are wrong. I am wrong. We are all wrong here.

The real question is "was 200k sales of the demo worth the costs (real and associated), and will the sales of phantom pain result similarly?"

This all boils down to:

OP comes in and says phantom pain on al platforms doesn't make sense. Everyone who counters him by saying "more platforms = more sales" is wrong. Everyone who agrees with him, is also wrong....because nobody has any hard facts.

It's like arguing over what is the best color. "i have tables showing the majority prefer blue", "ah sure but worldwide, it's green", "yes but green comes from blue", "no green is itself", ok well whatabout how animals only see red, maybe red is the only color that matters. "Why use animals at all they are not us"...endless arguing over nothing.

The short of it is, one day the company will come forward and tell us whether it was worth it or not.

 

Personally, I don't think it makes entire sense.