| JRPGfan said: Not sure if I believe that.
Imo = Its bad planning on someones part. It is going to effect sales abit. |
It's not really bad planning, the game (and its exclusivity) was planned with competition in mind. They chose holiday to take on Uncharted head-to-head, a very bold choice, showing that they truly believe they can sell a lot of copies.
And that probably would have been a great strategy had Uncharted not gotten postponed. The markets don't overlap, and TR would have actually profited off UC hype, giving XOne users a similar experience. A solid win for TR.
But then, not only UC got postponeded, but another game appeared out of nowhere, a game that not only comes out on XOne as well and competes directly within the user base, but also a game that is currently a bigger brand, has much better goodwill among gamers and the industry itself, and also has not had a game for half a decade (while XOne owners already can play one TR title).
That is why Fallout will definitely beat out TR in sales (even when looking only at XOne). And to end the entire scheduling backfire, MS signs a marketing deal for Fallout, even including a Fallout 3 backwards compatibility copy for free.
It would make all the sense in the world to postpone TR until January (especially since we know that PS4 version is a year away). The only thing standing in the way is --- pride!
(Conspiracy theory: That is why they announced a PS4 version early. It gives them an opportunity to move the XOne version to a better slot, while still having a year advantage)
