| LudicrousSpeed said: 1. Youre talking potential sales, Phillip is talking WW market share. They are not the same thing, nor are they as black and white as you make it seem to be. If MS makes a deal for a game that sells a bulk of its units in the US, why would that games publisher care about the Xbone getting crushed in Japan? Please, you cant have "market share" without talking about relative install base. Being that one leads to the other. As far as market share is concerned, and as far as any publisher is concerned, the PS4 has a significant "market share" advantage. Which is primarily due to its install base advantage. If the game in question is one that does well only in US then yes, the market share considered will only be that of the US (kinda why publishers don't bother releasing games for the XB1 in Japan). But the games in question are games that do well globally. Not just in one territory. 2. Even ignoring that common sense in point 1, there is still good reason for a publisher to take money from the smaller market. Its not going to affect sales of the PS4 version much, if at all, and it can increase the sales they'd see on Xbone, and they get monies from MS. Thats more common sense. You really believe that a game releasing earlier on a less popular platform will not affect its sales later on on a more popular one? And do you think game publishers are running a charity?You are aware of fiscal earning reports right? This thread is a joke already though with all the insults, Im out |
Its just unfortunate that they're actual people that would sip that MS spin coolaid no matter what. I don't even believe now install base and market share are very different things all of a sudden.
Ah well, now I respect Phil more. He really does know his audience. apparently they will eat this shit right up.
