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mornelithe on 12 October 2015
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jlmurph2 said:
mornelithe said:

That's not how the saying goes.  It actually makes an ass out of both of us. 

It's not far-fetched, and I don't really care about the delay.  I've only pointed out that the UCC was never a 'replacement' for UC4.  That's been my point this entire time.  It was merely to build hype for UC4's launch, while giving those who never owned a PS3 a chance to play the Uncharted games, prior to UC4's launch, thus increasing said hype.

As far as sales, likewise with MCC, I never expected UCC to set the charts aflame.  That's just me, personally.  Others may have had different predictions, but I never thought either game would sell on the same level as a new title launch.


I've never seen that happen though. Has a remastered collection ever come out a month before the new game in a series? That seems like massive overkill.

Considering we're seeing a great deal of remasters this gen, unlike previous gens, I would expect you'd be used to seeing new things, at this point.  May seem like massive overkill, but it doesn't really appear to be mattering.  Sony's basically printing money w/ the PS4, and have yet to do any serious 'wrong' this gen.  People who want to play the collection, will buy the collection.  People who don't, won't, and there are plenty of 1st party titles from earlier in the year, plus major 3rd party releases this holiday to cater to any new buyer.

Which is a point I think you're not really paying attention to either.  The holiday season is really for new hardware buyers (it's when the best hardware deals are available).  These new buyers, have an entire years worth of titles to pick and choose from.  Families will undoubtedly know the hype/desire for Star Wars/Fallout etc..., so those bundles will be popular, and then additional software will flesh out the holiday purchase.  I also think that given most of these titles have already reached profitability (the stuff released earlier in the year), that it's easier for them to discount those titles to make them more attractive, rather than discounting brand new releases.