Would've been interesting to be a fly on the wall for MS's discussions for when to release the game. I'd like to have heard the side of the argument that obviously lost out to "Let's release the game on the same day as Fallout". I'd love to know the reasoning for why they knowingly took on this risk. Surely they could've released the game in December like Far Cry 3 did in 2012 and as Just Cause 3 will this year.
Pretty sad state of affairs when an obscure game like Until Dawn will most likely outsell Tomb Raider on Xbox. However I think it's important not to underestimate Tomb Raider's ability to sell down the line. I've anecdotally heard a lot of people say that they'll buy it in a month or two. The problem is though that it'll cost less in that time and also I read an article recently saying that publishers have to pay retailers to keep their games on the shelf for an extended period of time - and it seems like that'll be happening here.
Fortune favours the bold.
