which GTA will have more legs?

[Munkeh111]

MontanaHatchet said:

Munkeh111 said:
I think the PS3 will have better legs, mainly because the ps3 is selling more, and most people getting the console will get GTA with it, because it is such a popular title. GTA is played by everyone, so when the casual gamers begin to come to PS3 (maybe more with LBP and price cut?) GTA should be boosted. However, I think that the DLC (if it is as big as everyone says) should boost the 360 version somewhat, but I still thing in the long term the PS3 will win out

Ahh, but let me show you an example. Something I was actually thinking of writing about:

There are 2 different types of casuals!!!

As this week's American charts will show you, Grand Theft Auto IV actually boosted hardware sales, and this helped boost sales for games on both the platforms it was released on. While all games saw a boost, many of them were sports games, such as NBA 2K8, Madden, WWE Smackdown, etc. Of course, the Wii saw boosts for those sorts of games too, but that was mainly because it sold 400k units in America this week, an incredible amount. So, there are two types of casuals: Those that buy sports games, sandbox games, and shooters, and, of course, those that buy platformers, minigame titles, and other games that are for all ages.

Not only do we have a rift between the hardcore and casuals, but we have a rift in casual gamers themselves! I'm not sure LittleBigPlanet would appeal to the people who buy GTA4, but it's all very interesting to think about.

 

 True, but often you will get a boyfriend/gf situation, where one wants LBP, Singstar and the other wants GTA, Madden etc, so it could go both ways. However, it is the creativity in LBP that will attract people, though some may be put off by the rag doll facade, before looking deeper into the amount of creation avaliable.

also, Uncharted received a decent boost showing that it was not just casuals getting GTA now, many will be waiting for that price cut