makingmusic476 said:
starcraft said:
makingmusic476 said:
starcraft said:
Well first I'd like to throw in the phrases "delaystation 3" and "domination delayed."
Having done that, I'll tell you I don't think the delays are deliberate (at least not the big delays). Economies of scale tell us that the more consoles one sells the quicker one can redistribute the losses over a larger production line and bring down average cost.
Although I agree that the strange irony is if Sony sold 3 million consoles in the next week they would lose a tonne of money, the week after that they would already be receiving substantial cost savings on the next run of PS3's due to economies of scale and increased efficiency of production.
Sony (and for that matter Microsoft and Nintendo) want to sell more consoles. The optimal outcome is a large, sustained number of consoles sold that allows them to maximize efficiency and scale economies, and happens sooner rather than later.
I can see what gave you the idea, but I don't agree with it. |
Lulz. Alan Wake? Splinter Cell: Conviction? And let's not get started on Too Human. *rolls eyes* OT: I don't think so. If anything, they'd want to get these games out ASAP as software sales are their main source of profit. |
Er? Too Human's delays were all on Sony and Nintendo platforms  
And try coming up with a catchy name like DELAYSTATION for the Xbox 360? Alan Wake was never announced as being a 2008 title (too use your Killzone 2 line) Splinter Cell I alreadyy mentioned in this thread. |
Got me there. Though on Wikipedia, it does say that Alan Wake was confirmed for 2008 in an interview with the GamerScore Blog, though I wouldn't be one to call that official. ;) |
For me its all about expectation. Sony deliberately cultivated the idea that KZ2 would make it into 2008, even though they didn't specifically state it would. Microsoft (until a couple of months ago when Shane Kim first started to hose down the idea) cultivated the notion that Alan Wake would hit in 2008 as well.
So though neither game was ever announced for 2008, I consider them both to be delayed as the companies involved happily went along with their "supposed" release dates.
