| Smash_Brother said: Back during the GC days, I remember how Nintendo fans would write off support from departing developers as well, saying how much their games sucked and how they didn't need them. |
True, GTAIV has shown that the 360 isn't going anywhere and outside of larger budget titles, games typically don't do that well on the PS3. It's also possible that HD gamming has shown them there is no longer a viable market for these less notable franchises due to the genre bottlenecking and over-saturation of what few genres still sell big.
Furthermore games like GTAIV and MGS4 have really only proved that a you must risk bankrupcy to make a garanteed successful game. Companies can no longer make the games they did last generation and get by with the kind of sales they could once rely on. A game could sell 200-300k copies last gen on the PS2 and still do fine, this generation they're going to have to sell at least 1 million copies if they want to break even.
Say goodbye to niche games and fringe genres, the developers see the writing on the wall. And smaller developers be damned if they try to experiment with a new title or game franchise. It's just not worth the risk.
LONG LIVE THE FPS AND LONG LIVE THE SEQUEL!!! VIVA LA GENERATION 7!!!
