DonFerrari said:
2M for a franchise that sold 5+M before isn't phenomenal, but being a release title it done good. And all the time I'm putting that the size of the userbase was the least relevant portion so the userbase being under 5M wasn't the biggest obstacle, but sure considering 5M userbase for FM5 versus what FM6 had would make some impact (but in this case because 5M is really small userbase while 30 to 60M would make very irrelevant difference). |
What are you basing your facts off Don? Bundles can also make a big differecne weather a game sells 2m or not. DC (Where i was from) was bundled with most PS4s while FM6 was only bundled in the expensive deals.
How do you know that DC didnt just reach 2m based off the average coustomer purchasing the cheapest PS4 bundles?
(Example) If you have a console selling 300k a week and doubling the sales of there competitor (Xbox) and 50% of PS4s came with DC and 50% came with FM6. Than DC has a handicap of selling more based off just PS4's selling. Thats not exactly doing wonders if one game is being basically given away to more customers. Yes that works for Xbox aswell. There is never an accurate figure anymore. Digital and Bundles now make it extremly hard for these figures to be accurate.
UC4 had a massive sales boost at Xmas time because you couldnt buy PS4s without it being including. So its a free sale and a free carry up the charts. I mean how did UC4 hit 4m sales than in a short period at Xmas time double its sales while PS4 hardware sales also doubled? I see what they did there. If Halo 5 was bundled with the cheapest XB1 bundles than it would probably be sitting on 7m by now. For some reason MS dont bundle there games as much as Sony do with theres. Horizon is another game i see bundled all the time. *IMPORTANT* When i say bundled there games i mean offering many types of bundles with the same game.
And dont tell me people buy bundles based off the games they like nonsense. I see customers buy the systems with the best value first and what is new to the market. I have plenty of friends who dont even care for the games that come with the consoles, aslong as its a good deal. Ironically i know a friend who brought a PS4 with DC included and told me he traded it for cash minutes after buying the PS4 just to give him an even better deal for his PS4. That DC game still counted as a Sale to Sony.
This is why comparing sales dont make sense in the modern era of gaming.
It all comes down to who bundles there game the most and who discounts there games better. In other words MS could simply bundle FM6 with every XB1 console and the game will sell extremly well on the charts. Is it making MS money, no however who cares for buiness decisions and profits right? Aslong as it sells X amount it doesnt matter *Says the modern gamer*
