Grampy on 15 June 2008
GTA IV was expected to be a major system seller but surprised everyone by selling very little hardware (unless we count the Wii which had a unexpected large bump).
MGS 4, on the other hand, seems to have sold hardware in excess of most opinion, Sony included. My question is, why did MGS prove to be a much better hardware seller than GTA?
a. Stronger franchise?
b. Platform exclusive?
c. Bundles?
d. 80GB SKU?
e. PS3 taking off?
f. Snake is a better salesman than Niko and his heavy accent?
Is it some combination or something entirely different?
I don’t have an answer because I am no expert of either game or platform. I’m just asking the question.
