jarrod said:
Considering all the negative press the 360 port's garnered, plus the historical brand association with PlayStation, I'd say it's pretty good honestly. Both versions are looking like they're beating the the odds in a way, multiplatform was definitely the right move. |
Agreed, going multiplat seems to be paying off for Square. Of course, Microsoft's free advertising did not hurt either.
Final Fantasy still is the sponsor for the nationally televised NBA game on ABC.
Just want to play good games
| letsdance said: Terrible numbers for MS. http://www.destructoid.com/final-fantasy-xiii-will-sell-more-on-360-than-ps3--165402.phtml http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/2009/03/21/microsoft-final-fantasy-xiii-will-sell-more-on-xbox-360.html How fast will people forget MS said this then be so quick to bring up something sony said? |
Quote from the Destructoid page:
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OH I GET IT - TEH 360 VERSION HAS 3 DISCS SO THE NUMBER OF FFXIII 360 DISCS SOLD IS THRICE THAT OF PS3 HARHARHARHARHARHAR
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So corny but I could help bursting out in suprise laughter.
| psrock said: GTA is a much bigger Playstation franchise and the 360 had no issue beating the PS3. |
exclusive content helped shift those numbers
| letsdance said: Terrible numbers for MS. http://www.destructoid.com/final-fantasy-xiii-will-sell-more-on-360-than-ps3--165402.phtml http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/2009/03/21/microsoft-final-fantasy-xiii-will-sell-more-on-xbox-360.html How fast will people forget MS said this then be so quick to bring up something sony said? |
To be fair though that was when 360 was completely pwning PS3 in sales (i.e. pre Slim) As someone from the UK who decided on getting a 360 instead of a PS3 because of the prospect of Final Fantasy being on it I'm pleasently suprised as despite the big lead 360 has over here I still expect something more like 65% PS3, 35% 360.
The fact that GTA managed to sell more on Xbox was probably also due to a bigger gap as well as exclusive content but I do wonder if maybe because 360 now has that market that maybe the next GTA might sell more on the 360. Even with PS3 sales outpacing 360 sales worldwide at the moment Battlefield and Modern Warfare still sell more on 360.
Anyway I think these sales show that going multiplatform was the right decision as enough people who have a 360 have bought it and of course by doing this reached out to around 51% of the market rather than around 23%.
| kowenicki said: I dont get some of the reactions in here.... of course the ps3 version sold more despite its lower user base in the UK.... of course. Its a game that many will have bought their PS3's in anticiaption of. But anyone saying the sales numbers are poor for the 360 version is kidding themselves.... Its done very well by all accounts. |
Exactly, people kept saying that the 360 version wouldn't sell enough to warrant the port. Going multi-platform was crearly the best choice for FFXIII.
i cant even imagine the ratio of systems there, prolly worse than the americas
Wonktonodi said:
exclusive content helped shift those numbers |
Considering the dissapointing performance of the *no-longer* exclusive content, I would say no.
"Man is born free but is everywhere in chains" - Rousseau
FastFord58 said:
Considering the dissapointing performance of the *no-longer* exclusive content, I would say no. |
The content wasn't available at launch - the promise of it was, and that's what's being referred to. At launch there was huge advertising around 360 recieving exclusive content... the fact it took I'd argue way to long to arrive which hurt the DLCs sales' is another matter.
Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...
| dolemit3 said: How come, every FFXIII commercial I see, says "Available On Xbox 360" without mentioning the PS3 version? |
It has always been like this also with Mw2 and Sony did it with Fifa 10 and Assassin´s creed 2 showing only ps3 version.
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