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SpartenOmega117 on 19 October 2010

Sony spends most of their budget making games and not marketing them. Microsoft spends most of their budget marketing instead of making games.

Both turn out to be proftiable methods in the end because microsoft can get the word out more and expect massive sales for one title but sony just has more games for people to buy. What do you guys think of this? Which method do you prefer more?



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TRios_Zen on 19 October 2010
SpartenOmega117 said:

Sony spends most of their budget making games and not marketing them. Microsoft spends most of their budget marketing instead of making games.

Both turn out to be proftiable methods in the end because microsoft can get the word out more and expect massive sales for one title but sony just has more games for people to buy. What do you guys think of this? Which method do you prefer more?

Clearly you missed the part in yesterday's thread where it was noted that Sony Corp has a marketing budget of 5 billion, roughly 4 to 5 times Microsofts.

I understand that people prefer one company to another, that isn't a big deal, but not EVERYTHING Microsoft does is wrong...or inferior to Sony.



themanwithnoname on 19 October 2010

I don't know why you think the marketing and gaming budgets overlap, but they don't. If Microsoft didn't spend however much they're going to spend marketing Kinect, it would be used to market other products, not to make games.



themanwithnoname's law: As an America's sales or NPD thread grows longer, the probabilty of the comment "America = World" [sarcasticly] being made approaches 1.

A_C_E on 19 October 2010
SpartenOmega117 said:

Sony spends most of their budget making games and not marketing them. Microsoft spends most of their budget marketing instead of making games.

Both turn out to be proftiable methods in the end because microsoft can get the word out more and expect massive sales for one title but sony just has more games for people to buy. What do you guys think of this? Which method do you prefer more?

lol, I would much rather play the games then watch their commercials. So I prefer Sony's strategy much MUCH more.



SpartenOmega117 on 19 October 2010
TRios_Zen said:
SpartenOmega117 said:

Sony spends most of their budget making games and not marketing them. Microsoft spends most of their budget marketing instead of making games.

Both turn out to be proftiable methods in the end because microsoft can get the word out more and expect massive sales for one title but sony just has more games for people to buy. What do you guys think of this? Which method do you prefer more?

Clearly you missed the part in yesterday's thread where it was noted that Sony Corp has a marketing budget of 5 billion, roughly 4 to 5 times Microsofts.

I understand that people prefer one company to another, that isn't a big deal, but not EVERYTHING Microsoft does is wrong...or inferior to Sony.

i never said that microsoft is doing anything wrong. In fact in my thread i mentioned how both methods are profitable. I think you are trying to create an argument with yourself.



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TRios_Zen on 19 October 2010
SpartenOmega117 said:
TRios_Zen said:
SpartenOmega117 said:

Sony spends most of their budget making games and not marketing them. Microsoft spends most of their budget marketing instead of making games.

Both turn out to be proftiable methods in the end because microsoft can get the word out more and expect massive sales for one title but sony just has more games for people to buy. What do you guys think of this? Which method do you prefer more?

Clearly you missed the part in yesterday's thread where it was noted that Sony Corp has a marketing budget of 5 billion, roughly 4 to 5 times Microsofts.

I understand that people prefer one company to another, that isn't a big deal, but not EVERYTHING Microsoft does is wrong...or inferior to Sony.

i never said that microsoft is doing anything wrong. In fact in my thread i mentioned how both methods are profitable. I think you are trying to create an argument with yourself.

HAHA, yes you caught me, I'm probably the most argumentative poster on this site, good eye!

I think that the difference is that Sony chooses to invest less of their marketing budget n the PS3 than Microsoft chooses to invest in the 360, even though Sony's marketing budget is significantly higher.  Given the information I have, that would be what I say the difference between the two is.



voty2000 on 19 October 2010

They both do both.



Doobie_wop on 19 October 2010

I like to play games.



Bet with Conegamer and AussieGecko that the PS3 will have more exclusives in 2011 than the Wii or 360... or something.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=3879752

disolitude on 19 October 2010

Oh please kid, you don't know your gaming history.

When Sony started Sega and Nintendo were working hard on making games while Sony blew rediculous amounts of money on commercials and hype. The ad campaign that Final Fantasy 7 had was bigger than segas whole year advertising budget.

Sony would love to be in the position Microsoft is in today as far as marketting is conerned...



SpartenOmega117 on 19 October 2010
disolitude said:

Oh please kid, you don't know your gaming history.

When Sony started Sega and Nintendo were working hard on making games while Sony blew rediculous amounts of money on commercials and hype. The ad campaign that Final Fantasy 7 had was bigger than segas whole year advertising budget.

Sony would love to be in the position Microsoft is in today as far as marketting is conerned...


why are you trying to change the topic? did i ask wheter or not sony wanted to be in microsofts position? I just asked which one you guys perferred more. Thanks for the history lesson btw :)