Cab anyone tell me if there is any preorder bonus for digital from the marketplace for FH2
Cab anyone tell me if there is any preorder bonus for digital from the marketplace for FH2
It seems to me that Sony and MS's advertising tactics and the way they do business has swapped from last gen. What's happened MS? I do agree with Ryuu about Ori, they better not send it out to die. I don't expect tv ads, but they could do better than what they did to D4. Where are the Forza Horizon 2 commercials as well? Has anyone seen them? Uk peeps? People from Germany? Granted, I don't watch much live tv, but I haven't seen many ads.
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They also not send review copies, Gametrailers did not receive a review copy...
how is it ms fault for d4? the game was delayed due to development, swery decides to do a "surprise" release in such a busy time, aint no one in their right mind is going to pump money into a delayed digital only release. the only ones to blame are the devs, they basically went on black out after announcement.
Maybe it's just me....but D4 was sitting fat on my dashboard for at least a few days after release. What more advertising could a digital only title possibly need? Either people are curious and have a look or they don't.
sometimes advertising is up to devs, for example sunset tv by insomniac. if swery and co were smart they would have did videos highlighting each of the characters in game, maybe a couple of dev diary
( super cheap and very effective).
in regards for FH2, read this http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=902759
| shikamaru317 said: I will agree that Microsoft's advertising has been horrible so far this fall. Last year I was watching alot of shows on Crackle and pretty much every episode would have an ad for Xbox One itself, Ryse, Dead Rising 3, or Forza 5, some episodes would even have 2 Xbox One ads. I also saw ads for Xbox One or those 3 exclusives on most websites I visited and on many Youtube videos throughout the fall/Holiday. So far this fall I haven't seen a single Xbox One ad on Crackle, Youtube, or any websites. Forza Horizon 2 releases in just a few days and I literally haven't seen a single ad for it. Maybe they gave up on internet advertising and are only advertising on TV, I don't watch live TV so I can't say, but it really does suck how bad their internet marketing is compared to last year. And if it's that bad here in the US I can't even imagine how bad it is in other countries. |
I'm feeling your pain. That's just how I felt last year when Sony stealth released Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time and Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus. They got absolutely zero advertising, and seeing as they're two of my favourite series, I was kinda pissed to see them being left to die.

No offense but D4 isnt good. Its okay at best. Its an incredibly niche game that honestly isnt going to sell tons whether or not it got advertised. They showed it at E3 on their main stage which is more than many games get. It flew under the radar then. The reason Ori and Sunset continue to be shown is because they look like good games that can reach out to a lot more people. D4 simply isnt a game that would reach out to the main stream at all. In fact, many arcade games gets released like this and many of those games go on to be a success.
All this D4 talk makes me want to play it sooner rather than later... May be a fun game to start tomorrow actually :)
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Ryuu96 said:
Opinions Jay ;) i liked it, will want a Season 2 but i agree it's not going to sell tons and it's niche, it would of helped a little it not being sent out to die though but i'm also talking overall, D4 just adds to it, Forza Horizon 2, D4, Console advertisment, i hope when it gets close Sunset gets a big campaign because it's going to need it |
Yes its an opinion. But a lot of arcade games get released without having a release date. D4 is hardly the first one, and we have seen many of those be successful. There is very few digital only titles that get advertising at all. They mostly rely on word of mouth, reviews, trailers, and gaming events.