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JerCotter7 said:
starcraft said:
JerCotter7 said:
starcraft said:
JerCotter7 said:
starcraft said:
I think given the expense of the PS3, it is safe to assume that 99.9% of the fanbase is hardcore.

Konami have simply concluded that for a game like MGS4, the hardcore will pay what they have too, and as the system has no casuals, they don't have to worry about it until the userbase expands and then they'll drop the price.

Konami is screwing gamers, but it makes good business sense.

Hahaha. So much for everything you say being based on fact. You are nothing but a fanboy.


How about you respond to my post with a counter-argument, rather than personal attacks that do nothing to harm the argument I made, but make you look foolish?


How aboutyou respond to the thread with relevant information to begin with? Rather than your fanboy biased view? All it does is make you look foolish. In case you didn't know why I said that it because of "it is safe to assume that 99.9% of the fanbase is hardcore", assume? Beleive what you want in your little fanboy haven. I thought I didn't have to point that out because I think it's as clear as day and probably ever other member does too. Take off the fanboy shutters. Even a monkey if thought to read could notice that.


So you are arguing that casual gamers regularly pay $400+ for a system?


How can you know that they don't? Care to back up what you said in the first post? I bought a PS3 before I a hardcore gamer. Just because the majority of casual gamers buy the Wii doesn't mean that's all that they buy. I would guess that the console with the most hardcore gamers is xbox. Look how their arcade model is selling. And that is designed for casual gamers. I wouldn't have replied if you didn't keep denying being a fanboy. You arguments aren't as logical as you think. I am biased towards PS3 but if someone has a good argument I will agree with them. You on the other hand do not.


Wel I would've thought it was commonly accepted common sense that casual gamer wouldn't pay $400 for a system with only a few good hardcore games and only 1 good casual game (Singstar) that is available on a $99 system.

Once again with the Arcade, the 360 doesn't have nearly the casual library of the cheaper PS2 and Wii, so common sense can be applied.

But then again, as I think Voltaire said, "common sense is not so common." 



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wenlan said:

Is this going to be the cover of NA version?



 That's a fan mockup.  The cover should be the same for all regions as far as I am aware.



Predict an explosion in weekly PS3 sales figures in Japan, as soon as MGS 4 and GT5 Prologue are out. PS3 weekly sales figures in Japan will never go below 20 000 consoles sold again. Go PS3 Go.



Amazon opened the pre-order for the bundle version too. SOLD OUT immediately. I didn't even get the chance to see its list price at Amazon.



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The results of survey for MGS4 buyers (http://ameblo.jp/sinobi/)

Purchase version breakdown:
9% regular
75% special edition
16% bundle version

User breakdown:
26% New PS3 owner
74% Current PS3 owner



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The "gunmetal" color looks really kool. It would be especially lovely if the surface was matte (as it appears to be) instead of glossy.



No foreign sky protected me,
No stranger's wing shielded my face.
I stand as witness to the common lot,
survivor of that time, that place.

- From 'Requiem' by Anna Akhmatova

That'll be hurting people in the pocketbooks. Though I suppose Konami wants to make sure they're getting their money back out of it. Game is going to be big.



wenlan said:
The results of survey for MGS4 buyers (http://ameblo.jp/sinobi/)

Purchase version breakdown:
9% regular
75% special edition
16% bundle version

User breakdown:
26% New PS3 owner
74% Current PS3 owner

 75% for the special edition? Well looks to me like it will be mainly the "hardcore" crowd purchasing the game. Reminds me of the % of people who picked up the Idol Master - Live For You on the 360. Pretty much all special editions, which pretty much only the hardcore crowd buys. Casuals don't usually buy special edition versions of games...




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don't you think the survey would heavily lean towards hardcore gamers. I know PS3 has many hardcore gamers, but a sinobi survey would more like the hardcore of the hardcore.



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wenlan said:

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User breakdown:
26% New PS3 owner
74% Current PS3 owner


If that is accurate, and MGS4 sells around 800k in software like its predecessors, the hardware boost will be around 200k for the PS3 in Japan. Nice for a single game, but nothing which would save the console in the Japanese market.

 



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