Reasonable said:
Just my view but in Europe I think only GTA and (maybe) GOW2 has a chance of shifting consoles out of that lot. Given 360 sales on back of GOW then the Halo 3 boost I think most people in Europe who would want those games will already have a 360. It's a great lineup for existing owners, and I could of course be wrong Due to where PS3 is in its lifecycle in Europe (entering 2 year vs where 360 is) the general feeling is that the big games this year have a larger potential base to reach out to and are therefore more likely to generate better console spikes (this is my view anyway). Some of those I'm sure will be from existing 360 owners as most I know are happy to have both and they don't seem to have any particular anti-PS3 view : 360 was just out first and had great games so they bought it, now that PS3 is picking up they'll buy that too. |
... but like I say only GTA really looks like getting new owners (over and above the baseline sales) for the console.I think if Banjo Kazooie 3 is good it stands a chance of helping to move consoles simply because the system doesn't have a major AAA game in that genre. Fable 2 and Tales of Vesperia help to make the system attractive to RPG players who may still be on the fence because of the system's price, these games may be what puts them over the edge to buying one. GTAIV : Episode 1 (or whatever it'll be called) is coming out near the end of the year and may help attract people who're picking up a system for Christmas to play GTAIV.
The 360 already has so many FPS and racing titles that I think the games I have listed have a better chance of bringing more people to the system simply because they're helping to make other genres on the system stronger.
