shikamaru317 said:
Farsala said:
FFXV got delayed into a fresh generation though. Crackdown 3 is delayed into the death part of the generation.
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Eh, I wouldn't call 2019 the death year. Next-gen consoles will release Holiday 2020 most likely, so I'd call 2020 the death year for current gen games. The last year before next gen consoles release is usually a good year for games actually. Halo 4 for instance released in 2012, a year before Xbox One released in 2013, and it not only managed to have the biggest launch in the Halo series up to that point, but also managed to become the 2nd bestselling game in the series lifetime wise. Alot of other big games released in 2012 as well. Far Cry 3 sold over 10m, the biggest game in the series up till that point. Assassin's Creed 3 had the biggest launch in the series up till that point, and sold 12m lifetime, which means it is still the number one selling game in the franchise. Black Ops 2 had the biggest launch in the CoD series up till that point and is still the #1 bestselling game in the series to date lifetime. Borderlands 2 has sold over 13m copies, 2K's bestselling game to date. Mass Effect 3 is still the bestselling Mass Effect game to date. So yeah, 2019 games should all sell quite well, I can't see the impending release of next gen consoles in 2020 affecting sales much.
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Hard to say the same will be true for XB1 games though.
All of those games released are Halo on 360 or multiplat big games on 360 and PS3. Both consoles were close to peaking saleswise in their later years. I am not sure XB1 will keep up its momentum into 2019.
Even so, Crackdown 3 hasn't had an entry in a long time, and even FF is a strong franchise. While they didn't release a numbered entry in awhile, FF Type 0 HD was close to it. 8+ years since the last Crackdown, much longer than any of those listed.
I am rambling a bit, but the point is that the delay is much worse for Crackdown than any of those listed including FFXV. If the game is good like many of those big multiplat games, then yes it has a good chance.