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Jlmadyson on 23 July 2008
thx1139 said:
Jlmadyson said:
Squilliam said:
Jlmadyson said:

August and September should be solid months for the platform. Key months for each platform more than any will be Oct-Dec this year. October will be a very key month leading into the holiday season. As it looks right now checking various retail sources LBP and Fable 2 could land on the same day and this could lend to the ever growing diversity and choice for gamers before the holidays cranks into high gear. Gamers will most certainly have choices this fall. The other key component will be if we see any real price drops before Black Friday. I’m not so sure we will with Sony, but we will probably see some kind of pack-in. The 360 will most likely see some kind of cut across the board imho. Anything can happen however and it should be another blockbuster season as Gears and R2 head off the big titles before Christmas.

Theres no doubting that the Holiday season months are bigger, but the real question for me is - Can the Xbox360 break into new markets or will it stagnate at its current level of sales? Broadening its appeal would help increase sales above and beyond the effects of price cuts.

 

The fire sale is only going to help this continue through August and Sept. Games like, Tales, IU in September and later on LR can only help to diversify the platform for those interested in such genres. Will there be huge jumps from last year, no, Sept was a huge month for the 360 last year due to Halo 3, but it does have some pretty solid exclusives that are very much different than your normal shoot em up as well. Also remember the 360 saw a price cut right before Madden last year as well as Bioshock for the month. It may not be as strong through these two months, but they should still be solid showings overall.

 

 

 Fire sale? When does it start. I know MS is discounting the 20GB 360 by $50, but when does the fire sale start. Whats it like $200 off the Elite or something?

 

 Fire sale, as in moving consoles out in preperation for the new SKU.



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obieslut on 23 July 2008

the question is will the ps3 be taken down by the release of these games



Obliterator1700 on 23 July 2008
obieslut said:
the question is will the ps3 be taken down by the release of these games

 

 

No, how can you refuse a 80gb for 400 bucks?



Godot on 23 July 2008

None of these games have potential to move hardware. In fact, the only big title is Madden which we get every year and that gets bought by the same people every year.



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outlawauron on 23 July 2008
Sqrl said:
That is a pretty awesome lineup for August.

The only one that jumps out at me personally is Mercs 2 (which I will get on PC) but there should be just about something for everyone this month in that lineup.

I agree. I might get Madden, but I will get Disgaea 3 and Too Human.

 



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Squilliam on 23 July 2008
TheRealMafoo said:
I think August will be like every month before it this year... 360 coming in last.

While the 360 is the RPG console this gen, it's not what sells 360's. FPS's is what sells 360's, and the game that will move most of them, is Gears 2 in november.

I don't think August means much. Honestly, I don't think anything does any more. There is enough of each console in the market to warrant games for all. This generation will not see a dominant winner. They all will win.

Sadly, the more each console does well, the more hate there is on this site. It's becoming a war zone for fanboys. I hate it.

The shooter market has already been tapped though, how much of the hardcore shooter market is left without a console after the Xbox360 and the PS3s showing last year?

They have a greater apeal to - Women, RPG games - Viva Pinata/Lips/Rock band/Banjo are all good games for this segment. Mrstickballs girlfriend is a prime example.

Children - Viva games/Banjo + RPG games are pretty decent in this segment, ok its not hot but its there.

RPG fans obviously - There are a decent number of those, perhaps not as many as FPS fans but I don't see this market as anywhere near close to being tapped out, so theres some potential here.

The question is - can they reach into the hearts and minds of these people and increase their sales organicly or are they going to be forced to be the "cheapest" console just to get people to buy it?

 



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z101 on 23 July 2008

To Human will bomb, no question about that.



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badgenome on 23 July 2008
Squilliam said:
TheRealMafoo said:
I think August will be like every month before it this year... 360 coming in last.

While the 360 is the RPG console this gen, it's not what sells 360's. FPS's is what sells 360's, and the game that will move most of them, is Gears 2 in november.

I don't think August means much. Honestly, I don't think anything does any more. There is enough of each console in the market to warrant games for all. This generation will not see a dominant winner. They all will win.

Sadly, the more each console does well, the more hate there is on this site. It's becoming a war zone for fanboys. I hate it.

The shooter market has already been tapped though, how much of the hardcore shooter market is left without a console after the Xbox360 and the PS3s showing last year?

They have a greater apeal to - Women, RPG games - Viva Pinata/Lips/Rock band/Banjo are all good games for this segment. Mrstickballs girlfriend is a prime example.

Children - Viva games/Banjo + RPG games are pretty decent in this segment, ok its not hot but its there.

RPG fans obviously - There are a decent number of those, perhaps not as many as FPS fans but I don't see this market as anywhere near close to being tapped out, so theres some potential here.

The question is - can they reach into the hearts and minds of these people and increase their sales organicly or are they going to be forced to be the "cheapest" console just to get people to buy it?

 

You might have a point. If every PS3 owner I've seen moaning about the lack of JRPGs on that system bought a 360 in August, 360 will win worldwide.

However, PS3 finally gets one next month in Disgaea 3. And there's apparently something honorable about waiting for "your" system to give you the games you want. So I don't know how much of a bump in sales one can realistically expect.

But the 360 line-up from now until December has pretty much every genre represented. I'll be interested to see how that all shakes out and if Microsoft can figure out what to do with it.



Just_Ben on 23 July 2008
alucardremixed said:
Wonder how Madden commercialis will look like this year, last year's commercial showed only the 360. Will this Madden release be any better? showcasing both consoles this time around?

I bet my ass off, they will have 2 ads: 1 for PS3/360 and one for the Wii. And the one for the Wii gets the sweet pot of air time ;)

 



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Jackson50 on 23 July 2008
z101 said:
To Human will bomb, no question about that.

 

 I am concurrence with you. To Human will indubitably bomb. However, Too Human will probably sell a decent number of games.