Dodece said:
What everyone usually overlooks in these discussions is that the demographics for both consoles are not the same. First the typical 360 consumer on average is a more aggressive purchaser. Second the 360 is a role playing console. More so now then before the Final Fantasy announcement.
To be very plain if we are talking a huge title, and one in a predominantly 360 genre we should expect the adoption rate for the title to be much higher on the 360 then on the PS3. Further more one market is entirely irrelevant thus far this generation, and that market would be Japan. Japan has a real hard on for portable gaming. The market seems downright chilly for the genre on consoles. Even Dragon Quest has yet to drag itself over a million units sold total on the regions dominant platform.
I have never understood the logic that somehow the PS3 is going to move a lot of role playing games. When it has yet to ever sell more then a half a million units even in its limited library. I also do not understand the logic that says the typical PS3 owner even wants to play this genre anyway. I know it was used as a sword in fanboy debates, but the blade even then seemed rusty. Were the typical PS3 owner truly interested in this genre they would have not bought a PS3 especially a year after launch. Once the 360 had over a dozen titles compared to all of three the PS3 had. Even now it is questionable whether a genre fan should pick up a PS3. While there is ample incentive for them to pick up a 360.
This goes beyond install bases. This goes to the core of the demographics. Were we talking about a fantastic first person shooter with a wonderful online component being for both platforms. There would be no debate the 360 would sell more, because the 360 install base adores that genre. I am not entirely sure what it is that sets the PS3 user base off, but it is a totally different beast.
I see no reason for the supposition that the PS3 will sell more thirteen beyond stupid fanboy lust. There needs to be some actual proof that this console can move this genre. The average owner isn't going to just buy this title, because they are expected to. |
I feel your outlook on the situation is a bit warped. PS1 and PS2 dominated the JRPG scene, unrivaled. Even though the PS3 initialy has no JRPGs many consumers anticipate there arrivals. The 360 thought they could get the jump on this one seeing as they came out first, yet it proved to no avail. No JRPG on the 360 has sold well. This is because the fanbase is virtually non existent on it. The only one to have any kind of success to date is TOV and still no 1mill sales. The JRPG fanbase is chained to the PS brand. Even if 360 has some of the goodies, as long as Sony promises some in the future, then they will always have this fanbase. Enchanted arms is JRPG that came out at a later date for PS3 from 360. It sold better on PS3 (even though, terrible game). If the game had came out at the same time the PS3 version would have sold a lot more. All the other RPGs are WRPGs, MS has this one in the bag. Mass Effect is pretty successful.
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