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trestres on 09 September 2008

They sound as if the competition didn't have any games coming up in 2009.



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Millennium on 09 September 2008
Munkeh111 said:
They have Gran Turismo 5, Final Fantasy XIII in Japan, and likely a major price cut coming around their launch... is that not enough!!!!!

Probably not, actually. HD console buyers haven't been waiting for their favorite games to come out before getting the hardware, so FFXIII and GT5 unlikely to give a permanent boosts to PS3 sales. Or rather, they gave the PS3 their permanent boosts when the console was launched. All that's left for them to provide is the usual short spike that accompanies new releases, and that will be all.

It happened to GTA4. It happened to Halo 3. It happened to MGS4. It will happen to these games too.



Complexity is not depth. Machismo is not maturity. Obsession is not dedication. Tedium is not challenge. Support gaming: support the Wii.

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What do I hate about modern gaming? I hate tedium replacing challenge, complexity replacing depth, and domination replacing entertainment. I hate the outsourcing of mechanics to physics textbooks, art direction to photocopiers, and story to cheap Hollywood screenwriters. I hate the confusion of obsession with dedication, style with substance, new with gimmicky, old with obsolete, new with evolutionary, and old with time-tested.
There is much to hate about modern gaming. That is why I support the Wii.

Munkeh111 on 09 September 2008
Millennium said:
Munkeh111 said:
They have Gran Turismo 5, Final Fantasy XIII in Japan, and likely a major price cut coming around their launch... is that not enough!!!!!

Probably not, actually. HD console buyers haven't been waiting for their favorite games to come out before getting the hardware, so FFXIII and GT5 unlikely to give a permanent boosts to PS3 sales. Or rather, they gave the PS3 their permanent boosts when the console was launched. All that's left for them to provide is the usual short spike that accompanies new releases, and that will be all.

It happened to GTA4. It happened to Halo 3. It happened to MGS4. It will happen to these games too.

Yeh, they sold several hundred thousand consoles.. not bad, plus a price cut, which will permenently boost sales IMO. Also, FF XIII will bring the JP sales higher for a very long time, and GT is one of the biggest and best selling franchises ever, prologue managed to sell over 2m copies (inc dls) which will massively boost sales

 



Millennium on 09 September 2008

FFXIII will boost PS3 sales for three weeks, max. Probably more like two.



Complexity is not depth. Machismo is not maturity. Obsession is not dedication. Tedium is not challenge. Support gaming: support the Wii.

Be the ultimate ninja! Play Billy Vs. SNAKEMAN today! Poisson Village welcomes new players.

What do I hate about modern gaming? I hate tedium replacing challenge, complexity replacing depth, and domination replacing entertainment. I hate the outsourcing of mechanics to physics textbooks, art direction to photocopiers, and story to cheap Hollywood screenwriters. I hate the confusion of obsession with dedication, style with substance, new with gimmicky, old with obsolete, new with evolutionary, and old with time-tested.
There is much to hate about modern gaming. That is why I support the Wii.

slimeattack on 09 September 2008
Millennium said:

FFXIII will boost PS3 sales for three weeks, max. Probably more like two.

 

You know that in Japan alone the FF series usually sells 2-3 million, which is about what the installed based is right now. The PS3 will have an incredible boost that will make Nintendo fanboys jealous.



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xman on 09 September 2008
CGI-Quality said:
stranne said:
The PS3 doesn't exist in a vacuum. X360 will also get more games and another price cut in 2009.

 

But since this is the Sony thread so what the 360 does is irrelevant in here.

 

So you cant talk about another system on a Sony thread?



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ctk495 on 09 September 2008

The Agency
DC Universe Online
EyePet
Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Free Realms
Gran Turimso 5
God of War III
Heavy Rain
ICO 3
inFAMOUS
Killzone 2
M.A.G.
MLB 09: The Show
NBA 10: The Inside
Ratchet & Clank Future 2
Resident Evil 5
Tekken 6
Twisted Metal PS3
Uncharted 2
White Knight Chronicles
WipEout PS3
Kingdom hearts 3



sc94597 on 09 September 2008
slimeattack said:
Millennium said:

FFXIII will boost PS3 sales for three weeks, max. Probably more like two.

 

You know that in Japan alone the FF series usually sells 2-3 million, which is about what the installed based is right now. The PS3 will have an incredible boost that will make Nintendo fanboys jealous.

Why would they be Jealous? The Wii outsells the PS3 and 360 combine on average. I would actually like a boost for the PS3. Some competition in Japan. Which means things will be interesting. Well I wouldn't consider myself a Nintendo fanboy either since I actually preferred sony consoles the two generations before this one, and like my ps3(not as much as my wii, but I still like it). As for the boost, I will say that the PS3 will go back to normal sales after about a month, but will gain a good percentage of console sales due to FFXIII, just not anything to bring it back from the sales it has been getting indefinitaly. Though a redesign near release could make this happen, especially if the Wii reaches saturation.

 



Munkeh111 on 09 September 2008
xman said:
CGI-Quality said:
stranne said:
The PS3 doesn't exist in a vacuum. X360 will also get more games and another price cut in 2009.

 

But since this is the Sony thread so what the 360 does is irrelevant in here.

 

So you cant talk about another system on a Sony thread?

 

There is a difference between Alan Wake and Gran Turismo or Final Fantasy



Gamer4eva on 09 September 2008

GOW III (AAA)
FFXIII (AAA)
GT5 (AAA)
INFAMOUS (COULD BE AA)
MAG (COULD BE AA)
KILLZONE 2 (COULD BE AAA)
NEW R&C? (COULD BE AAA)
Uncharted 2? (AAA)

That is just of the top of my head, not all might make 09