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coolestguyever on 23 October 2008

I agree that is is a massive game that could help tons. but its not the last hope.

Theres still Resistance 2, Killzone 2, God of War 3, and the follow up to the best selling series last gen, Gran Turismo 5. If these 4 games i mentioned don't help PS3 sales, then I don't know what will, and I'll admit 3rd place.

i can accept that first place is a no go this gen, but I still believe in 2nd for PS3.
And you read right, i admitted 1st place goes to nintendo this gen.



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blazinhead89 on 23 October 2008

I Say its their 1st proper chance



Final-Fan on 23 October 2008

No, LBP is not Sony's last chance to pull ahead. The PS3 can and will slowly grind its way in front of the 360 even without it. But if LBP is a humongous success, it just might give the PS3 a big enough boost to make it get 2nd place considerably ahead of schedule.



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BeTa77 on 23 October 2008

GT5 Alone will sell 10 million, and a lot of PS3's.



Gnizmo on 23 October 2008

Grey Acumen said:

Oh no, I'm not going so far as to say it's going to be THE defining factor. I'm just claiming that it will essentially be the litmus test for the survivability of creativity on the PS3 console. If it succeeds, it will set the precedent that other "creative" games can also succeed, but if it flops, then following "creative" games will also likely flop for the same reasons, such as price point too high, PS3 has been glutted with "hardcore" gamers, thus casual games won't do well, development costs too high to take the risks, etc.

If creative games can succeed on the PS3 console, then it will be able to break away from being viewed as simply the same thing as the 360, who has already stated that they are trying to break away from their hardcore image, which I frankly have not seen them do successfully. If the PS3 can break away from that, I think it will be able to surpass 360 in sales, but if it can't, then it will remain trailing.

That's just simply the way I see it. It's not that LBP will be THE deciding factor in this, but that you will be able to predict future trends based on how well this survives.

 Again you areblowing the games importance way out of proportion. This isn't going to be a litmus test for "creative" games. It will be a litmus test for "games like Little Big Planet." Future ambitious projects are not going to looks diretly at Little Big Planet for possible success for varying really good reasons. A FPS is not a good litmus test for a RPG. Little Big Planet will not be a good litmus test for games that are not similar to it. The creativity of future products will depend on the instal base of the console and the likely hood of the game selling enough copies to actually see a decent return on investment.



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Maynard_Tool on 23 October 2008

The hype around this game is something else now. Its just amazing.



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radha on 23 October 2008

There is no way we can predict the casual market because we are ALL HARDCORE, that's why many of us didn't see the wii coming or wii fit or any of that because it looks stupid and kiddy but at the end is fun.



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radha on 23 October 2008
Shura said:
The best chance for ps3, is the price cut, not the games. So, lbp is not the last chance.

 

^^ am with this guy 100%



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Hawkeye on 23 October 2008

LBP is this gen's Nights into Dreams. It looks magical, and I may buy a BC PS3 for it (and Dark Knight BD) even though I recently bought a 360... probably won't be until a (spring?) price cut though.



radha on 23 October 2008
Final-Fan said:
No, LBP is not Sony's last chance to pull ahead. The PS3 can and will slowly grind its way in front of the 360 even without it. But if LBP is a humongous success, it just might give the PS3 a big enough boost to make it get 2nd place considerably ahead of schedule.

 

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