Sony has some pretty big games coming out this year. Exclusives an Multiplats alike. There was just no room for that many big releases. Firstly...
The big bad releases for Sony's Playstation 3 this Christmas...
-Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2(US)
-Final Fantasy XIII(Japan)
these two giants suck up the MOST holiday space in buyer's wallets.
Then there there are the NEW/OLD IPs Sony is or has rleased this year already...
-Killzone 2(2nd)
-Demon's Soul(4th)
-Infamous(3rd)
-Uncharted 2(Biggest for Sony)
-Ratchet and Clank:CIT(5th)
Not to forget the other giant Multiplat titles to come...
-Assassin's Creed 2
-Tekken 6(best selling 3D fighter franchise of all time if you didnt know)
-Dragon Age:Origins
-Bayonetta
-Borderlands
-Brutal Legends
-Rock Band Beatles
And Sony's Plethora of Pseudo Shovel Ware PS3...
-EyePet
-Afrika
-Katamari
You see...there IS a such thing as having TOO MANY big things going on all at the same time, which causes many of your strong efforts to just be over shadowed by the bigger ones. Sony already Dropped Price, BIG DEAL FOR SURE!!!!!This will drive console sales alone, if not the most. THEN Sony has carefully catered to their varied audience with select unique games. This season is HEAVILY crowded by big names all around, especially when u introduce the tangent of the other console's exclusives vying for the same thing(big names like Halo, Metroid, SuperMario,etc).
As much as I HATE the fact I dont have WKC this year when I know it was ready for release, as well as Heavy Rain, I do know now that it was necessary.