Price won't hold back sales for first 12 months - Florin
Electronic Arts' boss Gerhard Florin has told GamesIndustry.biz that the true effect of the PlayStation 3's controversial price point will only become apparent two years' after release.
While early critics are suggesting the console's luxury price is hampering sales, EA's executive VP of international publishing doesn't believe the GBP 425 price tag will hold back sales in the first twelve months.
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BLG writes, "Some of the most popular games have had a rough start, with some of them being downright unplayable.
Despite that, developers have managed to turn it around for them and make their game worth playing. Here are some games that had a rough start but were pretty great."
Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.
Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.
I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.
It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.
Days gone! By the end of the game I couldn't drop it down! I went around so many hours killing zombies! It was addictive by the end.
I don't know, I got it abit late, and struggled for a few days, and then all of a sudden it just got good!!
will see !
“Shooters like Medal of Honor, Black, we will clearly concentrate on PlayStation 3 because we need Cell processor power.” greats news for playstation 3 owners.
I would have waited five years not 2 before passing judgement. But it'll do.
Home, Little Big Planet, MGS, FF, Killzone 2, Warhawk, Getaway, 8 Days, H&C etc would have been released and a large library built up; PSN would have matured to at least equal XBL; dual shock would have returned and obviously the price would have dropped. Last but not least, Ps2 would have finally reached the end of its useful lifespan so the owners will now have a good reason to buy a Ps3.
So let's see if the xbot fanboys listen to an expert or just go on their usual ignorant, biased rant and rave. I mean, the next time I hear the endless whinging about the price or what games ps does or doesn't have, I'm going to strangle someone. Seriously. I'll do it. lol.
[ JC quote removed to appease the overly sensitive ]
See fanboy comments below....
O.K. 2 more years for HD TV to penetrate the market? OR for a PS3 price drop? Or they have invested in some expensive development for PS3 games that will release in the next 2 years and they would like to see a larger user base to cement the investors and share holders a profit? I say all of the above.
2 years is like half a gen in the video game world. If a game comes out with 'two year old' graphics, people would hate it!
Perhaps Sony should've waited 2 more years before releasing the PS3?? I mean, it's not like sales are faultering on the PS2 yet.