Smasandian
Smell the Ashes
Originally posted by Pulse2
My personal opinion was based upon Fifa, I am simply using myself as an example, of course Fifa is still selling well, but who do you think is still buying it, those that adore football and want to experience proper managing and team creation as well as statistic increase, or those that buy a football game for the sake of it.Its like comparing the hardcore gamer to the casual. Casual games usually sell better, doesn't necessarily mean they are better. And thats a fact, not an opinion.
Eye toy had more reasoning for others outside of gaming to pick up the PS2, thus boosting the PS2 sales. It wasn't the grand system seller, if anything, people picked up a PS2 because it had a whole listing of games, because 1 or two people say they picked up a PS2 for GTA in here, that doesn't mean the rest of the world did, the fact its on here makes that a secluded figure, the fact that we are talking North America buying the PS2 for GTA makes this again a secluded figure.
I still don't think this makes much sense anyway, seeing as it released on Xbox as well 😖 Plus Xbox had Halo, are you saying that people preferred a console with just GTA when they could get a console with both GTA and Halo? Thats just daft, if that was the case, why people didn't just go pick up and Xbox and get GTA later but still have Halo and Halo 2 is beyond me. There is lack of logic in that.
If thats the case, God of war and other such titles must have sucked and not been worth looking at.
K dude.
Your not reading me correctly. If Astrofan can figure out what I was saying, then obviously your not getting it.
"Yeah, GTA3 was the major reason people bought the PS2 over the XBOX when it came out."
I said this. How could you not get it.
I also said that GTA3 was an system seller and one the of main reasons the PS2 outsold every other console. Is this false? No.
Did I say GTA3 was the only reason the PS2 sold. No, I didnt. So yeah, please read next correctly next time.
So FIFA doesnt sell well to hardcore football fans. Doesnt matter. FIFA still outsells Pro Evo and is on every console. Your example is wrong becaues it doesnt matter who picks up the console. Sales are sales, and casual gamers make or break the system. Case in point, GTA3. It was the system seller for casual gamers. Not Eye Toy. In fact, most games that require specilized hardware just in order to play rarely does well, except maybe DDR games.
North American is an huge market thinking that one game that sells well doesnt mean that its an secluded figure is wrong. Halo, and the majority of highest selling games are in fact from North America. Also, guess what? GTA😖A is currently the top selling game in Japan right now.
Lastly, I said GTA3 was an system seller and was the main system seller for the PS2. Does that mean its still is? No, it doesnt. But when it came out, it was hugely successful in moving PS2's, especially over XBOX's. Why would anybody want to buy an PS2 if GTA3 was released on the XBOX? As Astrofan pointed out, it wasnt released until two years later.
So yes, your wrong. The PS2 success was largely in fact of GTA3. It is it the only reason, no. But it helped out greatly.