In a note today, the firm's Colin Sebastian wrote, ""Xbox 360 sales appear to be tracking below current market expectations. Based on year-to-date sell-through trends in North America, we believe sales of Microsoft's Xbox 360 console are tracking closer to 4.5 million units for the year versus current market expectations in the 5-million unit range.
"Xbox 360 supplies improved significantly over the course of the year following initial hardware constraints, and it appears that pent-up consumer demand has largely been fulfilled. However, it is possible that an expanding software release calendar, as well as limited supplies of new PS3 and Wii hardware could help boost 360 unit sales over the holidays."
Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.
With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.
It was worrisome to begin with.
It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.
It's pretty ridiculous.
Imagine having a breadth of data at your disposal to see the statistically low success rate of these games, only to be laser focused on the exceptional case studies.
Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.
Helldivers 2 manages just fine…
Keep production costs low… don’t just make custscenes until the mechanics and enemies are perfected first.
Make so much content that you can drip extra content for years, and the game already feels complete without them.
Most importantly: make weapons, enemies, levels, and mechanics that will stand the test of 1000 hours. This might require more devs embracing procedurally generated leveled, which I think separates Helldivers 2 from Destiny’s repetitiveness.
Nameer from eXputer: "Some exceptions aside, I don't think the battle pass is a net positive for gaming with how they're implemented in most live service titles."
I like the way Helldivers 2 does battle passes. It allows you to make purchases on each level of the battle pass and gives you the option of choosing which item to unlock first. The more purchases you make using medals the further you progress. There is no timer and you can earn medals towards purchasing stuff via personal orders and Major orders.
I haven't played much live service games that have battle passes but I remember some games that have battle passes where you progress through it linearly using an exp system. What makes it really bad is that the battle pass will have like 50 or more levels with the cooler stuff being closer to the end. They also have an in-game shop that sells exp boosters so you can reach the end of the pass before it refreshes. Everyone ilse will have to grind their way through.
battle pass in fortnite is perfect; buy one and it buys the rest for every other season as it gives you more money than the first cost. so 8.50 and season ends with you getting 13.00, it pays for the next and you have some pocket change to save up for cash shop. All of which is optional
I see Nov. being a big 360 sales month. When the PS3 goes on sell and weeks go by with out any new stock the 360 will clean up.
Nov. has Gears, Rainbow six, Splinter cell
DA, Ultimate MK, COD3, Football/Soccer, Marvel
Ultimate Alliance, Need for Speed Carbon, Star
Trek Legacy, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007, Tony
Hawk's Project 8, F.E.A.R. First Encounter
Assault Recon, Superman Returns, Viva Piñata
Launch Edition, Sonic the Hedgehog, Eragon,
Fuzion Frenzy 2, College Hoops 2K7, and on and on.
I know allot of people that are saying they just want to see what the PS3 is about before they choose. Once $400,000 is gone the choice will not be that hard now will it.
Everyone I talk to is planning on getting one but waiting for gears.
Once 400k of PS3's have gone,there will more to come.A million PS3's a month is what Sony plan on making,shelves should be restocked by december.
cannot become market leader if it requires shortages of other consoles to sell...
it should sell independent of wether there are 1 billion ps3 available...but im afraid that 360 is not good enough to do that....
POTENTIALLY GOOD GAMES
Nov. has Gears, Rainbow six, Splinter cell
BOAT LOAD OF CRAP
DA, Ultimate MK, COD3, Football/Soccer, Marvel
Ultimate Alliance, Need for Speed Carbon, Star
Trek Legacy, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007, Tony
Hawk's Project 8, F.E.A.R. First Encounter
Assault Recon, Superman Returns, Viva Piñata
Launch Edition, Sonic the Hedgehog, Eragon,
Fuzion Frenzy 2, College Hoops 2K7, and on and on.
Please explain how in hell did u included:
superman
sonic
fuzion frenzy