Interesting that despite having five of the top ten games for the month that Microsoft didn't shift that many consoles. These stock shortage might account for it I suppose, but having a shortage of stock seems an odd time to slash prices off them. As far as I recall, the supply and demand curve doesn't work that way.
Well whatever. Mostly it seems strange that Microsoft jumped the gun on the GTA IV launch, when you;d think it would be gunning for a whitewash combining the lure o...
@hades07
"Just like COD4 and other multiplatform games, I see more people purchasing this for the 360 for the sole reason the system is proven to have a higher software attach rate."
I get that, but anything that suggests something less than a Xbox 360 whitewash, particularly in a case where Xbox seems to have a clear technological advantage as well as better attach rates in general, seems pretty interesting. Can't wait to see the real sales figures now.
I suspect that's why the quotation marks are used ('full'). It implies sarcasm I think.
you could also count Link and Tetra (Windwaker/Phantom Hourglass), Link and Ilia (Twilight Princess)
I'm no FFVII expert, but wasn't it more of a love triangle?
"If you WANT A PS3 with BC, THEN GO BUY ONE NOW AND STOP COMPLAINING. "
Unfortunately that's no longer an option for the UK - we only have non-BC compatible 40GBs now.
Nice one Gorgon - just spent ages trying to work that out as I was sure that was the case but couldn't find any evidence of it. I bow before your mighty knowledge.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure backwards compatibility was axed to reduce production costs, not just for the sheer sake of removing it. That means some fundamental part of the backwards compatibility hardware must have been removed - so I can't see how even a firmware upgrade would bring it back.
Oh no wait, that's published by Ubisoft and so isn't the hell bent on the corruption of young minds.
lol - it is taking the piss. There is no religious fervour in there, trust me.