Infamous will not sell well

Now, so I get my stance on the game out of the way first, I love the demo (play it a couple times a day) and will be getting the game as soon as I have the money.

The reason I am saying this is the lack of exposure the game has had outside of the gaming world. On gaming websites, Ads can be seen from time to time which is great. But in the real world, there is no advertising going on. In the UK, even in GAME and Gamestation there are no posters up or any anticipation.Even my friends who are big into gaming have never heard of the game. Now if even the people who do game a little don't know about it and the games outlets don't advertise it, How will the average person know how great a game this is and jump on the bandwagon?

It's such a shame to know that a AAA will not get the sales figures that it deserves just because of the lack of exposure. I know that Sony is going through rough economic times but as it goes "you need to spend money to make money".

Now the more system wars part, would this game sell better on the 360? I hate to say it but do believe so, ONLY for the fact that Microsoft would advertise it for what it's worth. Only reason. If Microsoft was advertising this as much as Sony at the moment, I believe It would be getting just as many sales.

Of course I could be COMPLETELY wrong and we see this game sell like hot cakes, but somehow i doubt it.

I don't know about the rest of the world so is the lack of advertising the same in NA and everywhere else?

Do you agree? Disagree? Or agree to disagree :P?

Discuss

I disagree. I've seen a lot of commercials for it on TV. While I don't think it's going to be a system seller, I think it'll sell a decent amount. Better than VC anyways...siLVURcross

Same here, seeing it a lot more than other commercials for games.

Since the PS3 started I haven't seen a game that truly focused on gameplay and not graphics. I bought this game to support sucker punch and have a blast. For once, a game that isnt a movie, therefore alot people probably wont be buying it........

is this in NA? As i said, this in the UK i am talking about.

Since the PS3 started I haven't seen a game that truly focused on gameplay and not graphics. I bought this game to support sucker punch and have a blast. For once, a game that isnt a movie, therefore alot people probably wont be buying it........

CoreoVII

It probably won't sell well. Sony has been pretty spotty with advertising this generation, and a lot of its ads are just plain weird and don't emphasize the system's exclusives. I don't watch much TV but at least I can actually recall some commercials ending with an xbox360 logo. In comparison, I don't remember seeing a single LBP commercial, and that game is just way too easy to advertise. Put it on Nickelodeon or something. Gamers know what's going on on the PS3, but the outside public barely does. Being gaming's "best kept secret" does not make a game/system sell...

Oh well. At least I get another good game to enjoy. As shortsighted as this may sound, sales don't really affect how much I enjoy a videogame.

what does ms do different with advertisement? i seen more kz2 tvads then any 360 game and it still failed so yea i dont think its sony its just the games dont sell

and yea iagree ive seen a few infamous ads on tv and one in the movie theater when i saw terminator its definitely getting good ads imo

i agree. here in The Netherland almost no one ever heard about that game.

ProtoType(360 version)will beat INFamousin Sales

what does ms do different with advertisement? i seen more kz2 tvads then any 360 game and it still failed so yea i dont think its sony its just the games dont sell

and yea iagree ive seen a few infamous ads on tv and one in the movie theater when i saw terminator its definitely getting good ads imo

johnnyblazed88

You haven't been around when Halo 3 and Gears 2 were being released?? Those games were being shoved down my throat! Bus stops, posters, tv ads every ad space that came, Everyone probably knew the date those games were coming out.

I disagree. I've already seen a lot of commercials on TV. As for how well it will do...well that is sort of relative. I think anyone expecting Halo or Gears numbers from ANY PS3 game is being unrealistic. The PS3 just doesn't have the user base that the 360 has. I also find the 360 audience all rush out and buy the exact same games, which really help sales for certain titles, while PS3 owners tend to have a more broad interest, which means fewer MASSIVE selling games.

Plus we are talking about an open world game with RPG elements. How much did GTA4 sell on PS3? I would be VERY surprised if, even with massive ad campaigning, inFamous did better than a title like GTA4.

Of course inFamous won't outsell GTA4, even just based on PS3 sales of GTA4. GTA4 is already a well established franchise. Most people accepted that they would buy it as soon as it was announced. inFamous, on the other hand, is a new IP from a developer that hasn't released anything relevant in over 3 years. No amount of advertising can overcome the appeal of the letters "GTA". A sequel to inFamous, on the other hand, can do really well.

I don't see it selling well in the Philippines, that's for sure.

Now, so I get my stance on the game out of the way first, I love the demo (play it a couple times a day) and will be getting the game as soon as I have the money.

The reason I am saying this is the lack of exposure the game has had outside of the gaming world. On gaming websites, Ads can be seen from time to time which is great. But in the real world, there is no advertising going on. In the UK, even in GAME and Gamestation there are no posters up or any anticipation.Even my friends who are big into gaming have never heard of the game. Now if even the people who do game a little don't know about it and the games outlets don't advertise it, How will the average person know how great a game this is and jump on the bandwagon?

It's such a shame to know that a AAA will not get the sales figures that it deserves just because of the lack of exposure. I know that Sony is going through rough economic times but as it goes "you need to spend money to make money".

Now the more system wars part, would this game sell better on the 360? I hate to say it but do believe so, ONLY for the fact that Microsoft would advertise it for what it's worth. Only reason. If Microsoft was advertising this as much as Sony at the moment, I believe It would be getting just as many sales.

Of course I could be COMPLETELY wrong and we see this game sell like hot cakes, but somehow i doubt it.

I don't know about the rest of the world so is the lack of advertising the same in NA and everywhere else?

Do you agree? Disagree? Or agree to disagree :P?

Discuss

swamplord666

It'll sell pretty solid, probably even cracking a million worldwide. The Ad campaign has been pretty strong in the U.S.

I think that PS3 games are like PC games, they sell much more over time.

I think that PS3 games are like PC games, they sell much more over time.

Wasdie

Since the PS3 started I haven't seen a game that truly focused on gameplay and not graphics. I bought this game to support sucker punch and have a blast. For once, a game that isnt a movie, therefore alot people probably wont be buying it........

CoreoVII

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Since the PS3 started I haven't seen a game that truly focused on gameplay and not graphics. I bought this game to support sucker punch and have a blast. For once, a game that isnt a movie, therefore alot people probably wont be buying it........

II_Seraphim_II

I actually saw a commercial for it in a movie theater before the movie. That was the 1st time i've ever seen a video game commercial at a movie. I can see it going either way. It could not sell well because i do agree i have not seen a ton about i, but i think the demo, the ads they do have, and just the exposure to the gamers that is has could lead to some very good sales.

This game seems like it will probably be sold by word of mouth more than hype (i consider hype pre release of a game).

I dunno what your definition of sell well is, but I've seen it on TV AND it has a commercial before movies like Terminator and Angels & Demons so I think this game has gotten some decent exposure. I'd buy it but I'm low on funds, otherwise I'd pick it up asap.Jrfanfreak88