Sales of console games are down.. Why?

[MooChild]

Suddenly games are 50 quid on launch - fuck that.
We are unpaid beta testers.
I will only buy a game if it is worth getting now, and that includes reading reviews after it has come out.

 

[moon]

Tried ESO last week, and it just confirmed for me that I detest Western RPG's. Give me FFXIV any day!

Why do you detest them?

 

[mwgdrwg]

Why do you detest them?

Well, compared to JRPG's I find the following nearly always true:

Very gory, blood and dismemberment abound
Too humourless, or just dark humour
Grim settings
Too realistic looking, not fanciful enough
Gloomy doom-music
Not very colourful.

 

[moon]

mwgdrwg
OK, well those are most of the reasons why I like ESO lol
(apart form the goriness..)
Have you seen Dragons Dogma Online.. that's a JRPG but I'm guessing you feel its too similar to a Western RPG?

 

[mwgdrwg]

mwgdrwg
OK, well those are most of the reasons why I like ESO lol
(apart form the goriness..)
Have you seen Dragons Dogma Online.. that's a JRPG but I'm guessing you feel its too similar to a Western RPG?

Haven't looked at Dragons Dogma. The only MMO's I have enjoyed have been FFXI and FFXIV, but always quit because of money/time.

I've put FFXV on my Christmas list, so I hope to be playing that when I'm off.

 

[Vintage Paw]

That can happen with all types of games prior to 'gold' release too, especially if they have early access or betas or they follow on from another game with good community established. And in updates afterwards, if that suits.

Absolutely. Some developers are better at ongoing customer service than others. Paradox always have a good reputation, and Amplitude have been good with incorporating feedback and including players in the development process. It's not possible for all projects though, because of the scope of the game and what the developers want out of it in the first place.

 

[Vintage Paw]

Suddenly games are 50 quid on launch - fuck that.
We are unpaid beta testers.
I will only buy a game if it is worth getting now, and that includes reading reviews after it has come out.

The price of games hasn't increased - certainly considering inflation over the past 30 years. Think how much a NES cartridge cost back in the day. There's a wider range of prices for games now, though. And there are a lot of sales. So when something is full price, and there are so many games available, it appears to be very expensive.