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On launch day, PS2 was $299
PS3 on the other hand was $799
The difference in GT5 units sold in my opinion is mostly due to the fact that, not as many people have PS3's man. Theyre effing expensive
Also you arent taking into account DLC. PD Is making a killing on DLC I can only speculate.
DLC is the future of gaming. People play games for years and years. So why stick to a single 50 dollar profit when you can release tidbits here and there eventually adding up to, and surpassing the cost of the game itself. Genius.
GT aint going anywhere
PS3 was under $299 when GT5 was released and has been for years.
Pfff, POLEEEASE @Johnnypenso.... End of GT? HA! Don't make me laugh.. Just because GT5 sold 9 mill... Seriously dude? Maybe because the PS3 was (like @seanneedscar said), was to expensive at the time...
Do stay on topic thank you very much... U_U
Large corporations think years and years ahead and have no emotional attachment to their products. Decisions are made in boardrooms not in front of a PS3. The trend in this case is in the wrong direction. If GT6 is only 6 or 7 Mill, then the next one might be 4 or 5 Mill. I don't know what the breakeven point is for this franchise but I'll bet they need to sell several million copies to breakeven given the high development costs.
So the decision could easily be, "Sorry PD, the writing is on the wall, time for something new, this realistic thing just isn't working"...and on to something else. That's how it works. That's business.
And to relate all this to the topic at hand, screw ups like this latest 2.10 update and completely turning the PP system upside down, don't help.