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Crash Bandicoot and Cloud? Fuckin' absolutely. Snake? Maybe not... but still. Couldn't hurt.
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Holiday BOMBA: Playstation AllStars Charts 38th Week 1 UK
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Crash Bandicoot and Cloud? Fuckin' absolutely. Snake? Maybe not... but still. Couldn't hurt.
Raonak
Banned
Kinda frustrating, especially for someone like me, who pretty much grew up with playstation.
It's actually a great game too.
Ah well. get dat sequel PS4 launch title ready superbot! and gimmie snake.
Actually, putting it on PS+ sooner or later will be very good for the sequel. will get it into hands of people who would've otherwise not bought it.
It's actually a great game too.
Ah well. get dat sequel PS4 launch title ready superbot! and gimmie snake.
Actually, putting it on PS+ sooner or later will be very good for the sequel. will get it into hands of people who would've otherwise not bought it.
If this came out in 2005 for the PS2, then defiantly.
32 gigs for 80 bucks? I'm practically losing money by not buying it.
Exactly, I think it wouldn't make any difference today.
Psychotext
Member
Uhh... the PS3 has sold just fine here and the PS2 was monstrous in the UK.
Glorified G
Member
I was interested at first but lost all interest during their marketing period. I’m probably in the minority here so I’m not saying they should have done anything different, but it feels like Sony doesn’t know how to market games (to me).
For my taste, Sony spammed their own blog way too much with marketing for their game. It felt like they don’t have any real means to market this games.I personally want to be surprised by games and not know everything beforehand. Again: Not saying they should have done everything differently, just that the way they did it turned me off.
You lost all interest in a game because you didn't like how it was marketed on a blog....
LiquidSolid
Member
Yeah, why the fuck are there Killzone, Twisted Metal, Metal Gear and Ape Escape characters in the game? It's not like three of them are classic PS1 franchises (albeit Raiden is from MGS2) and the fourth is one of Sony's biggest franchises.
These discussions are stupid. You can say the exact same thing about a significant portion of the Smash Bros lineup.
If it's not doing well then I think it has a lot less to do with the roster, and more to do with the marketing. The stigma of being a Smash Bros ripoff that they never managed to overcome, even though it plays completely differently, didn't really help either.
Regardless of whether it does amazingly or not, Sony should continue to support it anyway. It's a really good game, so if they can keep supporting it (through DLC and patches), they should have a much stronger go at it with a sequel.
Is it going to run at 1080p and 60fps, as well?
Sakurai's said that the next Smash Bros will have the same amount of characters as Brawl, so I assume that you think they're going to be cutting a lot of characters then?
Ah huh.
Coin Return
Loose Slot
I had no clue this game was even out. Seeing as this is Sony's biggest game release this holiday, it's just weird that I haven't seen a single advertisement.
It would have helped. Definitely.
PSASBR's biggest problem is just that it looks like Smash bros. Also the marketing didn't help either.
A bit of a surpise that it bombed that bad but to be honest its character lineup is just unappealing and this games lacks content. It feels like a barebone PSN game. Playstation Allstar sounds like a promising premise but it just lacks the iconic characters that helped to built up the "Playstation" image from PS1 to PS3, yes a lot of them are from 3rd parties but truth is most people don´t buy a Playstation for Sonys 1st party games. Where are Crash Bandicoot, Lara Croft, characters from popular franchises like Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, Final Fantasy, Suikoden, Eva Brea from Parasite Eve, Onimusha, Solid Snake, original Dante or even Spyro? Instead they included Bioshock character... honestly who cares about this thing.
They should have been more honest and call it Sonys Rumble or something like that, because calling it Playstation Allstars seems like false advertising and a lie to me.
They should have been more honest and call it Sonys Rumble or something like that, because calling it Playstation Allstars seems like false advertising and a lie to me.
gaming_noob
Member
The biggest PS exclusive this holiday is this?!! the fans have spoken with their wallet.
Jasper Avenue
Member
The game is a blast. Really surprised me how fun it ended up being.
frankie_baby
Member
Pretty much the only country in Europe the ps3 is in 3rd place
Impeccable
Member
It's easier to say 'Silly Sony' than to have facts.
Opus Angelorum
Member
I love that Yoshida claimed the reason The Last of Us wasn't releasing in 2012 was due to do Sony wanting to concentrate on the PSVita...
frankie_baby
Member
Xmas
I lost interested because I felt like they shoved it down my throat. You know, like you'll like your favourite food less when you eat it four times a week.
If Sony bundles the hell out of it, then maybe.
When do people in the uk do their christmas shopping?
That would help to explain the lack of Crash Bandicoot, Cloud and Solid Snake in the game.
grimshawish
Banned
And this is where the issue with the game lies.
As I say - Sony has the most macabre 'mascots' this generation. Their a real odd bunch.
I'd still have loved to see Spyro/Crash battle it out though.
Instead we get fucking sackboy whose aesthetics I have never understood other than to make him look like a toy no one wants, no body ever wanted and who was only knitted because Grannie thought it was odd one of the babies never seemed to cry.
/rant sorry my LBP issues took over a bit there...
But yeah, the problem Sony had going to third parties is they themselves added no value to the game. Crash would add huge value; but then why would I Activision give the rights to Sony? Quite frankly I'd want well above 50% of the profits; ofc, as other third parties got on board I'd accept less - we all bring value.
But in the end Sony still adds little to no value in comparison.
If this were a PS4 launch title I bet things would be different, Sony's only 'added value' from this game is that their paying for it so as like we've seen for some franchises its a 'free advertisement'. Thats pretty powerful at the start of a generation.
Here? Sony have nothing to leverage.
Opus Angelorum
Member
From November onwards.
Iconic characters perhaps?
Maybe it's just me and was unlucky to miss them, but I saw no TV ads whatsoever in the UK. But like I said could just be me.
Yes, this game sold badly because of the UK market...
December 26th.
The thing is, most games don't get TV adverts. It's not really normal to put a game like that on TV. I don't think I've ever seen a SSB TV ad, yet it still did 10 million units at the last attempt.
Schlachtor
Banned
Yep, I think it will get LPB1 numbers. Over 2 Mio. worldwide. Which is ok.
Uh.. ok! So you never played the game. Alright!
SpinningBirdKick
Banned
Shameless Sony copy of what was a shit Nintendo game fails in the marketplace.
Heart warming news.
Heart warming news.
Glorified G
Member
You probably the first person to base their decision on a videogame purchase off of the ad space on a website. To say you're in the minority is an understatement.
PS3 versions of games like Sleeping Dogs and Dishonoured debuted in the top 15 in the UK. And those aren't exactly huge titles when it comes to sales. And even though the PS3 is in 3rd place in the UK it's still a huge market for Sony.
This is definitely the biggest bomb of the year.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
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Hey, looks like you didn't play it either!!!! ;P
Impeccable
Member
Every time I randomly pop my head into one of these UK sales charts they numbers are exactly the beacon of video game heaven in terms of sales.
Zeouterlimits
Member
I don't see how the poor Playstation sales argument makes sense.
They get like at least 40% of sales on most multiplatform sales, so at least 40% of the market has a PS3.
They get like at least 40% of sales on most multiplatform sales, so at least 40% of the market has a PS3.
I agree with your overall point, but those franchises aren't exactly what I'd call blockbusters ...
Which is exactly why MS have held off yet get ripped to shreds for having common sense.
-Plasma Reus-
Service guarantees member status
Not surprised at all.
Assuming you meant LittleBigPlanet, that first game did over 4.5 million worldwide. Even if this game didn't bomb in the UK it's never touching that.