Bingo. Someone gets it.
Its the same as releasing Mass Effect 2 for PS3 which came out a year after 360's version, and then Mass Effect 3. The sales warranted them to port the original to PS3 and release Mass Effect Trilogy. If the game sells well, they will release the sequel for it. If it doesn't, they won't.
This is Enix testing out not only the level of port they can accomplish but also see if there is a market in the new console for titles like these.
Mass Effect 2 was released on Ps3 because EA was the publisher for the title and 3rd party publishers love money, also bioware was a part of EA and Dragon Age was available at the same time with the Xbox 360 version even the sales were not on what they have hoped for.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/ea-holiday-sales-slip-25-dragon-age-ships-32-million-6249940
Plus if we take as proof the insane sales forecast for Dead Space 3 to reach 5 million copies to be profitable it was one way to port the game even on 3DO if they could. Costs of productions of Mass Effect franchise pushed to break the exclusivity and microsoft was not willing to money hat the game(logical move) as it was not a system seller.
Same thing is happing with Deus Ex Human Revolution Square-Enix are not willing to invest on Wii U because they are not sure about the early adopters of the console, which the majority are pure nintendo loyalist which they did not cater with them since the SNES saga, so they make a cheap port to make a quick buck and take advantage the early launch window drought. Nothing more nothing less.
Here, I'll break it down for you:
- Sony and Microsoft release HD systems in 2005/2006.
- Audience is established and grows over the course of 7 years.
- Nintendo finally release a system in 2012 comparable to the other HD consoles, with no real incentive for people to transition from the PS3 or 360.
- The Wii U has an abysmal launch and software sales; ergo, it has a highly limited installed comparative installed base and even smaller audience within that installed base.
- The audience for publisher's core titles is still on the PS3 and 360. The limited audience on the Wii U is not worth the additional investment - if they're really interested in these titles they will have a platform which can play them.
If as someone said earlier, "I only want GTAV if it's on the Wii U." then no, you don't really want GTAV.
Lets elaborate on the bold comment you made. Do you know anything about the power of the Wii U? Do not post the CPU/GPU threads here on GAF there are only speculation comments. Is there any big budget game tailored for the console? Is there any first party Killer App game on the console yet? And what anything have to do with the power of the console for the port of Deus Ex Human Revolution?
The rest of the list I agree with. There is no real reason NOW to immigrate from Ps3 or Xbox 360 to Wii U, as there will not be a reason for Ps4 or Durango when they will come out. If 3rd party publishers continue with the cross gap releases. As you ,correct, make point about user base and limited audience is a serious hurdle to jump ship yet from Ps3 and Xbox 360 gen for the publishers investments. See watch dogs, thief, assassins creed and other big 3rd party hitters. The production cost severely destroyed most of the middle tiers publishers this generation, massive closure of studios all over the world because of the capitalistic crisis(so much for crisisproof industry some evangelist said in 2009).
That's why We see a port of a 2 year old game on Wii U rather than a new multiplatform IP. Because of the cost to develop for the console that the publishers have no idea how it will perform plus the studios have no idea how to take advantage the power of the console(other being lazy, others are hard at work like criterion but need time) plus the risk to make something unique with the controller that would be difficult to port on the other consoles. IF by any miracle Wii U perform better than the Ps4/Durango maybe we will see special games for Wii U from risky publishers but my opinion is that even then Wii U will get straight ports.
Also I have not yet played the game and already own a PC, Xbox 360 and Ps3. I wanted the game the first time it was announced but other stuff got in the way. Maybe as myself is late to the party if this port is as good as mass effect 3 which was the definite edition I will dip even at the full price. I do not say that is good that they release a 2 year port at full price IF IT IS JUST A PORT that you can find cheap on a cheaper system but IF IT IS the BETTER VERSION with WII U PAD EXTRAS then the extra work should be rewarded.
It's new to me. I can understand folks that got it on PS360 not buying it on the WiiU though. Especially at 50 bucks. How much does this game go for now on PS360? That would be the other problem if it can be had around 20-30 bucks.
