Joe80, it is possible that many people see any news as a good sign for the game, especially coming directly from the director himself. Also, Yamauchi (the director) gives a reason for the possible delays with the game and explains the reason for not implementing the damage into the game. Since he then cites that damage to the cars might be available later through a patch, it gives people hope that it is possible. I already though this game would sell around 6 million over its lifetime (if the PS3 can get out of its sales slump) because the past games have all sold quite well and this game (along with Metal Gear Solid 4 and a couple others) is a system seller, or at least like GTA, many people will consider picking this up when/if they buy a PS3. Also, is it entirely possible that damage to the cars may not be that big of a feature to many people when considering whether to buy this game?
I think most people already thought that GT5 would not have damage in the game, so to many it may not have been much of a surprise, but the fact that a general release date was given (or a possible delay to that release and a reason for the possible delay) may have caused people to get a positive from the news, even though from a neutral perspective this seems like bad news. Possible reasons why this stock went up even though the news (to some) may have seemed like a negative.
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Joe80, it is possible that many people see any news as a good sign for the game, especially coming directly from the director himself. Also, Yamauchi (the director) gives a reason for the possible delays with the game and explains the reason for not implementing the damage into the game. Since he then cites that damage to the cars might be available later through a patch, it gives people hope that it is possible. I already though this game would sell around 6 million over its lifetime (if the PS3 can get out of its sales slump) because the past games have all sold quite well and this game (along with Metal Gear Solid 4 and a couple others) is a system seller, or at least like GTA, many people will consider picking this up when/if they buy a PS3. Also, is it entirely possible that damage to the cars may not be that big of a feature to many people when considering whether to buy this game?
I think most people already thought that GT5 would not have damage in the game, so to many it may not have been much of a surprise, but the fact that a general release date was given (or a possible delay to that release and a reason for the possible delay) may have caused people to get a positive from the news, even though from a neutral perspective this seems like bad news. Possible reasons why this stock went up even though the news (to some) may have seemed like a negative.