I find this very interesting in the light of the BT Vision and BSkyB's of this world being bandied around. Both BT Vision (Already using the MediaRoom Solution) and BSkyB are set top box providers. BT Vision has already got some kind of deal with Xbox which sounded at the time to be a licensed Xbox hardware solution. This will certainly expand all the console manufacturers and probably best suites the PS3 and Xbox 360 solutions but if they pull this off we could see this generation lasting for some time in the form of a box under the telly.
Ubisoft CEO, Yves Guillemot, has revealed his belief that new technology will enable set-top boxes to become games platforms in the future, alongside new interface technology and new iterations of existing games consoles.
Sweden-based developer GRIN is said to be the latest game studio hit by cutbacks, as multiple sources have told Kotaku that the Bionic Commando and Terminator: Salvation dev has laid off more than 100 staffers.
@Joe80, I realize Uncharted was eventually bundled, but even before that happened it maintained decent sales over time after not getting what it deserved at its launch.
@spot-on, It should do well over time. Other great PS3 games have had similar early sales and went on to have long legs. Uncharted is a similar example I believe. This is why Sony has been able to keep the prices of some of their games high for a long time, taking a page from Nintendo when their quality justifies it (relative to other games). I could also see Killzone 2 becoming a bundled game if they deem the sales not good enough for its quality.
Nicer looking list : GTA:Chinatown Wars: 74,000 Killzone 2 : 58,000 Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena : 57,000 Halo 3 and Halo Wars each sold somewhere between 57,000 and 74,000 units.
If HW April was cashed out at 7.4 instead of 9.1, I would have enjoyed 128K DKP additional profit.
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