Comments on: Heavy Rain Developer Believes Game Can Still Sell Despite Packed Release Window

By: joinsideke

joinsideke — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:17:29 +0000

@ shadow
it is in the 2010 release

Day one purchase for me, and they underestimate the hype it’s gaining. Hardcore fans have been waiting for this for a long time, and sony always throws a blurb in about it when they can. I’m sure it’s going to sell. It’s not going to be an UC2, but it’s going to turn heads.

By: Killer6

Killer6 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:33:46 +0000

@shadowjin

you mean 2009 right?

By: SteelFox

SteelFox — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:35:55 +0000

everything go delayed.. its a shame. now next year there in the same bandwagon. lol

By: shadowjin

shadowjin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:15:37 +0000

they should have kept the game in 2010 release… they have no confidence in there new IP.

By: DGR8Mc187

DGR8Mc187 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:38:58 +0000

People will buy this game no matter the window though.

By: David Macphail

David Macphail — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:16:43 +0000

If the game is coming out in the first 3 months then the only real competition it has is God Of War 3 (March).

All the other games i want (Gran Turismo 5, White Knight Chronicles, Final Fantasy XIII) won’t be out until April at the earliest so Heavy Rain picked the perfect time to launch.

By: Cameron Teague

Cameron Teague — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:18:54 +0000

there will be a market for this i think no matter when they release.

By: WestSiide

WestSiide — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:46:58 +0000

I’m really looking forward to this game. I think that the same thing will happen to this as the first Uncharted. It was an awesome game but being a new IP meant that it suffered sales because not many people knew about it. It’s funny how after Uncharted 2 came out, sales for uncharted one had a sales spike. Anyway I’ve been very intrigued by this game. Hopefully it sells well.

By: KaimArgonar

KaimArgonar — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:41:01 +0000

Heavy Rain is one of the reasons I got a PS3. The other reason being is that I absolutely love Quantic Dream’s last game, Indigo Prophecy (Fahrenheit in Europe). From what I’ve seen so far I’m pretty sure I’m going to get this game.

By: giese095

giese095 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:26:15 +0000

well, unless I start hearing a lot of bad press about it I know it’s a Day 1 purchase for me…I love the idea and I love the videos I’ve seen so far. Not to mention it’s a Playstation exclusive, and there are very VERY few PS3 exclusives that disappoint.

By: JackC8

JackC8 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:54:47 +0000

It’s not ideal to release a game just before Christmas? I’m no expert, but the PS3 was selling about 150,000 units a week before and after last Christmas, but sold 400,000 – 500,000 units a week from Nov. 30 through to the end of the year. Not an ideal time? O…….kay. Much better to release it in February, the week after Dante’s Inferno and Bioshock 2 come out I guess.

By: DevineCourage

DevineCourage — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:13:30 +0000

I’ve been waiting for this game since it was first announced and is a day one purchase for me. I’m a universal gamer, and this type of game sure looks interesting to me. This game seems like it gonna have quite possibly one of the greatest story lines and character involvement to date. And personally would I love for this game to come out in December but seems like its posted for a January release date.

By: Nosferatu King

Nosferatu King — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:48:58 +0000

Heavy Rain was THE reason I purchased a PS3. My money is theirs on day one.

By: DGR8Mc187

DGR8Mc187 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:11:56 +0000

I think it will sell well but not astronomically well regardless of other games launching in the same window.

By: BigWoopMagazine

BigWoopMagazine — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:34:31 +0000

This game idea is really interesting, and I’m sure I’ll buy it to check out this “new genre”. It seems like a cool concept to me, that reminds me of those choose your own adventure books I had when I was little. I loved those things, the same adventure could have so many different endings and events, and I remember trying to figure out how to hit every possibility. Some people will shun this concept in a video game, but to me its a blast from the past mixed with modern technology, which has a lot of potential.