Heavy Rain Dev Forecasts PS3 Sales Storm
When Heavy Rain was announced by Quantic Dream in 2006, many consumers showed interest in the game, but a great deal of time has since passed, and the game has drifted from the radar of many mainstream gamers. Heavy Rain has been considered a niche title by some due to its slow gameplay and deeply involving plot. However, the director and development team at Quantic Dream think otherwise and believe that Heavy Rain will stand among a small handful of system sellers for the PlayStation 3.
During a recent interview with David Cage, the director of Heavy Rain, he expressed that consumer feedback and his instincts indicate that Heavy Rain will be a PlayStation 3 system seller. David Cage stated the following:
“This experience should be available exclusively on PlayStation 3, and we want people to buy a PlayStation 3 because of Heavy Rain. We’re really happy at the moment–and I hope it’s going to last–that when we go onto forums we find people watching the trailers and stuff and saying, ‘This is the game that’s going to make me buy a PlayStation 3.’”
While Heavy Rain might not be a standard-fare title, its intriguing style of play has been the center of some media attention. It doesn’t sound too far-fetched for the title to sell PlayStation 3 consoles if it gets strong positive reviews and both consumer and media attention. Judging by gameplay, interviews, and trailers, Heavy Rain should end up being a unique title that both impresses and entertains.
Heavy Rain has a suggested release date of early 2010.
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November 5th, 2009 at 1:37 PM
this game is getting coverage everywhere, I bet it sells like hot cakes when it comes out.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:47 PM
I want Heavy Rain to do very good.
But its a pity that we live in a shooter genre. Heavy Rain will do good but not as good as shooter games. Hopefully I am wrong about this
November 5th, 2009 at 2:42 PM
@skullking – I understand that view point, but I think a lot of mainstream gamers are arriving at the conclusion that theres just too many shooters out. They have to do something really amazing to stand apart from the rest. Heavy Rain does stand out from the rest, by creating its own genre and style of gameplay, and thats the very thing that will make it sell. Eventually you play enough games and say “yeah that was good, but I want something different”, and thats why I’m excited for this.
November 5th, 2009 at 3:17 PM
I think there a lot of players who want non-shooter type games, it’s just in the past few years
there hasn’t been a whole lot to choose from. I like when there is shooting in a game, just
not constant shooting.
November 5th, 2009 at 3:44 PM
Well then im very sorry to say this but how many good-forsaken times has this been said? LBP, Killzone 2 for starters both said the same and didn’t push a massive amount. I wish it would happen and i will be buying this i just think that developers shouldn’t get THIS cocky, just wait and see.
November 5th, 2009 at 7:35 PM
this is an interesting game for sure, l just hope it doesn’t become underrated because l have a good feeling about this game
November 5th, 2009 at 8:05 PM
how about they stop talking about all this crap and just put the damn game out already.
November 8th, 2009 at 8:57 PM
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well…. yeah, i agree.
well put sneeches