God of War III Delayed...For One Day!
So approaching the very end of my Gran Turismo 5 preview, I come to the part where I need to give you the release date of the game. Knowing full well nothing concrete has been set for North America, out of sheer curiosity I wanted to see what date retailers are listing the game with. Amazon has March 31st 2010, but interestingly enough GameStop says February 2nd. Now, I highly, highly doubt the game will make an early February release, maybe late February, but that still feels like a bit of a stretch. Now, since the announcement of a March 2010 release, many have called Sony crazy for releasing two of their biggest game franchises within the same month.
See Full ImageI happen to disagree, as I don't see anything wrong. Why? Simple. The people who will buy God of War III are most likely not the same gamer who's into Gran Turismo 5. Sure, there will be many that overlap, but that's the hardcore gamer who will buy both games. Regardless, I think even the non-hardcore will find a way to get both games into their library, and having so much energy focused around the PlayStation 3 during that time should do nothing but help sales of the console even more.
Anyway, digression aside, I then decided to see what the pending release date for God of War III is. Sony had originally announced it for a March 31st release...which they've now bumped back one day to April 1st, a Thursday. Odd. But it may be because Sony wants to place all of God of War's success into their fiscal 2010 books, as opposed to FY2009, which ends March 31st for Sony. So what could this mean? We're not entirely sure. We can only assume it seems like Sony's trying to partially split the sales of Gran Turismo 5 into two fiscal years by releasing it in March. And we know it'll work well since GT games are historically known for their enormous momentum in sales - meaning sales don't stagnate a week after the game comes out; the games progressively keep on selling with healthy numbers for months. God of War is a slightly different beast, that, while also being a massive powerhouse in sales, tends to make a good majority of its sales in the first month.
Just stating a little observation here, is all. Talking out loud, while also informing you of a one day delay for God of War III.
Related Game(s): God of War III
10/11/2009 3:25:31 PM Arnold Katayev
Put this on your webpage or blog:
Email this to a friend
Follow PSX Extreme on Twitter
Comments (31 posts)
Qwarktast1c
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 4:06:53 PM
Reply
0 up, 0 down
Cavan
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 4:21:54 PM
Reply
0 up, 0 down
newchef
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 4:28:03 PM
off topic-where did u get your avatar from its epic
0 up, 0 down
bomba2812
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 6:36:58 PM
0 up, 0 down
Scarecrow
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 4:26:12 PM
Reply
NO WAY I'm going to miss on these two gems
2 up, 0 down
newchef
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 4:27:03 PM
Reply
0 up, 0 down
LegendaryWolfeh
Monday, October 12, 2009 @ 7:29:32 AM
0 up, 0 down
Cavan
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 4:38:30 PM
Reply
got it yrs ago off google, way before the game was even released.
thought if they ever made an uncharted film, they shud use him as an actor, as they look quite alike.
0 up, 0 down
BlinkBoy
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 5:07:03 PM
0 up, 0 down
BlinkBoy
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 5:08:44 PM
Reply
0 up, 0 down
Douchebaguette
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 5:23:29 PM
Reply
It better not be an April Fools' joke =P
5 up, 0 down
DGo8
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 5:40:34 PM
Reply
0 up, 0 down
Banky A
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 10:11:30 PM
But Sony will need to advertise GOWIII a little.
1 up, 0 down
Alienange
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 5:54:02 PM
Reply
3 up, 0 down
LegendaryWolfeh
Monday, October 12, 2009 @ 7:32:59 AM
2 up, 0 down
redman479
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 7:29:40 PM
Reply
0 up, 0 down
BigBoss4ever
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 8:07:45 PM
Reply
So many awesome games. This is why PS3 is made.
Last edited by BigBoss4ever on 10/11/2009 8:14:55 PM
2 up, 0 down
godsman
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 8:59:10 PM
0 up, 0 down
godsman
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 8:58:02 PM
Reply
0 up, 0 down
Banky A
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 10:11:58 PM
Reply
I'm going to cut myself.
0 up, 0 down
___________
Monday, October 12, 2009 @ 1:22:03 AM
Reply
it means SONY LIED TO US!!!!!!!!!!!
they promised GOW3 would be out in FY 2009.
meh 1 day i wont string them up for that.............yet.
but i seriously think there stupid for releasing both GOW3 and GT5 so close to eachother.
i know heaps of people who are buying a ps3 for GOW3 same for GT5.
releasing both so close to each other, instead of having people buying a ps3 for one or the other having 2 system sellers.
they only now have one.
the people who were going to buy a ps3 for GOW3 now probably will buy one for GT5 because its suppose to come out earlier.
now hows that bad i hear you ask.
well what would you rather?
have 1 month of 4 million sales for example.
or 2 months of 2 million each.
which one looks better?
0 up, 0 down
___________
Monday, October 12, 2009 @ 1:27:55 AM
Reply
since when was GOW3 set for march 31st?
last time i checked all their demos since E3 have said march 2010 they never have said a date.
and gamestop have had april first as the date since i can remember, before E3.
quite scary how accurate gamestop has been, every time i check a date for a game there they have always been 100% correct.
0 up, 0 down
fluffer nutter
Monday, October 12, 2009 @ 9:52:16 AM
0 up, 0 down
Godslim
Monday, October 12, 2009 @ 3:45:37 AM
Reply
0 up, 0 down
Zorigo
Monday, October 12, 2009 @ 10:09:13 AM
Reply
but you know what i mean, it might get tight on the wallets again.
0 up, 0 down
robinhood2010
Monday, October 12, 2009 @ 10:15:49 AM
Reply
0 up, 0 down
Robochic
Monday, October 12, 2009 @ 2:32:21 PM
Reply
0 up, 0 down
Snaaaake
Monday, October 12, 2009 @ 8:09:43 PM
Reply
Sure it'll still get high but maybe not among GTAIV all those.
Because with games like Dante's Inferno and Bayonneta coming out, maybe critics will think that GOWIII isn't so special.
If there's something GOWIII have that other games don't have please tell me and prove me wrong because I'm really hoping I'm wrong.
0 up, 0 down
___________
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 @ 7:25:40 AM
thats the only complaint i have heard so far and its VOID!
because GOW1 and 2 have the best gameplay.
why fix whats not broken?
0 up, 0 down
Titch1794
Reply
Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 3:55:28 PM