It might sound strange, but a recent survey has shown that the Xbox ain’t the popular one when it comes to gaming sequels. Gaming buffs having multiple gaming consoles prefer playing sequels of popular games on the PS3 rather than the Xbox 360. Xbox 360 owners are planning to put their money in the PS3 versions of sequels (Assassin’s Creed II and Modern Warfare 2). Fifteen percent of those who plan to buy the PS3 version of Assassin’s Creed 2 own the Xbox 360 version of the original! While only 7% planning on buying the Xbox 360 version own the original titles on PS3. Pretty astounding numbers and I think the contributing factors, well, PS3’s online service cost a plain zero bucks. According to OTX analyst Nick Williams:
Data on franchise lineage highlights an interesting trend between the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 SKUs for Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin’s Creed 2, the two top-ranking titles on the latest purchase intent charts — and also two of the titles with the strongest franchise lineage.
Via: Gamasutra
