According to Gamasutra, the upcoming God of War 3 is actually really big in terms of “hope” for Sony: one third of the potential buyers don’t own a PS3 yet! This could, in theory, mean that the third would go to the stores and but a PlayStation 3, right? Not really, according to analysts.
“The launch of God of War 3 in late 2009/early 2010 will mark a pivotal moment for Sony. But in order to ensure that this game is a hardware sales driver, the cost of the base-level PS3 will need to be in the same ballpark as the Xbox 360 and Wii,” said OTX Research’s Nick Williams.
Which could be a bit much to anticipate. And there’s another thing: we don’t know how big is that one third, after all…