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Did Until Dawn deserve a bigger push from Sony?

Until Dawn leaves players out alone in the cold, but Sony may have done the same to the game’s promotion.

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Brotard3930d ago

I think so, but they seem to have not been marketing some other their titles excessively lately. Maybe it's more lucrative with their install base to let word of mouth do the talking. Like he stellar reviews that bloodborne and until dawn are getting will be a big selling point. Interesting that they marketed the order so heavy when it was clearly going to be their low scoring game. Wonder if their marketing of smaller or new ip is conversely related to what they think it will do critically. Uncharted has already had more marketing than both bloodborne and until dawn combined practically.

Thatguy-3103930d ago (Edited 3930d ago )

I agree. I mean look at Heavy Rain. They didn't market that title one bit and that game went on to become very successful. The thing is that with these type of game word of mouth plays a big role so they're maybe just letting that do it's job. The game resonated big with the media and youtubers so I have no doubt that it will follow Heavy Rain's success. Like you pointed out they don't seem to give a big push to titles that are aim to a niche audience. Most of Sony's niche titles do good base off word of mouth. Look at Heavy Rain, Journey, Bloodborne etc.

TFJWM3930d ago

They did push it in some markets. I'm in NYC and over the past month it has had the most commericals on tv that I've seen during that time.

Blastoise3930d ago (Edited 3930d ago )

Bloodborne had pretty good marketing here in the UK, it was marketed as the highest rated next gen-game (which it was, until that one guy gave it a 7) with a cool boss.

I think these type of games get a bit more of a push in Europe. Beyond Two Souls had an advert on TV.

Magicite3930d ago

Heavy Rain, Beyond 2 Souls and Until Dawn are amazing experiences that must not be forgotten.

jb2273930d ago

It may be a better strategy to run a sale on the game and do a big marketing push around Halloween. People typically hold off on these kinds of games because they are so different from your typical title. This way the game can garner great word of mouth & positive reviews so it hits peoples radars, then when Halloween rolls around, Sony can pull 10 bucks off the price and give it a proper marketing push. I know I'll be grabbing it then, I'm on a bit of a blackout for it, I know it's quality so once Halloween rolls around I'm really gonna dig into this game after the Uncharted Collection and before Just Cause 3.

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Death3930d ago

I'm not sure how much more could be done or what kind of return Sony would get for their investment on a niche title such as this. In a perfect world all games would get millions in marketing, but the reality is that money needs to not only be made back, but a profit needs to come from the investment.

DeadlyOreo3930d ago

This game is hugely popular. One of the highest streamed games on Twitch at the moment too. I feel like Sony marketed this game perfectly, not too much but enough for word to get out. I think Sony will make a lot of money from this title, and thoroughly deserved.

SoapShoes3930d ago

It should have gotten a bigger push but word of mouth will now push it properly. The game is getting great reviews and feedback from users plus it's still holding in the top 20 on the Amazon top 100 list.

bOObies3930d ago

Yes, it turned out amazing

Hoffmann3930d ago

It got a big enough push, this game gets the real push from all the great reviews and word of mouth between us gamers though, and thats good so.

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PS Plus Game Catalog for October: Silent Hill 2, Until Dawn, V Rising, Yakuza: Like a Dragon & more

Tekken 3 joins PlayStation Plus Premium.

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Deeeeznuuuts229d ago

Great month for Halloween, glad that until dawn is the PS5 version, definitely having a few beers and some friends round for that

Profchaos229d ago

What a line up silent hill 2 is a great addition
Also don't sleep on like a dragon Yakuza such a good game

Dexterio229d ago

Now we're talking! Best month for me this whole year.

Puty229d ago

I am very happy for Tekken 3

Redgrave229d ago

It's not going to get trophies, is it 😕

It's a really solid addition, but I'd love a platinum for it. Same with Soul Calibur 3 if that's really next month.

Deeeeznuuuts228d ago

Yeah, it's a real shame that some publishers still don't add trophies, I mean, even Disney do and they even update games to add them

VersusDMC228d ago

Some PS2 classics have trophies so hopefully Soul Calibur 3 has it.

And ps1 classics not having trophies is dissapointing but at least they give you the new version for free if you bought the old ps1 classic.

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Death is Not the End: 7 Games Where the Story Continues Without You

Ben from Netto's Game Room takes a look at 7 video games where dying doesn't mean the end, as the story and world simply continue on without you.

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Until Dawn Video Game Writers Not Credited in the Movie, and They're Not Happy About It

The Until Dawn movie has caused some upset because the writers of the original game were not included in the film’s credits.

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Becuzisaid398d ago

I'm confused. Did they contribute to the writing of the movie?

darthv72398d ago

I think the game writes should be glad... the movie is not that good. Its connection to the game is in name only.