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Originally Posted by Cwl
yes but the IL2 Sturmovik brand is an unknown brand to 99% of gamers. it might be big in the PC flight sim world but not in the console market.
besides Birds of Prey looks like an afterthought if you look at the box of the game. in bright bold lettering the average gamer sees 'IL2 STURMOVIK' and thinks wtf is that? before even noticing Birds of Prey which is tiny.
if the average gamer saw SPITFIRE : Birds of Prey or P51-MUSTANG: Birds of Prey they would be far more inclined to buy it. especially those people from the USA and former British Commonwealth.
Its all about marketing. most people do not know the IL2 brand. more people are familiar with the Spitfire aeroplane and the Mustang.
those hardcore PC flight sim fans who know the Il2 brand would probably be on the look out for any new games made by the same company and since so few flying games get released for consoles I think there wouldnt be any danger of them missing this game.
most PC sim fans are more into PCs than consoles however.
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Ok here is a example for you. Halo : Combat Evolved. "Halo? what the hell kinda name is that? Isn't that something angels have above them in stained glass windows? pffff i'm not gonna buy that, I don't care that it has a cool looking future soldier on the front of the box"
For a new (to console) series, Box art is FAR more important for sales than a name. The BoP box art is awesome. And as I said by changing the name you alienate the IL-2 PC gamers who I think may suprise you in their number, it's far higher than 1% of sales thats for sure.