The US release date needs to be moved up 1 week it makes no sense at all for this

[SleepTrgt]

Originally Posted by dennis580

True but HOE gets first shot at my $50. Now if I dont buy HOE on release day then the chances of me getting BOP go way up.

Ok just for fun, tell me what you like better over BoP.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by dennis580

True but HOE gets first shot at my $50. Now if I dont buy HOE on release day then the chances of me getting BOP go way up.

But you'd be ripping yourself off because HOE will not fly off the shelves, and people will probably just look it over. But BoP is more authentic and has a more realistic feel than anything HOE would have in it.

[dennis580]

Oh well all I was hoping was this thread would bring attention to the publishers to bump the release of BOP a week because it is directly competing with HOE for my, and others games $50.

[versapak]

Originally Posted by dennis580

Oh well all I was hoping was this thread would bring attention to the publishers to bump the release of BOP a week because it is directly competing with HOE for my, and others games $50.

They already have a head start on the competition.


They have released a great demo, and word of mouth has been spreading all over about that.



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[GabeFan]

Originally Posted by dennis580

Oh well all I was hoping was this thread would bring attention to the publishers to bump the release of BOP a week because it is directly competing with HOE for my, and others games $50.

Yes...I agree. These games are both WW2 flight games, so they are competing for the same money in my opinion. Moving the BoP release date up a week couldn't hurt. I'm a sucker for WW2 games so I'm sure I'll be getting both at some point.

"Heroes of the Pacific" was a pretty good game, although it's too arcadeish style hurt it's replay value, and with not much info about HoE, BoP will be the first priority. I'm sure BoP will be a MUCH better game...

[David603]

Well, in Europe Birds of Prey comes out before Heroes Over Europe, so that situation is reversed over here. However, I can see your point about the two games competing for sales, since while they occupy the opposite ends of the WWII flight spectrum, a lot of sales are made to people who go into a shop and buy a game based on the box, and being present on the shelf is a major advantage. I know a lot of people buy games this way because I was working in a Gamestation store over the earlier this year.

[dennis580]

Originally Posted by David603

since while they occupy the opposite ends of the WWII flight spectrum

Your forgetting just how nichy the WWII flight spectrum is. That is a very, very small spectrum.

[versapak]

Originally Posted by dennis580

Your forgetting just how nichy the WWII flight spectrum is. That is a very, very small spectrum.

Forgetting how?

Smaller niche audiences also tend to be more informed audiences.


Have you even played the demo that they released for BoP?

Do you even know what IL-2's legacy is (The game, not the plane)?


They are a week apart. They are two very different styles of games.

If they miss out on a few purchases made by uninformed people who have to buy whatever comes out first, then oh well. Reviews and word of mouth will sort things out in the end.




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[dennis580]

Originally Posted by versapak

Forgetting how?
Smaller niche audiences also tend to be more informed audiences.

The audience for hardcore WWII Flight Sims on consoles is way, way too small to make a profit. If they want any kind decent sales they are going to have to reach a far bigger audience then that. People like me who have a interest in WWII Flight games, but who are not at all hardcore flight sims fans.

[Marchochias]

Hahah this denniss guy is so naive. He wants it moved up just for HIM, as if his 50 bucks makes any difference.

Look, if you have such a short attention span that you can't wait a whole week to get the best combat flight sim out there over a pathetic arcade game like Heroes of Europe, go ahead and get Heroes of Europe and stop trying to tell the developers of IL-2 what to do.