So, have you ever noticed?

[Morgenstern]

That at the end of video games commercials, where they show the physical game case and cover (assuming it's a multi-platform game), that the 360 version of said game is always centered, and enlarged?

It just seems like an odd thing for Microsoft to pay for - almost like saying "Look at me in the center! I'm the legitimate copy of this game!"

[Parn]

Considering that almost every multiplatform game made for the current generation outsells the competition by a large margin on the 360, it's money well worth spent.

[CDFN]

Last gen that happened with PS2 games.

[Morgenstern]

Last gen that happened with PS2 games.

Yes, that's true. I suppose it must have some sort of quantifiable effect on sales, then.

[Tooker]

Probably not - those platforms just had the biggest install base out of the options.  I mean, if anything's coming out for the Wii and the 360, the Wii version is generally a crappy port.  (Feel free to prove me wrong - I didn't do any research.  That's just my gut feeling.)

[Gen Eric Gui]

Sadly, you're right.  I think the only game I can think of where that isn't true is Ghostbusters, where the 360/PS3 and Wii/PS2/PSP versions of the game were made by compeltely different studios and are essentially two different games.

[ShadowLaguna]

When Fallout 3 came out, when it got advertised, it only ever advertised the Xbox 360 and PC versions. It was like saying that it never came out on PS3.

[(Tunnels)]

When Fallout 3 came out, when it got advertised, it only ever advertised the Xbox 360 and PC versions. It was like saying that it never came out on PS3.

I barely even remember it coming out for PS3. I can definitely see how multiplatform games are marketed with a 360 bias, since I've seen several games at the game shop at the PS3 section and been like, "Wait, that was multiplatform?" Bioshock was an example of this, until like a month ago I didn't even know it was on anything BUT 360.

[Gen Eric Gui]

Well, granted, the PS3 version of Bioshock came out a lot later then the 360 version.  It was almost a year later if I'm not mistaken.

[Lazlowe1984]

Assassins Creed 2 has had exclusive PS3 advertising and GTA4 had exclusive PS3 marketing in certain European countries

[ShadowLaguna]

Over here, the Tekken 6 commercials are only advertising the PS3 and PSP versions.