Sony blew it.
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Haha, I thought so. Well, maybe they might do like they did with Eternal Sonata and port it to the PS3 with added content or something. Still, I'm very happy it's on a console I have access to. I can't wait for it.
The producer said it may or may not come to PS3. Im a little miffed about tri-aces decision to put it on the 360. Does loyalty mean nothing to these developers? Now this was obviously put on 360 due to Microsofts deep wallet but cant these devs for once turn down the money and make a game for the fans. Its not like this game will sell well on the 360 anyway.
Its also making it a hard time for RPG fans to pick a console, you've got more WRPG's and JRPG's on the 360 but Final Fantasy (which is still the only JRPG that really matters in this industry) is still on the PS3. I own both but alot of my friends are being torn in half deciding what console to buy. Sucks to be them.
Did Square-Enix give us Front Mission 5?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreddz
Squarenix just doomed the game.Well probably they got enough money from MS so they don't care about sales...
Please explain to me how releasing the game for the console with the biggest market share (out of PS3 and 360) would doom the game.
Saying the game is doomed is an exaggeration but its fact that JRPG's do poorly on the 360. It would sell more on the PS3 due to it to being significantly more popular in Japan and the RPG gamers coming from the PS2. Alot of people bought PS3's (including I) with the assumption that it would have plenty of JRPG's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirage
Im sure Square took this into account but the bribe they got from Microsoft will likely make up for the lack in sales.
I have a 360, and as much as I enjoyed Star Ocean 3, I'd much prefer it to be on the PS3. >_>
I thought S-E has stated that they needed to rely less on the Japanese market for the majority of their profits, and more on the american and european markets, because there's potentially a lot more money to make there than in Japan. Maybe this 360 release is one of the steps in their new business strategy?
Sarc: Why? Because you need to feel a specific controller in your hands to get that "Star Ocean Feel"? :p. You could always get a third party 360 controller that looks like a Dualshock :p.
I don't know. It seems like more JRPGs from popular franchises or companies have been released lately (Eternal Sonata, Tales of Vesperia, and now Star Ocean 4). Sure, that's only a few titles, but perhaps if more JRPGs are released on the 360, this will change.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreddz
Haha, I didn't know they made those. But I would have to say the 360 controller is quite comfortable. It's definitely better than the original XBox controller, that's for sure...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirage
I'm so glad I started a get Donny a 360 fund. Really just because it's not on the same system doesn't mean anything is going to change. Being on the 360 doesn't mean Master Cheif is gonna show up as an optional boss or whatever you people seem to be afriad of.
I still believe that the vast majority of western 360 owners,don't give a **** for JRPG's.
FF13 is really what will determine the ultimate fate of 'loyal' RPGs on the PS3. I think once that comes out and if it likely does really well, other RPG makers will be more comfortable making Sony exclusive RPGs again since there will be a guaranteed pool of RPGamers once FF13 comes out.
In the off chance that FF13 doesn't do as spectacularly as anticipated, we may just have to settle for the multiplatform releases. There is more potential money in the Xbox 360 right now, despite its status in Japan. This is why these 'traditionally Sony' RPGs are really focusing on a worldwide release, taking a chance on the rest of the world.
I doubt Star Ocean 4 is going to be 'exclusive' to the Xbox anyway. But I think we still have to wait for FF13 to see how the games that follow align themselves.
Biggest market share perhaps, but the PS3 has been steadily closing the gap in world wide sales since it's release. Also keep in mind that Japanese RPG's have never been as popular in North America or Europe, excluding the Final Fantasy series which is the exception rather than the rule.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirage
If Square-Enix is trying to appeal to people outside of Japan more than they have in the past, then they need to start making more games aimed at those markets, rather than putting games that are most popular in Japan onto systems that aren't popular there.
I don't think that tri-ACE has what it takes to appeal to gamers outside of Japan in terms of storyline, character design, and other supplemental aspects of a video game.