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.