BraLoD said:
AsGryffynn said:
It literally take 8 years. Microsoft dropped support after five. Now, whether they want to bother or not is none of my bsness, yet the easiest way to tear down this wall like Reagan did asks only that MS allows Japanese devs to release their games through XBL only, since the physical runs are what consumes money. Porting costs are no longer high.
I do like some of those games, and I don't like Sony. I should be able to have them without having them...
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You have to understand you are a minority, the mass already proved their lack of care.
I agree with games being ported, it's not a problem per se, all games should be available on a single place in an ideal world, but exclusivity can be better for them on the real world, even big games that get ports are performing horribly on the XBOX like FFXV and MGSV, and exclusivity push could have driven more people to be interested on it (as it happens) and for minor games it can mean a lot, as they get visibility by being exclusive, and it might be more benefical than being on multiple platforms, specially if the one it would open to wouldn't grant much more sales anyway.
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I doubt those two you mentioned are performing horribly. As a whole, most games having been selling a lot on the console (read, most of us are digital now). The problem isn't that I am a minority, but that they were slowly changing that, yet they left before they started to make significant inroads. At this point I cannot think of a reason for exclusivity besides the game being built specifically for one system, so porting might take longer, but most games nowadays are ported from PC to a system anyways. If porting comes cheap, then the only thing MS screwed up is their print run policy. I am willing to bet decently sized studios who release on Steam would release on XBO the same way.
But since MS cannot be bothered, they are not making it any easier, and JP devs are not bloody trying because prints runs ARE expensive.
The only logical defense for AAA or any non indie dev with enough resources not to port is if it is small or lacks resources, thus sticking to one version isn't an option, but something they force themselves to do.
The mass has proven they do not care, because you know, the company doesn't. The mass is more accomodating than me and other oddball players, but it hardly entails we shouldn't be catered to within reason solely because the mass says we are not deserving of attention. If the boot suits, then try it.
As a whole, I already have what I wanted. FFXV was the only must JRPG this generation and it's on the XONE. As a whole I consider myself victorious for that alone and the fact it's closing in on Skyrim. Decent performances are 1m and above and with digital it's certainly broken even. When you consider what FFXIII moved last gen, it's not particularly bad. Sales are average, and that should work for them... I genuinely doubt FFXV was a loss.
