LurkerJ said:
starcraft said:
Many, many people apparently thought it was going to remain exclusive. Though I agree that was an unlikely opinion to hold.
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No? They said it was "coming first to PlayStation" when it was announced.
Sony has been very consistent and clear about what it is gonna an actual exclusive and what it isn't, it's properly one of the few things they're doing right this generation. They took it further with this title and made it super clear on the box, which is commendable.
As far as I can tell, only Phil and MS are actively misleading their audience with timed exclusivity deals and presenting them as proper exclusives. For example, I remember you being one of the gullible people who were heavily mislead with the Tomb Raider "is a proper exclusive announcement". On the other hand, SF5 is still nowhere to be seen on Xbox.
As for FF7 being a timed exclusive, it is still a big deal, timed or not. One of SONY's best deals actually because FF7 fanbase is one of the largest among the communities. I just doubt SE will deliver, and not sure if the game is going to live up to the fans' expectations, 5 years after the initial announcement.
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If that is and has always been your view, then thats great.
Unfortunately, particularly around the announcement at E3, that is degree of clarity that many people lacked. As for your more personal comment, you are mis-remembering. Though I do recall riling a few people up at the time, perhaps you were one of them
Though I am glad you brought RotTR up - its a good point of comparison for the broad ineffectiveness of deals like this. Part of it is the quality and expectations issue you raise, but its also the timing. The game will at a minimum be on the PS4 for 6 months before it has a chance to push PS5's. A PS4 that already has multiple FF games. And it will be on PS5 (maybe, MAYBE) for a few months before PC, Xbox, Mobile, NEOGEO etc. At that time, all the other platforms will get a game of the year/complete edition, same as with RotTR. All-in-all, hard to see how it will push consoles.
The rest of it - come on dude, Sony isn't being benevolent. Square designs their box art.