Soriku said:
Onyxmeth said:
Soriku said:
Obvious answer is obvious.
Sony need to make internal RPG studios. Don't buy any studio or anything, I mean make some new original studios for RPGs. The amount of shooters they have is pathetic. RPGs or bust. |
I'm not sure why everyone has to go to the RPG route. RPG aren't lighting up the Wii charts in Japan, and it's quite a healthy console. An RPG didn't cause the PSP to rise from the ashes either. The problem Sony has is they purposely catered to the western market this time, and it bit them in the ass. At this point, they can make strides towards the Japanese market, but they are probably years away from getting that kind of software out if they just now realized this, and years from now will just be too late.
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RPGs aren't lining up the Wii charts because not many have been released, and most of the ones that have are niche so they only lasted 1-2 weeks. Guarantee any huge RPG for the Wii will light up the charts.
But for Sony, look at the 360 in Japan. ToV and IU helped the 360 for uber low numbers to the 20-30k in Japan range which is a lot!
I'm going to agree its too late though. It'd take them a long time to set up a studio, get them ready, and make a big game (you know how Sony are with many PS3 games. They take years and years...) so it's a shame. Games like WKS/Last Remnant/FF are so far apart from each other though so we'd expect a boost for a while, but then back down to low numbers. The fact that big games in Japan for the PS3 is so far apart is a really bad problem.
Really a shame. I don't like Sony's games at all, but making some RPGs like they did for the PS1 (ike Legend of the Dragoon) would make me like some of their games.
@Dgc
Then they have a lot more in 2009...
I don't like shooters at all, and they have a lot coming, so...meh.
@Seraphic
Not really. WKS is only one game...and it's not even made by them. They need internal RPGs, but like I said to Onyx, it's too late...
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I wouldnt say its "to late" right now, they may snap back with a folklore II or something, or they (i hope) may buy out rights to Chaos Legion II and from there on start there own JRPG team, of course this is just all wishful thinking on my part, but oh well.
And yeah sony may not be "MAKING" WKC per-sa but its being published by sony everywere so its a "Sony" Series for sure, sort of like infiniti undoscovery kinda, although MS doesnt publish (Square did something at the last min and pulled a fast one) but they still have some sort of rights to the game, well same thing goes for WKC for the PS3 sept sonys publishing for sure...unless level 5 out of the blue pulls a square enix which i doubt to some extent.
