trestres said:
Well, we are now 2 years into this gen fully.
So what are the big third party companies cooking for each platform?
This thread is dedicated to Konami specially. We can take a look at their preferences, trends and priorities now that we are 2 years into the gen.
DS
Azure Dreams
Vandal Hearts
Suikoden Tierkreis
Lost in Blue 3
Elebits: The adventures of Kai and Zero
PS3
Lords of Shadow
Castlevania
MGS4: Existance (Rumored, but bound to come anyways)
X360
Lords of Shadow
Castlevania
Wii
Kororinpa 2
PSP
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Well, the trend in this case is very clear. Huge budget games going to the HD platforms, while the DS is getting a lot of high profile games. Wii is getting the smaller series/new IP's, while PSP isn't getting anything.
Things to note. Konami's next big project, Lords of Shadow is exclusive to the HD platforms. Looks to be an ambitious project. On the HD frontside, PS3 seems to be getting more exclusive and major content, but I expect that to end once the "Existance" or however it's called, version of MGS4 gets released. If there's a MGS5, it'll obviously gonna get released on both platforms. I still believe that some day, we will see MGS4 on the 360.
JRPG's seem to be going to the DS, and I think it's because of the huge userbase + too much risk to do it on the HD platforms. PSP is getting no further love from Konmai thus far.
Wii is getting a sequel to a not so popular game, and I didn't include PES 09, because the game has already been released on the HD platforms, so it shouldn't count only because the game got delayed 8 months.
Last thought. Konami is no longer as big as it used to be. In fact, it's turning into a really small dev, not capable of having more than a couple games in production and their quality is diminishing tremendously. no wonder stuff like Hell Boy, Rock Revolution have bombed and received terrible reviews.
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