| naznatips said: Well, I can't say there is really much evidence, but my guess would be their relationship goes like this: Microsoft: Hey, you're one of the Japanese Big 4 developers (these are Nintendo, Sega, Namco-Bandai, and Konami in that order in case you didn't know), and we can't get the Japanese to buy our system, so we'll pay you lots of money to make games that appeal to them. Namco-Bandai: K thanks. I'm pretty sure that's all there is to it. |
Yup. Exactly. I don't blame Namco-Bandai. I miss a lot of their games (I think Ace Combat 6 is supposed to be a timed exclusive, as is Eternal Sonata, M$ has just payed them to keep a lid on it), but they sold off Monolith who made the Xenosaga series so I am less upset about it.
Culdcept Saga as well as most of the others you listed are definite exclusives, barring later changes. Soul Calibur 2 was on all the systems (PS2, GC, Xbox), so that is not unprecedented.
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