PS3: JRPG success!

[ShadowSoldier]

Onyxmeth said:

jammy2211 said:

 You've pretty much nailed what this guy is saying, and alot of it is unrealistic fanboy junk.

 The one thing I will say is that I think there is no doubt a market for HD RPG's, albeit not like the DS or Wii or PSP. The largest global RPG franchise has it's next iteration coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360, we know it'll sell big. That will open up a market for these RPG's, no one's going to ignore the fact it's coming.

 But the market it opens isn't going to lead to the flood of RPG's like DS or PS2 see, I'm thinking more just 1 or 2 'big' releases other then final fantasy every year on PS360. I think that's a model which can prove profitable and sustain itself.

 IT'll be interesting to see how things pan out 0_o. I'm pretty bored of the DS RPG's now, although most don't seem to come to Europe anyway.

I feel most of the issues in RPGs can never be solved by horsepower. It's going to take creativity from developers to start breaking the tired traditions RPGs have set forth. I doubt there's a battle system that can come along this gen that wouldn't have been possible last gen with inferior horsepower. I do feel though that no amount of power is going to change 90% of NPCs in towns having nothing substantial to add to the game, buildings and houses you can walk into when there is nothing to offer you inside for your quest, and the same overarching story playing out for the umpteenth time. Persona 4 is more forward thinking than every JRPG released this gen and it's on PS2.

I do agree there is a market for RPGs on HD consoles, but there needs to be more effort put into the product. However, I feel the bulk need to stay where it's easier to succeed, because JRPG sales can be iffy, and that is on the two handhelds and the winning console. They need those extra JPN sales those platforms can give them.

@Forevercloud-I just wanted to quickly answer you about FF XIV. I guarantee if it were Wii exclusive it would sell more than both HD consoles combined could sell it.

 

maybe we should wait to see the FFXIII numbers on both consoles before we make assumptions such like that