Article : Wada is leading Square-Enix's empire into decline!!

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Dianko said:

Pristine20 said:

makingmusic476 said:
And I agree with those saying that making 360 exclusives was a stupid idea. Out of the five major platforms in Japan, the 360 has BY FAR the smallest install base.

And to the people saying those exclusives weren't moneyhatted... lol. SE may be dumb, but they're not THAT dumb. They certainly had at least some compensation for those endeavors.

 

 this is why many believe that moneyhats were involved. Not saying that thats a good or bad thing...it's just the thing.

Maybe the money M$ gave them far surpassed whatever profits they could make from a ps3 version. That and the fact that they're trying to westernize themselves as that's "where it's at" nowadays.

 

Well, what about the money that Sony must be paying SE? Afterall, PS3 sales in Japan are pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. And elsewhere, there is no reason FFv13 should be exclusive since there is an almost 10 million unit deficit between the 360 and PS3. And that's not even bringing the Wii into the discussion. There is an ongoing thread in 2ch gaming that I think expresses the situation fairly well. It translates roughly to "SE to Sony: "Hurry up and sell some fucking consoles already!", the implication being that SE has refused to release their big games on the PS3 due to the failure by Sony to sell the system.

Why is there a belief that a PS3 version is a given when it's not even in a good enough position to KEEP exclusives? And again, that's an argument against the PS3 and for the 360/mulitplatform. The Wii makes the argument even uglier.

You're funny. I'm pretty sure 2 years ago we all thought ffxiii was ps3 exclusive. FFvsxiii is not even set for release in 2010. 2011 at best and you don't think things can change before then LMAO. It's very unlikely that sony gave anyone money at this point. Have you read their balances lately?

You argue that ps3 sales in Japan are dismal yet accept the fact that a 360 exclusive for a heavily Japan-centric game makes sense. If ps3 sales in Japan are bad, what word would you use to describe the 360s sales there?

The point of the article is that multiplat makes the most sense and the fact that the 360 has exclusives from S-E can only be explained by M$ $$$