Onyxmeth said:
Jo21 said:
Onyxmeth said:
Jo21 said:
Onyxmeth said:
Am I the only one here that is wondering why this thread exists in some fantasy alternative universe where the fight for Japanese support is only being fought between the PS3 and 360?
I'd like to propose this question, lightly lifted from the OP and adjusted to fit my view on things.
"Why would Japanese developers choose to continue to heavily support the 360 and the PS3 with new exclusives in Japan?"
The PS3 is running millions of consoles behind the Wii in Japan. The entire continent is dominated by two handhelds. All three of those players are significantly cheaper to develop for than the PS3 and 360 are. So why do either of the HD consoles get any Japanese support at all?
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Final Fantasy 13 and Versus going to sell tons there :P.
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I wish I knew what that has to do with my quoted post. Care to explain?
@BTFeather: I agree on my question being interesting, and what's most interesting is that unlike the topic as a whole, it's rooted in reality. What your topic is doing is just painting the PS3 as some huge success and market leader when the comparison point is the only platform performing worse. You fail to realize the PS3 is in fourth place, and is closer to the 360's sales than it is to the Wii's.
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the snow ball effect possible. third party likely follow since their demographic would be on the ps3.
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Ahhh...the snowball effect. Let's say FF XIII comes out this Christmas. It is seen as an immediate success. Third parties use this info to start developing for PS3. 18-24 months later, games start coming out. The snowball effect will have given Christmas 2011 and onwards a lot of nice PS3 third party titles. I'm pretty sure though that would be nearing the end of the generation. At this point, the snowball effect is rather worthless if it has to start as late as Christmas 2009.
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It's funny how there is all this talk about how this gen is going to be the longest one since Atari 2600 days with no new consoles coming out til at least 2012, and then someone says "oh, the PS3 is going to have a snowball effect late this year" and all of a sudden everybody rushes on to say, "Oh, it's much too late in the gen for the PS3 to experience a snow ball effect."
I don't think Valkyrie Chronicles took 18 to 24 months to develop (as far as programming time goes).
