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BengaBenga on 04 November 2007
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jhlennon1 said:
FreeTalkLive rocks! said:
I don't understand this talk about PS3 and FF. Wii gets 2 FF games in 2008. DS and PSP are regularly getting FF games. We are not sure when PS3 will get a FF game. Let's face it, FF was huge when it was exclusive to the PS or PS2 but that is no longer the case. Both GC and Xbox got some form of FF and the brand is spreading. Watch for another FF cell phone games. The 360 may even get a FF.

FF cannot and will not save the PS3.

Now, let's get on to a real question. Will Afrika be better than Pokemon Snap?


Do you think fans are stupid or something? You think they don't know the difference from cheap spinoff from expensive developed main game? Not everyone is quite that dumb just yet.

You cannot compare FFXIII to any other FF game in development, both with budget and development team. The name FF means something but the quality of the development team matters the most. Hence why the Wii Dragon Quest game was crap. If that game was DQ9 it would have sold over 4mil, hence different quality in titles, not comparable as majority of people know.

So while everyone is getting FF, the one that matters is on the PS3.

The Wii FF games will not break 1mil in Japan guaranteed.

 

 

Biggest problem I see for the 360? The system has not penetrated enough outside the US/UK regions despite having a better price and software lineup. For the 360 to not already have sealed Europe is a major downer for Microsoft and constantly struggles in France, Spain, Italy, Germany etc... and Japan are just not interested, nothing MS does will matter, Japan ain't buying no matter what.

That is the problem. 360 has played it's best cards and has put nothing away, the PS3/Wii have yet to release their best games.


Highlighted some interesting stuff:

1st: It is clear that the main series of FF have been in decline since 7 and 12 is not really good compared to the PS1 titles or compared to 10 (it's still a good game, but I expect more from FF).

2nd: FreeLiveTalks is right that the overload of FF might bother people (it bothers me) because I want to play a game and know the story, I don't want to be forced to buy a prequel/sequel on ANOTHER platform or see a movie. I think the interest and hype about FF in general and also the main series isn't that great anymore because they abuse the brand name for everything.

3rd: The Wii FF:CC:CB looks really promising and is the first FF console RPG that arrives since FF12. Since Wii is the most sold platform in Japan (well not only there) this will make it an important game. It's nothing like the GamCube FF, this one is a genuine RPG. Probably this will make people who doubt about buying a PS3 say: "hey, but I can play Final Fantasy on Wii as well".

4th: Do not forget that FF7 was and is still unprecedented in quality, story, evrything. It is viewed as the best RPG ever and it was the first game ever that really made use of movies on console games. FF13 will NOT have that impact on PS3. FF12 sold 5 million, which is good but the worst FF since it's on Playstation (11 not included). Now, this was on a console with 100 M userbase. I'm not saying 13 won't sell consoles, it will. But not millions of em.

5th 360 played its best cards and won. They now get almost every previously PS exclusive, including the big one GTA4. So now everyone who wants GTA4 will go to the store and see the can choose PS3 or 360. They see 360 has Halo, BioShock, Gears of War and they get more GTA4 content on that console. What do the see in April when it comes out for PS3???? Nothing. Lair, Heavenly Sword that's about it. MGS is delayed, Killzone 2 won't be there, no GT5 and definitely no FF13. GTA4 will probably be the most sold game in 2008 and 360 is the one who wins from that.