S.T.A.G.E. said:
jarrod said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
jarrod said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
jarrod said:
Versus will go multi. Dark Cloud 3 and (for some dumb reason) Demon's Souls 2 don't exist.
PS3's Japanese exclusives are probably going to dry up imo. Sholveware from the likes of Gust/Compile Heart/Idea Factory are all I can really see continuing, MGS/Valkyria/Yakuza/others already jumped ship to PSP and 3DS is about the vacuum up developers PS2-style. Japan's ready for next gen more or less.
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I dunno....Japan responded strongly to FF13. Versus will add to SE's momentum in Japan. Adding it to the 360 wouldn't help a thing. Given though, the 360 had great sales for what it got. With the PS3's worldwide momentum I see no reason for SE to put versus on the 360. The PS3 is starting to rake in DLC from EA, THQ and UBISOFT that the 360 used to enjoy but no longer does because of lost momentum.
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I think you're mistaking "momentum" with "moneyhats". ;)
And Versus turning out like FFXIII (exclusive in japan, multiplatform in the west) wouldn't surprise me in the least. That way SE can double dip on the promotional support again.
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Sony doesn't need to moneyhat a Japanese company win over Japan. All they have to do is go to a Japnese dev and say this: "If you want sales in Japan, the Japanese are on our system, so come aboard of FAIL!" ....yep....pretty simple. Microsoft has to pay because they aren't in, in Japan.
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Both Microsoft and Sony each pretty clearly paid out for FFXIII imo. You saw that in the advertising, promotion and system bundles pushed by Sony in Japan and Microsoft in the west. And really, it worked out beautifully for Square Enix, which is why I can see them going for that sort of setup again.
And 5 million Japanese isn't exactly a great bargaining chip. The Japanese are on DS, PSP and Wii (in that order) for the most part. And soon they'll be moving to the 3DS wholesale (as will JP developers).
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How about no again? SE saw clearly that Xbox 360's weren't selling in Japan so they barred the 360 version from japan. The true demand for FF is in japan, so that helped Sony by leaps and bounds. Microsoft didnt need to bundle FF in the west because it was futile.
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Oh come on. Japan had Sony's fingerprints all over it, as did the west Microsoft's. If you don't think Square Enix bargained and pitted them against each other, to secure the best possible deal for themselves, then I really don't know what to tell you. Wada may be many things but (contrary to message board opinions) he's not a fool.
FFXIII 360 would've sold at least 200k in Japan. They wouldn't have given up those sales (even if they're not much) if they weren't compensated in some way.
