Here is an interesting measure of what company/companies you like in the console wars:
* If I were to say Sony buy SquareEnix, and their stuff then ends up becoming Sony exclusives, would you get all excited at this prospect? This means no longer do you get SquareEnix stuff on the DS. It also means no XBox SquareEnix games either. If this excites you, would it be fair to say that you are a Sony fan?
* Let's say Nintendo bought SquareEnix, did the same, and return SquareEnix back to the SNES days. Would it be fair to say that you are a Nintendo fan?
* Now, let's say Microsofty did the same thing, and you HATE the idea? Would it be fair to say you hate Microsoft or are a fan of Nintendo or Sony? Conversely, it is likely a XBox fan would be jumping up and down over the prospects.
The answer to this question, to me, would seem to indicate who you like in the console wars. As for Apple doing this, well... all I can think of here is that universal hatred from all quarters would break out on here.
Ok, so for the sake of "Balance in the Force" would it be preferable they merge with another third-party software maker, so that none of the above company's consoles go without Square Enix software?
As for me, and my partisan ways, I hope this news means that they are willing to have Taito stuff appear in Game Room on the XBox 360/Windows platforms. Square Enix owns Taito.
