Sony needs to buy/start a RPG studio

[darkknightkryta]

Xxain said:

mibuokami said:
No it really doesn't. JRPG doesn't have a commanding market presence other than Final Fantasy. The niche market is being catered by third party using Sony's own engine to churn out cheap budget title exclusively for the PS3/PSP while big budget JRPG will have a really hard time ignoring Sony unless they are being money hatted.

Sony will NOT is a JRPG focus studio has mission critical and really it isn't. WRPG is more contentious as it has wider appeal overall and 360 has the ability to receive easy port from former PC exclusives studios who can more easily convert their project to include the 360 architect. It really comes down to who they intend to buy. I am really having a hard time recalling any good WRPG studio that are still freelance. Most are bought or associated with a big publisher, they will like have to look around for talents in Europe.

Final Fantasy is only Mainstrean because it is the Only breed to be. It gettin annoying that ppl think JRPG's cant be big outside or should just literated to hanhelds. a 1st party created JRPG by SONY(which instantly raise its chances), with the right quality, and the right marketing could easily outsell SONY's current IP's( which FFXIII a JRPG has already done). FF didnt get big overnight, it took constant breeding for that success.

That's exactly what happened though.  Square would probably be at the same level as Gust, Nis, etc, if Sony didn't take Final Fantasy 7, give it a marketing push that hasn't been seen until Halo 3, and made it seem like it was the greatest game ever made.