Michael-5 said:
1. I disagree. I encourage JRPG's to be released on the 360, in fact when I had both a PS3 and a 360 I bought my JRPG's for 360 to not only encourage localization, but to encourage multi-platform releases. I hate console stereotypes. I bought my 360 largely for JRPGs, and yes sales are a lot worse on the 360 then the PS3, but they are still better then on the Wii. I want American and European gamers to get into JRPG's and I know at least if the game is released on 360 it will be localized. The same can't be said for half the Tales franchise, and most Wii exclusive JRPG's. 2. PS3 is selling decently well in Japan. Japanese gamers appreciate a proper HD game as much as anyone, their TV's are on average 5 years more advanced then ours, but the problem is Japanese houses are all very tiny. So playing on a handheld makes sense. Now that handehelds have reached a point of graphics that doesn't require sprites, I can see why many gamers have decided to switch. Games similar to the PS3 are possible on the PSP, and gameplay/story come first when it comes to JRPG's. 3. Tales of and Final Fantasy are huge brand name JRPG's. I expect both games to crack 2 million, and Versus to crack 5 if it stays exclusive. I mean how long has Versus been in development for? However I'd rather have both these mega titles go multi-platform, so western audiences (who for the most part have 360's instead of PS3's) can also enjoy these games. I mean imagine if a great japanese anime never localized. Hardcore anime fans would appreciate it, but english speaking fans won't. That huge demand for JRPG's on consoles is largly from areas outside of Japan. More reason to release these games as multi-platform titles. I don't want to have to buy another PS3 (my old one broke, but I got it used) just for Tales of Xillia, but I'm tempted. 4. 1 million for a JRPG is great. Very few RPG's sell above that and usually they are "brand name" JRPG's like Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Tales of..., Kingdom Hearts, or Pokemon. 5. For the same reason I don't want tales of Vesperia and FFVXIII to be exclusive. I very much enjoy owning FFXIII on my 360. Feels like I'm breaking the stereotype. 6. They haven't announced which platforms Tales of Graces f will be localized for. I'm really hoping for a 360 port, otherwise I'm likely to get the game for Wii. 7. If you are going to mod your console, do it with a used console. Most modded consoles break quickly, I have lots of friend with modded systems. |
1. It won't encourage localisation whatsoever, as for encouraging multi-platform releases, you're just pulling wool over the developers eyes.
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3. Like I said, I want fanbases to separate, I don't want consoles with identical games. If people want JRPG's, they will buy a PS3 (if they don't have one already) in the same way that if people want Gears of War they will buy an XBOX 360. Why do I always get the impression that people think the PS3 isn't allowed any exclusives? I'm sick of the developers hopping their JRPG's between consoles, keep it exclusive, the console will gain a reputation for being the home of that genre, sales will increase across the board, simple.
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5. Why would you prefer owning FFXIII on the XBOX 360? I also own it on the Xbox 360 but I got the PS3 version first, why buy the inferior version to glorify the Xbox 360? One person doesn't break a "stereotype", infact it's just covering it up. Many, dare I say the majority of JRPG sales on the Xbox 360 come from JRPG hardcore's that own a PS3 as well, both you and I are part of those sales of JRPG's on the XBOX 360 but we still had the ability to buy it on the PS3 if it wasn't exclusive.
6. It will be PS3 only, they said they wouldn't even localise the Wii version (which I think could be a mistake). As for an Xbox 360 version, I think they learnt their lesson with Vesperia, I know I did.
7. I might buy a pre-modded system made by someone who knows what they are doing, it shouldn't wear out just because it's modded, maybe they knocked something loose when they were playing around with it.
