| pezus said: 1. Do you really think FFVII DVD was bought by many who don't play FF? Just releasing a movie for the fanbase isn't exactly expanding the fanbase you know. Same for the Halo DVD. 2. Saying no they aren't isn't a sufficient counter. They are, I even mentioned some reasons why they are so but you seem to think only a movie can make a game grow. 3. While I'd never argue it's the equivalent of Star Wars (come on), I do agree that Halo has had some impact in other mediums. However, that doesn't counter what I said, which is that Sony has at least 2 such franchises while MS has 1. AND lastly, you're completely ignoring the most important factor by far, which is that Microsoft can't seem to grasp the Japanese market, which is probably FF's most important market (at least relatively). Sony has everything in place: Good dev teams AND a movie production company, while Disney practically only has the movie side. |
1. it means there is demand for more FF products then just the games.. thats called expanding the brand.. there is a market for that which, 2 and 3, Halo has proven to fill that demand which the Sony franchises haven't done yet.. and maybe never will.. it's not about games, or movies... it's about building and expanding a brand.. Like Disney did with the Marvel franshises.. within a few years the Marvel Franshises have become much larger then the comics.. which is amazing from a brand developing view.. I believe FF has that potential heck Square themself also thought it had that potential but screwed it up with an awfull movie..
it doesn't really matter that MS doesn't grasp the japanese market.. that small, game related thinking... FF should be an international powerhouse brand.. did we in Europe care about Iron Man? did they in China? No we didn't and yet now its incredible popular..
And yes Sony has everything in place, for years, but they have never done anything with it.. look at the franshises they have, from movies to games.. yet they fail to expand with them.. for Example James Bond.. they have it since 1997.. yet there isn't an exclusive James Bond game on the playstation from for example Naughty Dog? A game like that would sell 8+ million.. An Heavenly Sword movie 6 years after the game? do people even remember Heavenly Sword? There should have been a Ratchet an Clank Tv series 10 years ago with cool toy lines like BEN10.. All Sony franshises have a lot more potential then Sony is extracting from it.. thats why I don't think Sony should handle FF
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