| HylianSwordsman said: Say what you want about it, but it does seem like for better or worse Sony has shifted their focus westward. They haven't abandoned the east altogether, but they've shifted their focus from it. Probably because JRPGs are becoming less popular in the west, so they can't please both crowds by just making JRPGs like they used to be able to. |
Funny when people start off like they are about to say something really smart then seemingly do the opposite.
Final fantasy 13.... which was actually the only proper JRPG released in the whole of the last generation.
- sold 5M+ in the west on the PS3/360 (not including japan sales)
- in comparison; FF7, FF10, FF12 sold (including japan sales) 9.7M, 8M and 6M respectively.
- FF13 (not including the spin-offs) is the 3rd best selling FF game ever.
So, care to share where or how you arrived at your conclusion? The fact of the matter is that the japs simply didn't adjust to HD development considering how expensive it is. Thats why we aren't seeing franchises like dragon quest, tales of (series), Star ocean....etc. You can't say the west is not interested/ has lost interest in JRPGs if theer aren't even any JRPGs on the HD consoles.
In addition to this, whats actually funny is that SQEX has been on a downward quality spiral since FF9 since way back on the PS2. So they aren't even making what JRPG fans would consider stellar FF games but yet they are still selling well.
