| windbane said: @naznatips: new games are being announced for all 3 consoles all the time. Most of the high profile games are going to the PS3 and/or 360. As for that PSP vs DS argument that we already had...it's basically Crisis Core and Dissidia (newly announced btw) vs DQ9, FF12RW, and FFTA2. Those are the big releases. I'll enjoy the FFT remake on the PSP and I'm sure people will enjoy some of the other DS games, but let's wait and see how those games end up before we start saying Square is abandonning PSP and PS3. I will stake my slightly fewer years of gaming against yours and say that the PS3 and 360 will not have any kind of drought of games in 2009. The lineup for both, and especially the PS3 (imo), are going to boost sales the 2nd half of the year. Oh yeah, and this thread is about Soul Calibur IV being announced for the PS3 and 360. But I guess you somehow know they started that game years ago or something. |
yes, I'm sure it's been in development for some time. Unlikely that it's been years but at least 6 months. It was anounced with "here's what we know so far: Ivy, Mitsurugi and Nightmare are all confirmed returns, new and unannounced characters will make their debut, and the game features "realistic environments, interactive stages, enhanced AI, and a new battle system," according to Namco Bandai. A lot more will be revealed in EGM's upcoming Soul Calibur IV cover story."
If that EGM cover story has any screenshots, it's obvious that it began a while ago. If not, there is a chance that it's fairly new, but still unlikely. Games are never anounced when development begins, they are anounced when they feel confident that they have enough to show editors that they won't get ripped apart by them.
