Final Fantasy and Playstation/Xbox

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BMaker11 said:

I actually used last gen's FFXIII series's sales as a means to make a reasonable argument for why FFVII is not coming to XBOne. 

When PS3 had less marketshare than 360, PS3 FFXIII still handidly outsold 360 FFXIII, in each installment.

FF sells best in Japan and Europe, and XBOne has even less of a presence in those regions than the 360.

Xbox fans are less receptive of FF because it is an American focused console. . 

But FFVII? They said that development began "before December 2014" but obviously it couldn't have been much before that, otherwise they would have said "before September 2014" or "before July 2014". "Before December 2014", SE obviously sees how this gen is playing out. It's why Star Ocean 5 is PS4 exclusive. 

And why "first on PlayStation"? Remember, original FFVII was on PC as well, not to mention PC gaming is way bigger than it was in '97. The set up will be exactly the same as the original: first on Playstation, then on PC. Also, do you know how crippling timed exclusivity for a console release would be for Xbox? A supposed XBOne version of FFVII would already sell significantly less than a PS4 version based on console demographics and less markesthare (a console with less units in consumers hands, and less consumers within that lesser amount of units care for FF). Then you make it timed exclusive, which will cut off the legs of potential sales on that platform with less marketshare and less consumers within that marketshare who care for FF. I propose that an XBOne version wouldn't even be financially viable. 

Also, Sony published the original FFVII, so they may have a say on console versions of the game. Remember, Insomniac went to Microsoft to make Sunset and went to EA to make Fuse, because if they went to Sony, Sony would own the IP, and they wanted flexibility. If "Sony publishing = IP ownership" is true now, there's a chance it was true then (actually, it was Sony that sold Spyro off, not Insomniac (last Insomniac release was 2000), so yea, I'd say there's a good chance that 'Sony publishing = IP ownership'" was true then). And all FFVII related media has Sony involvement (publishing, distribution, exclusivity in some manner). There's a very good case for why this game will be PS4/PC only. 

Ya that was the same conclusion I came to.

FF XV will be really interesting. Its going to come to both consoles, but I see it FF XV as sort of a last chance for the Xbox.