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RJ_Sizzle on 25 November 2015
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S.T.A.G.E. said:
CGI-Quality said:

You said: "If Sony had the power they had during the PS2 era, FF7 wouldn't have ever touched the Xbox at all." Thus, the "when has" was appropriate.

Next, "first on PlayStation" doesn't mean Xbox One at all. Like I said, with the trend of many multiplatform games going PS4/PC, it isn't unreasonable to assume the same for a game like Final Fantasy VII Remake (in fact, this would be THE title to make such an assumption, given it may not even exist without Sony's input).


Yes...and as I said to someone...Sony's power is political drawing from popularity and the sway that holds over the industry like the PS2 era. Microsoft has never had that and still doesnt have that. 

To the second part, no. You know as well that Square Enix would not sellout Microsoft this generation after last generation. In terms of sales for these types of games PS4> Xbox One> PC......as always. Unless Sony outbids Microsoft its not happening and their politics didnt stop Microsofts bid for FFXV. Whenever we see the "first on" situation we know its a tactic to draw the audience from direct competition. Microsoft and Sony have been doing timed exclusivity forever so I dont know how this cannot be seen.

Square/Enix wouldn't sell out MS? Man, what are you talking about? They're already not making some games for Xbox One as it is. What is it about FF7 remake that's supposed to be so special? We already have immense splits for for Japanese delveloped games between X1 and PS4 as it is. S/E is going to do what makes the most financial sense to them, and no, it's hasn't always been Xbox One > PC in terms of sales.  http://www.dsogaming.com/news/report-a-vast-number-of-multi-platform-games-sell-better-on-the-pc-than-on-xbox-one/

Is there an immense clamoring for FF7 on the Xbox One? I really doubt it. Sony doesn't have any more or less political power than Microsoft does over gaming, they just have the install base that works in their favor. That's the way it is. MS muscled their way in on pure cash, and sometimes, that's not always the answer.