TalonMan said:
Mbolibombo said:
That's weird.. it's availible everywhere in Europe, not just the SE store. Would be surprised if the requirements for europe and NA are different.
Are you in just for the games released in NA or does it cut it to get one from europe to cover it up? |
I will get physical games if they are released outside the US only, but they must have an English option.
For instance, I've purchased Let's Sing and Syberia because there isn't (and there won't be) a NA release. I won't buy Dragon Quest Heroes though, as it's Japan only and no sub-titles. :(
RolStoppable said:
The most likely scenario is that the initial printrun of the PS4 version was much larger than the initial printrun of the Switch version, so even if the Switch version sold fewer copies overall, it could still manage to sell out long before the PS4 version.
Square-Enix is the company that has been reluctant to publish their 3DS games in America and Europe while they have no problems to make games for other consoles release worldwide. In many cases Nintendo had to provide support for localisation of Square-Enix games, because the "little" Japanese third party publisher couldn't do it alone, unlike a software giant like Atlus. That's why the main factor in the case of Lost Sphear for PS4 vs. Switch has to be a large discrepancy in the volume of the initial printrun.
Another contributing factor are the ratios of physical vs. digital sales on the PS4 and Switch. PS4 owners are much more likely to purchase their games digitally. Switch is a more interesting console for collectors because its games ship on cards instead of discs, so I don't think Switch will ever match the PS4 when it comes to the ratio of physical vs. digital sales. Lost Sphear being exclusive to Square's online store makes it all the more interesting for collectors, because that's a limited physical release of a game. |
Right - this is what I was saying about the difference in user base size and the fact that there are likely minimum order requirements when a publisher sends a game into production...
...it sounds like (based on the rest of your post and the tone of your writing) though, you believe this might be a case of the "same old Square" and the bitterness and apathy they've consistently shown towards Nintendo (and Nintendo consoles) in general, since the days of the SNES. And that we can expect more of the "only if we have to" type of support from SE - which is a shame. Maybe this will finally be the generation that Square gets burned for being such arrogant bastards!!! :D
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It could be just out of loyalty to Nintendo's main competitor. Sony. Remember that these are Japanese companies. The way they do business can be different, in that they're careful not to burn bridges or whathaveyou. It can happen.
