Lets discuss Square - Enix losses

[cwbys21]

Squilliam said:

cwbys21 said:
Well, one reason SE are taking longer to makes games is because they are also trying to make a great engine from the ground up that works on wii, 360, and ps3. Epic's unreal engine has been around for a decade and they have been able to build up it, Japanese developers used to be able to just create a game from the ground up and make money, that isn't feasible any more. They need the middle ware to speed up the development process and make it cheaper, since they didn't start a long time ago like in the west they are having to play catch up now. Once they catch up, things will be fine.

and jenny, to make the best game possible, it needs to be exclusive. Not to say good games can't be made multiplatform, but doing that won't take advantage of the strength of a system, they would need to find a middle ground and that just compromises a game.

btw, add me to the list of skeptics about all the Japanese companies losing money, they sell plenty of software, most more than enough to cover development costs.

 

Cod IV, GTAIV, Rock Band, Guitar hero II say hi. All above 90%.

I said right after that good games can be multiplatform, but to get the best out of the hardware you need to be exclusive so that you can take advantage of their strengths.