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DMeisterJ on 14 July 2008
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starcraft said:
DMeisterJ said:
starcraft said:
DMeisterJ said:

Exactly.  It's in the middle.  That's basically what my thread was about.  It's a huge win for MS, but it's not so big as Starcraft is making it out to be.

That depends.  For Microsoft, this will be a large win, for Sony this will be a large loss.  On a two party basis, I'd say that adds up to an insane advantage for Microsoft based on this news.

Still don't understand how this is as big a thing as you're making it out to be.  It's good for MS, it's an advantage.  But it's not coming to Japan, and PS3 owners are still getting it.  It's big for a potential 360 owner or potential PS3 owner but for current owners it doesn't matter.  And in the grand scope of sales, PS3 sales will be > than 360 sales.

Lets do it region by region:

-Japan:  Due to being the second console in a one-console country, there is a serious cap on the capability of any game to boost the PS3 in this region.  This was demonstrated most recently by MGS4.  In any case, multiplatform status in this region would have had no effect based on past game/console sales for the Xbox 360.  The region is already smaller than the West for FF sales and is shrinking rapidly.

-West:  Here the majority of FF sales are made, and Microsoft rules the roost with over 50% more consoles.  Most importantly, the SKU that can easily handle single-player RPG's is HALF the price of a PS3 in Europe, and MUCH cheaper in the USA.  Already on this forum alone over a dozen people have said they will no longer need a PS3, and others have said they will sell their current one.

When all is said and done, there has just been a substantial shift in momentum from Sony to Microsoft, the full extent of which will be prolonged and immeasurable, but nonetheless substantial.


You're almost as bad as Sony by grouping together "The West" rather than by region.  Japan will have the largest software sales, and will push consoles.  Others will have the smallest software sales, where the PS3 will win by a margin.  America is pretty sketchy, but depending on where the sytems are when the game launches in america (could be 2 years + from now), I'll reserve judgement until then, but with recently the PS3 besting the 360 in America, it could be 50/50.

You continually want to push this whole "pushing consoles" concept, instead of actual sales.  FFXIII isn't going to push consoles outside of Japan.  First of all, people who want JRPGs would have already went 360 for Star Ocean, IU, Last Remnant exclusivity, etc.  Final Fantasy XIII isn't going to be some major push in consoles. 

As I've stated.  This is a win for 360.  Not as big as you're making it out to be, but a win, nonetheless.