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Xxain on 16 April 2015

They could at least put it on PSN



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Xxain on 16 April 2015

Wait, I could of swore this game appeared in a coming soon ps4 commercial



outlawauron on 16 April 2015
Nem said:
outlawauron said:

Game will flop entirely on PS3. The console is pretty much dead. So, putting it on PS4 will give the game at chance to not fail like most Tales games in the West.

 

Quite excited they're listening to their fans about audio. I almost didn't finish Xillia.


You didnt read what i said. This game i aimed to the japanese market, not the western. In Japan PS3 was the best bet for sales and it was. If the game came out on the PS4 it would've sold about 100k in Japan. The installed base is only increasing now.

On the west, even if the game came to the PS4, i dont think it would substancially sell more. Its still a niche title. As i said, i would be more concerned if they missed their august window and went against the christmas juggernauts. That is what i am worried about.

And as i also said, if they are going to make something for the PS4, it would be better for us and for them if it was something that would add content and detail to the game and not just a straight port of a PS3 game.

Zestiria didn't sell very well in Japan either. Declining interest in last gen is a contributor to that I believe.

 

Doesn't help that there was a ton of controversy behind some of the DLC too.



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Nem on 17 April 2015
outlawauron said:
Nem said:


You didnt read what i said. This game i aimed to the japanese market, not the western. In Japan PS3 was the best bet for sales and it was. If the game came out on the PS4 it would've sold about 100k in Japan. The installed base is only increasing now.

On the west, even if the game came to the PS4, i dont think it would substancially sell more. Its still a niche title. As i said, i would be more concerned if they missed their august window and went against the christmas juggernauts. That is what i am worried about.

And as i also said, if they are going to make something for the PS4, it would be better for us and for them if it was something that would add content and detail to the game and not just a straight port of a PS3 game.

Zestiria didn't sell very well in Japan either. Declining interest in last gen is a contributor to that I believe.

 

Doesn't help that there was a ton of controversy behind some of the DLC too.


Of course, but do you think it would have sold more if it came out on the PS4 looking the way it does?



outlawauron on 18 April 2015
Nem said:
outlawauron said:

Zestiria didn't sell very well in Japan either. Declining interest in last gen is a contributor to that I believe.

 

Doesn't help that there was a ton of controversy behind some of the DLC too.


Of course, but do you think it would have sold more if it came out on the PS4 looking the way it does?

Of course you can't speak in absolutes, but I think the cross generation versions of Yakuza have benefitted. While it wouldn't have doubled in sales, it would have certainly given a nice buffer + given you more fans on PS4 as that's where the next Tales will be.



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Recycle001 on 18 April 2015

Too bad it isn't on the PS4, I kinda messed up the disc drive on my PS3 and it can only do digital now haha. I would love to see a Tales of game come to the PS4 sometime soon.



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Nem on 18 April 2015
outlawauron said:
Nem said:


Of course, but do you think it would have sold more if it came out on the PS4 looking the way it does?

Of course you can't speak in absolutes, but I think the cross generation versions of Yakuza have benefitted. While it wouldn't have doubled in sales, it would have certainly given a nice buffer + given you more fans on PS4 as that's where the next Tales will be.


I understand that. But Yakuza 0 didnt do well and its difficult to pinpoint if its the consoles its on or fatigue of the series. Tales is pretty much in the same boat.

I do think a PS4 version could have helped, but would have it been worth the investment? What price would there be to pay in terms of game quality? Would it outsell or outbudget a port of an older game like Vesperia for example? Its alot of if's, while the PS3 release was a certainty. I can totally understand why they sticked with it.



tiffac on 18 April 2015

My body is ready for this!