no?

It is contradicint MUGEN thats the point your missing. You try and say they have no favortism but then go on to say oh well if they are given money then they aren't gonna show favoritism.

There is no favoritism in business. Only money, and money alone. The reason the people who appear to prefer a console is because that's where they feel the money is.

Cash is the determining factor / end of thread.

Maybe it's just potential they see in hardware.

why do you think it is happening and what games are you looking for on the 3DS

i thought developers were supporting the 3DS ubisoft has a few games coming out doesn't it

i also think that Nintendo,MS and Sony have alot to do with your question at the end of the day it is in their interest to supply games for their systems

no ben you seem to be the one missing the point. Cash will sway ANY business move by any sane company. hence why you lil dlc bit was useless to the argument. as I said above to you, and I am repeating myself here, devs do show some favortism from time to time, may it be for or against companies, but if money is involved they won't have a choice but to follow that choice. Hence why companies like MS spend money on getting 3rd party exclusives or getting them to go multiplat. Going multiplat is always the smartest business choice yet not every company does it. it has to do with the relations those devs have with console makers, money is the best way to get rid of it. so no, no contradiction whatsoever. read properly next time, I made a clear statement earlier saying the exact same damn thing and it's getting rather tiresome repeating it

Of course.  Because everyone knows that the only time a system sells is during its launch window.  *facepalm*

Even M$ "moneyhitting" their customers every year.


With that said, I think quality beats quantity. Take Tales of Xillia for example. I think devs are now realizing my theory.

Developers can stake more on one platform assuming it will generate more income than another. This could be for a variety of reasons; one console maker offers better incentives, has a track record of selling hardware, a franchise is attributed to a particular brand etc. As support for a platform grows, I imagine many developers jump on the bandwagon. They want a piece of the pie, and if the publishing giants of the industry support one platform, the smaller developers probably surmise that the risks are lower throwing their support in too.

They will switch platforms in a heartbeat if one platform begins to sink, or there is an opportunity to make more money elsewhere, or across multiple platforms. 'Loyalty' does not exist within this industry,or at least in any sane business it doesn't, but this surface 'favoritism' you speak of is most likely just due to a perceived stronger business environment on one platform.

OMG, THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!^^^^^^^^^^^

It was revealed today that Sony Computer Entertainment laid out a whopping 14,900 million Yen to Square (approximately 124 million USD) which will be used to make up for losses incurred on the recent Final Fantasy movie, and to further production on additional games. Sony now has a 19% interest in the company, becoming the second largest shareholder of Square's stock.

That is from an article i looked up. They were bleeding money hard from the FF:SW and needed financial help. Square went to Sony and that is the offer they got from Sony. This is before it was called square-enix.

I think had it not been for the enix merger that Final Fantasy never would have become multiplat. I am not sure how much sont own of square-enix but you can bet its alot less than the 19% they owned of square.

Just checked. Sony own 8.25% of square-enix