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mibuokami on 17 July 2013
Torillian said:
MoHasanie said:
Sony will always get those games as "exclusives". There is nothing MS can do, however I don't think any person interested in Japanese games buys a 360.


Only the ones who thought the first couple years of the 360's life were going to continue for the rest of the generation as far as Japanese support goes.  Was pretty damn close to doing that myself for a while.  Probably would've if I had an easy place to put the 360.   

I did this and have no regrets. Lost Odyssey is one of the best JRPG this gen and there was crap load of titles during MS's push into Japan. Too bad it didn't last, but at least the PS3 pick up the slack right after that (having initially failed me horribly other than Valkryia Chronicles).

Almost all my PS3 games are either Sony worldwide studios product or games by Japanese developers; Ditto for my 360. (Kinda why I stopped buying games for it around 2009)




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tiffac on 17 July 2013
Torillian said:
MoHasanie said:
Sony will always get those games as "exclusives". There is nothing MS can do, however I don't think any person interested in Japanese games buys a 360.


Only the ones who thought the first couple years of the 360's life were going to continue for the rest of the generation as far as Japanese support goes.  Was pretty damn close to doing that myself for a while.  Probably would've if I had an easy place to put the 360.   


I am actually guilty of this. I purchased my Xbox 360 because I thought MS would continue to support JRPGs but then again if I did not have my 360. I would have missed out of Lost Odyssey and Tales of Vesperia. So I guess it did its purpose, even though it was short lived. ^^



outlawauron on 17 July 2013
KingdomHeartsFan said:

Its well known Sony has some of the greatest exclusives, but some of my favorite exclusives on the PS3 come from Japan.  Since the 360 is basically dead in Japan Sony is basically getting a bunch of free exclusives because the developers have no reason to port the game over to the 360.  I'm not talking about games developed in Japan that are focused on Western gamers, like MGS, I'm talking about real Japanese games like Tales of Xillia and Ni No Kuni.  A huge portion of the PS3's exclusives don't actually come from first party studios, they come from Japanese developers where basically the PS3 is the only option for them.  So if Microsoft fails in Japan again with the X1 then Sony will once again get a bunch of free exclusives for the PS4, when Japanese developers stop developing for the PS3 and move on to the PS4, for doing nothing.  Just wanted to get this out, so what do you guys think?

By doing nothing, you mean building up that base and actively working with 3rd party publishers and developers with tons of support and help throughout their development process? Oh, yeah. They do nothing.



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KingdomHeartsFan on 17 July 2013
outlawauron said:
KingdomHeartsFan said:

Its well known Sony has some of the greatest exclusives, but some of my favorite exclusives on the PS3 come from Japan.  Since the 360 is basically dead in Japan Sony is basically getting a bunch of free exclusives because the developers have no reason to port the game over to the 360.  I'm not talking about games developed in Japan that are focused on Western gamers, like MGS, I'm talking about real Japanese games like Tales of Xillia and Ni No Kuni.  A huge portion of the PS3's exclusives don't actually come from first party studios, they come from Japanese developers where basically the PS3 is the only option for them.  So if Microsoft fails in Japan again with the X1 then Sony will once again get a bunch of free exclusives for the PS4, when Japanese developers stop developing for the PS3 and move on to the PS4, for doing nothing.  Just wanted to get this out, so what do you guys think?

By doing nothing, you mean building up that base and actively working with 3rd party publishers and developers with tons of support and help throughout their development process? Oh, yeah. They do nothing.


Like what, how do they help JRPG developers with development.  What do you mean by building up that base...what base?  



VGPolyglot on 17 July 2013

That's why I'm happy to own a PS3.



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outlawauron on 17 July 2013
KingdomHeartsFan said:
outlawauron said:
KingdomHeartsFan said:

Its well known Sony has some of the greatest exclusives, but some of my favorite exclusives on the PS3 come from Japan.  Since the 360 is basically dead in Japan Sony is basically getting a bunch of free exclusives because the developers have no reason to port the game over to the 360.  I'm not talking about games developed in Japan that are focused on Western gamers, like MGS, I'm talking about real Japanese games like Tales of Xillia and Ni No Kuni.  A huge portion of the PS3's exclusives don't actually come from first party studios, they come from Japanese developers where basically the PS3 is the only option for them.  So if Microsoft fails in Japan again with the X1 then Sony will once again get a bunch of free exclusives for the PS4, when Japanese developers stop developing for the PS3 and move on to the PS4, for doing nothing.  Just wanted to get this out, so what do you guys think?

By doing nothing, you mean building up that base and actively working with 3rd party publishers and developers with tons of support and help throughout their development process? Oh, yeah. They do nothing.


Like what, how do they help JRPG developers with development.  What do you mean by building up that base...what base?  

That base refers to the userbase or fanbase.

And helping developers with development, I mean that. Whether it be open information sharing across studios, assisting in the development of the game itself (as such with Demon's Souls and Folklore), or giving financials breaks/backing  and publishing help. It's well known that Sony keeps up a good relation with their 3rd party developers, whereas Nintendo is spotty about that (ex. Story where Bethesda (iirc) said they weren't making any games for Wii or Wii U because Nintendo never contacted them ever at any point)



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KingKazuma34 on 17 July 2013

I think that in todays world, alot of the Jrpgs are actually on handhelds, the Vita/3ds. However if Jrpgs do come to consoles, people are right, it usually is on Ps3. Im glad I didnt fall victim to the 360s first couple years when it had all the Jrpgs. I just stuck with Sony and it paid off. Vita is treating me really good, and Ps3 continues to treat me amazing. There are still more Jrpgs coming out for the Ps3 even with Ps4 coming out this holiday like Tales of Xillia 1 and 2, Tales of Symphonia HD Remakes, Atelier Escha & Logy, Dragons Crown, The Guided Fate Paradox, The Witch and the Hundred Knights, and more that I probably overlooked.