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97alexk on 10 July 2015

Im not really interested in any square games i think. So it doesnt bother me :)



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alternine on 11 July 2015
Dr.Vita said:
Yeah, finally Square Enix is coming back!!! And they support PS Vita!!!
Btw, you forget SaGa 2015 in your list (it is coming exclusively to PS Vita)!


Yeah im really starting to warm up to the Vita now.



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The_BlackHeart__ on 11 July 2015

How about Activision going to bed with Sony as well.

First Destiny, then they announce that the PS4 is the new home for COD.

What is next? A Crash Bandicoot reboot co-published between Acti and Sony?



Protendo on 11 July 2015
z101 said:
Boutros said:
And that's with Sony selling all their stocks in Square Enix last year.


Sony was forced to do it. Like they sold even their main headquarter in Japan and laid off thousands of people. Despite the success of the PS4 Sony is in a desperate financial situation and is making big losses still.


Back to reality:

May 27, 2015

"Sony Entering Growth Phase, Will Invest Aggressively: CEO"

 Jun 30, 2015

Sony to Raise $3.6 Billion Selling Stock, Convertible Bonds

Apr 22, 2015

"Sony Corp. raised its profit forecast for the second time since February as Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai’s revamp stokes earnings from games and financial services. "

Maybe it's time to stop spreading the fud?



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Wagram on 11 July 2015
bunchanumbers said:
I really don't think this will revive consoles in Japan. They need to do something crazy and unexpected like Nintendo did with Splatoon. Something like that gets attention and sells consoles.


If you think Splatoon is anywhere near FF7 or DQ11 then you might want to reexamine things.



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mornelithe on 11 July 2015
Protendo said:
z101 said:


Sony was forced to do it. Like they sold even their main headquarter in Japan and laid off thousands of people. Despite the success of the PS4 Sony is in a desperate financial situation and is making big losses still.


Back to reality:

May 27, 2015

"Sony Entering Growth Phase, Will Invest Aggressively: CEO"

 Jun 30, 2015

Sony to Raise $3.6 Billion Selling Stock, Convertible Bonds

Apr 22, 2015

"Sony Corp. raised its profit forecast for the second time since February as Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai’s revamp stokes earnings from games and financial services. "

Maybe it's time to stop spreading the fud?

Sometimes it takes the rest of the world a few years to catch up on the news. :D



bunchanumbers on 11 July 2015
Wagram said:
bunchanumbers said:
I really don't think this will revive consoles in Japan. They need to do something crazy and unexpected like Nintendo did with Splatoon. Something like that gets attention and sells consoles.


If you think Splatoon is anywhere near FF7 or DQ11 then you might want to reexamine things.

 

Maybe DQ because it stayed in the relative consciousness of Japan gaming, but FF7? Most of the people who played it in Japan have had kids of their own who couldn't care less about it. Heck thanks to the giant dev cycles between FF games and the bad sales and reviews of FFXIII I kinda doubt that it will receive much goodwill from a new generation of japanese gamers. I just don't think it will do all that well.



outlawauron on 13 July 2015
bunchanumbers said:
Wagram said:
bunchanumbers said:
I really don't think this will revive consoles in Japan. They need to do something crazy and unexpected like Nintendo did with Splatoon. Something like that gets attention and sells consoles.


If you think Splatoon is anywhere near FF7 or DQ11 then you might want to reexamine things.

Maybe DQ because it stayed in the relative consciousness of Japan gaming, but FF7? Most of the people who played it in Japan have had kids of their own who couldn't care less about it. Heck thanks to the giant dev cycles between FF games and the bad sales and reviews of FFXIII I kinda doubt that it will receive much goodwill from a new generation of japanese gamers. I just don't think it will do all that well.

You're quite mistaken if you think people in their 20s and 30s don't play video games anymore......



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Rustuv on 13 July 2015

Someone mayhave already mentioned this but your list missed all their western developed titles, like deus Ex Tomb Raider and Hitman all of which are coming to Xboxone I think Tomb Raider is even a timed exclusive.



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bunchanumbers on 13 July 2015
outlawauron said:
bunchanumbers said:
Wagram said:
bunchanumbers said:
I really don't think this will revive consoles in Japan. They need to do something crazy and unexpected like Nintendo did with Splatoon. Something like that gets attention and sells consoles.


If you think Splatoon is anywhere near FF7 or DQ11 then you might want to reexamine things.

Maybe DQ because it stayed in the relative consciousness of Japan gaming, but FF7? Most of the people who played it in Japan have had kids of their own who couldn't care less about it. Heck thanks to the giant dev cycles between FF games and the bad sales and reviews of FFXIII I kinda doubt that it will receive much goodwill from a new generation of japanese gamers. I just don't think it will do all that well.

You're quite mistaken if you think people in their 20s and 30s don't play video games anymore......


Oh its not that. Its just that I don't think that some DQ spinoffs and a remake of a game from the mid 90s will singlehandedly revive the console market in Japan. It would need to be something like a cultural phenomenon to do this feat.