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Pristine20 on 18 September 2008
SickleSigh said:

Can't really compare last gen to this gen. Games are more expensive to develop and developers want to see profit. Also no one was actively trying to take games away from Gamecube. MS has made it clear they want Sony's third party excusives so it's a bit harder for Sony to hold on to games when MS is flashing 100 million $ at the dev while Sony isn't.

 

Get real

 



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patjuan32 on 18 September 2008
SickleSigh said:
axumblade said:
lilwingman said:
Garcian Smith said:
Anyway, while I believe it is true that Sony owns the rights to the Dark Cloud name, that only makes it less likely that we'll see a DC3 - on the PS3, anyway. Level-5 is far more likely to announce DS or Wii games.

 

Definitely not out of the question to assume a new PS3 project will be announced.  L5 is finishing up work on WKC so they're bound to be working on other things, and they have a fantastic relationship with Sony so why wouldn't they continue working with them now, as opposed to moving to the Wii/DS?  Safe to say we'll hear about at least one project for the PS3.

 

I'm going to say it's probably going to be

50% - Sony
40% - Nintendo
5% - Microsoft
5% - Atari 2600 ;)

 

I would consider Level-5 a second party studio for Sony. Sony has helped Level-5 a lot in the past and they have a good relationship. Insomniac makes Ps3 exclusive games only and they're independant as well because of how close Sony and them are. I really doubt Level-5 would jump ship now considering how much they still support the Ps3 hardware and it's capabilites. They have said White Knight Chronicles is only possible on the Ps3 so maybe they don't mind a hit in sales if they can make a quality game. Ps3 is also bigger in Japan then Xbox which means it might easier for RPGS to attach to gamers. Even if they did want to leave Sony wouldn't let them go easily considering their lack of RPG developers. Level-5 has produced 1 of the greatest rpg for psp and soon for Ps3, really doubt Sony wouldn't pay for them to stay exclusive to home consoles.

 

A second party developers usually develops specifically for the consoles owned by the console manufacturer, which would be Sony. However Level 5 has developed games for the DS. This means that Level 5 is an independent developer and can choose which platform to develop for. Therefore they could announce games for the Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, DS or the PSP.

Microsoft may be trying to heal their relationship with Level 5 and maybe they did. None of us can truely exclude the Xbox 360 from being a viable platform.

 

SickleSigh,

Some companies like being independent and will not sell their studio for any amout of money. I doubt Level 5 would became a part of Sony's family. They are doing fine on their own.



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Zones on 18 September 2008

For those expecting DQX announcement for PS3, they are not the one that have the ability to decide the platform of a new Dragon Quest game, it's Square Enix's game, Square Enix decides what platform should the game be on, and what company should develop the game. For these reasons, Square Enix will most likely be the one to announce DQX, not Level-5.

As for new IP, Akihiro Hino himself stated that they have an original IP, so it's is possible, but why would this be shocking? I don't know.

They never said "Wait for shocking announcements for PS3", so it might be a Wii game, a DS game, or maybe recreating True Fantasy Live Online or announcing a new MMO game..

Again, the shocking might have nothing to do with PS3, and it is kinda impossible for Sony to buy them at such time, they have Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel for DS in development and Square Enix's Dragon Quest IX for NDS, also they have a new Inazuma Eleven game in development for a console, which the platform is not yet known.

Dark Cloud 3 announcement would not be good, business wise, they should rather hype WKC before announcing such game.

In my opinion, the announcement will either be a new RPG game to coincide with Level-5's 10th anniversary this year, or something big related to PSP.



Garcian Smith on 18 September 2008
SickleSigh said:

 

I would consider Level-5 a second party studio for Sony. Sony has helped Level-5 a lot in the past and they have a good relationship. Insomniac makes Ps3 exclusive games only and they're independant as well because of how close Sony and them are. I really doubt Level-5 would jump ship now considering how much they still support the Ps3 hardware and it's capabilites. They have said White Knight Chronicles is only possible on the Ps3 so maybe they don't mind a hit in sales if they can make a quality game. Ps3 is also bigger in Japan then Xbox which means it might easier for RPGS to attach to gamers. Even if they did want to leave Sony wouldn't let them go easily considering their lack of RPG developers. Level-5 has produced 1 of the greatest rpg for psp and soon for Ps3, really doubt Sony wouldn't pay for them to stay exclusive to home consoles.

 


The only reason why Level-5 released games for Sony platforms (and allowed Sony to publish them) in the past is because the PS2 is/was a HUGE hit in Japan. Recently, however, they've been putting a lot of resources toward DS games. If Level-5 were a de-facto Sony second-party, then why weren't Professor Layton and Izunama Eleven developed for the PSP?

And I'll repeat, because nobody answered me the first time: How many Japanese PS3 exclusive announcements have we heard in the last 1-1.5 years, at all?



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ahcheng on 18 September 2008

MS will make it a multiplatform games.. this is Possible .



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Jordahn on 18 September 2008


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zexen_lowe on 18 September 2008
ahcheng said:

MS will make it a multiplatform games.. this is Possible .

 

Level-5 probably won't release ever a game for a M$ console:

In the months following, Level-5 President and CEO Akihiro Hino stated in a Japanese interview that the poor relations between his company and Microsoft, partially due to the latter's inexperience in dealing with Japanese developers, was one of the major reasons behind True Fantasy Live Online's cancellation. He also heavily implied that the two companies did not part amicably, and it stands to reason that the two companies most likely will never work together again

 




ahcheng on 18 September 2008
zexen_lowe said:
ahcheng said:

MS will make it a multiplatform games.. this is Possible .

 

Level-5 probably won't release ever a game for a M$ console:

In the months following, Level-5 President and CEO Akihiro Hino stated in a Japanese interview that the poor relations between his company and Microsoft, partially due to the latter's inexperience in dealing with Japanese developers, was one of the major reasons behind True Fantasy Live Online's cancellation. He also heavily implied that the two companies did not part amicably, and it stands to reason that the two companies most likely will never work together again

 

I still think things will change once MS open its Cheque book. As past had show us that "Impossible is notting" to MS


 



LOL MATURE on 18 September 2008
ahcheng said:
zexen_lowe said:
ahcheng said:

MS will make it a multiplatform games.. this is Possible .

 

Level-5 probably won't release ever a game for a M$ console:

In the months following, Level-5 President and CEO Akihiro Hino stated in a Japanese interview that the poor relations between his company and Microsoft, partially due to the latter's inexperience in dealing with Japanese developers, was one of the major reasons behind True Fantasy Live Online's cancellation. He also heavily implied that the two companies did not part amicably, and it stands to reason that the two companies most likely will never work together again

 

I still think things will change once MS open its Cheque book. As past had show that Impossible is notting to MS


 

 

 So... MS can't stop them from cancelling a game on them (probablly tried bribing them with money to continue the game) and your saying they will make this game multiplat? Especially when the CEO said the two companies didn't leave on good terms. And he never wants to work with MS again....



ahcheng on 18 September 2008

@LOL MATURE

The company dose not own by the CEO himself alone. those shareholders may interested on MS 's offers.