Selling 1.3M copies without any 'others' data is hardly 'barely' selling 1M. It likely sold at least 1.5M. 

Do you want a bet? If SO4 sells 1M or more lifetime worldwide, I win. If it sells less than 1M, you win.

I really, really doubt Valkyria Chronicles was moneyhatted. It just doesn't make sense to me that it would be. If Sony was of a mind (or the financial position) to moneyhat an exclusive, surely they would have cockblocked the 360 from getting FFXIII. Not some (admittedly awesome looking) SRPG. I realize the one would be more expensive than the other, but Valkyria Chronicles is damned unimportant.

The received knowledge I keep seeing posted around here is that Valkyria Chronicles started as a 360 exclusive and was turned down by Microsoft, which is how it became a PS3 exclusive.

VC? No way Sony would pay for something they already know that wouldn't sell much. Given it's SRPG - a niche genre.



versusXIII is not also paid IMO because that one is Nomura owned. PS3 fanboy he is hehe.

Of all the RPGs to go XBOX360 Exclusive SO is the most likely to succeed since it is more action oriented than traditional RPGs and hence more geared towards XBOX and XBOX360 owners (case in point almost every RPG for xbox was action RPG).

I bought my 360 after SO4 was announced as an exclusive. I am still bitter about it but I have enjoyed TLR and some other RPGs a lot.

VC would have bombed on 360 IMHO. SRPG is a very niche market and known quantities have a hard time selling a million.

I agree fully

1. Its not that popular a franchise

2. It won't sell systems

@ OP. M$ have bit by bit taken little chunks away from Sony in terms of the fanbase. Only tonight I had my daughters Uncle over who has wanted nothing more than a PS3. Halfway through the night and Gears 2 he is getting a 360, and he cant believe the cost compared to a PS3.

Games like Lost Odyssey, Tales, Star Ocean. The likes of FF13 and Tekken 6 for example all help sway more PS3 fans over to the white box of heaven.

I also am a previous PS2 gamer with over 50 games. And my Xbox 1 has 6!!!!

As a gamer and many others also are seeing the 360 as a more cost effective better gaming machine.

 Yes, let's make another silly thread about MS "stealing" all the RPGs Sony "stole" from Nintendo....

nintendo kicked them out. sometimes its nice to know about video game story.

it was 64mb (read small space) and nintendo snes third party affairs that made all the third party go to the more profitable ps1.

cheaper to produce Cds, with more memory.

OK in that case lets just say he isnt the brightest chip on the bloc because he didnt know that in 2007 the PS3 was only partially released in select markets or alternatively if he did indeed knew he is deliberatly using data which is misleading then ok?