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RPG on 20 February 2009
Bitmap Frogs said:
Rei said:

Square develops their games on PCs ever since FFVI - according to Nomura.

Originally White Engine was meant to only work with PS3 - that is true. But after SE realised that PS3 isnt going to be the leader this gen they made it multiplatform and changed its name to Crystal Tools.

They invest a lot into this technology. They really want to adopt the western style of development - when a developer builds an engine at the start of the console generation and then uses it till the very end of this generation for every game. The only differense though is that it takes too damn long for SE to do so. But if everything goes as planned then we are going to see a lot more games built on CT in future.

 

Yeah. Capcom had a great strategy and execution this gen: they created their own engine, they don't depend on third parties like UE3 licensees, and have been using that engine to release good games since 2006. If I recall correctly, both Lost Planet and Dead Rising were made using Framework.

SE will have its first Crystal Tools game up for sale 2009 in Japan, 2010 in the West.

By the way, whoever provides architecture compatibility next gen will get a lot of publisher love - Capcom or SE would just need to update their engines, not rewrite new ones from scratch.

@RPG aw c'mon, that was just hype from SE and Nomura. We know what both HD consoles can do.

 

Maybe in your dreams, you lot will be lucky yo get it in 2011 after hearing about the DQ IX delay into the next fiscal year.



 

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RPG on 20 February 2009
Star Scream said:
pbroy said:
If there is a Phantasy Star Universe 2 on consoles. I'm pretty sure it won't sell as much as Phantasy Star Portable.

That would meet the arguments criteria right?

 

But it wouldn't be the same type of game as PSP. PSP focused heavily on local multiplayer, and that's not going to happen with PSU2. Apples and oranges...

 

Yeppers, that is why MH 3G is going to sell like hot cakes in Japan just like it's other PSP brothers



 

Bitmap Frogs on 20 February 2009
RPG said:

Maybe in your dreams, you lot will be lucky yo get it in 2011 after hearing about the DQ IX delay into the next fiscal year.

 

FF13 for 2011 in the west? where can I read about that? 8(





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Stats87 on 20 February 2009

I was expecting a good first week like this, however the 2nd week is what I'm more interested in. Whether it can get around 75,000 like WKC, stay above 50,000 or have an ever bigger drop.



luisgvm on 20 February 2009

^i believe it will have like a big drop in the second week.



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kirby007 on 20 February 2009
Tremble said:
TLR did 80k, SO4 is a well known IP and only did 130k... MS should leave the japanese market, even the stupid FFXIII demo will sell more than SO4...

do you hear what you say? only 130k....

 

 



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BHR-3 on 20 February 2009

i think it was a smart chioce to go with the bundle and include the arcade sku instead of the higher priced other skus

incase no one knows this is the bundle for it it's only  24,800 yen while just a wii cost 25,000 im thinking the 360 HW will be higher than those of the ps3 and even the wii next week for more bundle data see my thread it's in my sig



                                                             

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Star Scream on 20 February 2009

Didn't know there was a bundle...There's a good chance X360 will outsell PS3 and Wii next week, then.



BHR-3 on 20 February 2009
Star Scream said:

Didn't know there was a bundle...There's a good chance X360 will outsell PS3 and Wii next week, then.

 

thats Y i created the thread in my sig



                                                             

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NJ5 on 20 February 2009

Dead Rising bombed, which is probably a good thing going by what we've seen of this game.



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