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Forums - Sales - So TOV PS3 OUTSOLD TOV Xbox 360 in 1 week alone!..thoughts?

The Anarchyz on 26 September 2009
daroamer said:
darthdevidem01 said:
@carl


yes I agree, with SO4 on PS3 too now, it is really THE platform for me know HD JRPG's

So I'm curious, what exactly qualifies it as being THE platform for HD JRPGs?

The highest selling JRPG this gen is Lost Odyssey.

In fact, out of the top 10 best selling JRPGs at the moment, 7 of them are Xbox 360 games and 5 of those are currently exclusives, soon to be 4 when SO4 is released for the PS3.

So what metric are you using to make that claim?

"From the creator of Final Fantasy". Lost Odyssey for me is a really good JRPG that deserved the sales it got... I still think MS marketing had to do with those sales but that's besides the point.

Now, talking about the platform for HD JRPGs is like talking about the HD winner... but let's play that way for this thread...

Like you asked, we don't know the metric he's using to make the claim, i personally use a combination of quality, varitety and sales.
Of course, saleswise we can say that 360 wins, we know this will turn to the PS3 later (with the load of games that are about to come, the delayed western releass, and of course, the FFs), but for now, the present that counts, 360 is still the platform...
Quality-wise, well, we have to discuss the exclusives: Disgaea 3, Valkyria Chronicles, Folklore, White Knight Chronicles, Demon's Souls vs Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Infinite Undiscovery, The Last Remnant (Yes, i know it's multi, i have the PC one)... personally, i like the PS3 lineup quality more, Valkyria Chronicles is a classic, Disgaea 3 has in gameplay what it lacks in graphics and Folklore is the really good underdog (i haven't played WKC and DS); while i didn't like Blue Dragon and Infinite Undiscovery is one of those rare Tri-Ace bad games, The Last Remnant is ok, except for the 360 issues, but i play it on PC so i find it good. Lost Odyssey is just great. So i give that to PS3 (and let's remember that tov and so4 have extra content on the PS3), but that's just me, we need to have a compilation of scores to talk about quality better....
Variety-wise: PS3, 2 SRPGs done in extremely different way, one considered ARPG, one traditional RPG and one W-oriented RPG. While the 360 has 4 traditional (2 of them with some western orientation)...
I'm not gonna declare overall winners, but like i did my share of opinion, i'd like to see other's...


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Somini on 26 September 2009

Developers who want to make HD JRPG should just make it for the PS3 and don't bother with an XBOX360 version. It's simply not worth the extra effort.

Those are my thoughts.



Marco on 26 September 2009

VERY GOOD FOR TALES OF VESPERIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome!



the best RPG's are coming 2013 !!!! oh my god, this is perfect for RPG-GAMER = ) Ni No Kuni - 25 january, Time and Eternity, tales of xillia (PS3) and the maybe best game ever: metal gear solid ground zero


Reasonable on 26 September 2009
daroamer said:
darthdevidem01 said:
@carl


yes I agree, with SO4 on PS3 too now, it is really THE platform for HD JRPG's

So I'm curious, what exactly qualifies it as being THE platform for HD JRPGs?

The highest selling JRPG this gen is Lost Odyssey.

In fact, out of the top 10 best selling JRPGs at the moment, 7 of them are Xbox 360 games and 5 of those are currently exclusives, soon to be 4 when SO4 is released for the PS3.

So what metric are you using to make that claim?

Well, striclty speaking the 360 right now has the best RPGs and sales, but I'd guess the arguement is that was due to getting titles first, etc. and the sales of ToV are evidence that as the same titles hit PS3 they will outperform 360, while the higher sales pretty much nix 360 chances of getting more timed exclusives unless MS pays through the nose for them - i.e. within a period of time the PS3 is very likely to overtake the 360 for RPGs in terms of sales.



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sharky974 on 26 September 2009

WOW, you mean Tales sold more on PS3 with 3+X the install base of 360 in Japan? WHO WOULD HAVE EVER SEEN THAT COMING??



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Somini on 26 September 2009

@ sharky974,

That's exactly the point. If a JRPG sells more on the PS3 why bother with a 360 version?



PS3beats360 on 26 September 2009

Great win for the PS3. Proves the PS3 is the home of JRPG games. FF series games will sell much better on the PS3 than the XBox 360 due to the large Japanese install base of PS3 which is around 3 or 4 times the install base of XBox 360s in Japan.

Tales of Vesperia for PS3 is the best version of the game. When it ios launched worldwide the gap between the PS3 and 360 version of this game will blow out to 3 to 1 in favour of the TOV on PS3.

The same will apply to every PS360 JRPG games: SO4 and FFXIII will follow the trend set by ToV in which the PS3 version crushes the XBox 360 version in sales.



daroamer on 26 September 2009
Reasonable said:
daroamer said:
darthdevidem01 said:
@carl


yes I agree, with SO4 on PS3 too now, it is really THE platform for HD JRPG's

So I'm curious, what exactly qualifies it as being THE platform for HD JRPGs?

The highest selling JRPG this gen is Lost Odyssey.

In fact, out of the top 10 best selling JRPGs at the moment, 7 of them are Xbox 360 games and 5 of those are currently exclusives, soon to be 4 when SO4 is released for the PS3.

So what metric are you using to make that claim?

Well, striclty speaking the 360 right now has the best RPGs and sales, but I'd guess the arguement is that was due to getting titles first, etc. and the sales of ToV are evidence that as the same titles hit PS3 they will outperform 360, while the higher sales pretty much nix 360 chances of getting more timed exclusives unless MS pays through the nose for them - i.e. within a period of time the PS3 is very likely to overtake the 360 for RPGs in terms of sales.

Right but I guess my point is the overreaction by some people is just silly.  One game outsells it's counterpart on the 360 and suddenly it's is now THE JPRG console.  It's not "catching up" or "showing signs of taking over" or "doing just as well as"...according to him it has definitively taken over the crown based on 1 game's sales.  The reality is that the 360 still has a bigger and arguably better library of JRPGs overall and most of the top selling ones.   So my question to him was "THE platform" based on what grounds?  Potential?  Because it's not there yet.

Let's also not forget that for some inexplicable reason the 360 version of ToV was also discontinued not that long after it launched.  It hasn't had the chance to build the word of mouth sales that VC did.  So for all those people who had heard great things about the game and wanted to get it, they had to wait for the PS3 version.



Marco on 26 September 2009

Tales of Vesperia - gratulation for PS3!



the best RPG's are coming 2013 !!!! oh my god, this is perfect for RPG-GAMER = ) Ni No Kuni - 25 january, Time and Eternity, tales of xillia (PS3) and the maybe best game ever: metal gear solid ground zero


Reasonable on 26 September 2009
daroamer said:
Reasonable said:
daroamer said:
darthdevidem01 said:
@carl


yes I agree, with SO4 on PS3 too now, it is really THE platform for HD JRPG's

So I'm curious, what exactly qualifies it as being THE platform for HD JRPGs?

The highest selling JRPG this gen is Lost Odyssey.

In fact, out of the top 10 best selling JRPGs at the moment, 7 of them are Xbox 360 games and 5 of those are currently exclusives, soon to be 4 when SO4 is released for the PS3.

So what metric are you using to make that claim?

Well, striclty speaking the 360 right now has the best RPGs and sales, but I'd guess the arguement is that was due to getting titles first, etc. and the sales of ToV are evidence that as the same titles hit PS3 they will outperform 360, while the higher sales pretty much nix 360 chances of getting more timed exclusives unless MS pays through the nose for them - i.e. within a period of time the PS3 is very likely to overtake the 360 for RPGs in terms of sales.

Right but I guess my point is the overreaction by some people is just silly.  One game outsells it's counterpart on the 360 and suddenly it's is now THE JPRG console.  It's not "catching up" or "showing signs of taking over" or "doing just as well as"...according to him it has definitively taken over the crown based on 1 game's sales.  The reality is that the 360 still has a bigger and arguably better library of JRPGs overall and most of the top selling ones.   So my question to him was "THE platform" based on what grounds?  Potential?  Because it's not there yet.

Let's also not forget that for some inexplicable reason the 360 version of ToV was also discontinued not that long after it launched.  It hasn't had the chance to build the word of mouth sales that VC did.  So for all those people who had heard great things about the game and wanted to get it, they had to wait for the PS3 version.

I know what you mean, nothing's changed yet.



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