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Final Fantasy XVI is “quite action-oriented,” but includes story-focused mode

Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida appeared during the the "Game Hack" corner on the latest episode of Tokyo FM radio show One Morning today, where he briefly discussed the upcoming Final…

-Foxtrot1195d ago (Edited 1195d ago )

I hope this series doesn't turn into some full on hack and slash where it ends up trying to rival DMC or something

Godmars2901195d ago

Are you serious?

Sad thing is the franchise could have multiple genre spin offs built on the same theme or world. Which was what they tried to do with Dirge of Cerberus and Crisis Core, the Tactic titles based around FF1!, yet they kept overcomplicating the stories.

neutralgamer19921195d ago (Edited 1195d ago )

You do know it's a business and action adventure hack and slash will sell millions while turn based combat games are not as popular and I know their exceptions to the rules

As someone who was new to the series with final fantasy I was happy that final fantasy 7 remake and final fantasy 15 or not turn based and instead of real-time combat but the combat in 15 felt really shallow

CrimsonWing691195d ago

What about Persona 5? I’m pretty sure the Final Fantasy brand would do just as well if not better even being turn-based.

TheColbertinator1195d ago

Or Pokemon. Turn based and still sells by the truckload. Same with Dragon Quest in Japan.

Gaming4Life19811195d ago

For rpgs turn based is still king.

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neutralgamer19921194d ago

CrimsonWing69
What about it? Sold 3+ million that's great but FF15 sold that amount at launch. Y'all bringing one one or 2 exceptions but fact of the matter is selling hack and slash action adventure rpg are much easier to sell than turned based

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Frodosmugins1195d ago

There's nothing new they can do for the battle system.
Gimme turn based any day but not in these modern times it's impossible.
FF7R battle system is a good balance in between imo

andy851195d ago

To be honest it's not at all. Persona 5 sold a load of copies and it's a less known series. Dragon Quest, Yakuza switched to turn based and reviewed and sold well. Problem is everything is turned into a hack and slash these days and some games suffer because of it. There hasn't really been an amazing FF title since they switched from turn based, it speaks volumes.

MeteorPanda1195d ago

ppl will bitch regardless. i loved the flow of ff7r, imagine rvery fight they stood still glari g at the enemy...fuck that. now theres aoe, its actually adding more to turn baded

NapalmSanctuary1195d ago

FF7R's battle system bores the crap out of me

RedPigdoom1194d ago

@andy85 "Hasn't been an amazing FF title since they switched from turn based" Yeah, no, yeah no..stop making things up.

P5 didn't sell that much. Over 3 million is really great for the Persona series, but not for the FF series.

andy851193d ago

@redpigdoom and Persona is a far less known series so if you equate that to what a FF would sell it's much more.

And there hasn't. Name one title you would call amazing in the last 15 years? They all get slated to hell. Personally I love them as I'm a fan but they are not even in the same conversation as the old ones.

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AnotherGamer1195d ago

A lot of things need to change for FF, it can't stay the same.

CrimsonWing691195d ago

I’m pretty sure all the FF games incorporate mechanics that aren’t seen in the other entries. In fact, I can’t think of a single one that plays exactly the same as the previous one.

NapalmSanctuary1194d ago

FF needs to preserve its identity. Something the series has been lacking since Sakaguchi left.

smashman981195d ago

Dude be honest. It doesn't matter what it is. You'll complain anyway.

-Foxtrot1194d ago

Did it feel good acting like a complete ass?

gold_drake1194d ago

i would agree with that, cause i love the og turn based combat, however, those kinds of things hardly work anymore. if the combat is great, i dont really care what they do with it.

also, they need to make them coins honey, mama aint gonna be satisfied with trinkets anymore.

i think i just had a stroke lol. haha xD

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Harkins17211195d ago

Good for this game. Please take your time and don't over promise and turn into XV. Give us a good story that's 35 to 40 hrs. That's enjoyable to start to finish. And please complete the thing. XV had its chance to be something special. So don't keep changing the game over every little fan outcry over something small. Make the game devs want to make!

smashman981195d ago

It's coming out within the next 365 days. give or take a month.

NeoGamer2321195d ago

Speaking of a Franchise that needs to take a break....

Final Fantasy really needs a break.

smashman981195d ago

The last mainline entry was in 2016.

Snookies121194d ago (Edited 1194d ago )

Why? They're all very different... Unlike series like Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed or Fallout. Which just use the same template again and again every entry. Final Fantasy doesn't need a break, because every entry brings something new, for better or worse. At least they change things up each iteration, not just sticking to what 'works'.

andy851194d ago

It's been 5 years, the longest break without a mainline title in series history 😂

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AnotherGamer1195d ago

I mean, they got the DMC5 combat director.

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Every PlayStation Studios game available now on Windows PC

Windows Central writes: "Many PlayStation Studios games that are ported to PC get dedicated PS5 DualSense support, which allows users to experience haptic feedback and adaptive trigger support without actually having to own a PS5.

According to Hermen Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios, it's still the company's intent to launch the bigger single-player games on PS5 first, before later bringing the games to PC. This might not be the case for multiplayer games however, which are considered okay to launch simultaneously on console and PC."

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ocelot071d 1h ago

My guess is after god of war. Probably last of us 2 that's a almost 4 year old game now and by the time it's released on pc it will be more than 4 years old or close to 5.

Elda19h ago

Every old Playstation game that is now on PC.

shinoff21839h ago

Right. I definitely see what a headlined from a website named windows central was trying to do though. It's cute little wordplay to help out the green box

Flewid6388h ago

Are PlayStation games no longer good or worth playing once they are old?

Elda7h ago

I'm guessing my comment went over your head.

XiNatsuDragnel17h ago

Good at least they can sell hardware

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Former Activision studio Toys for Bob partners with Xbox to publish its first game as an indie

Former Activision studio Toys for Bob partners with Xbox to publish its first game as an indie. This is something of a homecoming, as Microsoft owns Activision.

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Obscure_Observer1d 11h ago

Very very early in development. Still, fantastic news!

Let´s GO!!!

Lightning771d 9h ago

I guess.

How come they didnt either let them go or sell Tango and others to another publisher? Not saying Ubisoft, EA would be any better. (Capcome would of treated them right )

At least it wouldn't be MS of all ppl destroying them.

MS really should let go Tango go like they did TFB here.

darthv721d 9h ago (Edited 1d 9h ago )

one was under Bethesda (Tango) the other under Activision (TFB). Clearly each one handled the separations of their subordinates differently.

Obscure_Observer1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

"How come they didnt either let them go or sell Tango and others to another publisher? Not saying Ubisoft, EA would be any better. (Capcome would of treated them right )"

Perhaps because Zenimax and ABK handles such matters differently based on their own internal policies as "independent" publishers.

Whoever, chances are it´s simply because MS didn´t wanted Tango or Austin to be acquired by competitors and develop new bangers for them, giving MS a bad rep in a possible future. Which could also be the reason why they ensured an exclusive partnership with TFB and its new game, before anyone else.

Sad and disgusting. But it is what it is.

Lightning771d 5h ago (Edited 1d 5h ago )

"Whoever, chances are it´s simply because MS didn´t wanted Tango or Austin to be acquired by competitors and develop new bangers for them, giving MS a bad rep in a possible future."

MS has a bad rep now because those studios are no more. I rather them sell the studio continue to make multiplatform releases, while MS continues to focus on whatever they're doing. If they didn't want Tango around they should separated from them or sell them to, like they did TFB.

It's inexcusable, they have options on how to handle studios they don't want anymore with killing jobs. Not just MS but the rest of the industry also.

Sad and disgusting sure how many will get shut down next year or this year even?

I don't trust MS decisions and motivations at this point. You have to admit they make one dumb move after another.

Obscure_Observer21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

"MS has a bad rep now because those studios are no more. I rather them sell the studio continue to make multiplatform releases, while MS continues to focus on whatever they're doing. If they didn't want Tango around they should separated from them or sell them to, like they did TFB."

Imo, MS separated from TFB because they didn´t had a game associated with Xbox yet, unlike Tango.

"I don't trust MS decisions and motivations at this point. You have to admit they make one dumb move after another."

Fair enough. It was indeed an epic dumb move from them to close Tango.

Still, all to be forgotten, like always have. This is not the first time a big publisher shuts down a beloved and/or successful studio out of nowhere and certainly won´t be the last. Do you remember Lionhead? Do you remember Evolution Studios? Yeah... both were beloved studios and yet, those companies kill those studios in q blink of an eye and got away with it.

anast19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

The studio boss made some money from this transaction. Once the game releases, the studio will get chopped up.

-Foxtrot1d 11h ago

Manages to buy their freedom especially after all the shit Microsoft has been doing with its studios lately

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Goes right back to them as partners.

Okaaaaaay...

darthv721d 9h ago

Id venture a guess that TFB working directly with MS was a better outcome than working through Activision to get to MS.

VersusDMC1d 7h ago

From the article...

"Toys for Bob spun out as an indie back in February after Microsoft instituted sweeping layoffs that impacted 86 employees, which was more than half of the staff"

I doubt those 86 employees enjoyed the Microsoft experience over Activisions.

Inverno1d 7h ago

MS shuts down studios because of lack of resources and then helps these guys by giving em resources. Also MS is what forced them to buy their freedom in the first place? What kind of logic 😂

Chevalier1d 3h ago

The best thing is that the company that is worth $3 trillion and owns the company instead of Xbox lacks resources. How the hell does a company worth $3 trillion making a measly $70 billion purchase they 'can't' support. Lol

BlindMango9h ago

The reason they would need to "partner with Microsoft" is simply to make a game that's part of a franchise that Microsoft owns. Meaning they're probably going to make a new Spyro game - they're still an independent studio, but are making a game in a franchise that Microsoft owns. It's kind of like Remedy partnering with Rockstar to be able to make the Max Payne remakes.

shinoff21839h ago

It was probably the deal to get released from Ms

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Sciurus_vulgaris1d 9h ago (Edited 1d 9h ago )

Xbox’s gaming division seems to still function as 3 semi-autonomous sub-divisions, Xbox Studios, Bethesda and ABK. The three main sub-divisions can seemingly shut down or build studios and set up partnerships independently. This would explain why Bethesda can recently shutdown studios, while ABK spins off one studio, while building a new one. Plus, Toys for Bob could be spun off by ABK, only to immediately re-partner with Microsoft.

Chevalier1d 3h ago

That's absolutely 💯 BS. Any sane 'autonomous' company would NOT put their games on Gamepass day 1 like COD will lose probably billions.

Also they're all under Xbox game studios so any autonomy is an illusion.

PhillyDonJawn15h ago

No, I'm sure MS can and does step in when they want something done specifically but I'm also sure they let them also work independently

shinoff21839h ago

I highly highly doubt this. Ms controls all. The guys aren't gonna be allowed to just shut something down like that without approval. No way

Elda1d 4h ago

Either a kiddie game or something uninteresting.

Obscure_Observer21h ago

Don´t worry. You won´t be playing it anyway since their next game will possible be a next gen Xbox console game.

Elda20h ago(Edited 20h ago)

Don't worry about my comments.

PhillyDonJawn15h ago

Right probably something like astrobot

romulus2315h ago

Nah he said "uninteresting", lots of people are interested in Astro Bot.

Elda13h ago

Never Astro Bot. Astro Bot looks better than any exclusive released on XB this entire generation & believe there hasn't been much.

Asplundh12h ago

Crash 4 was good, so I'm hopeful.

PhillyDonJawn11h ago

Hey you said that about SOT and looks like many ppl on PS is playing it. You also found bugsnax interesting ffs your opinion hold no weight lol.

Elda10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

Bugsnax is BS, tried it & quickly deleted it. It's a game that fits right on Gamepass. PS5 owners that are probably playing the boring SOT you could count on one hand. LMAO!!...don't try to come for me.

PhillyDonJawn8h ago

So you admit bugsnax interested you enough to try? 😂 someone gotta call you out on the foolishness.

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What Happens to Your Steam Account When You Die?

The Outerhaven writes: While Steam has come out recently, stating that Steam accounts can't be transferred, we need to think about it since we all will eventually kick the bucket. But if Valve is denying transferring accounts, what can be done? Plenty, actually.

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thorstein2d ago

It goes to my kids because I gave them the passwords.

To Steam: Missio has a song that conveys my feelings about you stealing my purchase after I die. It's called "Middle Fingers"

shinoff21831d 17h ago

Pretty much. My son knows my info.

Abear211d 17h ago

Yeah worrying about digital ownership when you’re on the other side of the grass seems a little strange, but also on brand for these millennial journalists to worry about.

qalpha1d 2h ago

I'm sure Keith will be happy to hear he's a millennial journalist.

Goodguy011d 21h ago

I suppose if I have kids, I'd just give em my account details by retirement age. If I die young then...idk lol.

CrimsonWing691d 19h ago

Yea, I mean just give someone the password to your account. Is that difficult to do or something? Like, I’m legit asking because I don’t know.

anast1d 17h ago (Edited 1d 16h ago )

It's not difficult but It's against the policy. If they find out, they will lock the account permanently.

CrimsonWing691d 15h ago

Ah ok, I had a feeling there was something like that. It seems kind of weird that you can’t just hand your account over to a family member or friend and let them take over the account.

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