Capcom and Koei launch Japanese PS3 offensive

TheMART at Xboxkings - 1185 days 14 hours ago

Well, actually it's more logical to announce a game for a format with 10 million users this Christmas then for a format with max. 500k.
Lost Planet? Have never heard about that one being a multiplatform possibility! Even better: as far as I've read it's definitely a 360 exclusive. MS just has more money to assure the exclusives I guess

It's all getting just clear when you read this:
http://www.news4gamers.com/...

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Marriot VP - 1185 days 14 hours ago

Yah zypher game sales and multiplatforming usually go downstream. By that I mean it goes to the bigger fanbase.

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zypher - 1185 days 13 hours ago

no offense intended, but the funny thing is even if the PS3 sold only its allocation of 100K units in Japan at launch, thats still more than the 360 has sold in the land of the rising sun. and since Capcom is an inherently Japanese developer, its just as logical to assume that they'd support the PS3, which is still projected to reach a higher-installed base than all other next-gen/new-gen consoles, especially since the DMC franchise would sell more PS3's (as it is a series intrinsic to the Playstation console) than 360's would sell DMC's, if that doesn't sound too confussing. the way i see it the status-quo will remain, with DMC remaining a Playstation-system exclusive, and Lost Planet staying a 360 exclusive, and Resident Evil being the multiplatform game. this is even supported by the fact that a) there are just as many rumors saying that Lost Planet's heading for the PS3 as there are DMC for the 360; b) Capcom has denied BOTH rumors; and c) Capcom has said that they want to make naught but new IP's (ie; Lost Planet and Dead Rising) for the 360.

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TheMART at Xboxkings - 1185 days 12 hours ago

There is only one thing driving companies nowadays.

That's not loyalty to a country. It's just where to earn the best bucks. And with Dead Rising Capcom saw they did well on the 360.

It doesn't matter if PS3 sells 100k and surpasses 360 in Japan. Capcom is looking worldwide.

So still my points stands. This Christmas:

360 about 10 million users
PS3 about 500k users

Now where's the market again? And ofcourse, it all depends on Capcom announcing something. But when the shark smelled blood or should we say Capcom smelled the money, it'll go for it

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zypher - 1185 days 11 hours ago

well using that logic you should assume that every developer will support the 360 and none will support the PS3, as the former will have a substantially greater installed base than the latter. this hasn't been nearly the case, considering that between the two there are only a handfull of worthwhile exclusives for both systems, and considering the fact that the rate of former big-named games assumed to be 360-exclusives being announced for the PS3 has caught up with the rate of big-named games assumed to be PS exclusives being announced or the 360.

besides, there are other factors to consider with making games for a system than just installed base...such as pre-existing brand name strength, and projected market share. selling 10.5 million copies of Lost Planet sounds a bit more tantalizing than selling 10 million, especially when its projected that that MERE 500,000 will grow exponentially throughout the course of the coming years...and if Sony's to be believe to 5.5 million by 3/07.

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TheMART at Xboxkings - 1185 days ago

First off, the number of exclusives on 360 is higher then on PS3 and the most exiting new ones are also in larger number on 360.

With main proof: Gears of War getting multiple E3 awards, and more awards were for 360, if not, multiple 360 games were in the run for one.

Assassins Creed, one of few must haves for PS3 went over to 360 is a much bigger thing then for example Full Auto 2 to PS3. Or even Bioshock coming to PS3, that's less a loose on the total number of exclusives on 360.

Talking of brandname strenght and projected marketshare. Well believing Sony is something we all know we shouldn't do. Because the truth is far from anything they state. And you'll have to agree with me on that one.

Analysts had stated PS3 would not pick up with sellingnumbers untill 2011. That was, in the situation that Sony could produce enough this Christmas and the months after it. They can't. 360 has enough in production, so they sell to people that jump in.

And by 2011 the next XBOX will be here.
Even projected marketshare is on 360's side. Brand name? XBOX is just as known already as PS. The PS even got a bad name during PS2 lies on Emotion Engine, XBOX beating it up in graphics and the bad online experience. With the PS3 lies again, the brandname got: Sony = overpromissing & underdelivering. So I am not sure if the words you type are good for 360 or for PS3.

By March 2007 5.5 million? Right. When they get 500k out by the end of the year. Seems logical? No.

And even then. 360 will have sold 15 million at least medio 2007. I bet with this great Christmas even earlier, around spring/E3 2007.

It's ahead and it's far ahead. Every company wants high revenues and low costs. PS3 is hard to program for=more costs. Fanbase is quite small the coming time, revenues low. 360 large fanbase already, easy to program for. It works on both ways.

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DJ - 1185 days 10 hours ago

the Playstation 3 online service is completely free and allows you to do text chat, voice chat, online multiplayer, ranking, usage of multiple accounts and screennames, etc. It even comes with a free web browser. There will be a fee however for downloadable game content, with prices that have not been officially set. Though, judging by the slides at E3 and GDC, the prices will just as reasonable as the content available on Xbox Live Gold.

Playstation 3 games have been listed at $59.99, identical to the pricing of Xbox 360 titles. As for Smash Bros. I'm sure you know everything about the new version coming out for Wii (Solid Snake! and his cardboard box) =], etc. Microsoft should seriously consider putting Master Chief in that game; same with Kratos, though he'd probably be ridiculously strong.

Then again Nintendo's a bit anti-violence, so if Kratos was there they'd probably have him swinging around pompoms instead of chainblades, or some crap like that. =P

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TheMART at Xboxkings - 1185 days ago

To balance DJ's biased Sony talk:

'Free' could be only basic services. Premium stuff never comes completely free. There will be a price somewhere.

I expect Sony to get a pay for what you play concept. The more games online, the more you pay. Play few games and you'll be off cheaper then XBL. Play some more and you'll pay more then XBL.

Games, Sony stated themselves they didn't expect them to be at prices of current level. The one prelisted on 59,99 are shoppricing not real prices. Sony said themselve they expect a higher price, up to 79, 89 or it might even get up to 99 dollars although they think that would be not very often.

Yes. The console is very, very expensive (and as we all know, the most expensive console in each gen failed so that's no good thing) and it'll be premium paid all over. Online through some sort of variable costing instead of fixed (XBL) and higher game prices. It's just that way if you like it or not

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