1Up: VP Scott Rohde discusses the FFXIII shocker, Sony's product strategy, and more.
Whether you thought its press conference was the best of the bunch or were bored to tears by it, you'd be hard-pressed to deny that E3 week has been big for Sony in several ways. Among announcing a handful of new titles, showcasing several eagerly awaited ones, and losing one of their biggest third-party exclusives, the list of upcoming game releases for Sony is more important than ever. I had a chance to speak to Sony Vice President of Product Development Scott Rohde about the company's E3 showing alongside Sony PR manager Ron Eagle on Wednesday afternoon.
The first PlayStation is home to an array of iconic video games that went on to define the sheer significance of this console.
I think from a historical perspective I would change Spyro for Grand Turismo. It's the franchise that made the PS1 look like an absolute unit. Other than that, I can't argue with the rest when it comes to games that defined the PS1.
And to be honest, there should be space for Tekken 3, Wipepout and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater in order to round out the PS1 identity as the machine to own at the time.
With Tomb Raider 2, Silent Hill, Symphony of the Night, Tenchu, and Soul Reaver as backup contenders.
Gary Green said: You’ll be forgiven if you haven’t heard of the Ar Tonelico trilogy. The previous two games arrived so late in the PS2’s life-cycle that they simply went unnoticed. While most were tinkering with their shiny new PS3s, Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia and Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica were being ‘returned to sender’ by your local Game stores. Luckily, you won’t need to have played them to understand and appreciate this third and final chapter, Qoga (pronounced k-yoga) tells the story of a racial war between humans and Reyvateils, a breed of biologically produced female cyborgs capable of reproduction, while still having a digital mind.
Oh my god. I kinda wish this would get a remaster on PS5, it would be awesome. One of my favorite games on PS3.
That and 3D Dot Game Heroes. It's a shame that some stuff is stuck on PS3.
Ar Tonelico 3 is good I still prefer the first AT game. The music is solid in all the games and Akiko Shikata is a very talented singer bringing life to the game. Only annoying part is well I find is Saki I always choose Finnel or Tyria. KOEI so needs to HD remaster the franchise along with Ar Nosurge and Ciel Nosurge since it never came to North America. I would day one the Ar Toneliceo games and Ar Nosurge if they were remastered.
I still have the limited edition of Qoga unopened. Unfortunately it never went up in value like I had hoped all these years.
Used to own all these quirky JRPG on ps3 good times. Wish I would have kept them all
Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent.
Xbox content + services up 62% while hardware down 31%... seems about right with the way they tout you don't need the hardware to play. People can play on their phones or smart tv or other means. I don't hardly play on my consoles directly since getting devices like the logitech g-cloud and ps portal. Which is to also say I have been playing more digital than physical because of these devices.
Too expensive hardware when others offer the same or more for less? Good work, Green Team.
"Despite some early successes for Xbox games on rival platforms, Xbox hardware is down by a massive 31 percent this quarter."
"Without Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s overall gaming revenue would have actually declined this quarter."
"Xbox content and services would have only been up a single percent without Activision Blizzard..."
"It looks like next quarter is going to be a similar story for gaming at Microsoft, too."
That is crazy... so A/B/K is carrying the whole Xbox gaming.
Oh and Microsoft will be fine. Windows, Office and Cloud are growing with each pc purchase.
Sweet they got more games coming, hopefully they show that Rockstar Exclusive in not too long.
the site isn't working 4 me.
HELL YEA DAMN IT!!!!
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FFVII or MGS5 on the pipe line =D
I've been harping on this for weeks now. As someone who bought a PS3 for RPGs, the startling lack of them has been a complete disappointment.
And please don't rhyme off a list of RPGs that are coming. Let's keep the conversation on what's here, as in today. It's been 2 years for Sony and now they're telling me they don't even have an RPG in the works?! What happened to Angel Rings, did that not "fit the portfolio" like Eight Days? Exactly what sort of portfolio is Sony building nowadays? It doesn't seem to match my interests at all.
I just picked up a 360 last month and I've been playing the sh*t outta Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata (picked it up for $20, who needs a full-priced port?), Kingdom Under Fire. Hell, I even got N3 and Bulletwich for $5 a pop. I love my Japanese-centric and RPG genres. I hate MS' business tactics (buy everything), but in the end, you've gotta go where the games are.
Seems like the only thing I'm keeping my PS3 for is White Knight Story and FFXIII (I don't want a port on the 360). White Knight is pretty much exclusive, as Level 5 has a serious hate for MS since the cancellation of True Fantasy for the Xbox. Too bad for MS, as Level 5 is going to be the next Square-Enix - without all the drama and remakes.
If Sony has any business acumen at all, they'd take Level 5 under their wing as a first-party RPG house, before Level 5 becomes too expensive and independent. Another part of me doesn't really want this to happen though, as it might stifle their creativity.
Mark my words, Level 5 is the next great Eastern RPG development house.
Cheers,
- C
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