Way of the Samurai Finds Path To Xbox 360

Kotaku: Former PlayStation exclusive series Way of the Samurai is making the platform jump. Publisher Spike announced its intentions to bring Way of the Samurai 3 to the Xbox 360 in February.

[Lord Shuhei Yoshida]

Thank God its going to 360.I have the import and that game sucks.Another stolen exclusive for the 360 and its a crap game.

Not only that.Its graphics are hideous and they won't even release it on the West.It will 5000 copies in Japan MAX.

[Zerodin]

Poor pathetic chinaman.

[PS-3PO the Droid]

When it comes down to it, games are just products to the companies making them. They want $$$ from the product. That money is not found when you make a PS3 exclusive. Bring it over to a REAL console, the 360, and then you start making the dough.

[Rikitatsu]

Huge Way of the Samurai fan here!

These games always deliver in Gameplay!!!

Graphics sucks, but the gameplay is really good!

[UnSelf]

Speaking of samurais where the hell is Onimusha?

[Blaze929]

Hell yeah man, Capcom needs to jump on that again asap. Every since the PS3 was announced I've been anticipating a "next-gen" onimusha but doesnt seem like it will happen. I loved those games but skipped out on Dawn of Dreams

[Neoraf]

Playstation losing another exclusive, again.

Microsoft is too strong.
Sony, I think it's time to retreat.

[Rob0g0rilla]

Capcom does need to make another one asap. I wonder why they stopped. It had a really good story and gameplay IMO.

[SaiyanFury]

I love this series. While I'm getting it on the PS3 360 owners should love it as well.

[Bathyj]

Yes Neoraf, Sony is done.

The 50 copies this should sell in Japan are going to sink them.

Can't you just be happy you're getting a game you might not have got before, and not be a douche about it? Its not like this is really a treasured Sony franchise.

[Mr_President_]

360 fans getting ecstatic about a port of WotS 3 just shows you how desperate those guys are for games xD

[gaffyh]

Lol written by the xbox fanboy that was on the bonus round last week:

"Hopefully, that means we're one step closer to a Western release, regardless of the platform. I've always loved these quirky, if graphically underwhelming samurai adventure games"

I guess this is AAA game with exclusive dlc now seen as it's going on to 360...but on PS3 it was only "decent" ¬_¬

[Milky]

never heard of it. Is it a good series?

[kewlkat007]

but CAPCOM is one of the few Japanese devs that always deliver fresh stuff...there is always talks of, should they bring back certain gains or create new IPS.

I rather them create new stuff for now unless they are bringing back Breath of Fire..

[mikeslemonade]

Game sucked before now and it's going to suck even more now that they will have to spread the resources to make it for both systems. We can thank xbox for rendering another game that will be literally unplayable.

[Nathan Drake]

Please send me a message when it's time to care.

[Man_of_the_year]

msg sent...."time to care"....Msg received

there ya go

[InMyOpinion]

It's time to cry.

[elorm9]

But seriously, I didn't know this was an exclusive game

[boodybandit]

I didn't even know it was a game that already existed. I thought it was a whole new IP until I read: "Former PlayStation exclusive series Way of the Samurai is making the platform jump."

[TOO PAWNED]

WOW this is MEGATON!(note sarcasm)

[Lord Shuhei Yoshida]

Sarcasm noted

[InMyOpinion]

Love how you have to spell it out in order for your friends to understand.

[power of Green]

Dev support and the focus on the 360 is MEGATON.

The slow death of PS3 isn't funny lol.

[Hal Emmerich]

Notice that its Kotaku who decided to write about this...

[Lord Shuhei Yoshida]

Technically Famitsu wrote on it first.Kotaku is a site that never submits their own news but takes the credit for the work of someone else.

[Hal Emmerich]

Sorry for the mistake, but Kotaku still took the choice to report on it...

I'd never heard of this game before now, but judging by the other comments it isn't very good anyway.

[OSIRUSSS]

Man!!! This and Soulja Boi? Now is the time my fellow PS3 owners..Lets jump in!!!!!

[LONEWOLF231]

Not funny........well yeah it is.

[Johnny Rotten]

On the Solja boy game I heard you get an achivement for being a douchebag and having zero talent...LOL!

[sretlaw]

UHHH...it doesn't look like it's going to release outside of Japan...

So it doesn't really matter.

[xlg]

im here to comment lol great avatar man lol good one!

[CryofSilence]

That is indeed a very amusing avatar. Kudos to you! ^.^

[DNAgent]

This is announcement is almost funnier than when Vampire Rain was going to the PS3 (that game was published by Microsoft too BTW).

[Lord Shuhei Yoshida]

Ah yes I remember that.Makes me hope that Haze will be on 360 as well since the 360 is the home of flops

[SONYSLAVE]

hey guys cheer up!
we can go watch some anime together

[ultimolu]

Another lost PS3 exclusive confirmed. :O

[Lord Shuhei Yoshida]

Don't worry.Its just for sales purposes and its only for Japan.

[ultimolu]

Oh, I know. I'm just loling at the whole thing.

[Nicolator]

who needs the game anyway

[Hiruma Youchi]

Nice , hopefully they'll release more news soon.

[sonic1989]

damn 3rd party exclusive are realy no longer this gen, how many titles 360 got from playstion brand.

[kewlkat007]

the ones MS have made them gone multi-plat are games the have built up the PS BRAND. So there is a big difference. Sony gets some IPs from MS that are somemwhat new and not well known as the ones that have been on Sony console the last 13+ years.

[Noctis]

never really heard of this game :/

[Tykis]

I doudt anyone cares its a former PS exclusive cause it was so s***t!

[Hal Emmerich]

I guess that's it then.

The War. It's Over.

[ICUP]

AAAA confirmed !!!!

F#cking GOW 3 i am selling my ps3 just for this game.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Unless it comes to the west i don't care.

[Stryfeno2]

Wanna make more money bring it to the 360.

[na2ru1]

for shovelware flops to live and succeed. xbots approve dog's ballox

PS3 - Shoots down failures. Free Radical were great devs but unfortunetly got the time out. This only ensures the best for us gamers.

[L Ronald Hubbard]

Lyk OMFG ths waz Sony's biggst exkluzivs!!1!?1

Nothing to see here folks.

@Bladestar: Going off-topic there are we? Tell me, whats so special about Way Of Samurai? Maybe you find it special because you just found another small rock to throw.

If this was a big franchise, then maybe I would've cared.

Yeah you're right... OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG SONY IS LOSING?!!11one?!??!!11one

I don't find this disappointing but amusing.

[Bladestar]

Nor was Devil May Cry.
or Ace Combat.
or GTA.
or Virtual Fighter.
or Final Fantasy.
or Teken.
or Assassin's Creed.
or Beautiful Katamari.
or Fatal Inertia.
or Resident Evil.
or Star Ocean.

... again... nothing to see here.. Sony has nothing to worry about... this is not a trend... and none of these game will never make a difference...

that's the reason why the PS3 is beating the xbox 360 10:1 and even the wii!

[GVON]

can't quite understand what your saying,it's possibly the beer but is that list the games the ps3 has lost?

DMC was also on pc,and 4 was supposed to be only on ps3

ace combat:was a ps only game but never announced for ps3

Gta:has had many multiplat versions,from the pc,to the gba,x-box1

VF:was a Sega Saturn game seeing as it is a sega game.

final fantasy: only hit ps brand after number 7 then many ff games after that have been spread over many systems

tekken:was on the gba and the dreamcast

creed: was supposed to be only on ps3 but it's a new ip and has no history as a brand so it will never be associated as a ps brand loss

Katamari:was coming out,but got canned as did the wii version but the creator has always said that "another Katamari game that stars the King of Cosmos in the lead will make its way to the PS3"

fatal inertia: was exclusive but went multiplat

Res evil:seriously dude if you think that was ever exsclusive to ps brand then you should stop posting.

katamari is the only games you list that were said to be on the ps3 but never made it,and the only one with a legitimate association with playstation was ace combat,I wonder if the next one will be multiplat or not,if it is multiplat will that mean 360 will lose a exclusive.

A sad little world gaming has become don't you think? B-star

Never heard of this game before,is it any good?

[littletad]

It's funny how one title switching from 360 to ps3 is somehow praised by Sony fans as "definitive", either because it will use blu-ray or it will give the 360's library a laugh.

EVERY title that goes multiplatform and even every crappy game is a big deal regardless. The phrase "I never cared for" is running pretty dry at this point.

[Bladestar]

Once again sony fans undermine the trend before they eyes... they refuse to accept the fact that as far as game is concern the PS3 is not what the PS2 used to be.

How many exclusive does the PS3 have to lose so you admit it?
By how many consoles does the PS3 have to lose when sales charts come out?

Honestly I don't care how many the games the PS3 loses... all I care is how many games the xbox 360 games... and the worst the PS3 performs... that means the more games come to the xbox 360 which means; less reason people have to buy a PS3 to play these games. That's the sad truth.

Higher Install base = More Games = Higher Install base = More Games.

[gambare]

for some reason your comment reminded me Bioshock... dunno why...

edit: oh yeah! splinter cell

[TruthBTold]

*Runs up to Bladestar and interrupts his speach*

"Bladestar, you forgot your IOTY (Idiot of the Year) award"

*Hands trophy to Bladestar*

[evrfighter]

did I just see someone RP something about an idiot award in the comment section of a video game website...

I will say no more...

[devilhunterx]

M$ lost exclusive:

1) Lost Planet
2) Bioshock
3) Saint's Row 2
4) Condemned 2
5) Vampire Rain
6) Haze
7) FEAR
8) Oblivion
9) Two Worlds
10) Sacred 2
11) Overlord
12) ArmA 2
13) Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
14) Enchanted ARMS
15) Eternal Sonata
16) Enemy Territory: Quake War
17) TimeShift
18) Kingdom Under Fire 2
19) Doom 4
20) Omikron 2
21) Postal 3
22) Unreal Tournament

[NinjaRyu]

were not 360 exclusive to begen with! That just made you look dumb!

Your list should be like this!

M$ lost exclusive:
1) Lost Planet
2) Bioshock
3) Vampire Rain
4) Sacred 2
5) Enchanted ARMS
6) Eternal Sonata
7) Postal 3

God if your gonna troll on bladestar's comment at least do it right!

[Rhoic]

Not to mention all the titles that he mentioned (well half that were exclusive to the 360) were not even that big to begin with. You can name all the sub-par games that have been lost.. but when you compare the games that the 360 lost to the games the PS3 lost.. you can see a major difference.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

It's already started, droids saying it's a sh!t game because it's now on the 360, and judging by the comments above and over <--- most have played the game. Poor droids, when DMC, FF, GTA IV, Tekken, Star Ocean and Ace Combat went multiplat they are suddenly "Sh!t" games. LOL I guess it's the only way to cope with the PS3 (sinking ship) losing yet another one...XD

[Kush_Reaper]

Narr sorry to bust your bot parade mate. You see the thing is micro$haft needs those games from sony because lets face it, without the third party sony exclusives going multiplat the 360 would only consist of halo, gears and fable + mediocre singstar rip offs lol.

There is nothing on the 360 worth stealing for the ps3 because sony are the real innovators. Oh well, logic is an overstatement when dealing with delusinal xbots.

OBAMA!!!

[Hockey11]

M$ has lost its fair share of exclusives

1) Lost Planet
2) Bioshock
3) Saint's Row 2
4) Condemned 2
5) Vampire Rain
6) Haze
7) FEAR
8) Oblivion
9) Two Worlds
10) Sacred 2
11) Overlord
12) ArmA 2
13) Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
14) Enchanted ARMS
15) Eternal Sonata
16) Enemy Territory: Quake War
17) TimeShift
18) Kingdom Under Fire 2
19) Doom 4
20) Omikron 2
21) Postal 3
22) Unreal Tournament

[n to the b]

hockey11 for disproving Kush's stupid comment "There is nothing on the 360 worth stealing for the ps3 ...". Hmmm... Bioshock, anyone??

[Kush_Reaper]

Lol with the lack of games coming out on the 360 in 2009 this is almost ok to give away. Enjoy another b grade game boyz.

Edit: It's funny how there isn't a single game on the 360 worth stealing for the ps3 LMFAO.

OBAMA!!

[Rhoic]

Oh yeah no totally.. the 360 has no games worth stealing.. except for:

-Halo series
-Gears of War series
-Fable series
-Splinter Cell
-Star Ocean
-Left 4 Dead
-a ton of RPGs
-Ninja Gaiden
blah blah blah...

THE 360 IS DEAD NOW (sarcasm)

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Lets see... the PS3 has for 2009... hmmm... Killzone, uh... Killzone... and... killzone. By the time all the others jump the sinking PS3 ship, thats all it will have left.

[gambare]

oh yeah... alan wake... halo wars.. alan wake(sometime this century)....

[devilhunterx]

I do hope you buy this and put a picture up of you holding it.

[Godmars290]

Then they know Way of the Samurai is a budget title. Never good looking but solid gameplay.

The only real surprise is seeing that it made the move to HD consoles. That its not coming out on the Wii.

[gnothe1]

alot of you sony guys really dont see what MS is trying to do!! when they buy former PS exclusives they making 1 less reason to buy a PlayStation. alot of people would buy a PS3 for GTA. not really anymore because you can play it on the 360. alot of people would buy a PS3 for a new resident evil, not now because you can play in on a 360. just like FF. many of you guys were so hyped about that game, an many people probably would have bought a PS3 for that game, some will still buy a PS3 for it but not as many will now, why? because you can play it on the 360!!

[Godmars290]

Find me one person who'd buy any console for Tomb Raider much less Way of the Samurai. You talk like the damn things gone exclusive, not multi.

[TruthBTold]

It is one more reason to buy a 360 since a game is added to its console instead of one less reason to buy a PS3. From what the article said, the game is still available on the PS3 is it not?

[Rhoic]

Yes, except that people who own a 360 buy more games for it than a person who owns a PS3. This was actually proven, as MS released an article saying that to every 360 owner, they own 8.1 games at the least.

http://www.xbox360fanboy.co...

[Godmars290]

Yes, and everyone knows that a company can be taken at their word...

[Rhoic]

Yes, and what other word are you going to go by other than the company who owns the product you are arguing over? It's real, deal with it lulz.

[Godmars290]

Not that such a source would be wholly reliable, but info from a third party?

Better chance that it at least would be honest.

[no_more_heroes]

don't really know about, nor care for this game in particular, but, if you haven't noticed already, LOTS of games are gonna be multiplatform this generation due to the worsening economic crisis. Only games directly owned by Sony (e.g Killzone) and Microsoft (e.g Halo) will remain exclusive.

PS. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.

[ll_UNDERSCORE_ll]

Great another crappy exbox to ps3 port. Let me guess too its going to use the Unreal engine and be 4 hrs to complete.

[Godmars290]

Actually PS3 to 360 ports are pretty good.

So good in fact that Xbots will say that the 360 version looks better - and beat the comment like a dead horse...

[Gorillaunit]

Hahaha yeah but Haze was a ps3 exclusive right ? So the ps3 is the home of flops

[AngryTypingGuy]

I'll probably never play it, but hey, chalk up another one.

[demoneyeslaharl]

I like the series... and while I'm not exactly estatic or sad about WotS going to the 360... I just wanna know when can I get the translated version?

[Dragnipur]

I'd love to see how many 360 fanboys actually buy this game... remeber there are no guns in the game...!

[NinjaRyu]

remember it's not a blu-ray movie!

[SaberEdge]

I really enjoyed the first Way of the Samurai. I hope this game comes to the west. Nice to see the 360 gamers (at least in Japan) will get to play this.

[NinjaRyu]

you guys have been saying that since the PS3 release in 2006 and ever since then MS have made PS3 fans eat their words over & over again. You think after 2 years of that you guys would wait to see what their lineup would be before saying that but you guys still say that it anyways! Why? It makes no damn sense! Even if you guys are fanboys, their can't be fanboys that mindless & reckless................are their?

[SSJSubgeta]

They(PS3 Fans) don't mean it that way. They mean the X360 will have titles and multi-plat games. It's just none that are note worthy ala GeOW2 or Halo type buzz.

I am actually looking forward to the low key games as those are the cult games that the 360 has. (E.g. Ninja Blade)

[NinjaRyu]

does Velvet Assassin count as a low key game? Because I'm looking forward to that game!

[Death]

It really doesn't matter if this is the best game you will ever play. The fact that you can now play this series on either console means alot. Variety is very important when selling consoles.

-Death

[kodiak]

Owned on PS3 fanboys

[TheColbertinator]

Way of the Samurai 3 is not even coming out on the west and Capcom won't even publish it here.So how is it to supposed to sell more in Japan where the 360 attach rate is so low?

[xg-ei8ht]

FLOP

[Raoh]

thats not a bad move for the company.

[kewlkat007]

Were all too familiar with what happened with Free Radical and Factor 5. Let those be lessons learned.

With the high rise in Game development in Japan and the slow economy, give your game a better chance to sell, Flop or not you have a better chance at breaking even.

[ApocalypseShadow]

trying to figure out the endings.now everyone gets a chance to see this game.

as for multiplatform development,it means two things now....

1)every third party developer has to save themselves by expanding their user base.

2)also means that xbox 720 won't be showing up anytime soon.if it's expensive now to make games,it will be unheard of for future games.

sony was right again on ten year plan for consoles.well looky there.

apocalypse.............

[hadouken007]

B-star everybody cant be a 360 fan,untill sony says its not gonna make games no more, shut up fish.

[infamous_27]

Yes! Better chance for an North America release!!

[Leathersoup]

Why does everyone have to look at these as "lost exclusives" as much as developers who make good games being able to make more money out of their work? Which can then be invested into newer projects?

[NinjaRyu]

Bioshock & Eternal Sonata got a lot of good scores.

[ahnonamis]

How many people trashing the game actually played one of the Way of the Samurai titles? They're by no means super awesome games, but the original Way of the Samurai was one of my favorite PS2 experiences.

They may look like crap, but the gameplay more than made up for it.

[terrandragon]

Did you see Neoraf's disagrees? Shows how many PS3 fanboys are here.

[karlostomy]

ANOTHER exclusive lost to 360?