Kotaku writes: Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada. Highlights include:
"If there is a merit cooperating with Microsoft we will do this. We might give some projects to separate studios and make games for the X360. The main platforms for Square Enix are the Nintendo platforms and the PS3. The lion-share of the developers and our infrastructure as well as our capital is for NDS, Wii and PS3, and this is not going to change... We are astonished by Wii's success and the Nintendo dominance. We thought that the PS3 and the Wii will coexist due to the difference between both strategies, but in the end the users will decide which platform we develop on. The SCE platforms at this point are a bit of a challenge... We think we can do much on the Wii. I talked to Iwata to exploit many possibilities and cheer him on."
Companies, particularly public companies like Microsoft, need to grow.
i mean its pretty simple, they spent close to 30 billion in acquiring activision, they thought they'd make it bk no problem, and that didnt happen.
its just shit that because of MS's miscalculation alot of people lost their jobs.
They are going to use AI for a large portion of the game development process. Upper management need bonuses and the shareholders need more money. So, people will lose their jobs.
They shouldn't have bought any studios. Some is okay...but they went on a shopping spree...stupid
The better question is why did Microsoft buy publishers for a service they were subsidizing they knew couldn't support.
And why are so many websites trying to make people feel sorry for Microsoft instead of truly criticizing the fact they are closing studios and killing jobs that would have been fine if Microsoft themselves hadn't gotten involved.
Quit feeling sorry for Microsoft and start feeling sorry for the industry and the all the gamers who are actually losing out.
THIS IS MICROSOFTS FAULT.
The first thing that happens after any major acquisition or merger is a consolidation of the whole new portfolio, which includes cutting any excess, bloat or portfolios that don't fit the larger MO of the big boy. So far, it's been par for the course with Microsoft and that's why gamers have been so against this acquisition. Tango Gameworks is the beginning. You think Microsoft wants to pay to keep small timers like Ninja Theory in business?
There is absolutely zero evidence to suggest that Microsoft will improve any of these studios, but plenty to suggest that they will get rid of what they don't need and hold onto the IP. The real agenda of the acquisition was always to acquire The Elder Scrolls, Diablo, Fallout, Call of Duty, Candy Crush etc. that will create millions in passive revenue stream for Microsoft regardless of where the games release. Microsoft simply wants their cut.
Because of Games Pass Microsoft has no interest in investing in new IP which is risky and requires creative talent they can neither nurture nor manage. Game Pass has also not grown in the way Microsoft expected it to, even post acquisitions. Therefore the logical thing to do, without serious money makers to release, is to cut as much cost as possible.
Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.
From base building to swinging willies, here are the best survival games around, which include a couple of less than obvious picks.
I smell b-s
and c*ckteasing xbots as well
"we are concentrating on ps3, but if there is one thing you can't argue is that 360 owners buy games"
pre-christmas 2007 "i'm wondering if sony can keep it together, but i wouldn't put my cards on wii since people are buying it as more of a toy than a game system"
post-christmas 2007 "i think wii+ps3 can co-exist, but the beating the wii is giving to all consoles makes me think i better start putting my shizzle on wii to make some moola. my god look at the top 30 software sales this week, its almost all nintendo!"
or to paraphrase "I WANT MONEY!"
Well good news for all console owners. 360 owners will probably gets some decent RPG this time. Also good for ps3 owners I hope I get FFXIII sooner rather than later.
no doubt 360 owners buy games...FPS games. How well will a company like square enix do in the 360 crowd when the company is known for JRPG's not FPS's? How about we look at sales figures for Blue Dragon or even Lost Oddysey.
Square knows its main followers are PlayStation and Nintendo owners.
what is merit?? some one please pm me and tell me i have no idea what it means and on google it dont say
back on topic
agree with me if you fink final fantasy 13 and final fantasy versous 13 will rock
and
dissagre if you hink they will flop
i want to c the odd of it flopng and rockin lol