Square Enix Announces RPG Line-Up for Xbox 360

Lifendz - 558 days 11 hours ago

Japan is never going to really support a Western console or developer. Heck, they only bought San Andreas because Capcom published it over there. Abandon what is a money sink and focus on the strong areas-U.S. & Europe. Or if they really want to do well in Japan then they should be some Japanese developers and secure some major IPs that the Japanese love (we all could name a few).

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Dark_Vendetta - 558 days 11 hours ago

IMO it's a good move. I know this one will not change anything in Japan but as long as they keep on trying I'll get my (hopefully) good JRPGs

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kewlkat007 - 558 days 10 hours ago

It was the size/weight of the Original xbox as to why the console never sold.(Apparently)

The 360 comes out and that is reduced compared to it's closest competitor the PS3.

Then there was there are no Good/Great RPG's on the console and the 360 is delivering just that this gen. Even RPG's from the JRPG gods themselves, Square. Plenty JRPG's we don't hear about because all that matters to some is Final fantasy. Especially in the West.

Now if you ask me why the console does not sell well, I will gladly tell you, IMO, opinion it's not because it's too FAT or does not have the JRPG's. That argument is moot.

Well the the RROD certainly does not help knowing how Japanese are about Quality, then there is the culture that have only known Japanese made consoles for the last 35+ years. They are not gonna jump ship so quickly to adopt a different platform, especially when there are 3 decent platforms out there.Plus how many Japanese gamers have money for 3 consoles?

The 360 right now is just the ugly duckling. That foreign step child. Def not part of the family. But give MS credit yes, why not. Of course there is always this negative sentiment anything MS. MS should not Quite Japan, but I think Europe is more important. Western Games sell pretty well and there are gear towards that market besides NA.

The biggest Japanese Game seller is right around the corner MGS4. Take a look at Western Games and the sale charts.

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thewhoopimen - 558 days 7 hours ago

I disagree... That powerbrick on the 360 is a console of its own. If you attached the powerbrick to the 360 box, 360 > PS3 easily.

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KingKirchner - 558 days 7 hours ago

I give MS credit for trying in Japan, but I don't think their main goal is gaining the Japaneese market, it's holding the PS3 back in the Japaneese market, and that's exactly what they're doing.

They've thrown more money at these Japaneese developers than I can imagine for all these exclusive/timed-exclusive RPGs, and while it hasn't helped them much (or at all really) it certainly has been holding the PS3 back in Japan a LOT.

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hazeblaze - 558 days 6 hours ago

LOL, the 360 is not currently doing ANYTHING to hold the PS3 back in the Japanese market! The PS3 has sold about 4-5x as many consoles in Japan and the 360 had a year head start there too! No, when it comes to Japan the 360 is hopelessly lost.

HOWEVER, what no matter what ppl say about the 360 and Japan... the 360 definitely has a very attractive rpg lineup at this point. Whether or not it rivals the lineup of the PS3 probably comes down to opinion & taste... but if SO4 remains exclusive to the 360, and if SO4 & IU are as good as past games by the devs... the 360 may even have the better lineup (considering that it already has ME in it's lineup as well).

The first 2 Star Ocean games were better than most FF games imo. The last one was not as hot but was still very good. If SO4 doesn't come to the PS3, it is a major loss.

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bakasora - 558 days 6 hours ago

I felt betrayed by Sony and Square-Enix.

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KingKirchner - 558 days 6 hours ago

@1.7

The PS3 isn't being held back in Japan in comparison to the 360, but there is a HUGE gap between PS3 and the Wii/DS/PSP.

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IDemonstalkerXI - 558 days 5 hours ago

Sometimes I think about buying a J360 just to get Oneechanebra Vortex. I settle for Onechanebra Revolution on wii w/freeloader though. Still want Vortex somehow though...

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Light Yagami - 558 days 5 hours ago

Props to MS for trying in Japan. Sony is letting me down with the JRPGs. Thats why I bought a 360. To enjoy my JRPGs. Too bad I only enjoyed one :/ The next Star Ocean looks promising.

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Guwapo77 - 557 days 13 hours ago

Japanese aren't racist. They just opt to buy quality products. Westerners are the only ones willing to buy sub-par products and complain about it later when it breaks.

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player911 - 557 days 22 hours ago

I agree. Role Playing Games is a genre of gaming. It doesn't have to appeal to a specific region to be successful. Just because Japanese only support Japanese based companies doesn't mean they can't make RPG and JRPG's.

The only reason MS is releasing so many RPG's this year is because they lack them. I love RPG's and the 360 is where its at.

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mistertwoturbo - 558 days 10 hours ago

None if it was ever said to be exclusive. But there are big chances it will be 360 timed exclusive.

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foodbox - 557 days 18 hours ago

Star Ocean 3 is "Till the End of Time".

This Xbox 360 exclusive is Star Ocean 4.

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kewlkat007 - 558 days 10 hours ago

and your right about that one both of my consoles will be mad busy.

Add me

PSN:kewlkat007
XBL:theOracle97

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dan-boy - 558 days 8 hours ago

but the ps3 is not exactly alive and kicking at home either. 9k a week in japan is abysmal for sony. and square enix know they can sell games to westerners...they've been doing it for years on other consoles.

anyway, credit to microsoft for tenaciously pursuing jrpgs

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Jack Bauer - 558 days 10 hours ago

infinite undiscovery is not coming to the PS3... MS put money in the game before SE so they both own the rights and MS wont let it go on PS3.

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CrazzyMan - 558 days 10 hours ago

yeah IU is considered as x360 exclusive,
while SO4 is just for x360, which will probably come later on 1 Blu-ray Disc. =)
and Last Remnant also will be coming some time later, But if it will come after FFXIII, then i don`t see the point of release of this game on PS3. After FFXIII, you will be bored playing "average" quality jrpg games. =)

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Imallvol7 - 558 days 9 hours ago

not really? its about the equivalent of gamecube getting crystal chronicles. people are really blowing this out of proportion. I have never bought a Star Ocean game. It never sold that well period.

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foodbox - 557 days 18 hours ago

All the people involved in the earlier FF games have left SE.

FF is on its 13th (!) game, there is not a single narrative.

Who the Fcuk cares about FF now? The Last Remnant is Xbox 360 and PS3 -- LR **will** be more important to SE than FF because LR has a much bigger target market than FF.

FF is dead. FF doesnt matter.

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kewlkat007 - 558 days 9 hours ago

XBL:theOracle07 sorry not 97.

Umm sucks my cousins Xbox 360 just RROD and I told him kid, you have the money get a PS3 while you wait..He is doing just that, well he likes to copy me and what I do so he must have all the consoles.

The thing is were about playing games each console do not "share" so we have always had all the consoles. At one point we used to share, I'd get 1 and he get the other but now we both make money and stuff so we can afford them.

It has always been about the Exclusives games on all the consoles. So yeah Game on.

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Acidicpack - 558 days 9 hours ago

My 360 got the RROD about 6 months or so ago it sucked so bad lol and Guess what I went out and Bought a PS3 lol since I new the wait to get my 360 Back was going to be about 4 weeks. Both r great system and like i said before They will both be getting a wotk out this year lol that is if the wife lets me hahahaha

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foodbox - 557 days 18 hours ago

No one cares about the heat problems. It's been about a year since they fixed the heat issues. And, everyone gets a free fix. This is **MUCH** better service than Sony gave with all the broken PS2s.

Stop talking FUD. no one cares. Oh, did I mention that Star Ocean 4 is Xbox 360 exclusive?!

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PS360WII - 558 days 9 hours ago

you can't unite against the Wii! It's too cool ;)

In any event Final Fantasy is nice and all but I wish people could stop saying it's the end all be all. There are so many RPGs out there that have the same caliber of awesomeness.

Last Remnant looks to be turn based rpg action along with a twist in terms or battle momentum. If you or the enemy have more momentum it can sway the battle in favor of the high moral group. I don't quite get it all so if the demo is out today I'm so getting it to test the waters ^^

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Imallvol7 - 558 days 9 hours ago

It is the end all to be all when it comes to sales. FF and Kingdom Hearts are the two essential RPGS when it comes to sales. I don't see what MS has to gain from getting Star Ocean. It didn't sell that well on PS2 even.

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PS360WII - 558 days 8 hours ago

Well in terms of sales Dragon Quest usually sells in Japan only what Final Fantasy sells worldwide. So if anything you should be really stoked about DQ IX on the DS

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IDemonstalkerXI - 558 days 5 hours ago

MS is looking at making the hardware sell. It does not need Star Ocean to sell mad copys. They just need to make the 360's line up look to good to pass up so they get the hardware moving in Asia.

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Imallvol7 - 558 days 9 hours ago

agreed, owning both is the only way to go (minus a wii, lol)

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Jason 360 - 558 days 9 hours ago

Whining because the 360 has all your games, they actualy get released, and your still in last place comes to mind.

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Pain - 558 days 6 hours ago

A$$ Loads.

Pay all the Money u want XBOX 360 Sucks and Buying Games like this is proof of desperateness.

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CyberSentinel - 546 days 1 hour ago

...much love to Square-Enix:-)

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juuken - 558 days 5 hours ago

Cute but...no.
I'll be owning a 360 soon enough so I'll play some rpg's on it until they come out.

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AngryTypingGuy - 557 days 16 hours ago

juuken owning a 360? Is it snowing in hell?

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Xlll - 558 days 8 hours ago

Still mad about Bioshock coming to PS3 with better visuals and all the content you paid for we get for free? I find it funny you think SE will be bought. If you think they would ever make their biggest RGP only for Xbox or out of your mind. No one owns a 360 in Japan. Oh and i can't wait to see how much you'll be crying when M$'s deal with Epic ends and a Gears shows up on PS3 lol.

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juuken - 558 days 5 hours ago

"Why would 360 owners cry about you guys getting Bioshock a year later. I mean the PS3 has no games so if anything it's more like showing PS3 owners mercy by giving them such a great game after we were done with it."

Stop using that rehashed argument already. The PS3 has games, and a certain game called MGS4 is coming on Thursday. It has 9's and 10's across the board as of late. Get the hell over yourself. You're an idiot and your hatred of the PS3 blinds you completely to the point you talk completely out of your ass.

Oh, and Bioshock is actually an upgrade on the PS3. That means better graphics, and more bonuses.

You fail.

You disagreement also shows your pure jealousy as well.

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juuken - 558 days 5 hours ago

4D, your comments are a big wall of sh*t. That's right, a big wall of sh*t.

You know why I bashed the 360? Because of it's unreliability. But since it has two games I want, I will risk it and I'll be owning two consoles. That's right, two consoles. That doesn't mean I'll stop supporting Sony at all. If the 360 was reliable, I would have bought it first and get a PS3 later on. I became a Ninja Gaiden fan since Ninja Gaiden Sigma and I really want to play NG2. I'm also interested in Infinite Undiscovery and *gasp* Star Ocean 4! Just because I hated the system, doesn't mean that I hated the games. The 360 does have some good games I wished was on the PS3. But it probably won't happen soon so I'll buy a 360 Elite. But I won't get all mighty and bash PS3 owners because I own two systems.

You, a gamer? You are not a gamer. You are a pesky little fly. You're someone that hates Sony and all PS products for reasons unknown. You can't stand the fact that Sony is getting it together. Your insults on the PS3 just proves that you're a jackass, plain and simple. Did I cry when you supported your pathetic arguments with a wall of text? No, I did because you actually made me chuckle and shake my head at your stupidity.

Don't go around calling people rejects when you're the reject.

REJECT.

I wouldn't even bother with the rest of your text because it made me laugh so much that I couldn't continue.

JUNE 12TH = JUDGMENT DAY.

Oh, and do I sense anger in those comments there? You must have been crying when you wrote all of that! The PS3 has no games? Ha, we shall see, we shall see!

And why should I believe you didn't immediately hit disagree on my comment? Some of your friends must have actually done it because they can't stand the fact that I said the PS3 *does* have games. You love to throw around that idea don't you? The PS3 has no games, we have all the games, XBL is the best, yada, yada, yada.

Failure on so many levels.

And dear, say hello to my ignore list.

You are the weakest link.

GOODBYE!

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BUKKAKALYPSE - 558 days 2 hours ago

"so I'll buy a 360 Elite"

You'll be very happy when you make this purchase. Welcome to the family. Glad you'll finally JUMP IN!

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juuken - 557 days 5 hours ago

Maybe I don't like people talking sh*t like 4D over here when they can't even back it up with factual evidence. Maybe I cannot stand ignorant 360 owners who think that MS is the god of gaming just because they managed to throw a bunch of cash around. I may be getting a 360 and the games I want but I cannot stand MS as a company. I have YET to see a 360 owner talk with a certain amount of intelligence and show some intellect.

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