If console gamers cared this much, maybe we wouldn't have 3rd party companies releasing crap and remakes all the time. I'm looking at you SE. Oh, and Capcom.
Ok, think about what you just said for a second. Let's go back in time.
You're a Japanese gamer, you LOVE RPG's, and it's 2004. You know that the PS3 is coming, you know the 360 is coming. Which console are you going to buy?
I'm sorry to say this but, if you're Japanese and you only own a 360, then you made a stupid mistake in Japan. From a business standpoint, it'd be stupid to waste the money for a little over a million gamers, who may not only own just a 360.
To those people asking "why not release it on the 360 in Japan also?" are you joking? Why not? I'll tell you why not. The sales of the PS3 eclipse the sales of the 360 in Japan. The game is all but completed for the PS3, whereas (if you believe SE) the 360 version hasn't even began development. So, why would SE waste time, and money, releasing FFXIII on the 360 in Japan when they are GUARANTEED to lose A LOT of money by doing so? The things stand, it's actually smart for them NOT to...
Yeah, 'cause you played them both right?
I'm going to start calling you Brad Warden, Chad Warden's 360 fanbot whiny little brother who's pathetically wrong all the time.
you are soooooooo a pathetic 360 fanbot. it's so damn obvious. your pathetic example of mgs is laughable. METAL GEAR was on the NES. THE NES!!! Do you understand the length of time between Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solid? You've got the whole life span of the NES, and the SNES, before MGS appeared. Sony didn't steal anything, Kojima wanted to reinvent the series and Konami chose the vastly cheaper to develop for Playstation. This alone discredits EVERYTHING you said.
at "Heavenly Rain". Article is a failure.
Well put my man, and a bubble for you.
It all comes down to what is most important to the individual. If it's all about flash, peripherals and the like, then MS won E3 for you. If it's about games, then Sony won for you. One thing is for sure though, and I think most would agree (except sidar) Nintendo's conference underwhelmed again.
Is it me though, or is E3 becoming less relevant every year? I find myself more excited for TGS, GDC, and Leipzig than E3.
Or is Natal taking the immersion OUT of gaming? I seem to recall people b*tching and whining about the Sixaxis and its lack of Rumble, citing how it is less immersive since you can't feel any force feedback. Now imagine, if you will, a game being played using Natal. Invisible steering wheel (no tactile sensation), no force feedback, and yet this is supposed to be immersive? For $200 I had better literally be knocked on my ass if they want to claim that Natal is an immersive experience.
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Because Metacritic is so trustworthy. I could state that Gran Turismo sells a f*ckton more than any Forza game could hope to sell, meaning it's obviously superior, but that would make my argument just as lame as yours.
Forza < Gran Turismo and everyone knows it but the most hardcore of 360 fanbots.
Now you're just Chad Warden'ing it up. Not impressed by God of War 3? Stop your lying. More impressive games on the 360? You wish. When even your fellow 360 trolls are salivating for a game like this, you show yourself to be an attention whore who's merely saying all this crap because you're likely some 15 or 16 year old teenager at home, bored to tears and looking for someone to acknowledge your existence.
No one has their nose that far up Micro$oft's a$$.
I could care less about this "console war". Microsoft have been trying to do anything new. They are content to stick with the same formula over and over again, and as a result gaming will not progress. They rely on their Halo's and Gears of War games instead of trying something new. They apparently "stole" E3 with a frickin' accessory for goodness sake. So I ask you, what roll have they been on when you compare the type of innovation that Sony and Nintendo push, trying to ...
I'm getting sick of this. How in the hell is Natal a show stealer? How many of you here can HONESTLY say that you will USE Natal to it's fullest effect? AND how many of you will admit to being hypocrites for decrying the Wiimote afterwards? Seriously. Microsoft stole the show with an accessory and a multiplatform IP? See, here's the thing. Microsoft will always "steal the show" at E3 because they go on first every year it seems. So whatever they show will seem fresh and new, and whe...
Did you just say that 1up has a fair and intelligent community?
You haven't been there very long have you? That site is PLAGUED by 360 fanbots. Has been since the 360 was released. I was on 1up since the beginning of the previous gen. THAT'S when it had an intelligent and fair community. People discussed games, not consoles. But now? How the hell can you say that with a straight face?
Please tell me you're joking or are being sarcastic, because that is seriously utte...
"Microsoft is on a roll right now" WHAT ROLL?!!
Have they attained any growth in console sales or attach ratio? No, they've remained stagnant.
Have they been truly innovative in the past year? No, they just release the same kind of stuff over and over.
Was their E3 the best? If you think that one motion control device makes their conference the best, I feel sad for you. I thought it was supposed to be about the games, and what did Microsoft rea...
Umm, anyone else notice how the faces of all the male characters look pretty much the same, just with different hair? Trademark SE.
Do you have something against MGS and/or Sony?
I loved the movie too.
And I like the fact that the protagonist doesn't look like an androgenous male like some of the previous ones. Castlevania meets God of War, an excellent mix I'd say.
And to the haters who will no doubt bore us endlessly with "this game iz teh copiez of teh GoW", I ask you this... if it ain't broke, why fix it?
Use what works, and it will sell. But don't overuse it, because that's just being lazy.
Patrick Stuart = Epic Win.
First off, years of "PS3 exclusive" prompting many Japanese gamers to buy a PS3. Second, lacklustre sales of any JRPG on the 360, even in Japan. Third Star Ocean 4 is 360 exclusive, so I don't know where you were going with that example. Fourth, extremely late in the game means a significant drain in resources that will NOT be recouped. It is infeasible to make such a move. It makes NO business sense. The potential sales aren't justification for the resources. Simple market research...