Many of these names bring up good memories. Some of those though from this Japanese list makes me wonder what I missed out on by not having had a US release. For example Ar Tonelico 2 and Fate/stay Night. And no, I don't have a Japanese PS2 so importing is not an option.
I'm a big fan of JRPG (amongst other types) and I have to admit some of those are funny.
For those that feel offended that their favorite game type is made fun of, don't be. If they were to make such a list on sport games, american FP-RPG, or just any FPS, the list would be even funnier.
Thinking about it, it wouldn't surprise me if they allowed regular Live member to play those... with maybe a mandatory ad at the beginning and a scrolling ad banner while you play.
$99 to play Flash-like quality games that are free on home computers? No thanks, I'd rather spend that money to buy full games.
As long as I don't have to add another membership fee (XNA), I'm all for it. The more choices the better. A few gems might rise up amongst the rest.
I agree because if the later 360 SKU (Elite) had came out with an HD-DVD drive as some were speculating at the time, it would have made the war last much longer.
Same old Peter.
A professional executive only need to talk about their own products and hype them by their own merits.
Trash talking and bashing the competition is non-professional and shows insecurity. That's the domain of fans, bloggers, posters.
True and small developers don't have the kind of money to fight a big corporation for years in court. Not worth the risk.
I would add:
3. Prefers to charge for downloads
LOL at the picture, first time I've seen it.
Why is it that I can't shake the image of an open source license with Microsoft being like a soul pact with the devil?
While I am also mainly a singleplayer and also wish for Crackdown 2, I think diversity is good for the industry.
I say let them make an MMO if that is what they want to do now and they got funding for it; it will cater to the MMO-loving gamers.
At the same time, I hope they make enough money with it to finance Crackdown 2 afterward :-)
Well you know what they say: "you get what you pay for". Well worth the money in my experience.
I agree, seems like their money would be better spent buying exclusivity and exclusive contents. That has been the 360 most effective "weapon" to date and only one left going forward.
Given your icon picture, I couldn't resist the following comment:
- you are right, nobody will really care; it's just a marketing ploy called "jumping on the bandwagon" of something more popular to try to get attention and free marketing
Wow bathyj, this is uncanny for me. I also get all the multiplatform games on the PS3 for the same reason. My 360 broke twice already so I am on my 3rd repaired\refurbished unit. I was reading your comment and it was like reading something I would type :-)
2.1 You got my hopes up by pointing that this was not DQ IX, so I went and looked up DQ IX only to find out it will be a DS title. Ouch, I guess I will have to wait, maybe DQ X will get back on track. I'm not saying DQ IX can't be good for handheld players, just that it can't be what I was hoping for.
While I enjoyed Mass Effect, I often had thoughts while playing it that I wished I was playing a new KOTOR instead. I was afraid that they would use Mass Effect to completely replace KOTOR (less licensing, more profits) but if they can pursue both franchises, then it's even better.
When compared to a previous excellent title like Dragon Quest VIII, this one sounds like a disappointing watered down game. I was hoping given their talent that they could have done as much as Zelda on the Wii.
It does give the impression that a new model may be about to roll out soon. Obviously it wouldn't be an Ultimate with HD-DVD drive, but it could be a model with smaller cooler chipset, quieter parts, better reliability and better margins for them.
Too bad for the employees.
There is a lesson here to be learned though. Objectivity = readers from broader audience and advertising from many sources. Biased = readers from narrow fan serving audience and advertising from less sources.