To those thinking I'm being sarcastic in any way, shape or form I promise you that I'm being totally serious, this is all serious business to me. Any company that seeks third party exclusives deserves to lose, and lose hard. Also shame on these third party publishers giving special treatment to platforms, especially the Xbox 360. How am I supposed to play a Japanese game on an American console, better yet, why would I want to?
First of all, the controller isn't built for either a turn-based or action oriented RPG, it's only good for shooters of the generic persuasion. Second, Japanese software and American hardware don't mix, it's just too odd and after all these years all real RPG fans have become attached to the superior mix of Japanese hardware & Japanese software. Even if the software isn't there yet, just the idea of it being there is satisfying.
Think about it, a Japanese game on an American console? Just thinking about it sends a shiver down my spine, truely this is heresy and the beginning of the end of the game industry.
BreakingPoint8
It's no wonder I thought your post was a joke because your followup has to be the most ridiculous bunch of xenophobic garbage I've seen in quite a long time.
Sony has been seeking third party exclusives since it entered the business, and quite frankly, they wouldn't be alive in this business without them. The fact of the matter is, every hardware maker in the industry actively seeks them out. Without them, our consoles would be nigh indistinguishable. Without the third party exclusive muscle in the form of Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy, Tekken, GTA, and many more I don't feel like listing, Sony would've died out faster than you can say Dreamcast. Third party exclusives are what drive the industry.
To reinforce this point. Name to me the most popular PS3 games hitting the console in the near future. Oh wait, you don't have to, because I'll do it for you. Metal Gear Solid 4, Metal Gear Solid 4, and...oh yeah, Metal Gear Solid 4. Konami and Kojima Productions are third party developers are they not? A bit further down the line we have Final Fantasy XIII, Versus XIII, White Knight Story and Little Big Planet. All big name, far hyped third party exclusives. Don't come to me and say developers haven't been giving special treatment to Sony for years now since you'd be speaking lies of the highest order.
Superior combination of Japanese Hardware and software. Please. I guess Western developers should just publish all their games on the Xbox 360 then, since it's an american console. Well, I guess that means no Killzone 2, Resistance 2, and Grand Theft Auto 5, Bioshock for you! What a pity.
Real RPG fans, right. If the gamer you describe isthe definition of a "Real RPG fan" then I want no part of it. I'll continue to support the japanese development community in their efforts and continue to laugh at all these hardcore Otaku types who can't stand to see their Japanese games be "defiled" by being developed on an American console. Heh. Cry me a river. :wink:
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