Another good question is why they insist on keeping them exclusive to the PSN when the XBox market is more than large enough to make it worth releasing on.
Makes a ton of sence to me. Because the PS1 ports exist. And more people in japan have PS3's than 360's.
Don't Sony have a part in this? Shouldn't they be asking them to bring FFI, II and VIII to NA PSN? It doesn't matter anyway. FFVII and Tactics are out so I'm sure we'll have the rest soon.
Yes, because there aren't more 360s out there in total. If it were just Japan, it would make sense, but Square is limiting their market to the console with 8,000,000 less around the globe. They would more than double their potential sales if they were to release the games on XBLA as well as PSN. If you're arguing that it makes sense because of the PS1 versions, explain N64, PS1, SNES and NES games on both XBLA and PSN. Personally, I wouldn't buy them either way, I have the PS1 versions of the games, but I want more people to be able to enjoy games I love. Multiplatform isn't a bad thing in most cases. The world didn't end when Devil May Cry, Tekken, Final Fantasy XIII and Metal Gear went multiplatform, so why wouldn't it be a good idea to release a few old, now cheap ass, games on another digital distribution service? Seriously? You're facepalming because I want to see Square give more people a chance to play, enjoy and appreciate the series? *Breaks into hysterical laughter* In all seriousness, explain how me wanting to see Square give 25,000,000 more people the opportunity to play these games is so stupid.
Well, even if Sony had some publishing rights back in the 90s, the point is quite moot. Square has since released FFVII and FFVIII on PC, so its not like those two can't be ported due to problems with software working with Sony's hardware causing licencing issues with Microsoft. Likewise, FFI is on both Virtual Console and PSN, which may not seem like an issue with publishing until you realize that Nintendo published the original versions of at least the first two games (as well as the GBA ports and DS remakes, but that's a whole different topic.) So, yeah, its probably not a publishing issue. If I had to guess, either Square and Microsoft have yet to reach an agreement or Square is waiting to see how the 360 version of FFXIII performs.
True. Who knows really, but I just think its odd that Square would limit their market that way, I mean, its not like Final Fantasy is a niche series outside of Japan like Shin Megami Tensei or Disgaea.
I think all square does is send sony a file and get money for it afterwards. They don't to do it outside of japan because FF wasn't popular before FFVII. And since more people have PS3's in japan they don't need to make an effort and make it playable on the 360. At the moment this is the point.
OK, then lets just take out the other games and just say FFVII, which IS out on North America's PSN. Why doesn't Square want to get 25,000,000+ more customers for FFVII? If the PS1 version is causing issues, they could just use the PC version.
You really think that all those Xbox owners would want to play FF? Almost every person I know who has an Xbox 360 but not a PS3 hate FF with a passion and/or most Japanese games. Ofcourse I think they're a bit mad/racist (about the Japanese games part) but it proves a point of why SE are only doing it for Sony. Xbox may be the most popular where you live but where they live PS3 is the most popular and more FF fans are on PS3/PSP than they are on Xbox. Plus there is also the fact that the PSP and PS3 work together and Xbox doesn't have a handheld and FFVII was released to work on both PS3 and PSP so I don't think it would be a good idea to release it on Xbox when most of them probably put it on their PSP with a big enough memory stick (2GB for £10, damn straight). Yes they may get a bit more money but it probably won't be worth the hassle considering the costs of doing it and the more human than numbers statistics for sales. In other words, the more appropriate target audience is on PSN and not on Xbox Marketplace. Numbers aren't the only thing you have to consider.
Do you honestly think that all 34,000,000 XBox owners are anti-Japanese or don't want to play Japanese RPGs? If there was no market for Japanese RPGs, then games like Star Ocean 4, Lost Odyssey, Tales of Vesperia, Blue Dragon and Final Fantasy XIII wouldn't be on the XBox. Now, you say that the XBox is "more popular where I live," well, considering that Japan is the only region in the world in which the PS3 is outselling the XBox, I believe that argument is moot. As for the PS3/PSP argument. Castlevania: Symphony of The Night. A game that a simple PS1 port on PSN, but is an enhanced port on XBLA. Whether or not a game can be transferred to the PSP is not an issue. Not all PSP owners have PS3s and not all PS3 owners have PSPs and many of those who have both honestly don't care about that feature.
1. I didn't say all Xbox owners are anti Japanese, I said most of the ones I know about are. 2. I'm using information i've been told about with human estimations over accordance of how many or how much. 3. It's nothing to get all *****y and pissy about so I don't see why you've got your nickers in a twist over it. 4. And I never said anything about all PSP owners having a PS3 or vice versa and I only mentioned that it's more appropriate that SE would put games on something where it could be better used as in either on the console or on the handheld instead of just being stuck with the console by porting it differently. 5. You really need to lay off and look at things in more ways than "Someone did this" and statistics you probably got off the internet via google. Besides, you just sound like one of those "gimme gimme" gamers who understand little about the industry and creation process hence why Miele probably facepalmed. Get that stick out your arse and look at things in many ways instead of your only biased view. Seriously though, every post i've seen you make in this section is just winging since your not getting your own way. Try being polite for a change and sharing opinons and thoughts instead of causing arguments or just being an overconfident ******.
And used glaring generalizations to try to justify your own poorly justified views on the subject. I don't. I'm merely explaining my opinion as the situation calls as, like I said, I don't care as I already own the PS1 versions of all of these games and can easily use the discs I already own to make eboots for my PSP. You implied it. Regardless or whether or not you can put it on a handheld, Square is still limiting their potential sales to less than half of what they could have if they were to release the games on more than just PSN. Again, I cite Castlevania. As the PSN version is a direct port of the PS1 version, you CAN transfer the PSN version to a PSP, just as you can with all PS1 Classics. Yeah, because wanting to see more people appreciate the things I love is so rude.... FFVII alone was made 12 years ago. Porting a far easier process than making a new game. If there are technical limitations for the PS1 version, then the PC version is very much available as, due to Eidos (the PC version's publisher) being owned by Square, publishing issues are non-existant. "Biased." You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means. Saying that putting a game on the XBox is a bad idea simply because it is the XBox is biased. Wanting to see more people enjoy a game is not biased. Again, this issue doesn't matter to me as I already own the games. I was merely provoking discussion, which has inspired some from Luka and Libregkd and some flaming from you and Miele. You're the only one here causing an argument. I was merely provoking discussion, something this forum (which has a massive problem with Sony fanboys) doesn't seem to realize from what the rep givers have been saying.
