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Bandai Namco confirms then denies Tales of Vesperia for PS3, now they apologized

le.phat said:
Don't get your hopes up, looks like ES on ps3 is only seeing a Japanese release aswell.
Namco Bandai's USA site listed ES along with the ESRB.org before that. Both of them pretty much listing ES somewhat shows the game might be coming stateside.
 
I was going to post notthisshitagain.gif but figured I could do something else...

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Things to note:
- Region: JP Japan / US America / EU Europe / A Asia
- Its a list of 'major' titles in 2008 (FY), probably listed by sales targets, so <400k expected titles aren't showing up here

News:
- New DB title for DS, expecting 500k from the japanese and european release.
- ToV listed for PS3 for a brief moment. 2nd Half release (October - March) for both JP and US release. European release not planned, at least in 2008 from Namdai.
- DBZ Burst Limit US release is handled by Atari so it isn't listed here.
- New Taiko no Tatsujin for Wii, planned just for Japan on the second semester (Oct - Mar).
- New 'Tales of' for DS, planned for Oct - Mar just in Japan and Asia.
- The new Naruto title for PS3 is known already (but I don't remember the name), worldwide release on the 2nd half bit is new (or is it?)
- New Gundam title for PSP just for Japan on the 2nd half. There's a Gundam Battle game scheduled for PSP on the 1st half, so this is a different one. The sales expectations, 400k, is quite big (would exceed any Gundam title sales on PSP before), so it could mean a SEED or SD Gundam G Generation entry.
 

Fuu

Formerly Alaluef (not Aladuf)
Makes me so happy inside that they're going to release another Tales for DS that I'll never be able to play.
 

Yoshichan

And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
"Sales target Soul Calibur IV, 2000k"

Good luck Namco. People have finally realized that this franchise was dead a long time ago.
 

Ryuuga

Banned
I can't wait to finally play this game. I haven't really been keeping up with current news but this whole situation is smelling mighty familar, as with with this thread.
 
duckroll said:
No, they expect it to outsell both previous DS ones combined. :)

LOL NAMCO!
But we don't know their expectations for them...also they shipped 300k Tempest copies according to themselves. Is there a big desert in Japan? :?
 
My guess on time frames:

ES 360 -> ES PS3 == ToV 360 -> ToV PS3

We'll know exactly what sort of wait that involves where we finally see ES PS3 on store shelves.
 

djtiesto

is beloved, despite what anyone might say
Great, this means the inevitable 360/PS3 comparison threads for the game, by people who don't even give a shit about Tales to begin with, just want to argue system wars BS...
 

chris0701

Member
NBGI had a announcement,apologized for their typo error on earlier fiscal report.

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http://www.bandainamco.co.jp/
 

justjohn

Member
i hope its true. doesnt seem like it will be released on the 360 in europe so region free ftw.
jesus christ how sad is this jonnyram dude? does it really hurt that much to see the game come on the ps3?
 

Yoshichan

And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
CcrooK said:
No Tekken 6 on that list? Guess it's coming out next year. :(
2009 PS3 line-up already looks amazing.
 

Fuu

Formerly Alaluef (not Aladuf)
djtiesto said:
Great, this means the inevitable 360/PS3 comparison threads for the game, by people who don't even give a shit about Tales to begin with, just want to argue system wars BS...
It already happens regarding Tales sales, so performance comparisons will be like a breath of fresh air in this case.
 

jj984jj

He's a pretty swell guy in my books anyway.
Now people can stop bashing Vesperia!

juicyfruitas said:
wondering how many discs the 360 version will need? Based on the cinematics i've seen I don't think this is gonna be a 1 dvd game.
Oh, I guess we'll move on to another form of system wars. :\

They've already confirmed that it's one disk. :lol
 

Yoshichan

And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
justjohn said:
oh boy, i guess the year of the ps3 has now been delayed?
Uh? PS3's "year" is 2008 and 2009, genius.
 

LowParry

Member
Seiken said:
Uh? PS3's "year" is 2008 and 2009, genius.


I'll agree with this. Although it's going to be very close play time between Gears 2 and MGO with me. Unless Fable 2 or Resistance 2 do something the others don't for me. We'll see. We'll see. I say it's the year of PS360 2008/9. Wish I could say the same for Wii though.
 

Yoshichan

And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
CcrooK said:
I'll agree with this. Although it's going to be very close play time between Gears 2 and MGO with me. Unless Fable 2 or Resistance 2 do something the others don't for me. We'll see. We'll see. I say it's the year of PS360 2008/9. Wish I could say the same for Wii though.
IMO, if only Tekken 6 was the game that was going to get released for the PS3 2009, it would still be the "year of the PS3". Most anticipated game of the forever~
 
justjohn said:
oh boy, i guess the year of the ps3 has now been delayed?

2008 isn't working out as well as people thought for Sony.

Lots of delays and downgrades - KZ2 bumped, Home delayed, 655p, etc..

2008 is Nintendo's year.

If Killzone lives up to it's promise and FF13 releases in 09 it will be a good year for Sony.
 

Zophar

Member
Well regardless of where it comes out I'm interested. My rekindled interest in JRPGs has me looking at the franchise again and I'm ready to go and buy my ticket for the hype train.

Though, it's pretty obviously confirmed to be hitting the PS3 as well, I don't see it being very feasible to hit their target of 500k on just the 360, given the lack of interest of the hardware in Japan and the lack of interest of JRPG software on the platform in the west. Has LO even passed 500k yet?
 

Paracelsus

Member
Zophar said:
Well regardless of where it comes out I'm interested. My rekindled interest in JRPGs has me looking at the franchise again and I'm ready to go and buy my ticket for the hype train.

Though, it's pretty obviously confirmed to be hitting the PS3 as well, I don't see it being very feasible to hit their target of 500k on just the 360, given the lack of interest of the hardware in Japan and the lack of interest of JRPG software on the platform in the west. Has LO even passed 500k yet?

Worldwide it should be in the 500-600k range.
 

Yoshichan

And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
gregor7777 said:
2008 isn't working out as well as people thought for Sony.

Lots of delays and downgrades - KZ2 bumped, Home delayed, 655p, etc..

2008 is Nintendo's year.

If Killzone lives up to it's promise and FF13 releases in 09 it will be a good year for Sony.
Please tell me this is sarcasm :lol :lol :lol

Especially the bolded parts!

PLEASE!
 

Nolan.

Member
gregor7777 said:
My guess on time frames:

ES 360 -> ES PS3 == ToV 360 -> ToV PS3

We'll know exactly what sort of wait that involves where we finally see ES PS3 on store shelves.

It's been long as it is already when it comes to Es so I hope Tov is quicker (If it happens).
 

justjohn

Member
Seiken said:
Please tell me this is sarcasm :lol :lol :lol

Especially the bolded parts!

PLEASE!
mgs4
killzone 2
dmc4
resident evil 5
ffxiii
white knight stories
eight days
the getaway
infamous
gran turismo 5

gta iv
tekken 6
yakuza 3
little big planet
motorstorm 2
resistance 2

all delayed.
 
justjohn said:
mgs4
killzone 2
dmc4
resident evil 5
ffxiii
white knight stories
eight days
the getaway
infamous
gran turismo 5

gta iv
tekken 6
yakuza 3
little big planet
motorstorm 2
resistance 2

all delayed.

Sony hasn't even talked about WKC since last year, so how exactly was it delayed? RE5 has never had a solid date, same for Eight Days, The Getaway, FFXIII and Tekken 6.
 

dark10x

Digital Foundry pixel pusher
Jonnyram said:
:lol it's been removed.
It's obviously been removed, but I'm not sure why you seem so dead set against a PS3 release. I prefer to play Tales games in Japanese and the PS3 makes this easy due to lack of region coding. It's disappointing that it is an XBOX360 only release for this reason.

Alaluef said:
Makes me so happy inside that they're going to release another Tales for DS that I'll never be able to play.
You should be happy. They are saving you from playing what is most likely going to be a low quality game.
 

Jonnyram

Member
justjohn said:
jesus christ how sad is this jonnyram dude? does it really hurt that much to see the game come on the ps3?
Perhaps you should concentrate on reading comprehension instead of personal insults.

dark10x said:
It's obviously been removed, but I'm not sure why you seem so dead set against a PS3 release.
Jesus fucking christ. You too? Can you even quote a single post where I am against the PS3 release even slightly?
 

sprocket

Banned
justjohn said:
mgs4
killzone 2
dmc4
resident evil 5
ffxiii
white knight stories
eight days
the getaway
infamous
gran turismo 5

gta iv
tekken 6
yakuza 3
little big planet
motorstorm 2
resistance 2

all delayed.

just going by that you still have.

mgs4
dmc4
gta iv
yakuza 3
little big planet
motorstorm 2
resistance 2

how horrible! :lol
 

tehbear

Member
SolidSnakex said:
Sony hasn't even talked about WKC since last year, so how exactly was it delayed? RE5 has never had a solid date, same for Eight Days, The Getaway, FFXIII and Tekken 6.

Okay it's not delayed. It's just a carrot that's been dangling for way too long like everything else.
 

justjohn

Member
SolidSnakex said:
Sony hasn't even talked about WKC since last year, so how exactly was it delayed? RE5 has never had a solid date, same for Eight Days, FFXIII and Tekken 6.
well the whole year of the ps3 meme came about because we thought by the end of this year we would be playing all those games, now doesnt look like it does it?
 
sprocket said:
just going by that you still have.

mgs4
dmc4
gta iv
yakuza 3
little big planet
motorstorm 2
resistance 2

how horrible! :lol

Who said it was horrible?

it's just that there are a lot of things that haven't worked out for 2008 when people were shouting the 2008 PS3 meme to the high heavens.

justjohn said:
well the whole year of the ps3 meme came about because we thought by the end of this year we would be playing all those games, now doesnt look like it does it?


Exactly. Which to prospective buyers is just another reason to continue waiting.
 
justjohn said:
well the whole year of the ps3 meme came about because we thought by the end of this year we would be playing all those games, now doesnt look like it does it?

Anyone who expected all those games to be out this year should've been knocked over the head.
 

dark10x

Digital Foundry pixel pusher
Jesus fucking christ. You too? Can you even quote a single post where I am against the PS3 release even slightly?
If that's the case then I apologize, it's just the smiley faces and whatnot seem to suggest that you were thrilled to see that this was simply a mistake.
 

iceatcs

Junior Member
justjohn said:
well the whole year of the ps3 meme came about because we thought by the end of this year we would be playing all those games, now doesnt look like it does it?
Problem, it is your meme wishlist list. There is no official for most games for 2008, apart few like Killzone 2 was aiming 2008 but not fully official.
 
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