Sorry I said "separately on the PSN" when I meant from the PSN. Square Enix don't sell subscriptions through PSN, they sell the game on the PSN and then the subscriptions in-game. Sony doesn't get a cut.If Squeenix sells subscriptions through PSN then why would it take issue with being required to offer them through Steam, assuming this is the case? Bear in mind that doing so wouldn't prevent Squeenix from offering subscription plans directly itself; it's just the option of buying them through Steam that's required.
Even though I'm biased against FF8 from seeing Spoony's series on it, I'll still buy the heck out of it when it hits steam, if only for the remote chance that it would maybe convince Square that releasing FF9 on steam would be a lucrative business move.
We will talk when FFX releases on Steam
Will probably just be an excuse to get more people to sign up for SE accounts and have horrible additions like always online DRM and microtransactions.
How about Squeenix releasing every FF game (at least the main numbered ones) on Steam? (yes, even XIII) That would be some mayor business there. I don't think Squeenix would ever do that, but it's nice to dream.Even though I'm biased against FF8 from seeing Spoony's series on it, I'll still buy the heck out of it when it hits steam, if only for the remote chance that it would maybe convince Square that releasing FF9 on steam would be a lucrative business move.
As far as I know, the Steam release of FF7 isn't always online. After a one time online activation, you should be able to play the game offline to your leisure.Originally Posted by NBtoaster
Will probably just be an excuse to get more people to sign up for SE accounts and have horrible additions like always online DRM and microtransactions.
That was the Square store version, not the Steam version.Originally Posted by NBtoaster
Will probably just be an excuse to get more people to sign up for SE accounts and have horrible additions like always online DRM and microtransactions.
Steam version just required a Square Account on install, that was it.
There sure is a lot of confusion among people about the DRM implementations of the different PC versions of FF7 that are out there.
Nice, look forward to playing it again.
As far as I know, the Steam release of FF7 isn't always online. After a one time online activation, you should be able to play the game offline to your leisure.
I have been grossly misinformed. That's why I didn't pick it up in the sale 3:Originally Posted by Grief.exe
That was the Square store version, not the Steam version.
Steam version just required a Square Account on install, that was it.
You may be talking sooner then you think...unfortunately i would say its much more likely to see FFX then lX. I say this because it had a much larger following...that and the fact that is about to get an HD release. I dont know the complications involved in porting it though.We will talk when FFX releases on Steam
which would make me sad...X is the only FF i cant stand at all ( though i havnt touched 13 since i moved to PC gaming last gen) and 9 is one of my favs.
Ah, I see. Are you sure subscriptions sold in-game don't utilise PSN's wallet feature? (I've never played a PS3 game online so I have no idea if PSN's Wallet feature is even akin to Steam's in that regard.)Originally Posted by LiquidSolid
Sorry I said "separately on the PSN" when I meant from the PSN. Square Enix don't sell subscriptions through PSN, they sell the game on the PSN and then the subscriptions in-game. Sony doesn't get a cut.
Also is true in the other direction, takes time for people to get out of the honeymoon period and realize a game has some serious issues.Originally Posted by StoppedInTracks
Correction: most people *hated* it back when it released. Same with FF12. Same with Twilight Princess.
Taste takes time to mature...
The PSN wallet can be used to buy subscriptions but it's entirely down to the publisher whether they support it or not. DCU Online did back before it went F2P, for example.Ah, I see. Are you sure subscriptions sold in-game don't utilise PSN's wallet feature? (I've never played a PS3 game online so I have no idea if PSN's Wallet feature is even akin to Steam's in that regard.)
But Square Enix doesn't want to share any of that revenue for understand reasons (Sony's not the ones running those servers and constantly patching the game), so they handle those transactions entirely separate from the PSN.
In that case, either Squeenix has had a change of heart or, perhaps more likely, subscriptions aren't required to be offered through Steam. Time will tell!Originally Posted by LiquidSolid
The PSN wallet can be used to buy subscriptions but it's entirely down to the publisher whether they support it or not. DCU Online did back before it went F2P, for example.
But Square Enix doesn't want to share any of that revenue for understand reasons (Sony's not the ones running those servers and constantly patching the game), so they handle those transactions entirely separate from the PSN.
I need to buy both sometime
Final Fantasy VIII is one of my favorite games. I have the disc version on PSX. A Steam release is great for those who have not played it, but I would like an HD remaster with 1080p graphics and modern sound, or a total remake like the pre-Playstation One games have received.
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