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So the Xbox One launches today in Japan...

antibolo

Banned
I sure love that Microsoft can't be bothered to moneyhat a bunch of Japanese games this time around, because it makes it easier for me to completely ignore their console this gen.
 

Izuna

Banned
omg lot of people..


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Stealing an idea to get that lovely green quote eh?
 
They don't have anything to show sadly

Uh then why do they have a show floor? I don't think you used that phrase correctly. I mean Sonys pre-TGS was not really, anything honestly. I think this was probably the better decision I mean look at the hundreds of millions of people, x 0 + 300, that are in line!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I sure love that Microsoft can't be bothered to moneyhat a bunch of Japanese games this time around, because it makes it easier for me to completely ignore their console this gen.

You have no idea what devs will jump on the train. a 3rd of their japanese exclusives were not even moneyhatted. I mean look at the crowd in the lines!!!
 

Trojan

Member
Will be very interesting to see first week sales and how Microsoft reacts. If things don't go well, I wonder how long they'll keep spending in Japan to get sales vs. cutting their losses.

All signs point towards a tough road.
 

geordiemp

Member
It's these types of shots that makes me hate Sony.... and I don't hate Sony!! How is he even a CEO!? He sounds like someone in high school!!!

Wow , that fake account is legendary, thought everybody knew about it...

obviously not. It even says in the link on Twitter :

CEO of SONY: world famous for making PlayStations, Bravia TVs and Financial Losses. PARODY ACCOUNT.
 

danmaku

Member
Ketsui came out for PS3 a few months back. I don't think the exclusivity deal is a thing anymore.

I also don't think Cave makes shmups anymore. Wasn't their new mobile/social game focus Asada's primary reason for leaving for 5pb.?

Well, Ketsui was published by 5PB, not Cave, but you're right, I think there's no more exclusivity deal... assuming Cave is actually working on something. If they want to abandon the arcade market, I hope their arcade team is picked up by another publisher.
 

oti

Banned
Now we just need someone to criticize Nintendo for Bayo 2 exclusivity and this thread is pretty much perfect.
 

Verendus

Banned
Will be very interesting to see first week sales and how Microsoft reacts. If things don't go well, I wonder how long they'll keep spending in Japan to get sales vs. cutting their losses.

All signs point towards a tough road.
Xbox One is going to decimate PS4 and that joke DBZ character this week.

It's the Age of One from now on.
 
I have a feeling MS invested maybe 1% in XBO of what they did with 360 in Japan, no big exclusives (sans Scalebound) or JRPGs, not even a TGS conference... makes me kinda nostalgic about first few years of 360 in Japan, number of japanese exclusives system got back then seem so surreal now.

Anyway if anyone cares looks like Chaos;Child got demo released on japanese gamestore, new site also http://chaoschild.jp/

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Azito - from Hamster
Chaos;Child (as you mentioned)
Mystereet F: The Detectives’ Curtain Call
Natsuki Chronicle - from Qute
Psycho-Pass
A new Raiden - from MOSS
Shooting Love Trilogy - from Triangle
A new Steins;Gate
Like 2-3 new games/IPs from Asada


I mean, I wouldn't call it the best, but there's clearly games coming in the future, just none at launch. 5pb. seems to be the biggest supporter so far.
 
Have you already forgotten about Lost Odyssey? I don't blame you, that game was literally sent to Xbox to die.

Mutual agreement because Xbox was already out of the market =/= moneyhat. Blue Dragon was probably the closest thing to maybe another money hat but that was not well received and would have failed regardless.
 
I seem to remember Kamiya expressing disappointment with how Nintendo advertised the Wonderful 101 at one point.

Wonder how he feels about Microsoft's handling of their new console.
 

Silky

Banned
Have you already forgotten about Lost Odyssey? I don't blame you, that game was literally sent to Xbox to die.

That wasn't a moneyhat. Lost Odyssey was published by MGS.

I would've given you The Last Remnant, but that came out on PC.
I would've given you Infinite Undiscovery, but that game is pretty average.
I would've given you Star Ocean: but that game is bad.
 

Sakujou

Banned
Publishing a game is hardly "moneyhatting" it.

and thats the problem. ms and the xbox have clearly an image problem.

it doesnt matter what kind of games are being released.

after the 360 being the first choice for shmups and jrpgs in the last gen until 2011....

it has changed NOTHING. iam still in awe and baffled, why something like this can happen.
 

rrc1594

Member
That wasn't a moneyhat. Lost Odyssey was published by MGS.

I would've given you The Last Remnant, but that came out on PC.
I would've given you Infinite Undiscovery, but that game is pretty average.
I would've given you Star Ocean: but that game is bad.

MS owns half the right to it, with SE
 

GutZ31

Member
There's our Xbox One in Japan photo for the next decade. Awesome.

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ROFL just noticed that the video in the back is a NicoNico stream.
And everyone is laughing in the stream lol.
Notice the wwwww, its japan's "hahahaha", if you will.
 

watership

Member
This thread, and gaf over the past decade:

"Why are they bothering!?"
"They aren't even trying!"
"They're trying too hard!"
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harSon

Banned
Have you already forgotten about Lost Odyssey? I don't blame you, that game was literally sent to Xbox to die.

Lol.

They published the game, helped put together Feel Plus who did the brunt work of the technical development, funded the game and own the IP. How exactly is that a money hat? It's not like Mistwalker was an established developer before Microsoft partnered with them lmao.
 

bloke

Member
Azito - from Hamster
Chaos;Child (as you mentioned)
Mystereet F: The Detectives’ Curtain Call
Natsuki Chronicle - from Qute
Psycho-Pass
A new Raiden - from MOSS
Shooting Love Trilogy - from Triangle
A new Steins;Gate
Like 2-3 new games/IPs from Asada


I mean, I wouldn't call it the best, but there's clearly games coming in the future, just none at launch. 5pb. seems to be the biggest supporter so far.

Yeah but this is pretty much nothing comparing to all the exclusives that were announced around 360 launch in Japan back in 2005; DOA4, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Dead Rising, N3, Chromehounds, Enchanted Arm, Ridge Racer 6, Rumble Roses XX, Tenchu, Frame City Killer (lol) ... plus bunch of smaller stuff.
 
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