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Hideo Baba: Namco in very early phases of Tales for PS4, no plans for Xbox titles
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grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Guess Zesteria's reveal must be coming up soon. For them to be talking about the next next title's pre-production.
Those studios are a given. I'm interested in who else they secure partnerships with.
I think that Microsoft actually paid for Vesperia to be 360 exclusive.
They better not, I really don't want to buy a bone.
Actually Namco wanted to localize the PS3 version but the higher up in Japan said no, properly due to the low sales of the 360 version.
Same here, it's just Sony and Nintendo for me.
I currently own the 360 just for Vesperia alone as none of the other 360 game interest me.
Had the PS3 version got localized I would have gotten that instead.
From what I know, it's basically smaller studios that already make western-ish games.
They are probably in talk with developers like Compile Heart and Alchemist (what was the name of the creators of that orgasm waifu shooter again?) to try and push a more niche community for the Xbone, since they don't have Cave anymore. I am not so confident it will work though.
Edit: Sort of beaten by Kagari.
I don't know what to feel about the Tales series. After Vesperia things started making me nervous. Characterizations ripped straight from highschool mangas with little customizing, DLC milking, unfinished 2 part games, a insanely fanatic Western audience. The recipe for disaster has been laid out in front of me.
My last loved game was Tales of Destiny R for PS2. As being part of the importing community I was surprised at how much more crazy the regular western audience was.
My last loved game was Tales of Destiny R for PS2. As being part of the importing community I was surprised at how much more crazy the regular western audience was.
SE is weird and their actions are unpredictable.
TC McQueen
Member
It theoretically should be possible, since they're working with the same architecture (more or less), but I doubt most JRPG/SRPG/etc developers are going to go multiplatform outside of a select few that keep making money off of multiplatform games. The best you can hope for is probably more PC ports, even though Japanese devs have near zero experience with that stuff from what we've seen.
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
What's X-box?
Cornbread78
Member
Oh, can we get those tales games on our VITAs in NA yet BABA? ummm.... please? They were already translated like, years ago....
CrackPebbles
Member
I mean sure..but the combat is so rad, you can essentially play xillia like a character action game(like huge combos, harder difficulties, weakness abuse, crowd control, etc).which is awesome. My first tales game and now im a big fan.
GoofsterStud
Member
The reason I choose a PS4 grows by the day.
lol. Please stop.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Hope there's a return to Vespeia's art style. It'll truly look like a anime on PS4!
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
Personally I thought the PS3 exclusive main Tales title was the weakest one (Vesperia > Graces > Xillia for me) but hopefully focusing on one system will result in a great game.
I see your point, but what about financing and the market?
I missed something glorious....?
We should find out next year, when MS reveal thier plans for the region.
LiquidSolid
Member
So desperate.
It was already telling enough at TGS when a bunch of next gen games were announced without an Xbox version. Japan. Just. Doesn't. Care.
Keep dreaming, fella.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
The amount of salt in this post buwahahaha. I'm guessing there is going to be a lot of Japanese developers you haven't heard of when next gen hits.
Stop what?
They've been recruiting developers from some of the worlds leading devs to staff thier new studios. Osaka are one of thier new studios, it's a logical connection to make.
sublimit
Banned
I remember this and I'm really hoping for it NOT to be the "mmo".
I seriously don't want to see it. The only way MS can do business there is by tying the games to their console exclusively. I can understand and forgive a smaller Studio doing that because of their finances(not being able to afford multiplats) but MS has proven to try and hog everything locking everyone else out from the games(not DLC garbage but everything) if you aren't on their platform.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Tales of vesperia was the best JRPG I have played in the last 10 years.
Man, I don't know if I believe that. Dragon Quest is on the best selling platform at the time, so that means the 3DS will be host to the next game. Unless it's a spin-off game or something, I just don't see Square-Enix making a big budget DQ when Japan (where the bulk of the sales are) is so tepid on home consoles.
Depends on the art style they choose, but I wouldn't set my expectations too high. Tales isn't the JRPG series you go to for graphical showcases.e_i said:
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Next Tales should be PS3/4. Do it Namco. PS4 version can be 1080p 60fps but don't pull a Persona 4 and come out two years after next gen has launched. Also ties in with what Verendus was saying.
Whatever thier plans are, I expect them to market any game that comes from a Japanese studio at the West. This explains why they've already secured Platinum etc.
This. RPGs are my favorite genre. The system that gets the best ones will have my dollars in two years.
Tread carefully.
Dude you should lower your expectations about this Osaka studio. Seriously. MS doesn't care about Japan, and Japan doesn't care about Xbox. Thats the truth.
LiquidSolid
Member
They should hire Miyamoto, Kojima, Ueda, Yamauchi, Mikami, Kamiya and Nomura instead. It's that easy.
Spieler Eins
Member
Can they bring back the art designers of ToS and ToV? I can't bring myself to buy Xillia, because goddamn those horrid character designs...
sublimit
Banned
Is there any official confirmation of this?
They already did with Catherine....unless you mean P5, then you're right, that probably isn't hitting the PS4 for good long while. Here's to P6 on the PS4.
On-topic, a shame XB owners are getting screwed over, but to be fair, the brand is pretty much ignored in Japan.
Because as someone already said, Japan doesn't care about MS and MS doesn't care about Japan. And even when MS threw a massive amount of money at Japan, Japan still didn't care. Nothing will change that.
They did care, but all MS did was perk their ears with a few exclusives then started cramming Western games and Kinect down their canals and they fell deaf to MS's cries once again.Kagari said:
IDOLM@STER has already gone to the Playstation Brand.Don't worry guys, the japan xbone still has idolm-Infinite undiscovery.
Though I wonder what Microsoft has up their sleeve to push their console in the land of the rising Son
A new IU/BD/LO would be possible... if MS still cared about Japan anymore. MS has already made it abundantly clear that they will not push in Japan anymore and XB1 has Japan in Tier 2 status, so...
It sold well in the US, not so much in Japan.
This very much. Went with PS3 because of the JRPGs last gen, was a disappointment. I'd like them now, please!
I see your point, yeah the combat is great and pulled me through the game. I just find the characters to be getting stale, even with some of the designs.
Before the merge I felt Team Destiny handle characters a bit better for the most part, but in general it seems like its getting tough for them to make at least halfway decent stories. Looking forward to xilla 2 and have chronicles preordered.
Goddamn. I'm still disappointed Vesperia PS3 didn't make it to the West though.
Why would MS even bother opening a studio, specifically a games studio if they weren't interested in the region?
I can't browse that...at work...they would never understand...Don't think I will either :|