They've never really done a nostalgically charged Crash release the way Mario and Sonic have multiple times, so I imagine this is playing to that demand very well.
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PlayStation Ireland confirms Crash Bandicoot Trilogy is PS4 Exclusive
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They've never really done a nostalgically charged Crash release the way Mario and Sonic have multiple times, so I imagine this is playing to that demand very well.
NiOh is a third party game , owned by a third part, made by a third party, with a IP owned by a third party.
It's almost like your examples have nothing to do with each other.
Not only that, you got your image from one specific region box. Interestingly, it's present in both US and Europe boxes. So once again, terrible comparison.
Oathbreaker
Banned
Not shocking. Otherwise it would be weird!
stargateheaven
Member
FFX HD saying exclusive to playstation on the box.
means nothing. lol
means nothing. lol
Why would it be weird? Crash was exclusive on PS hardware for 4 years. It was a multiplatform series for the next 10 years.
Crash and Crash related games were released on the following hardware:
Game Boy Advance
GameCube
iOS
Mobile phones
N-Gage
Nintendo DS
PlayStation
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
PSP
Wii
Wii U
Xbox
Xbox 360
Xbox One
Zeebo
I wouldn't find it weird no matter what it came out on. In fact, it would be the norm for it to release everywhere. Some people just didn't play on all this hardware.
What's a Zeebo?
A lot of us played it first on PS hardware, myself included, but it was hardly exclusive in any way. It was multiplatform for more than twice the time it was exclusive.
Gotdatmoney
Member
I don't understand the point of these accusations. These games are like 20 years old. A lot of people played them as kids and have moved to other systems since then. Is that particularly hard to believe?
Did you own any of the Crash Bandicoot games for other systems? I have a bunch of the GBA games for instance.
Kudo
Member
Off-topic but: Actually this is partly wrong.
It still is "Only on Playstation" on all their websites and when they secured the publishing deal Team Ninja deleted their own English website for the game and just redirect to Playstation Nioh site. Console Exclusive was used at PSX15 and one email picture someone received last year.
Some stores show the "Only on" logo in the cover but the game cover doesn't have it outside Asia region as far as I know, so it's just a marketing mess in that sense.
Team Ninja themselves have been pretty clear about its exclusivity but seeing Koei Tecmo being positive about releasing games on other platforms too it wouldn't come as surprise to see it elsewhere later.
theindieboy
Member
This is my mates tweet, yeah think it was clear it was an exclusive but the longer they went without saying it the more it sounded less likely to be exclusive. Glad someone let the cat out the bag finally.
No doubt. It's just weird to me seeing this level of interest for other consoles.
Only played them on PS consoles. I really did not remember Crash being on that many systems. Even so, i associate the game with PS. As i'm sure many do.
MeisterLeder
Banned
Uhm they deleted that tweet. Its not exclusive.
Gotdatmoney
Member
Again that isn't the point. This accusatory none sense that people dont care about crash and dont want the PS4 to have another exclusive. What is the basis?
ethomaz
Banned
No.
My examples shows the lack of "Only on PlayStation" means nothing at all... the opposite is true too... there are games with "Only on PlayStation" that get released on non-PlayStation platform.
But if you read my first reply about the subject you will understand I guess.
theindieboy
Member
Again deleting the tweet does not 100% mean it is not exclusive just means they should not have said it was exclusive at this point etc, or could be because its not exclusive will see if they contacted him.
robertsan21
Member
Awesome news. however it was quite obvious it would be PS4 Exklusive.
MeisterLeder
Banned
Uhm yes it means exactly that. This social media accounts dont know anything. And someone who is involved probably told them to not spread false informations.
It wasnt back then and still isnt exclusive until said otherwise by the PUBLISHER aka Activision.
Omnistalgic
Member
Are people actually interesting in playing this collection or just want/don't want another exclusive for the other team?
Why is this even important? It's crash remastered, it's coming to PS where majority of the fans originated and the franchise was created. If it comes to something else you own later, or at launch, buy it and enjoy it.
Honestly this is just kinda strange.
Why is this even important? It's crash remastered, it's coming to PS where majority of the fans originated and the franchise was created. If it comes to something else you own later, or at launch, buy it and enjoy it.
Honestly this is just kinda strange.
Or they told him/her that this is not supposed to be confirmed at this point. Obviously your version sounds more plausible
CircleOfFire
Member
Oh man, imagine if they made a PS4 CTR game, that would make me insanely happy.
It doesn't. Just fanboy logic or something.
Chobel
Member
It's a 3rd party owned IP previously put on multiple platforms, it's not that strange.
Tweet has gone, which means it was probably misinformation.
Tell your mate off for us please!
MeisterLeder
Banned
Or maybe people arent closed minded and can see beyond the exclusive fanboy nonsense.
Crash wasnt exclusive for years now and that still will continue. Why not be happy that more people get to play this games?
Crash cemented me to the PlayStation brand as my main, doesn't mean I skip out on other consoles for fanboy reasons.
I will never understand those emotional feelings towards videogame brands and hardware platforms.
Okay? The rest of us buy the products that make sense for us at the time (price, features, availability) instead of wearing a promise ring for a console manufacturer for 20 years. It makes business sense to extend the reach of your product.
The game will probably release on all consoles. It's activision lol. But there's probably a timed exclusive with Sony. No big deal, more people get to play the greatness that is Crash 2 and 3. Shame they didn't add in CTR tho. That's the greatest kart racer of all time.
People trying to convince people that N Sane Trilogy will be exclusive to PS4 forever makes no sense. So yea, I agree. Weird thread.
Okay? Point is that if a game isn't being touted as an exlusive it'll probably appear on other consoles at a later date. Activision is staying mum because their deal with Sony.
And as for "back then", Crash hasn't been a console exclusive for awhile now.
People trying to convince people that N Sane Trilogy will be exclusive to PS4 forever makes no sense. So yea, I agree. Weird thread.
Okay? Point is that if a game isn't being touted as an exlusive it'll probably appear on other consoles at a later date. Activision is staying mum because their deal with Sony.
And as for "back then", Crash hasn't been a console exclusive for awhile now.
It wasn't back then and still isn't multiplatform until said otherwise by the PUBLISHER aka Activision.
Well given that the last 4 Crash releases have been multiplatform, it's a reasonable enough question.
But really fun, so it evens out.
No, the point is it's exclusive until it isn't - not the other way around as the poster I was replying to was inferring.
martinstraka8282
Member
Is it not similar to pro sports fans? I cant explain why I cheer for the Ottawa senators yet I have for 20 years no matter who goes in or out from the organization.
Ive been a PlayStation fan and played on their platforms almost exclusively (mostly for budget reasons for many of those years) for just as long. I wont fight the battle but theres something inside of me that I cant explain that just makes me like them and their product more than the competitors. I dont see whats wrong with preferring one to another, or wanting them to "win".
Masterspeed
Member
I can see Msoft doing a Bajo returns type of thing this E3.
Not like Rare Replay
Rest assured that mods will stamp out port begging and platform speculation in threads that don't call for it. It's rampant in this thread because the nature of the exclusivity is the topic of discussion -- it's not really port begging in the rule-infringing sense to say "I hope this comes to the Switch!" or whatever when the predominant discussion point is just how exclusive the game truly is.
You'll get a banjo livery in Forza 7 and like it.
I'd rather this than to see shitposts when trying to have a decent discussion on a Crash thread.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
You should probably add that at no stage has it ever been confirmed as an exclusive. It's a fairly important point. I mean, the deleting of the tweet means 1 of 2 things.
1) It is exclusive but they're waiting to announce the exclusivity because reasons?
2) It's not exclusive