FFXV and KHIII were announced before the platform was released. Many other games likely started to be developed before it was clear PS4 will have succeeded by a wide margin (DQXI, DQH, SO5, all portings / remasters).
You completely missed my point.
FFXV and KH 3 were announced for PS4/XBO, not as PS4 exclusive. Which is my point here again. SE wasn't even confident that they will sell it on PS4 alone and they made it PS4/XBO before the console even launched.
Once the console was out and started selling like hot cakes, they announced KH II.8 and were confident enough to make it PS4 exclusive, ignoring even XBO let alone PS3.
DQH, SO5 are cross-platform so not sure why you are mentioning it here. They just reinforce my point that SE wasn't confident of PS4 sales, like they are now.
It is also pretty clear from DQXI that it was initially in development for the 3DS and that has received the most attention. I'd argue that the 3DS version is the lead platform here while they developed the PS4 version for the purpose of Western markets and to later port it to other platforms down the line. It won't remain PS4 exclusive.
I don't know how we could do lists in this very moment, but as I can't stand the "NX everithing port" discussion, I'd say the same for a vague and generic "PS4 everything port" discussion too.
If you say that some games can go multiplat on both direction (as SMT to PS4 and WoFF to NX) while others will stay exclusive (as YW or FFVII remake) I agree.
If the discussion is: FFVII WILL BE ON NX too or SMTV WILL BE ON PS4 too, and that's all, I'd disagree.
I remember having tried to setup a discussion on what possible changes (in terrms of IPs) there could be about Japanese games if (IF) there will be no Sony handheld in the future and if )IF) the NX will be an actual 3DS successor, and even if I don't remember exactly the single franchises I think that the general assumption that many games can became NX/PS4 multiplat games could be shared by many.
It is the bolded.
sörine;190052642 said:
You say that as if PS4 by any metric could be considered the best selling platform in Japan? It's currently PlayStation 4th Place ltd.
It will soon become the best selling and most revelant platform after Wii U is dead and dusted, which is next year. The future of NX depends on what direction they take with it so I can't comment on it. But an NX console will be dead in Japan.
sörine;190052642 said:
They won't port the 3DS version (custom engine, dual screen 2D/3D setup), what's the point in that? You can be sure it'll be the big beautiful easily portable UE4 version.
Let me know once we have an "easily portable" open world RPG running on a Smartphone. I can't wait for DQXI on Smartphones and NX. Same with FFVII: Remake