I can say it with a straight face after playing FF7R which is one of the best games released this year. You are only as good as your last release. It so happens the last release was great
Phil Spencer needs to wake up! If Microsoft wants a chance against Sony... they need to go this route. AAA 3rd party exclusives (or timed) like Sony is doing. A few exclusive 3rd party AA/indies isn't going to cut it.
Like all investments, you need to spend money to make money. Sony knows that.
FF7 Remake is amazing on so many levels it restored my faith in the franchise., but I actually enjoyed FF15 overall.FF ain't what it used to be so I give this a
MEH.
(Til they prove otherwise)
It's not that crazy if you consider what they managed to do with both Final Fantasy 7 Remake (full year exclusivity) and Spider-Man (third-party licensed turned exclusive by having a first-party team develop the game). And I'd say that both of those games are bigger - in terms of impact - than FFXVI and Silent Hill.But something like FF16 is just huge. And Silent Hill as well since it was rumored for years and some are dying for it to come back.
It's like if Sony announced GTA6 as a timed exclusive.
It's why I have serious doubts over this.
Imran Khan said:If you guys are mad about this [Spider-Man only being available on PlayStation platforms in Marvel’s Avengers], I suggest saving some energy, because the next year will be a marathon of getting upset.
Of course, the last quality FF IMO was FFX,
Bookmarking thisSo it's bullshit. Great.
I was so hyped when I found out FF13 was coming to Xbox.
Then I ended up getting it for PS3 instead? Was it timed?
It's not that crazy if you consider what they managed to do with both Final Fantasy 7 Remake (full year exclusivity) and Spider-Man (third-party licensed turned exclusive by having a first-party team develop the game). And I'd say that both of those games are bigger - in terms of impact - than FFXVI and Silent Hill.
And this would be just the tip of the iceberg for what Sony has in store for their platform in terms of deals with third-parties:
I can say it with a straight face after playing FF7R which is one of the best games released this year. You are only as good as your last release. It so happens the last release was great
Was it because it was on multiple discs on 360?This brings me memories. I was planning to get it for my 360 back then and ended up buying the PS3 version but I don’t remember why
What if that's Final Fantasy 16?Project Athia
FF7 Remake is amazing on so many levels it restored my faith in the franchise., but I actually enjoyed FF15 overall.
They're making sure to secure whatever deals possible for THEIR customers. From a business perspective, it makes sense. It works and that's why it'll continue to happen decades from now.Thanks for being so consumer friendly Sony!
Was it because it was on multiple discs on 360?
Preach!
FF7R was a fu***ng masterpiece and if Ghost of Tsushima had not released as well I would say FF7R was GOTY easy-peasy. Unless there are some genuine megaton releases in Q4 for nextgenthose two games will clean house imo.there are none
Phil Spencer needs to wake up! If Microsoft wants a chance against Sony... they need to go this route. AAA 3rd party exclusives (or timed) like Sony is doing. A few exclusive 3rd party AA/indies isn't going to cut it.
Like all investments, you need to spend money to make money. Sony knows that.
Yeah, but it’s still not consumer friendly lolThey're making sure to secure whatever deals possible for THEIR customers. From a business perspective, it makes sense. It works and that's why it'll continue to happen decades from now.
Well that generation they money hatted anything and everything, even EA as a whole, and this gen looks like they’re just moneyhatting everything as well, so it’s a fair comparison.Anyone else feel like PS5 is the new PS2? Yeah the competition may be stronger but it's the follow up to a highly successful system and it seems they're bringing their A game much like PS2 did.
Companies can always use a little extra cashThese are the sort of timed/full-on 3rd party exclusives that make no sense other than pure, unadulterated greed. SquareEnix is not hurting for cash, they have more than enough money (and infrastructure) to fund & develop a new mainline FF of their own volition. Nothing here is any different from when Microsoft purchased timed exclusivity for Rise of the Tomb Raider, also ironically a SquareEnix-published game.
It's like SquareEnix are competing with EA for title of Scummiest 3rd Party Publisher. There's not really much reason to lock 3rd-party content to a platform these days especially if the publisher is more than capable of funding the project themselves. It's not like the old days of SNES/MegaDrive etc. where the system architectures were just completely different and that alone might've demanded versions of games for one platform be totally different or cut out content to save cartridge space (as one example).
Also both Microsoft and Sony could potentially take this too far and be liable to a lawsuit for monopolistic anti-competitive business practices, Sony moreso ATM seeing what they are doing with SpiderMan (a character they don't even own). Though, a company hasn't actually been tried and found guilty of that since Nintendo in 1991 so... ...
Anyone else feel like PS5 is the new PS2? Yeah the competition may be stronger but it's the follow up to a highly successful system and it seems they're bringing their A game much like PS2 did.
Phil Spencer needs to wake up! If Microsoft wants a chance against Sony... they need to go this route. AAA 3rd party exclusives (or timed) like Sony is doing. A few exclusive 3rd party AA/indies isn't going to cut it.
Like all investments, you need to spend money to make money. Sony knows that.
What if that's Final Fantasy 16?
They didn't moneyhat EA. EA games that were console exclusive on PS1 like NFS were on every system known to man... except the Dreamcast.Yeah, but it’s still not consumer friendly lol
Well that generation they money hatted anything and everything, even EA as a whole, and this gen looks like they’re just moneyhatting everything as well, so it’s a fair comparison.
For people outside the PlayStation ecosystem? Yeah and that sucks but Sony is trying to make money for Sony.Yeah, but it’s still not consumer friendly lol
These are the sort of timed/full-on 3rd party exclusives that make no sense other than pure, unadulterated greed. SquareEnix is not hurting for cash, they have more than enough money (and infrastructure) to fund & develop a new mainline FF of their own volition. Nothing here is any different from when Microsoft purchased timed exclusivity for Rise of the Tomb Raider, also ironically a SquareEnix-published game.
It's like SquareEnix are competing with EA for title of Scummiest 3rd Party Publisher. There's not really much reason to lock 3rd-party content to a platform these days especially if the publisher is more than capable of funding the project themselves. It's not like the old days of SNES/MegaDrive etc. where the system architectures were just completely different and that alone might've demanded versions of games for one platform be totally different or cut out content to save cartridge space (as one example).
Also both Microsoft and Sony could potentially take this too far and be liable to a lawsuit for monopolistic anti-competitive business practices, Sony moreso ATM seeing what they are doing with SpiderMan (a character they don't even own). Though, a company hasn't actually been tried and found guilty of that since Nintendo in 1991 so... ...
Were you not around for the absolute shithead reactions to MS doing exactly this with Rise of the Tomb Raider? That brought out the ugly in a lot of console forum dwellers, and arguably much harsher towards Microsoft than what we're seeing here towards Sony because some people view MS as Satan incarnate.
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Not surprising look at FF7 Remake. This is why any chance they get Microsoft should fuck Sony over. Give people the same energy they give you.
Were you not around for the absolute shithead reactions to MS doing exactly this with Rise of the Tomb Raider? That brought out the ugly in a lot of console forum dwellers, and arguably much harsher towards Microsoft than what we're seeing here towards Sony because some people view MS as Satan incarnate.
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Final Fantasy VII Remake is a generic character action game and not even a JRPG anymore.
Final Fantasy has gone to shit. Everyone knows that. I doubt Final Fantasy 16 will even come out until 2030. And then, it'll probably be a huge disappointment, since Square(soft)Enix sucks now.
Who cares about Final Fantasy anymore?
They got timed exclusives for Series X like The Medium. There's just fewer opportunities not being in a position of power.
FF VII Remake was miles better than FF XV tho.FF ain't what it used to be so I give this a
MEH.
(Til they prove otherwise)
Xbox has been completely devoid of any AAA games so far this year. The fact that one of the biggest RPGs of the generation skipped their machine so far is a big dealNothing of value will be lost.