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Media Create Sales: Week 12, 2016 (Mar 21 - Mar 27)
- Thread starter Chris1964
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Moor-Angol
Banned
sure, star ocean on 3ds would have saved the game industry, as usual
I clicked on this page and was "711K for SO5" and I was like what, then saw the real thing...
Now about VP3 proposal, lol. They should have made that one first. It was really unexpected that this game was even made honestly.
I still think Nier will do better, well it can't do worse I guess but a lot better than this.
Now about VP3 proposal, lol. They should have made that one first. It was really unexpected that this game was even made honestly.
I still think Nier will do better, well it can't do worse I guess but a lot better than this.
What did the 3DS ever do to you - chill lol.
SO5 performance is proving again that on home consoles you need to go big or go home unless you have a hardcore fanbase that will eat up every release. FFXV, Persona and DQXI will do well on homeconsoles because they are big IPs and the games will be very polished releases.
Just "solid" rpgs ala SO5 dont really cut it anymore if the game isnt on handhelds as well. Thats the reason why if somehow possible all these japanese games hit PS Vita as well in addition to PS3/PS4.
Which is also the main reason why the NX handheld will be needed for consoles games that cant be easily ported to Vita down the line.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
It's okay. Jrpgs like SOV have great legs right guys, right...
PS3 version.....BELIEVE?
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Go_Ly_Dow
Member
This level of first page trolling is evil.
If I didn't respect u so much I wud be reporting you to the mods
Sammy Samusu
Member
So what is happening to the JRPG crowd on PS platforms? We have had quite a few casualties in the past few years.
We can discuss isolated cases like SO5, but I think we should also try to analyze the situation as a whole.
I mean, Setsuna launched to pitiful sales and it charted for what, two weeks?
We can discuss isolated cases like SO5, but I think we should also try to analyze the situation as a whole.
I mean, Setsuna launched to pitiful sales and it charted for what, two weeks?
KillerMan91
Member
I don't think having handheld version of SO5 would have changed that much. When the game opens way lower than its prequel on fricking X360 in Japan it tells me that the issue is more with the franchise than with the lowish userbase of PS4.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
For what Setsuna is I would say it's performance was solid. Inline with Falcoms low budget titles.
SO5 combined LTD of PS3 + PS4 + digital may just fall shy of the 200K mark. .... maybe....
It's bad, but it's the new ballpark given the decline in market size and demand for AAA over midtier.
test_account
XP-39C²
Could have been Vita too
Are there any differences on other platforms?
Mobile JRPGs (of the f2p variety) are actually in a major upswing overall as taste has shifted progressively more midcore.
Ha, perfect top-of-the-page post.
jetsetnickradio
Member
This is what happens when you consort with foreigners, Square Enix!!
Weeping for Star Ocean and the future of AA JRPGs on consoles.
Media Create:
PS4 30,081
New3DS LL 22,020
Vita 17,153
New3DS 5,376
Wii U 3,541
3DS 2,069
PS3 1,537
3DS LL 342
Xbox One 207
Star Ocean 5: 113k
Yo-kai Sangokushi: 269k
PS4 30,081
New3DS LL 22,020
Vita 17,153
New3DS 5,376
Wii U 3,541
3DS 2,069
PS3 1,537
3DS LL 342
Xbox One 207
Star Ocean 5: 113k
Yo-kai Sangokushi: 269k
QuiteWhittle
Member
Looks like you were right, I guess?
Saoshyant
Member
Yeah, when the high budget JRPG is selling the same as the tiny budget Unity one, there is a massive problem with that market and publishers will shift accordingly. This is very likely the end of all higher budget JRPGs that aren't named Dragon Quest/Final Fantasy and, eventually, even those because -- indies aside -- game making isn't becoming any cheaper.
Edit: oh, this is what I get for leaving the window open without refreshing for a couple of minutes. At least SO5 did better than Setsuna, but those numbers are still rather dire.
Edit: oh, this is what I get for leaving the window open without refreshing for a couple of minutes. At least SO5 did better than Setsuna, but those numbers are still rather dire.