Fixed for reality.Dr_Cogent said:I would say MS/360 is making this real for Konamiand Square. What platform has the largest install base? The 360. Where is the money at? The 360. Turns out MS was right about releasing before Sony did.
What platform has the largest install base in Japan? Wii. Where is the money at in Japan? Wii/DS. Where does Square Enix make about 40% of all its worldwide game sales? Japan. Which region can Square Enix not afford to gamble their marketshare and franchise mindshare on a poor-selling console? Japan.
That kinda muddles this whole principle and makes Square Enix's decision a whole lot tougher, doesn't it? I'm sorry, but going multiplatform on the 360 and PS3 STILL means that Square Enix is basically abandoning sales of FFXIII in Japan, and the amount of people I saw post the remote possibility of this seems staggering to me.
I don't know what to think of this DMC4 business... didn't expect it to quite explode in the fashion that it did, but I can see the concern about the future of the PS3 going on. So yeah... I think I need to sleep on this some more, I'm sure this thread will still be on the front page of the forum when I get home from work tomorrow evening.