fernoca said:
Unlike most users, I do read threads before replying..
Well, I was trying to be generous. I guess it's also possible you read the thread and didn't actually understand the words contained therein.
Square-Enix is a publically traded company. That means they report results on both a quarterly and fiscal-year basis, and that their performance is measured in part in terms of steady growth period-over-period.
Releasing two of their tentpole titles in one year, and then none the following year, will cause a large dip in revenue for that following year. In order to avoid this, S-E (like any large, publically traded software publisher) distributes their AAA titles as evenly as possible to keep their revenue even.
Note that this reason is in itself a sufficient reason to release FFXIII in 2009, but that doesn't imply necessarily that there aren't others. It could be that the game simply won't be ready before 2009, or that S-E would want to wait for 2009 so that the PS3's install base was larger. My personal guess is that both are true, but nonetheless the game would
still get pushed back to 2009 if neither was true.
ethelred said:
Dragon Quest IX dwarfs White Knight Story in importance and focus.
And especially in how many actual cash yens it will put in Level 5's pocket. :lol
Lightning said:
Not from Level 5's perspective it doesn't....
From Level 5's perspective, Layton bestrides both like a colossus, so...
Magnus said:
Not surprising, just annoying. DQ trash impeding FF releases enrages me.
I'm calling Wada and ordering that FFXIII be delayed another year now, just to spite you.
