letmetrythisname
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Thought I mention this but King of Fighters XIV also had a PS4 Console Exclusive Label.
And it still has a strong chance of coming to PC, seeing as multiple KOF games are already on Steam.
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Yakuza 0 shows "PS4 Console Exclusive". Coming to PC? (Nah)
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And it still has a strong chance of coming to PC, seeing as multiple KOF games are already on Steam.
Kenzodielocke
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Madrugador
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Do it Sega. I'll buy it.
SunDimension24
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Maybe in 2024 and their first game will be persona 4 dancing all night.
Necromanti
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If series like Way of the Samurai (which I adore) were feasible to bring over to Steam, then I don't see why the Yakuza series couldn't find some success on there.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Only reason SNK got back into making new games is the sales of their backlog on PC/Steam.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
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Eh, I mean it's Sega. PC prolly their most important platform, I could see it coming along with that crappy VC RPG spin-off.
purseowner
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persona 5 doesn't have a contrived EXCLUSIVE labeling on its boxart
That's because it's on PS3 too.
P5 will never come to Vita or PC, no matter how much I want to quadruple dip.
DeathSparks
Member
That is true
SEGA did say they had plans to announce more regarding PC releases in 2017 later in the year.
Honestly, it's about time if it does come to PC. It's just another way to help sustain the series in the West, so any fan of Yakuza should hopefully be pretty stoked if the market opens up to a whole other set of potential buyers.
Honestly, it's about time if it does come to PC. It's just another way to help sustain the series in the West, so any fan of Yakuza should hopefully be pretty stoked if the market opens up to a whole other set of potential buyers.
lowhighkang_LHK
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If this is true, I don't understand why companies want to stealth release their games on PC, at sometimes several months to years after the console version comes out. I'm sure Sega has better means of properly disclosing what platforms their game will come out on, without having people on a message board investigate box art logos. Seems silly.
I think it's mostly because they want their options open and they aren't contractually obligated to release it on one platform.
I think it's mostly because they want their options open and they aren't contractually obligated to release it on one platform.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
I think VC on on PC outsold the console version by a fuck ton lol. Am I right?
Yeah, including a few in this thread repeating the same reasoning.
lowhighkang_LHK
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It's impossible to know. You can look at steamspy sales which represents the complete sales of a game worldwide. Versus, maybe the first few weeks of the game in one region in Japan which doesn't even include all sales if it's distribution (be it physical or digital)
Jawmuncher
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You can not get why they do, but it doesn't change the fact that they do do it, like all the time. A ton of them just like go "oh yeah, Arslan is coming to PC too" that only gets noticed because an icon is at the end of the trailer. Hell I remember one game's PC release being discovered because of press on like a Brazillian facebook post (which still had lots of people trying to deny it in the thread).
Or the Valkyria Chronicles port being discovered because of an ESRB / PEGI rating.
I don't think they are going for a "stealth" release as much as it's probably not day and date and they might announce it in a while.
I say it in this case because I never trust Sega to port thier Japanese made games in any kind of reasonable time frame if at all. They may tell us its being considered and then we never hear of it again.
DeathSparks
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The day when ATLUS decides to put Persona on PC is the day when Half Life 3 gets announced
I'm joking of course but I would love see Persona on PC but I know that's never happening
Shipped over a million on the PS3, if I recall.
Stone Ocean
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I'd be down for the Yakuza games on PC, specially since I didn't get to play 5 yet.
Cow Goes Moo
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the console version typically already exists, "traditional" marketing is more of a (imo) thing for console versions anyway
i mean edf4.1 pc announce time was very short and it sold well
they probably need more time to implement specific pc options; it won't be day and date
anyone not aware hasn't been paying attention
except for 3ds titles, cause porting
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
Atlus doesn't like $$$ so it ain't happening. They don't care about dollars outside of Japan.
Infernostew
Member
After how terribly Yakuza 1 & 2 HD bombed on WiiU, there is 0 chance they put it on a Nintendo console ever again.
DeathSparks
Member
Never forget the great troll that was the Persona 5 on PC leak when someone hacked the Atlus website
I don't know if that's true. The Wii U clearly has a lot of baggage in regards to the bombing. If the NX is a hit, I can see them trying again. Though anything around launch is unlikely.
Succinct Verbosity
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I feel like this kind of game is well suited to PC.
test_account
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What would you suggest they do? Cant really see that much that could be done that would be worth it for Sony. A PC port is a good business try from Sega.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
I don't think the audience cares. The PSP games weren't all that hot either. PC has a better chance than NX
Necromanti
Member
They released the Yakuza remasters on the Wii U!? That seems like insanity. Although I guess Nintendo made it happen.
Kresnik258
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Akiba's Beat won't stay an "Only on PlayStation" game either, lol.
Tizoc
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They alrady teased vanquish weeks ago, slow poke
Stone Ocean
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Oh shit, you got a link for that?
Infernostew
Member
Yup. I think it sold about a miserable 2,000 copies week 1. Would've been better spent spending the money to insert the English translation into the game and selling it WW.
I always thought Yakuza would be a good target for a PC port.
Would find a solid audience on PC and has no justification for staying exclusive.
Platinum was teasing it.
Atlus are now owned by a publicly traded company.
Sunk cost fallacy > more people enjoying games
Would find a solid audience on PC and has no justification for staying exclusive.
Platinum was teasing it.
Atlus are now owned by a publicly traded company.
Sunk cost fallacy > more people enjoying games
So far, being PS exclusive hasn't worked out at all for Sega when it comes to sales in the west. Of all the platform choices, I think Yakuza should do well on PC as that playerbase has historically been able to recognize quality in niche titles like Yakuza and purchased them in droves.
I don't understand this mentality, especially for Yakuza. You may as well say, "I hope this series continues to fail in sales, and remains niche forever."
MillionStabs
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Alright Sega, you've got my attention. I'll give you a 3 month window after the PS4 launch to make the announcment
Well I understand people being dubious of Amazon listings and pictures, but this being on the official website as well as just being updated on Amazon in such close proximity, certain makes it much more likely in my book
In which case several sites including the official one are having an error that coincidentally happened in a very small time frame
Orniletter
Banned
Don't read too much into labels.
Exactly !
It's not like european playstation exclusive labels could be incorrect.
GhostTrick
Banned
Don't read too much into labels.
Of course you can read into these. Sure, the "Only on PlayStation" isn't a guarantee. But a "PS4 console exclusive" ? Heck, this is a stealth confirmation if anything.
The 1 million figure was the PC numbers included I believe.
VC bombed hard at release date on PS3, but it did pick up some legs from good word of mouth and then subsequent sales.
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