Explain why the launch trailer and marketing stuff of nier had its steam logo removed after a few hours and why the release date for pc wasn't known prior to a few hours before releasing then.
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Squenix: No Plans to Release FFVII Remake for Other Platforms
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Like the many indies on the last E3? I would like to know about Blair Witch, Way of the Woods, Outer Wilds...
I thought it had been announced for Xbox One. Oh well, guess I'll wait for a port or just play the original.
I just realised:
Rise of the TR - SE
Nier Automata - SE
FF7R - SE
They are evil I'll tell ya. Evil!
Rise of the TR - SE
Nier Automata - SE
FF7R - SE
They are evil I'll tell ya. Evil!
Well it's impossible to make a one-side deal.
But in the case of Nier they never said it was "first on PS4" like FF7.
SE definitely have their priorities planned for this game and their actions say "preorder this game on PS4 if you want to play it next March". 1 million is no small number but if I were them I'd prioritize the same way, just focus on PS4 now.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure Nier flat out was said to be a money thing. Thus why they picked PS4 & PC and then it came later.
The only involvement here is paying for the game to show up later elsewhere.
I expect it to show up on PC in 2021 or so, but it won't be made by original team. That team will be busy on the next part
Thing is Sony never said for Nier that it's exclusive for PS4. Square did :
1. the absolute certainty with which people are speaking on stuff is hilar
2. the clinging to words from 4 years ago versus what is being portrayed now is interesting to say the least
we can't do anything but wait and see. what's the point of arguing over conjecture & assumptions
2. the clinging to words from 4 years ago versus what is being portrayed now is interesting to say the least
we can't do anything but wait and see. what's the point of arguing over conjecture & assumptions
I just hope people keep the same positive energy when other platform holders do these money hats ( Nintendo and ms)
PC in 2019 is a huge market in itself, though. And of course there are going to be millions out there that never intend to own a Playstation but want to play the game. That's the real target pool for Square Enix long-term. If anything the double dippers are more inclined to wait for a sale or already sold their original copy second-hand, at least that's what I used to do before switching to mostly digital this generation.
I honestly don't know anyone in real life that buys the same game twice. I'm not denying they exist, but this place is a bubble, and realistically the average consumer has the mentality that they already bought something once...so why buy it again?
Is trying to figure out how much this might sell on the Xbox/PC to justify how Square Enix could be making a mistake of some kind, the new "Spider-Man would have been the same and sold a lot more as a multiplatform game"??
It's foolish to get your hopes up based on obvious mistakes like this, with PS4 exclusives of this magnitude. It was announced as "first on PS4" but market conditions change, publisher relationships adapt and change, plans change. We know Sony is focusing hard on strengthening their relationships with third-party publishers. It wouldn't surprise me if this is one of the first steps in that direction.
It's foolish to get your hopes up based on obvious mistakes like this, with PS4 exclusives of this magnitude. It was announced as "first on PS4" but market conditions change, publisher relationships adapt and change, plans change. We know Sony is focusing hard on strengthening their relationships with third-party publishers. It wouldn't surprise me if this is one of the first steps in that direction.
Spiderman wouldn't be the same game because Sony helped the development.
And the deal with FF7 is unknown and was made ages ago, it's not a new thing.
Like Octopath Traveler, Dragon Quest 11 S, Blair Witch, Outer Wilds?
We comparing indies to major publishers? And dragon quest s should absolutely be criticized square and general should be held to a higher standard for accepting bags of money
How did Sony help with development? Like what did they do? I always thought it was all insomniac
'We have no plans to bring an Unreal 4 adaptation of Final Fantasy VII to any other platforms'
lmao okay Square, sure, uh huh. Anyone who actually believes that: I have a bridge to sell you.
Even the E3 2015 trailer said "play it FIRST on PS4", so we've known literally since the reveal over four years ago that there were plans for other platforms. But Square's gotta get as many double-dippers as possible, I guess, even if it means outright BSing in a press release.
lmao okay Square, sure, uh huh. Anyone who actually believes that: I have a bridge to sell you.
Even the E3 2015 trailer said "play it FIRST on PS4", so we've known literally since the reveal over four years ago that there were plans for other platforms. But Square's gotta get as many double-dippers as possible, I guess, even if it means outright BSing in a press release.
Lmao yeah because they would totally confirm other versions in a random interview. This shit will be on a xbox press conference stage probably if it does eventually happen
The only recent SE title I think that is exclusive to PS is DQ Builder.
Edit: That's even not true, it's on Switch also.
Edit: That's even not true, it's on Switch also.
Yeah, but that was 4 years ago. Things can change a lot in 4 years.
I do not want to play this on my launch PS4, and I'm not getting a pro to play this at decent performance, especially when I have a perfectly capable X1X
Unless Sony is actually fronting development costs, I'm forced to assume this is just standard SE stupidity. Or trying to milk the fans even harder
Unless Sony is actually fronting development costs, I'm forced to assume this is just standard SE stupidity. Or trying to milk the fans even harder
Time to ask MS to spend the dough in the war chest and get this game.
Indeed, they could've made plans to put the game on 5+ platforms instead of the 2-3 they were originally targeting :P
Snark aside: yes, I know things change, but consider the constants here as well: Final Fantasy VII is still an enormously popular IP after all these years, and that's not likely to change in the near future. There's absolutely zero chance the remake is going to just stay on PS4; that would be nuts, especially with how port-heavy Square has become recently. Maybe FF7-R's PS4 exclusivity will last for a year, or six months, etc., but once that's up, Square's going to make moves, no question. This is a remake of their biggest (non-mobile) golden goose, and on an engine that makes it easy to port. By mid-2021, it's going to be on just about everything that can run it.
First, I hate timed exclusivity for games that will and should hit all platforms.
Second, Xbox Germany made a mistake.
Third, Square's reaction is total bullshit. "There are no plan for other platforms" sounds like the game is an exclusive. But then it says "play it first on PS4" for which we exactly know the meaning, just not the time length.
Fourth, we need to call out those type of deals more regularly, from all sides.
Second, Xbox Germany made a mistake.
Third, Square's reaction is total bullshit. "There are no plan for other platforms" sounds like the game is an exclusive. But then it says "play it first on PS4" for which we exactly know the meaning, just not the time length.
Fourth, we need to call out those type of deals more regularly, from all sides.
What if it is now?
There are many scenarios available now that we know that the game is going to be multi-part.