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[PauloRoberto]

It only shows that Playstation as a brand is not as strong as it used to be.

You must be a idiot or think i wanna to start a flame war, because the official numbers show that PS as a brand is as strong as ever (do they deserve? That is another story, personally I don't think they do). Square-ENix, on other hand... it's amazing how they stuck on the FUC*ING boring stagger combat style since FF XIII (Im sure they think that troligy is a master pice, i believe it's a piece of garbage that [read that part as Varré or Margit] tarnished all the following entries).

 

[supersale88]

How are they going to fit 150Gb game on a Nintendo Switch cart?

 

[asdasdasdbb]

The Final Fantasy brand is dying at the moment and Square has no answers.

Part of the issue is that PS is dead in Japan. The Switch sales will be interesting... porting it to XBox is just a waste of time.

How are they going to fit 150Gb game on a Nintendo Switch cart?

They're not.

 

[Duchess]

How are they going to fit 150Gb game on a Nintendo Switch cart?

Switch 2 has 256GB internal storage, so it's fine. Those SD Express cards also go up to 1TB, so it's not an issue.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

Switch 2 has 256GB internal storage, so it's fine.

That's not to say the big size won't be an issue though on Switch 2. The SD Express cards are pricey.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Think I might as well wait for the inevitable FFVII remake collection at this point since I still haven't bought rebirth. Maybe.
I heard Rebirth is a much better game than the first but at this point i want to know if they'll stick the landing for the 3rd game before I invest anymore of my time into this.

Had to force myself to finish Remake. I hate doing that and it wasn't worth it, such a poorly designed game with way too much forced padding to stretch it out. I do enjoy the combat very much though

 

[Elios83]

Just like proved by releasing these games on PC/Xbox this will be ultimately useless because the series hasn't evolved or gained new fans since the peak in the FF7-FFX era 20 years ago.
New generations don't care about the FF IP and they have no reason to since the games that were released during their time were the FFXIII trilogy, the complete unfinished mess FFXV and the dull action game wannabe FFXVI.

This will just help to gain a bit of users in Japan with the Switch2.
Their problem is not multiplatform but that they have to rebuild the brand with a string of actual great games that don't take 7 years to be released and give reasons to people under 35 to give it at least a look.

 

[Ozriel]

Part of the issue is that PS is dead in Japan. The Switch sales will be interesting... porting it to XBox is just a waste of time.

An Xbox port will be relatively cheap and it shouldn't be difficult to recoup investment and turn a profit.

At the same time, they'd be expanding the playerbase which could pay dividends for future games.

 

[adamsapple]

How are they going to fit 150Gb game on a Nintendo Switch cart?

Like this:

 

[LordOcidax]

How are they going to fit 150Gb game on a Nintendo Switch cart?

Nvidia has an amazing compression tech Star Wars Outlaw is 70 gb on PS5 and 20 gb on Switch 2, also SD express memory expansion.

 

[LordOcidax]

Like this:

Exactly, the game also comes in a Game Key disc in the big consoles.

 

[xenosys]

Just like proved by releasing these games on PC/Xbox this will be ultimately useless because the series hasn't evolved or gained new fans since the peak in the FF7-FFX era 20 years ago.

That's part of the problem. For a lot of people, it's evolved way too much.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

That's not to say the big size won't be an issue though on Switch 2. The SD Express cards are pricey.

Not really, you can get a 512gb card for $60.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Late 2026 or 2027 at the latest.

For Rebirth? Yeah like next holiday or spring 2027. Something like that.

The 3rd one…yikes that won't be so great on Switch 2. But curious how Rebirth shows when they eventually show footage.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Not really, you can get a 512gb card for $60.

??? For 512GB that's really expensive. And that's also not even the price of a 512, $60 is the price of 256 GB for SD express. Which is ridiculous. 512s are over $100 on average.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

I'm glad part 3 is coming but I don't like that the switch 2 version and Xbox is going to slow the PlayStation 5 version down.

Huh? What kind of logic is being used here

 

[FoxMcChief]

I'm glad part 3 is coming but I don't like that the switch 2 version and Xbox is going to slow the PlayStation 5 version down.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

??? For 512GB that's really expensive. And that's also not even the price of a 512, $60 is the price of 256 GB for SD express. Which is ridiculous. 512s are over $100 on average.

Try the Onn brand.

 

[Astray]

Part of the issue is that PS is dead in Japan. The Switch sales will be interesting... porting it to XBox is just a waste of time.

Dead in Japan yes, but that doesn't explain the abysmal performances in the rest of the world.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

Dead in Japan yes, but that doesn't explain the abysmal performances in the rest of the world.

I get the impression that Square's other RPG franchises pretty much sell only in Japan. We'd be calling those a flop too if it wasn't for the Switch.

While I think Part 3 got greenlit because they thought they could do it on the cheap, it wouldn't surprise me if FF gets downgraded to A/AA if Switch sales are poor.

 

[Woopah]

I'm glad part 3 is coming but I don't like that the switch 2 version and Xbox is going to slow the PlayStation 5 version down.

Do you think Rebirth was slowed down by the fact the game can by ported to Xbox and Switch 2?

 

[DreamcastSkies]

Good that means PC should get a day 1 release.

The Remake Project has been more than playing a few games for me. It's been a journey. I can't wait for part 3 and I'm happy more people will be able to play this series now

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Try the Onn brand.

That's the only brand that's near what you're saying and they're Walmart exclusive. The 512 is still more than $60 tho. The vast majority are far higher and the average 256GB MicroSD express is $60.

 

[Boy bawang]

People should welcome the fact that more games come to switch 2. With the rising cost of game development, the bottleneck in visuals is much less on console computing power. A game targeting 1080p-1440p/30-40fps on switch 2 would ensure a 60fps on the tethered machines. And everyone is happy (I certainly am with 40fps performance modes if it means playing on the go).

And anyway, whether they like it or not, games will come to Switch 2. It's close enough from the Series S to receive nearly anything, and it's the successor of the most successful console of all times. You don't have a choice.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Do you think Rebirth was slowed down by the fact the game can by ported to Xbox and Switch 2?

It most definitely is not. They don't worry about ports until late in development and they have external partners/ platform holders to help sort out issues. After all it's the same engine as what they used for the first two

 

[Neofire]

It most definitely is not. They don't worry about ports until late in development and they have external partners/ platform holders to help sort out issues. After all it's the same engine as what they used for the first two

Based on what data or source? SE themselves said that development would be the beneficial to all of they focused on one platform.

Ignoring that fact and let's go with your theory, you are telling me that adding four other platforms vs only one takes the same effort and resources? Even though almost all said platforms very in, bandwidth, system memory, GPU and CPU power?

Are you insane? Lol

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Based on what data or source? SE themselves said that development would be the beneficial to all of they focused on one platform.

Ignoring that fact and let's go with your theory, you are telling me that adding four other platforms vs only one takes the same effort and resources? Even though almost all said platforms very in, bandwidth, system memory, GPU and CPU power?

Are you insane? Lol

Did you read my post?

 

[Neofire]

Did you read my post?

Did you? I know it's hard to believe the nonsense you posted but you said it I didn't. There is zero proof that part 3 is going to be "ported after" the PS5 version releases when SE just said that part 3 will be multiple from day one. I never said anything about rebirth or remake I specifically mentioned part 3.

Of course they have the port the Xbox and switch 2 versions after , the games have been out for years lol I'm talking about part 3 and it's development being slowed down.

 

[Minari]

And it will still sell less than rebirth i bet.