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[Shaheed79]

Was Squeenix on 360 the major so called defection that gaming sites were speaking of? If so how anti-climatic showing FFXI and all.

 

[jenov4]

Yeah that was likely it. Xbots am cry.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

FFXI announced for X-Box.

FFXIII vaguely announced for PS3.

megaton.

 

[newsguy]

Unfortunately I think it was, and I could give a fuck about homoerotic Japanese art style.

 

[byproduct]

Unless Nintendo pull something out of their hat Squenix for Xbox was it.

Sony pretty much confirmed they are keeping everything important though and MS have kept DOA4/Team Ninja so I don;t know what could be left.

 

[civilstrife]

defection? Sounds more like square is just trying to broaden their market.
This just doesn't seem that significant to me.

 

[Izzy]

Squeenix and Epic.

 

[seismologist]

Tecmo seems awfully quiet.

 

[dorio]

The defection was said to be to Sony, so maybe epic.

 

[Semjaza Azazel]

They automatically get to claim more people on Play Online than will likely use its features. I guess they've got that going for them.

 

[goomba]

Well there is still one press conference to go

Notice Resident evil 5 was NOT announced for PS3, perhaps nintendo managed to keep first dibs on that.

 

[jenov4]

Remember a time when Square announced FF:CC for the GC and everyone figured it was over for Sony? Sounds familiar eh!?

 

[fse]

Wait until tomorrow for the defection.

 

[sc0la]

Still waiting for easily-identifiable-weapon-ton

 

[HokieJoe]

The defection was said to be to Sony, so maybe epic.

I think MS has inked Epic for like five(?) games for the 360. Plus their heavy use of UE3 engine would make me think not; but who knows.

 

[Shaheed79]

Wait until tomorrow for the defection.

Thats what I'm guessing because nothing today implied the kind of impact that was suggested from the supposed turn-over. I highly doubt anyone is defecting to Nintendo though unless ofcourse Mikami convinces Clover Studios to go Rev exclusive.

 

[Deku Tree]

So what was the defection?

Plz don't say people were hyping FFXI to x360 as the "major defection"...

 

[Pellham]

sounds like there wasn't a defection. what was the origin of that bullshit anyway?

 

[trilobyte]

dunno

 

[Elios83]

A few people were talking about an unbelievable megaton/defection that would have transfomed this place in a battlefield.
So there are three possiblities:

1)They were lying.
2)They were hugely overrating the announcements.
3)None of the rumored things were revealed at the E3 but will be later.

 

[trilobyte]

shit thought you meant infection

NEVERMIND

 

[Lionheart]

There's still the rumored Kotor III for PS3, but no concrete indictations. It could explain the 'easily identifiable weapon' I guess.

Also Julian Eggebrecht from Factor 5 talked at the Sony press conference, but a F5 game on PS3 would not be a major defection.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

Was Squeenix on 360 the major so called defection that gaming sites were speaking of? If so how anti-climatic showing FFXI and all.

Failed expectations appears to be the running theme for Microsoft's console business. I swear to god, every year it's "OH JESUS MY ASS IS BLEEDING FROM SUCH OVERWHELMINGLY AMAZING NEWS I CAN'T TELL YOU ABOUT!!!!!1"

And then some lame duck announcement is made, and nobody cares until the next Halo game is announced. Oxygen used to be good for this sort of nudge, nudge, wink, wink crap. DCharlie seems to be holding up in his stead though.

 

[jett]

I thought it was the Epic/Unreal stuff. I mean, touting that they ported the UE3 engine in 2 months with no problem has got to hurt microsoft somewhat.

 

[Amir0x]

Well, the SQUEENIX thing WAS supposed to be a big thing in theory.

But the execution was atrocious.

<---------- But most of all...

 

[Elios83]

Epic has just ported the UE on PS3 and seems to prefer the PS3 hardware (mostly because of nVidia) over X360 but you can't call that a defection when the only exclusive is GOW for X360 :lol
And you can't call a defection a Square Enix willing to take money from everywhere keeping the major stuff on Ps3 and bringing FFXI on X360 and Crystal Chronicles on Rev ^^'

 

[Izzy]

Maybe you just didn't pay attention.

 

[Redbeard]

Too Human trilogy for X360 is the only announcement that could pass as a defection.

 

[Solid]

Axsider was talking about an "old friend" returning to Sony. Who was that?

 

[human5892]

Maybe you just didn't pay attention.

*gasp*

Izzy = TEH INSIDER!!

 

[Izzy]

Axsider was talking about an "old friend" returning to Sony. Who was that?

Can't speak in his name - but probably Lemmings.

 

[Yusaku]

Square needs to not fucking worry about PS3 or 360 and fucking get FF12 out the door.