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Time to debunk this rumor... Xenon 2005
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jarrod said:
PC/XB games sell noticably more consoles then PS2/XB/GC games,there are tons of examples,and this years SC3,Band of Brothers,Men of Valor,KOTO2 and Doom 3 will be good examples.
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jarrod said:Madden kills all those examples actually.
Well,it doesnt in terms of copies sold,but it doesnt sell hardware as much as PC/XB releases will push XB this fall or so i think,which is my point.
I dunno, I'd say Madden has been instrumental to PS2's American success. At launch and then consistantly afterward it's fueled sales (not to mention being a killer online app for 2 years running) and seems to be the only gaming series consistantly pulling an additional 500k with each installment. I'd say Madden 2006 will likely be Xenon's most important launch game also...Fleming said:
Madden most definietly sold more PS2s than anything has XBoxes. Even Halo I'd bet.
Lists are like pissing contests. There's no way you can *really* define any of these games as good games or wether or not they're gonna be good sellers and it's not like a person's opinion or a game's sales dictate wether they're good or not either!
I think jedimike is just pissed 'cos alot of people believe (since Xenon is coming next year) that the first X-BOX is going to look bleak next year. Thing is, it *will* look bleak if the "next generation" is already coming *and* MS can't have BC to help the transition between generations. No way around it...MS themselves want this generation to END as soon as possible and they WILL force developers to jump to Xenon early, move projects to it and basically cut short X-BOX...no amount of lists will change that. GAMECUBE will have two HUGE games next year (LOZ & RE4), while X-BOX's last really HUGE games (Halo 2 & KOTOR 2) will be this year. I see GAMECUBE & PS2 filling out this generation more fully and with BC in both their next systems I don't see them having as much transitional problems. MS, on the other hand, will have a shorter X-BOX lifespan that will hit a brick wall transition to Xenon since it'll be launching, I think, prematurly. You think they're gonna care about X-BOX when Xenon is out? They will make sacrifices to try and ensure Xenon has a successful launch & first year.
I think jedimike is just pissed 'cos alot of people believe (since Xenon is coming next year) that the first X-BOX is going to look bleak next year. Thing is, it *will* look bleak if the "next generation" is already coming *and* MS can't have BC to help the transition between generations. No way around it...MS themselves want this generation to END as soon as possible and they WILL force developers to jump to Xenon early, move projects to it and basically cut short X-BOX...no amount of lists will change that. GAMECUBE will have two HUGE games next year (LOZ & RE4), while X-BOX's last really HUGE games (Halo 2 & KOTOR 2) will be this year. I see GAMECUBE & PS2 filling out this generation more fully and with BC in both their next systems I don't see them having as much transitional problems. MS, on the other hand, will have a shorter X-BOX lifespan that will hit a brick wall transition to Xenon since it'll be launching, I think, prematurly. You think they're gonna care about X-BOX when Xenon is out? They will make sacrifices to try and ensure Xenon has a successful launch & first year.
What's on the agenda for PS2 in 2005? Aside from Ys 6 and FF12, most of the games I'm really looking forward to on that system are coming out this year...
And yeah, if Phantasy Star Universe becomes a GC exclusive, and if it's an offline RPG developed by Rieko Kodama and Overworks... GC will *OWN*... Oh yeah, where's 100 Marios???
And yeah, if Phantasy Star Universe becomes a GC exclusive, and if it's an offline RPG developed by Rieko Kodama and Overworks... GC will *OWN*... Oh yeah, where's 100 Marios???
Resonance is still set for a 2004 release, as far as I know.Redbeard said:
As jarrod mentioned, Fate of Ages' developer Onisoft is still seeking a publisher for the title, for any territory. However, the developers have mentioned there's potential for PC & PS2 releases of the title, so it may not even end up on the list anyway.
I've mainly only been keeping up with RPG releases, so for that genre there is (* = may not see US release):djtiesto said:
Ambrosia Odyssey*
Arc the Lad: Generation*
Champions: Return to Arms
Dragon Warrior VIII: The Sky, the Sea, the Earth, & the Cursed Princess
Final Fantasy XII
Front Mission Online (also on PC)
Full Metal Alchemist & the Broken Angel
Kingdom Hearts II
Phantasy Star Universe (maybe)
SEGA Ages: Phantasy Star Trilogy
Shining Force (title pending)*
Shining Tears*
StellaDeus*
Tales of Destiny II*
Tales of Rebirth*
Tales of Symphonia Plus*
Wild ARMs: Another Code: F*
Xenosaga: Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse
Kind of a half-assed list, I know, I'm sure somebody can do a better job.
Oh and Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim is set for November.
KOTOR didn't sell systems fleming, the month it released (July) it barely outsold the GC by 10k. The only new exclusive entry Nintendo had was MG: TT at the very end of the month. PC/XB conversions don't particularly cause system sales spikes either historically, UT, Rainbow 6: 3, Ghost Recon, Deus Ex, etc, etc.
Riskbreaker said:What the shizzle?? When was Mobile Suit Gundam Seed ever announced for the GC? Are there any pics of this game on the net?
http://cube.ign.com/release/
I believe that this was the version released in JPN much earlier this year.
Did anyone watch G4 tv today? Peer from IGN was on the show called Pulse earlier and he mentioned the same thing. He was concerned that without Halo 3, Microsoft should have another surprise if they plan to launch xbox2 in 2005.
He also said that he keeps getting more and more reports from developers saying that Microsoft is pushing them to have software ready for 2005.
He also said that he keeps getting more and more reports from developers saying that Microsoft is pushing them to have software ready for 2005.
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