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Final Fantasy Creator Sakaguchi Joins Microsoft

Posted by Zonk on from the ms-games-studios-levels-up dept.

Anonymous Coward writes " Microsoft today announced that Hironobu Sakaguchi, video game legend and president of Mistwalker game studio, has joined with Microsoft(R) Game Studios to develop role-playing game (RPG) video games exclusively for the next- generation Xbox(R) video game platform. Sakaguchi is best known as the creator of the "Final Fantasy" franchise, which has sold more than 60 million units worldwide, and was executive vice president in charge of game development at Square Enix Co. Ltd. until February 2001."

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  1. MS Buying up by joshsnow · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe MS should buy 3drealms, then Duke Nukem Forever might get released.
    Yeah, offtopic, but no one else seems interested.

  2. aargh! by Rei · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wait a minute here. What is this I'm feeling? A love of the Final Fantasy series.... and yet, a pure disdain for Microsoft....

    Head exploding in 5, 4, 3.....

    (segmentation fault)

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  3. Re:Fanboy Battle Royale by wheany · · Score: 2, Funny

    You must be new to this console gaming thing. You're supposed to pick one console and love it with fiery passion. You're also supposed to hate the other systems and their users with equal zeal.