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Soul No Longer Burns on Xbox, GC

Posted by Zonk on from the so-no-sophitia-for-me-then dept.

GamesIndustry.biz has the word that what was just speculation the other day is now fact. Soul Calibur III will be a PS2 exclusive title. From the article: "The new game, which is scheduled only for 2005, will add three new characters to the mix as well as a new character creation mode, allowing players to create their own fighters in the game."

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  1. Whatever... by hollismb · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm sure this is that same 'exclusive' deal that Grand Theft Auto had with the Playstation (seeing as San Andreas will be out on the Xbox this year), as D0A2 had on the Dreamcast (which came out on the PS2), and as Splinter Cell had on the Xbox (which later came out on all systems).

  2. First MGS3, then god of war now this! by AzraelKans · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Crap.. Im being tempted by the evil forces to acquire a ps2!!!! argh!... must remove hand ... from Wallet!!! Oh crap! they have Tekken 5 too! no hand! put that Credit Card away no! NOOOO!!! Klatu- Varada- Nictu!

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  3. Royalties per Unit by LordZardoz · · Score: 2, Insightful

    For any game that comes out on any console, the platform owner takes a royalty cut. By taking a smaller royalty cut, Namco can potentially earn more money on the title then they could by going to all 3 platforms.

    I would assume that Sony negotiated this with the following points.

    1) A large number of people who bought the game on X-Box or Gamecube probably also owned a PS2, and bought that version based on either graphics or Link.

    2) If Soul Calibur 2 was PS2 exclusive, it would probably have sold nearly the same as a result.

    3) In exchange for PS2 Exclusivity, we will take a smaller cut of the final sale.

    Namco, being a smart developer that likes money, probably agreed, but likley left themselves some loop holes allowing them to port it to all the next gen platforms.

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