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Microsoft's Tokyo Game Show Showing

Posted by Zonk on from the serenity-to-accept-the-things-we-cannot-change dept.

Microsoft's Tokyo Game Show press conference had quite a few choice revelations, above and beyond 1080p for the 360. Several 360 titles are now platinum with games like Kameo, Project Gotham Racing, and Perfect Dark Zero becoming available for about $30 in October. For those with Xbox Live, the first bring it home content is now available from TGS. Demos are expected later this week, but so far all we have to show for the event are some picture packs. The hopeful Xbox presentation, located as it is in Tokyo, has prompted some consideration of the 360's future in Japan. Despite the upbeat tone, the general consensus seems to be Microsoft has already lost the Japanese market, before the other systems are even on the market.

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  1. The summary forgot a few important announcments by Keeper · · Score: 3, Informative

    HD-DVD drive goes on sale for 19800 yen (~$170)
    Blue Dragon goes on sale before Christmas
    Blue Dragon 360 bundle hits stores the day Blue Dragon ships

    1. Re:The summary forgot a few important announcments by hansamurai · · Score: 3, Informative

      If anyone is confused about Blue Dragon, it was developed by the game studio Hironobu Sakaguchi created after he left Square-Enix. Sakaguchi was the creator of the Final Fantasy series.

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    2. Re:The summary forgot a few important announcments by minus_273 · · Score: 2, Informative

      looking at the creators, it is a FF game in all but name. even uematsu did the music.

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