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Square Enix Supports Sony, But Not Too Much
Next-Gen reports that Square Enix is throwing just the right amount of support behind Sony. In some fairly non-humble statements, Square Enix senior VP Michihiro Sasaki talked about their positioning in the next generation market. "'We don't want the PlayStation 3 to be the overwhelming loser, so we want to support them,' he said. 'But we don't want them to be the overwhelming winner either, so we can't support them too much.' Sasaki's comments (which were pulled out of context and dropped into the WSJ article) don't exactly take the humble approach regarding Square Enix's heavy influence on the popularity of the PlayStation brand. The PS2-exclusive FFXII sold over 1.7 million units for a premium $80 equivalent price tag in the first four days after its Japan launch."
Finally, we'll have a decent processor to render EQII on.
- Just my $0.02, take with a grain of salt, your mileage may vary.
A Crystal Chronicles game is not "A Final Fantasy". Just as Tactics isn't, Dirge of Cerberus isn't, and if we try hard enough we should be able to get X-2 disowned as well.
You say that as if it hasn't already happened.
"[Regarding the 'cloud,'] ownership was what made America different than Russia." -- Woz
I can see it happening already...
Nintendo has always been known for "kiddie" games. It don't get more kiddie than Disney. And if Square-Enix leaves Sony, well... where else are they gonna go? Microsoft?
Dual-Wielding Keyblades with two wiimotes? Hell, I'd be fine with the one.
My name would be Pi_r_[]ed, but this stupid thing wouldn't allow it. Well, at least now you know.