http://www.oxm.co.uk/67138/blog/what-if ... exclusive/
MS do seem to have gone back to the aggressive nature they had in the early years having already spent over 1B on games for the X1 but would they take another chance with Shenmue?
Who Really Cares? wrote: So EA buy it............
Also in regards to MS and micro transactions.. GT 6 would like to say hello.
But I keep seeing it should go to Sony. Why? Why them rather than multiplatform or XBox/Wii(you don't have to answer that last one...)
Because of Japan? Pretty sure the series sold more outside Japan? And Japan has shown with any game that appeals to them can cause a sales bump no matter what the console.
Axm wrote: Is it possible? Yes anything is possible, however..
1) The game actually is needing to be released in Japan to maximize sucess because the Shenmue brand is known in Japan well enough to be sucessful. I know because ive spoken to Japanese gamers while living in Japan and they enjoyed the games and want to see 3. Why minimize its sucess on a system nobody will buy there. Japanese are HIGHLY nationalistic people and no game can ever push them into buying an Xbox short of Monster Hunter or Final Fantasy being an exclusive to them. Even then I believe those emmensely popular titles would fail.
2) Xbox One isnt even available in Japan yet. That shows how much they care about the brand out there.
3) MS has shown no interest in the series.
4) It bombed in the U.S last time around when Shenmue 2x was exclusive here. What makes you think they want to fund/publish a game that bombed previously if Sega isnt even willing to make it themselves? This isnt Dead Rising, a series proven to be sucessful exclusively on Xbox. Its Shenmue, a series that fell on its ass because of it. Sega wouldnt want to risk it failing again after all this time aswell. What a waste of time and money that would be. Then Sega would look even more retarded then they already do.
5) Nintendo would be next in line after Sony as a secondary viable option if we still talk about exclusivity. They atleast have the Japanese market, a stronger relationship with Sega and the desire to apeal to the core gamer market that they so desperately need to get a hold of.
Now could be it multiplatform and release on XBO aswell? Ofcourse, that would make much more sense.
But PS4 exclusive is still way more likely.
Who Really Cares? wrote:Again with a series that's not seen as a system seller why limit to one audience rather than all?
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