Absolutely.
Which is why I find it most perplexing that so many are making such definitive statements that Microsoft is unwilling to pay. The truth is, they and most of us all around, have no idea as to what offers have been made. To say that Microsoft is unwilling is such a horrible take.
Get xcloud is the âweaponâ to get into japan but you need to actually put games japanese people are interested in playing. Its not this one size fits all solution.
You need to accompany that tech with proper software.
Well, the money were carried to Japan, so DR3 still is âvalidâ. Anyway, yeah, they litereally fled from the region from an investment standpoint. I can see why some studios still hold a grudge and the small ones donât trust their commitment.
You have to keep in mind that the cost of making a Japanese game exclusive to Xbox is likely significantly higher than making it exclusive to PlayStation. The player base is much larger on PlayStation right now and the opportunity cost for not being on that platform is much bigger than sacrificing Xbox gamers. Sony just needs to make up at least as much as theyâd likely sell on Xbox, whereas Microsoft would need to make up the difference of lost revenue from PlayStation gamers. Thatâs not to say it isnât possible that they go down that road for the right opportunity but theyâre carefully laying out an Asian strategy and making a Final Fantasy game exclusive to Xbox is probably not the most profitable direction to go at this point.
Well the recent years suggest they havent bothered to make a japanese developed game and thats without counting scalebound getting cancelled.
Anyone can fund an exclusive game without taking away PS sales, come on. MS did when PS2 was rocking the world much more than PS4 or 5.
If we are gonna use the PS exclusivity argument to counter xbox going to a developer and saying make a NEW IP for me or revive this IP for ME then this conversation is going nowhere. This isnt a Final Fantasy situation or anything similar.
I tend to think takes like that come from folks who have no interest in exploring serious business strategy and would rather just cause a ruckus about the exclusives conversation. Nuanced discussion is hard to find in the gaming community.
How on earth could you possibly know that this isnât happening? We have literally been talking about Grubbâs rumor about a potential deal with Kojima for months now. I donât understand why every bit of news about PlayStation is worthy of a rant about Xbox exclusives and their supposed lack of commitment to improving it (despite all of the evidence to the contrary).
Yeah thats it surely. We just like stirring the pot for giggles.
Well, from Japan even if the Kojima thing was true, we are talking about a decade of underinvestment, soâŚnumbers are the proof, like always.
Here we go. Everytime a valid criticism of xbox strategy is brought up its console warring.
link?
Signing Kojima doesnt change the reality of JRPGâs and overall japanese investment. Kojima is like the least traditional japanese developer out there and is the equivalent of a free agent signing to show off (will do wonders for the xbox brand PR wise).
Not saying its bad but not entirely related to the discussion I believe.
"The U.S. company has been stepping up discussions with Japan-based game developers about releasing titles on the Xbox, said Sarah Bond, who oversees relations with game creators across the Microsoft gaming ecosystem.
Koei Tecmo Games Co. is one of those firms. Hisashi Koinuma, president of the Japanese publisher, said heâs willing to consider releasing more games for the Xbox if the U.S. company shows continued interest in Japan."
@javycane better than nothing I suppose.
I think itâs easy to see how Xbox is not focusing on Japanese third-party exclusivity since Scalebound was canceled.
Saying that they might be still pursuing it is okay, but there are no signs of that, rumors or anything at all. If theyâre pursuing it, theyâre failing pretty hard at it.
If youâre going to criticize decades of underinvestment and a terrible first party strategy going into the last gen then Iâll join you. But weâve seen their investment over the last few years and weâve read and heard Philâs words in regards to the Asian community. The past is a sunk cost. I fully expect them to try and learn from their mistakes. What that means, who knows at this point? But we can be sure that they arenât âafraidâ of investing in anything, if it can provide long-term value to Game Pass.
I feel Microsoft doesnât find getting these games are worth the investment to their platform. However, I feel Microsoft has enough capital to ensure Square and other publishers doesnât skip their platform. From what Iâve seen Square goes wherever the money is, and Microsoft needs to take a hit because losing out on these games could widen the gap in market share because some will skip Xbox platform since they donât get these type of games.
