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Microsoft Targeting MGS4 and Final Fantasy?
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http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-30603.aspxBoris Schneider-Johne, Xbox Product Manager of Microsoft Germany, today hints at his blog, called dreisechtig.net (German for threesixty), that Devil May Cry 4 may only be the first of three exclusive PS3-games coming also to Xbox 360.
On his blog, he posted the following phrase:
"One down, two to go"
Followed by the names of three games: Devil May Cry (striked), Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid.
It is unknown if this is only a personal wish of Schneider-Johne, or that maybe Microsoft has more surprise for us coming soon. But now Devil May Cry 4 has made the final step, nothing seems to be unthinkable anymore.
woah. I know we've all been discussing it in the wake of DMC4 as a possibility of them making their way over somehow, but woah
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It's one of the larger Capcom properties. And while it isn't as huge as Final Fantasy, it could start a landslide of sorts. It's probably more of a question of morale than star power.
I will fellate my own cock if they both do so.
Admit it. You're going to try to do that regardless, aren't you?
Because it's an incredibly popular franchise, with 4million units of the first game alone*?
*I can't find any numbers yet on 2 and 3
No way I'm not flexible at all. Well my left arm is flexible I can scratch anywhere on my back with that but my right arm is not so flexible.
I'll need like 10 years of yoga class.
He represents Microsoft. I wouldn't say I'm freaking out, but if a rep for any company says something, ears should perk up.
Or it could be corporate dick-waving.
Either way, I wonder if Sony will scramble to try to prevent this. There were tales that Sony got lax with getting exclusives for the PS3 out of arrogance (the makers of Assassin's Creed and GTA4 hinted that they wanted exclusivity at least temporarily), but the source of that lax attitude (Kutaragi) isn't in charge anymore.
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Two VASTLY different situations. Bungie is basically 1st Party with a dash of 2nd party sesoning, While Konami is a 3rd party developer.
Halo moving to a Nintendo or Sony platform would be one of the signs of the Apocalypse.
Konami moving MSG4 would just be a demonstration that times are changing, for the better, I might add.
Still though, I do hope this is a sign that MS is actively courting more developers (Konami and Square, among others). That could never hurt.
its just amusing and they probably get annoyed at it sometimes.
IM A PERSON TOO
But isn't the White Engine being developed to be usable on multiple platforms? A Final Fantasy game on the 360 wouldn't shock me. I bet Microsoft would bend over backwards to get Square-Enix on board to help their flailing image in Japan.
But one thing we can all agree on is damn, Sony has lost a couple of heavy hitter exclusives already, so who knows what will happen.
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Makes sence.
Devil May Cry, Metal Gear Solid, and Final Fantasy are all popular games with the hardcore gaming audience.
The Xbox wants the hardcore. It's their target audience. So of course they want to try and get these games on their system.
Just jumping on the bandwagon.
If FFXIII or MGS4 were announced for the 360 though it would be much bigger news and I don't think they would just have some random employee of the German Microsoft branch be the one to, so slyly, break such huge news.
Better hope titmouse didn't see that.
I can see the headlines now: "MGS4: a danger to cocks?"
IF MGS4 HITS THE 360, TITMOUSE WILL SUCK MY COCK
edit: what a terrible, terrible way to start a new page.
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Well, there ya go.
Which, of course, doesn't mean that somebody at Microsoft ISN'T talking to somebody at Squeenix or Konami.
So the speculation continues.
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/707/707918p1.html
Old news sure, but it's on topic here.
Awesome.
I'M A TWITTER SHITTER
Like I said before, I'd be shocked if they weren't at least trying to get their foot in the door. Surely there must be someone over there whose full-time job is to seduce top development companies into the Microsoft fold.
My uncle works at Bungie.
I mean, buy it for 100-200 million dollars and you basically buy the console war.
So the mention of Kutaragi's downfall had me wondering what he's doing at Sony now so off to wikipedia I go to find this hilarity....
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/2400/emperorwanguq6.jpg
... "Emperor Wang, The Seven Deadly Rims" hehehe.
Had to take the screengrab as I've no idea how long it'll stay up there for.
edit: clicky, features crudely drawn wang, couldn't see the wood for the trees, etc. apologies.
Considering the many ports of Snatcher and Policenauts, I doubt it was him.
Spending 100-200 million dollars on a game that may only sell 3-4 million in it's life time seems like a bit of bad investment. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see every game out there go multi-platform, but let's not jump the gun here.
edit: Oh, and maybe another 150 million for the Star Ocean franchise. JUST IN CASE
I don't think that is far off. My friend has bought a PS3 for the sole reason of playing MGS4 and FF. I don't know how common this is however but I at least know of one.
Yeah he said that.
I'm not dredging up the interview again because any fan should have already read it by now.
a businessman you most certainly are not.
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Take away the exclusivity of those franchises and there are very few reasons to get a PS3 over a 360. Very few.
Well, fewer reasons at least. Certainly enough to make a huge dent in the PS3 sales. Look at GTA4, that's a huge title that is now multiplat, so is Assassin's creed.
Bias aside, I expect these games to be remembered more as 360 games than PS3 ones, in the same way you think of something like Splinter Cell as being an Xbox title, just from higher sales.