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@Zeke68 with the success of Elden Ring it would be crazy of Sony not to finance a sequel.

@Zeke68 all those games are great ideas & sure would sell a ton. Well maybe after the success of Elden Ring & now Black Myth:Wu Kong. Sony will look at Bloodborne 2

@AdamNovice I don't understand either why people think that PlayStation can't be successful at both single player & multiplayer games. A wide variety of games helps make PlayStation & it's hardware a success in the future. People expected Helldiver's 2 to fail also but was a hit. I don't get PlayStation fanboys!!!!. They hate on PlayStation multiplatform strategy. But Sony explains it needs the money from multiplayer to make great single player titles but fans complain & want them to fail. This could drive Sony into adopting a similar strategy as Microsoft. Big games like Spiderman 3 & Wolverine could become fully 3rd party just to claw back the money they've lost from the disaster I call the Jim Ryan era.

@Flaming_Kaiser I like to buy games myself as well. Games Pass like PlayStation Plus is a useful tool I use to try games I usually wouldn't buy & Microsoft 1st party titles. I also use the money I save to buy other 3rd party games. But there are some games I wouldn't touch in a subscription service like RPGs.
Yes I agree that a part of the Xbox fanbase just rely on Games Pass. But think Sony has the same problem with Playstation Plus & to a certain degree a large casual audience that only buys COD & EA Soccer every year.

@get2sammyb it makes sense. Sony has invested a lot in China. They have there hero project & announced at the end of last year they wanted to heavily invest in entertainment. They have had exclusive deals with publishers like MiHoYo. So Sony see's it as a key market for growth.
Problem is Microsoft buying ABK gave Xbox a foothold in China. As Blizzard games are hugely popular. So I could see why Sony might want to keep it off of Xbox.

Microsoft isn't gonna buy advertising rites to a game just to burn money. It obviously see's an advantage to owning it. Just like Phil Spencer turning up to FF14 expo in New Vegas was for fun also I guess. Xbox users asked for more JRPGs

You also act like PlayStation gets every JRPG. In Japan Switch is king. Even Sony has had it rough. I never said that Xbox will ever be the best place to buy JRPGs. I've got a Switch & PS5 for that. All I said is they must be selling as we seem to be getting more Asian/JRPGs than ever before. Even Genshin Impact is coming in November.

This year alone I've purchased on my xbox
Persona 3 Reload
Unicorn Overlord
Sand Land
Dragons Dogma 2
Final Fantasy 14 & Dawntrail
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Octopath Traveler 2
Visions of Mana

You asked for 4 Future Xbox titles.
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Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D
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Suikoden I&II HD Remaster
Blue Protocol
Lost Helleden
Monster Hunter: Wild

@QiaraIris well the guy I responded to mentioned both RPG/JRPG 😅😅😅. So who is moving the goalposts.
So why is Xbox getting more JRPGs if they don't sell? You'd think it be the opposite.

@Dragon83 utter *****. RPGs have done well on Xbox. As for JRPGs not being successful on the platform. That's more on the Japanese developers lack of interest in the platform. But that has gradually changed & there is more now than ever on Xbox.

@PuppetMaster I was answering a question. So no I didn't forget about those. But your missing my point.

To answer yours first. What did Sony do when Microsoft started playing them at there own game during the 360 era. As 3rd party have always been important to PlayStation. They bolstered there 1st party output, lowered there console price & gave you ultimately some of the best games.

My point is that when Sony pulled the same trick on Microsoft. They responded. Like Sony did before them. So they bought Bethesda & ABK.

@Oram77 American Congress did look into PlayStation dominance in Japan. The FTC did an inquiry on the Bungie acquisition.

@Oram77 Microsoft was happy letting 3rd party games keep there platform afloat. Till Jim Ryan started to aggressively make 3rd party exclusive deals with partners that had good relations to Microsoft. Bethesda was one. Other Sony execs warned not to poke the sleeping giant.

@-Sigma- If Xbox users are feeling like second class citizens. I feel for diehard PS fanboys getting live service they didn't ask for & remakes of old games that we have all played.

@UltimateOtaku91 Sony has gone multi platform as well & they sell there games full price. So there is more to it than just Games Pass?.

@HonestHick aye only dafties complain when they get choice of what to play where they want to play.

@AsterZero we have had all sorts of excuses why it took a decade to came to Xbox. One was paying for Xbox live & the sub at the same time. Which you have to now anyway on Xbox.

Was there any sort of exclusive clause for 14. Hard to tell. But for the 7 remake it has definitely been extended. Until when? Not sure. As for other titles. It looks like Sony maybe getting sneaky or aggressive since the ABK deal. As black myth wukong was hinted by Microsoft to have some sort of deal. Sega announced it's latest Sonic Shadow title would have exclusive prologue scenes.

@SNARF aye Nintendo has won the console war.

@SNARF your new PlayStation CEO said lately that the PlayStation console was still the main priority. Then Lego Horizon Adventure gets announced for PC & Nintendo Switch but the PS4 which still has a large audience is excluded.

Both Sony & Microsoft are trying to play down the shift to 3rd party publishing so it doesn't hurt sales of hardware.

It's funny that everyone jumps on Phil Spencer every word but your new PlayStation CEO first public act is to lie about there multiplatform future. No outrage.

@Rmg0731 why is Microsoft paying Square Enix for ports of older games not on there platform for Games Pass a problem? These games will likely not sell well as most who wanted to play them will have played on other platforms. It gets people who haven't to play them. It makes it look like Square Enix is fully supporting Xbox as they will have games on Games Pass & offer new titles at full price. Win win.

Square Enix has a ton of games on PlayStation Plus. Don't see you complain at that. I wonder why?

@UltimateOtaku91 PC day & date didn't ruin Xbox. Xbox mismanagement killed Xbox. Xbox one launch killed Xbox's chance to compete against the PS4, little to no 1st party games & poorer 3rd party support to the competition did it. Plus Microsoft is connected to PC so it's a natural shift for certain Xbox users. Where for PlayStation users it isn't.
I bet PlayStation would fair better than Xbox going day & date with PC. As it still has the best 3rd party support of all consoles, 1st party games would still play well on PlayStation hardware, Sony as a publisher isn't the biggest seller on its hardware so to a large portion of the fanbase they wouldn't care anyway. Playstation would still have perks like PS+ & 3rd party exclusives. Xbox games will soon be day & date.
You also have that console is the cheaper option to play games. Which in the economical times we are in is a plus. You also have to factor PlayStation 5 has 62 million shipped to Xbox Series 33 million so again PC support hasn't killed Xbox hardware altogether . A lot jumped to PlayStation as well as PC.

5th May was the day it was pulled from Steam in 170 countries. & refunds were offered.

Microsoft, Sony. At the moment there both as bad as each other. Mass layoffs, studio closures & generally pissing off gamers for a quick buck. Then add the other third party publishers following the trend. Only Nintendo seems to be bucking the trend.

Hopefully this whole Helldivers 2 PC saga over the weekend. Ain't to Sony what the Xbox One reveal was to Microsoft. As a lot of you may not like the whole PC situation. But if it's successful? PlayStation console owners benefit also.

@HonestHick Microsoft has said before the average Games Pass user buys DLC, Season Passes & other add ons for games running on the service. I myself have & I buy a ton of games due to Games Pass savings. So far purchased 6 games on Xbox this year. To 3 games on my PS5.

The more choice the better for the consumer in the long run. Specially in the challenging economic times.

@Jay767 well I'd hope so as PlayStation has the best third party support of all three console platforms. But in all truth the biggest spender is Nintendo fans.

@Jay767 your new PlayStation boss said the opposite to your statement. If I remember correctly he said the average PlayStation user buys 2-4 games a year.

@UltimateOtaku91 correcting a troll, makes you a troll. Got ya 😂😂

@sanderson72 the government broke Britain as they never planned for Brexit. They also haven't invested in infrastructure required to make it successful. As there still cutting services a cross the board.

Makes sense. These are probably the same devs & publishers that claimed the Series S is holding back gaming. So of course they'll no be happy when PlayStation brings out a Pro model to kill development time & cash.

The sales numbers is just an excuse. If they wanted more sales then you would see just about every 3rd party game on the Nintendo Switch & then the Series S wouldn't be a problem. But we don't.
This is a problem the games industry created specially western developers.
Its only gonna get worse as soon there will be a PS5 Pro & the rumours of PlayStation & Xbox handheld in the future.

I Bet half the tech doesn't get used fully due to the little amount of users that will buy it just like the Series X. Probably more a test bed for the PS6.

Probably from one of the 900 devs that recently got payed off.

@naruball I mentioned Monster Hunter World as one of my first examples. As it was a PlayStation exclusive in Asia but multiplatform everywhere else 👍

@naruball well look at Sega. Yakuza & Persona series have both benefited from recently going multiplatform.

@CrackmanNL look at Monster Hunter World. It was a PlayStation exclusive in Asia but released on PC & Xbox everywhere else & sold 25 million. Final Fantasy 15 being on PC & Xbox also helped it hit 10 million.

@MrMagic only time will tell I guess. As they said the same about Final Fantasy 14.

@MrMagic you forget how Square Enix works though. Xbox used to miss several games in a series before they'd get one. Who would support that model of thinking? As I know you'll spew the whole Xbox don't buy JRPGs crap. Again who would or can support a genre if it gets little to no support on Xbox. Where is PlayStation's version of Octopath Traveler? You can buy part 2. Steam just got Dragon Quest Builders years after Builders 2 released. Final Fantasy 14 just hit Xbox after 10 years. It's Square Enix anything is possible.

@TheCollector316 what damaging moves. Under Microsoft you'll soon get to play the best of both PlayStation & Xbox on your favourite box. If you buy all 4 to be released titles. Didn't realise that was a bad thing at least for PlayStation fans.

Xbox has Crisis Core reunion. It just got Final Fantasy 14 after 10 years. Square were adamant that Rebirth could be played as a standalone title so don't see why it wouldn't release for that reason. Under Squares new CEO it's more likely to release on Xbox.

@get2sammyb Microsoft has said many times that the average Games Pass user tends to spend more money on other software within the eco system than those that don't have Games Pass.

Again Sony can't do no wrong.

"in the case of London Studio’s game, though, it’s difficult to be disappointed about the cancellation of a game we only ever saw one piece of artwork for"
You should be shouting from the roof tops as Sony is struggling to release games as it is 🤔. So another possible two cancellations ain't gonna solve the problem. But if your gonna give them a free pass don't complain when Sony's first party is a barren as Xbox's was years ago.

@TheCollector316 your logic is flawed. Sony financed there own projects with the money made from COD, Fifa, GTA & other sales from the PlayStation store. Microsoft will be doing the same as well. Plus money from Games Pass subs, Steam sales & now the Activision Blizzards deal has cleared mobile micro transactions from King's games.

@BaldBelper78 I could see Games Pass on PS5 being like EA Access. But Games Pass on Xbox stays the same. I guess we will get a better answer later today.

@Tecinthebrain depending on what Microsoft announces today. If certain titles do get ported to PlayStation like Sea of Thieves. I bet Sony will be watching sales figures. As I guess Minecrafts sales on all platforms was a catalyst to whatever strategy Microsoft announces today.

@ryanburnsred if Games Pass hits PlayStation then you have a point. But why would current Xbox users who don't pay full price for Microsoft's first party games go to PlayStation to pay full price for them 😅. As long as Games Pass & third party publishers stick around then Xbox hardware is still a viable product for consumers.

@Jay767 Xbox isn't going anywhere. Microsoft is treating Xbox like they do there Surface PCs. Its one of many entry points to the eco system. PC, PlayStation & Nintendo Switch could be like 3rd party vendors to Microsoft.

@TheTony316 sure that's just you saying that? As seems odd for the Square Enix CEO to partner with Xbox if he doesn't expect its gonna benefit the company in the long term.

@AverageGamer he's also an executive vice president to the company so would have a say in how the company is run & probably aware of the issues involving Babylon Falls.

@MagisterMagi or he doesn't believe in the direction the company is heading.

@MagisterMagi not necessarily. It could just be that he is falling on the sword for the failure of Babylon Falls.

@HwuaiLiang You say it has no impact. But look at Insomniac. They made Fuse a multiplatform title, Sunset Overdrive an Xbox exclusive & several mobile, PC games before being acquired. Yes they made mostly fantastic PlayStation games but they had the option to make for others before being acquired. They lost that after. Sony buying a studio is no different than Microsoft as they buy mostly for exclusivity. Love it or hate it? That will never change.
Embracer is closing studios, culling jobs in a lot of there studios & potentially selling off studios like Gearbox Studios & you think that's better wow.
Problem is both Phil Spencer & Jim Ryan are both full of *****. It's business they will booth ***** to promote & protect there brand.
I'm sure in time Xbox will produce exclusives that may bring you back & to be fair you should hope for it as more competition keeps Sony on there toes as they seem to drop the ball when they feel less threatened.
You make it sound like none of Microsoft studios had any close ties to the company before being acquired. Bethesda made bangers for Microsoft. Elder Scroll: Morrowind still is a xbox console exclusive & Oblivion was a console exclusive to Xbox for 12 months. Bethesda games always ran better on Xbox than PlayStation. Double Fines original Psychonauts got funding from Microsoft before that deal fell through & 2 got funding for it to be finished. Playground games & Undead Labs both made games soley for Xbox before being acquired. Microsoft funded the 360 port of Minecraft before being acquired.