One big project or multiple smallers ones? What do you think?

  • @meleecrits
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    402 months ago

    I would happily buy both Rebirth and XVI, but I’m not buying a $500 console to play two games.

    Console exclusivity only benefits the console maker.

    • @[email protected]
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      102 months ago

      Very few third-party games remain exclusive to one platform forever, so in those cases I’m usually content to just wait it out until the exclusivity deal is over then pick the game up on a platform I own. Sometimes the wait can be pretty long but I really don’t have much of a sense of FOMO most of the time.

      • @Noite_Etion
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        72 months ago

        Very few third-party games remain exclusive to one platform forever.

        Yes. But when they stay exclusive it’s the worst.

        Still waiting for Bloodborne to be available on PC; most likely will be waiting until I can emulate it.

    • @Stovetop
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      82 months ago

      The PC version of XVI is being actively worked on, Rebirth not long to follow I’d imagine, given that they released less than a year apart.

    • @ampersandrew
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      72 months ago

      And I think they’re likely done taking those deals after this.

  • @RightHandOfIkaros
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    222 months ago

    So basically they shut down their games actively being developed or games like NieR Reincarnation (I am legitimately upset they did not patch it to work offline, that was a great game that died yesterday) just so they could claim a loss. This is likely for tax reasons, if I had to guess.

      • @RightHandOfIkaros
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        122 months ago

        Nah, companies have been doing similar practices for ages. Its just they’re being more public about it now.

    • @Starkstruck
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      12 months ago

      I still don’t understand how even with a tax write off they make more money than if they actually sold the damn thing.

  • @Noite_Etion
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    142 months ago

    The company said it wants to be “more selective and focused in the allocation of development resources”, and as a result of the “close examination”

    Hate company gibberish like this. We plan to spend money differently… Somehow, but were planning!

    Additionally Square needs to stop releasing games exclusively to a single platform, no wonder Rebirth sales haven’t been released as many (including myself) are waiting for the PC release.

    Mainly waiting for PC release so I can use mods to shut Chadley up, and turn off all the anime grunting.