What’s the Deal With Square Enix and the Xbox 360?
Even with the success of the Xbox 360, Microsoft‘s console has yet to be given full support by Japanese third-party companies.
There are Japanese companies that support the Xbox 360, but the help they’re giving for Microsoft to finally “conquer” the Japanese gaming community isn’t really very effective. Take the major games developer Square Enix for example.
We all love Square Enix because of the Final Fantasy series, and they’ve given some games exclusively for the Xbox 360, but how come you still sense that’s not enough support? Is it because although you know Microsoft and Square Enix are talking about working together, you don’t really see Square Enix making kick-ass games for the Xbox 360?
In a pre-E3 2005 press conference, Square Enix announced the porting of the popular game Final Fantasy XI to the Xbox 360. This could have been really good news except you had to keep in mind SE has also announced an all-new Final Fantasy VII for the PS3. And FF XI has already been around for five years.
During E3 2006, Square Enix announced the cross-platform concept PlayOnline which will enable PC users and Xbox Live users to play together in a world it has created. Translation: SE will be porting an existing MMO from PC to the 360. No new game again.
Square Enix also announced a bunch of exciting games during E3, none of which were for Microsoft’s console (that’s if you don’t consider Project Sylph for the 360 exciting). Dragon Quest Sword was being developed for the Wii; the Nintendo DS was getting Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles; Final Fantasy Agito XIII was being developed for mobile phones; and, the PS3 was getting FF XIII and a Final Fantasy CG movie.
Don’t be too sad for the 360, though, as other developers had announced new games for this console, most of them exclusive. Still, it would have been great if Square Enix would provide more great and original games for the Xbox 360 and take advantage of the features of this console. That would be bliss.
Via Game Daily
Even with the success of the Xbox 360, Microsoft‘s console has yet to be given full support by Japanese third-party companies.
There are Japanese companies that support the Xbox 360, but the help they’re giving for Microsoft to finally “conquer” the Japanese gaming community isn’t really very effective. Take the major games developer Square Enix for example.
We all love Square Enix because of the Final Fantasy series, and they’ve given some games exclusively for the Xbox 360, but how come you still sense that’s not enough support? Is it because although you know Microsoft and Square Enix are talking about working together, you don’t really see Square Enix making kick-ass games for the Xbox 360?
In a pre-E3 2005 press conference, Square Enix announced the porting of the popular game Final Fantasy XI to the Xbox 360. This could have been really good news except you had to keep in mind SE has also announced an all-new Final Fantasy VII for the PS3. And FF XI has already been around for five years.
During E3 2006, Square Enix announced the cross-platform concept PlayOnline which will enable PC users and Xbox Live users to play together in a world it has created. Translation: SE will be porting an existing MMO from PC to the 360. No new game again.
Square Enix also announced a bunch of exciting games during E3, none of which were for Microsoft’s console (that’s if you don’t consider Project Sylph for the 360 exciting). Dragon Quest Sword was being developed for the Wii; the Nintendo DS was getting Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles; Final Fantasy Agito XIII was being developed for mobile phones; and, the PS3 was getting FF XIII and a Final Fantasy CG movie.
Don’t be too sad for the 360, though, as other developers had announced new games for this console, most of them exclusive. Still, it would have been great if Square Enix would provide more great and original games for the Xbox 360 and take advantage of the features of this console. That would be bliss.
Via Game Daily
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