However, when pressed for more information regarding PS3-exclusivity, Suzaki replied "No. It hasn't been determined yet as of the moment ..." The statement -- given how the Tekken series has been strictly placed on PlayStation platforms for the past decade -- raises some eyebrows towards the possibility of Tekken 6 landing elsewhere as well. Suzaki reaffirms that the game is still being primarily developed for the PS3 ... but with that in mind, it sounds like Namco could end up pulling an FFXIII.
[Via N4G]
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7-22-2008 @ 2:36PM
Eggy said...
So can we expect all those old rumors regarding MGS to show up again?
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7-22-2008 @ 3:34PM
xFenixKnightx said...
God I hope so, all my old Tekken rival buddies are on 360 now.
7-22-2008 @ 2:39PM
gamingeek said...
Fanboy flame wars Round 2.
/ding ding
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7-22-2008 @ 2:40PM
SmF said...
T6 needs to stay on the PS3!!
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7-22-2008 @ 11:50PM
Averna said...
I dont see why. As far as Im concerned as long as the PS3 version isnt gimped due to disc sizes or processing power, bring it on.
I got a 360 for its exclusives (Mass Effect, Fable II, Gears of War, etc) anything multiplatform I get for the PS3.
7-22-2008 @ 2:43PM
Alex said...
i wouldn't be surprised if it went multiplatform. it'll offer tekken deeper penetration in West.
Sony's going to have to bolster it's first party exclusives because third party exclusives are running thin.
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7-22-2008 @ 2:43PM
deaftly said...
All these "exclusives" are jumping ship because it costs alot more money now a days to make a game, they need to make up for it by putting stuff on both consoles. They know 360 is the place to make money.
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7-22-2008 @ 4:12PM
Aozora said...
@deaftly
>They know 360 is the place to make money.
Wrong. Japanese games sell better on PS3.
7-22-2008 @ 8:49PM
Arnon said...
Wrong. The PS3 isn't even the leading console in Japan >.>.. a Japanese game sells better on the Wii lulz. (Damn that Wii..)
Anyways, a fighting game is a fighting game, regardless of origin.
7-22-2008 @ 2:43PM
MexicanTerrorist said...
I don't want another damn Final Fantasy 13.
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7-22-2008 @ 2:45PM
onetimebob said...
What's the benefit of exclusivity?
I JUST WANT MY DAMN TEKKEN!
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7-22-2008 @ 2:48PM
drdre74 said...
Why is this news? Sony has said it does not pay for exclusive 3rd party games. So why is it every time a game comes out multi-plat people get all upset and make it big news. If Sony really cared they'd pay up like M$ does. So if Sony doesn't care why make it a big deal? It's still on PS3 so buy it and play it and be happy.
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7-22-2008 @ 2:55PM
MakaiOokami said...
It's not that they don't care... Sony had 3 billion in extra cash when Microsoft had 32 billion laying around. Which company can afford the extra 50 million for this 20 million for that 80 million for those and these... Sony still hasn't made a profit on the PS3 but they expect to start seeing profitability by around march of next year.
7-22-2008 @ 2:57PM
deaftly said...
U$ing dollar $ign$ to replace "S'$" are $o awe$ome
7-22-2008 @ 3:03PM
adolson said...
I think Microsoft is paying for third-parties to go multi-platform, and if that's the case, then third-parties win the most by threatening PS3 exclusivity until Microsoft coughs up the cash, then they can release on PS3 and 360, and they still get paid money from Microsoft as if it were an exclusive. Smart thinking, if that is going on. I have no proof, however, it's Microsoft, and if they were smart, they'd be throwing around their pocket change to make things like this happen.
In the end, I don't really care, as Sony's first/second-party stuff is more meatier and appeals to me more than Microsoft's. I don't care what third-party stuff is multiplatform, as long as I get to play it.
7-22-2008 @ 4:18PM
Stoo said...
@deaftly
M$ is a perfectly valid and well known abbreviation for Microsoft.
It helps alleviate any confusion as to why there are references to an autoimmune condition in a video game discussion.
7-22-2008 @ 2:49PM
Gaucho said...
Never been a big fan of Tekken. I wouldnt mind if Sony would take a 360 exclusive and have them release on both systems at the same time like the next Star Ocean or next Mass Effect. But to be honest though most great games are multi plat now. and LBP and infamous will be PS3 exclusives. I'm not pissed about this as long as it doesnt jeopardize the games quality I hope that this is not the case for FFXIII.
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7-22-2008 @ 2:50PM
ryan said...
yeah, i wouldn't be surprised either. with VF5, DMC4 and FF13 multiplat, the words 'exclusive 3rd party title' don't seem to mean so much these days.
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7-22-2008 @ 2:56PM
Alex said...
why?
i think it's great that instead of thinking of console divided lines, we look at it as a bigger community of tekken. the fighting game genre (regardless of how it appears) is a small niche community in comparison to other genres. What better thing to happen then have a community become another console bigger?
All I care about is that the game quality doesn't suffer. As long as it's still PS3 bound, we should all be happy.
It's not like we're getting shafted by having them make Tekken an XBox exclusive.
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7-22-2008 @ 2:56PM
MakaiOokami said...
I dont' see why it matters. The reason why console games aren't staying exclusive right now is because there is little benefit to doing so.
Microsoft entered late, had issues getting some decent games, etc... Dead or Alive went to the Xbox Shenmue 2 went to the Xbox and not the PS2, stuff like that.
Now that the Xbox 360 has the headstart things are a bit different. Companies don't want to settle for missing out on over 6 million potential sales right now. When the PS3 by itself gets about 30 million consoles... maybe even 40 million... it should have passed up the 360 by then and most games will probably start to be able to be exclusive.
For the most part though most companies aren't being exclusive. Costs are too high no adays. If people focused more on the games that we'll get to play than the politics of what other people get to play we can enjoy ourselves. Sony has better first party exclusives. Banjo Kazooie's little Vehicle platforming probably isn't going to do much for Microsoft, their Avatars are weak, M.A.G. has the potential to blow EVERYTHING out of the water that Microsoft has in FPS and 3rd person, Little Big Planet is like nothing anyone has ever truly experienced before and will be unlimited amounts of fun... We're getting most of the 360's exclusives ported over WITH additional content...
Does it really matter what games only we get to play when we have a stellar lineup? Don't you guys want these companies to make enough money that they can work harder on the next one? If a company fails on a game no adays it's much more expensive. They have to have confident backers in order to make a game great. Otherwise they cut corners. If they release Tekken 6 and realize that the PS3 didn't provide enough sales they might go exclusive on 360.
Who knows what could happen so we have to focus on just getting the games we want. If you don't like the exclusivity you can try petitions but honestly I don't think it'll do much good for another year or 2 when the PS3's numbers have surpassed the 360 and Sony has accomplished what everyone expected of them.
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