Price is the most important factor in determining whether the next-generation Xbox will be a success in Japan. Casual gamers are satisfied with the $320 Switch 2 or the $225 Switch. In Japan, disposable income has been declining over the past few years due to the weak yen and rising prices. People can't afford to pay $700 for a video game. And the percentage of teenagers and young people in their twenties who don't own a television is increasing every year.
What I expect from Microsoft and Xbox is not the ROG Xbox Ally X or the next generation Xbox, but the release of the Lost Odyssey remaster and the announcement of Lost Odyssey 2, and that's it.
Sony has used anti-competitive methods to ensnare rival companies since the PlayStation 2 era. Peter Moore testified that Sega's Dreamcast suffered from thorough FUD "Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt". In the PlayStation 3 and XBOX 360 era, a mysterious phenomenon began in which third-party games were blocked on the XBOX 360. Capcom's "Dungeons & Dragons Chronicles" was released on PS3 and XBOX 360, but for some reason it was never released "only in Japan". While PS3 users could easily play D&D at low cost, Japanese XBOX 360 users had no choice but to purchase the expensive overseas version or to obtain a North American account, purchase the North American version of Microsoft Points, and purchase it at the North American store. Capcom's "Monster Hunter World" was also not released only in Japan on XBOX ONE. However, if you change the console settings from Japan to North America, you can purchase "Monster Hunter World" from the North American store, and the language settings include "Japanese". What we can infer from this is that Capcom developed games for both hardware platforms, but in Japan they decided not to release physical media that would be more accessible to many consumers, and instead only sold downloadable versions that appealed to a smaller set of users. During the course of the FTC trial, it was revealed that Sony and several development companies had entered into anti-competitive agreements.
Square Enix has repeatedly made irritating statements to the XBOX360 and its users, saying, "There will never be an XBOX360 version of FF13." FF16 producer Yoshida is famous for his aggressive comments and disrespect for users. Sales plummeted when FF16 was released exclusively for the PS5, and at the general shareholders meeting, Square Enix was held responsible for its management strategy. Now that Microsoft has acquired Activision Blizzard King and overtaken Apple in market capitalization to become the world's largest, Square Enix's attitude of trying to curry favor with Microsoft is extremely dishonest.
Above all, the stories of Final Fantasy since Hironobu Sakaguchi left Square have been too superficial, with childish scenarios and frivolous designs.
XBOX already has a masterpiece called "Lost Odyssey."
Microsoft should develop a remaster and sequel to Lost Odyssey for XBOX360. I want it to be released on Switch2 and PC too, so that many people can play it. The main themes of this work, loss, separation and loneliness, still resonate with people all over the world.
Microsoft should develop a remaster and sequel to Lost Odyssey for XBOX360. I want it to be released on Switch2 and PC too, so that many people can play it. The main themes of this work, loss, separation and loneliness, still resonate with people all over the world.
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Price is the most important factor in determining whether the next-generation Xbox will be a success in Japan. Casual gamers are satisfied with the $320 Switch 2 or the $225 Switch. In Japan, disposable income has been declining over the past few years due to the weak yen and rising prices. People can't afford to pay $700 for a video game. And the percentage of teenagers and young people in their twenties who don't own a television is increasing every year.
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What I expect from Microsoft and Xbox is not the ROG Xbox Ally X or the next generation Xbox, but the release of the Lost Odyssey remaster and the announcement of Lost Odyssey 2, and that's it.
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It has no chance in Japan, where the Switch 2 costs $350.
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Sony has used anti-competitive methods to ensnare rival companies since the PlayStation 2 era. Peter Moore testified that Sega's Dreamcast suffered from thorough FUD "Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt". In the PlayStation 3 and XBOX 360 era, a mysterious phenomenon began in which third-party games were blocked on the XBOX 360. Capcom's "Dungeons & Dragons Chronicles" was released on PS3 and XBOX 360, but for some reason it was never released "only in Japan". While PS3 users could easily play D&D at low cost, Japanese XBOX 360 users had no choice but to purchase the expensive overseas version or to obtain a North American account, purchase the North American version of Microsoft Points, and purchase it at the North American store. Capcom's "Monster Hunter World" was also not released only in Japan on XBOX ONE. However, if you change the console settings from Japan to North America, you can purchase "Monster Hunter World" from the North American store, and the language settings include "Japanese". What we can infer from this is that Capcom developed games for both hardware platforms, but in Japan they decided not to release physical media that would be more accessible to many consumers, and instead only sold downloadable versions that appealed to a smaller set of users.
During the course of the FTC trial, it was revealed that Sony and several development companies had entered into anti-competitive agreements.
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Square Enix has repeatedly made irritating statements to the XBOX360 and its users, saying, "There will never be an XBOX360 version of FF13." FF16 producer Yoshida is famous for his aggressive comments and disrespect for users. Sales plummeted when FF16 was released exclusively for the PS5, and at the general shareholders meeting, Square Enix was held responsible for its management strategy. Now that Microsoft has acquired Activision Blizzard King and overtaken Apple in market capitalization to become the world's largest, Square Enix's attitude of trying to curry favor with Microsoft is extremely dishonest.
Above all, the stories of Final Fantasy since Hironobu Sakaguchi left Square have been too superficial, with childish scenarios and frivolous designs.
XBOX already has a masterpiece called "Lost Odyssey."
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Microsoft should develop a remaster and sequel to Lost Odyssey for XBOX360. I want it to be released on Switch2 and PC too, so that many people can play it. The main themes of this work, loss, separation and loneliness, still resonate with people all over the world.
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Microsoft should develop a remaster and sequel to Lost Odyssey for XBOX360. I want it to be released on Switch2 and PC too, so that many people can play it. The main themes of this work, loss, separation and loneliness, still resonate with people all over the world.