Comments on: Square Enix: Consoles To Be Extinct

By: SYY2127

SYY2127 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:44:12 +0000

I would rather buy a disc instead of downloading some game for a long time. Imagine downloading a MGS4 size game!

By: Raen

Raen — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:50:08 +0000

*shrug* If they’re doing that well I’m pretty sure there must be gamers who aren’t you who are enjoying it, and based on the figures I’m betting there’s a lot of them (or there’s one and they managed to flog him a a single game for a couple of billion). SquareEnix aren’t actually a company that hold a place in my heart at all, because I don’t really like RPGs all that much. I enjoyed FFVII but I only played half of it. I think the second disk was scratched and it didn’t really bother me enough to go and get a new copy.

It’s not like they’re even making money by putting out overly expensive titles or yearly sequels in the Activision vein. They must be doing something right to be making that much money.

By: Aitrus

Aitrus — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:56:50 +0000

When the PS3 was released it was slammed for being too pricy. Most could see that to get an Xbox with the same features (HDD, Hd-drive, WiFi etc.) that would be more expensive, but with the Xbox you had a choice.

Based on that I can’t see consumers willing to buy the more expensive ‘built for cloud gaming and lots of other stuff’-TVs just yet. The offerings would have to be solid for me to take the plunge, and even though I bought both the PS2 and PS3 on launch day, I don’t think I’ll be lining up for this.

And Nintendo Whee? LOL!

By: Damigos

Damigos — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:03:18 +0000

And something else. (sry for double posting). I, too, will probably quit gaming if things turn out to be “everything digital, everything online”…It seems to me as if it’s not real anymore..I need to be able to hold my games and my console on my hands. And even get them to my 2nd home in the mountains and play (In Greece there is no Internet access in the mountains, at least not broadband..)

By: Damigos

Damigos — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:58:33 +0000

This is definetly not going to happen!! You know why? Because MS and Sony, as we speak, they’re already investing billions on new gaming machines (which means that if they are released in, say, 2012 then they’ll be around for another 6-7 years at least..so 2018-2019). Added to this MS and Sony are already working on Project Natal and “PS Sensor” which are new ways of controls for games of the current generaton, but my personal guess is that those controls are going to be used for the next generation too, not only for the current 2-3-4 years.

By: Sympozium Necropolis

Sympozium Necropolis — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:33:06 +0000

I’m afraid Square Enix be extinct until they get there act together on this 360 exclusively crap

By: bunimomike

bunimomike — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:43:47 +0000

Good article to discuss, tuffcub. This Square bloke is speaking from a shockingly naive perspective from where I’m sitting. Maybe it’s something to aim for but 10 years? Can’t see that happening.

By: maximiliano

maximiliano — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:38:45 +0000

Just to add, look at the games Square made (sounds strange puts the Hironobu profile, but you will see):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hironobu_Sakaguchi

I almost cry reading that, its a list of pure epicness, from FF goodness to Chrono Trigger, Bushido Blade, Ehrgeiz, Einhander, Xenogears, Parasite Eve, Chrono Cross, Vagrant Story, Kingdom Hearts.

In that list you got: RPG, SRPG, Action RPG, Fighting, and even Shmup!

Seriously, can you look at me and all gamers that enjoyed those games – some of greatest games of history of gaming – and say the SquareEnix still as good as that? Or even 50% as good? Oh, please, they’re not.

By: lewis815

lewis815 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:27:12 +0000

I completely disagree with this. Yes there has been a massive surge of online activity in the past decade that has lead to this point of digital distribution and yes I believe this will continue to grow.
However, there are still many families who even in ten years will not be able to afford the type of connection that needs good reliable online gaming and downloading, and unless the UK network infrastructure is VASTLY improved this will not be viable as it will majorly slow down internet access in the UK. Also PC gaming may be good for some people but there are many people who do not want to do that because of the upgrading that needs to be done quite regularly to keep up with good quality speed gaming.
Console gaming is here to stay for the next 10-20 years at least I am sure of this.

By: maximiliano

maximiliano — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:22:26 +0000

Good for him, for gamers? Not so much.
Surely they’re in this position NOT because of “westernzation”, if you can backtrack all their games based on that approach, for what I read, they have not been well received, just see the sales and reviews (not that I care for that in a gaming perspective). You can say that the places they where most successful (PSP and DS), was because of the more tradicional approach RPGs, not because of the “new away”.

By: Tiran Kenja

Tiran Kenja — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:48:16 +0000

Not exactly a new thought. I think it was Mark Rein from Epic Games who pronounced the same thing about a year ago.

By: Tuffcub

Tuffcub — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:22:42 +0000

I should of said “Digital Downloads”. Pendantic git

By: Tuffcub

Tuffcub — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:21:29 +0000

*titter*

By: legalisemurder

legalisemurder — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:17:45 +0000

Yeah if you still had the choice fair enough but my experience with a ylod and £50 worth of singstar downloads taught me all i need to know about digital distribution.The PSN/5 downloads is good though.

By: Raen

Raen — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:08:03 +0000

I don’t see cloud gaming as a bad thing. It’s a great replacement to the rental industry, in the same way that I really want to try the PSN video service and maybe phase films out of my LoveFILM rentals. Having any game you want on-demand as a rental is great. Then if I want to buy it I will. They should tie it in the same way LoveFILM and Spotify do and offer a ‘buy it’ link next to the ‘play it’ link. It would be a great service integration and finding the right partner would boost their income a lot.

By: skibadee

skibadee — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:03:34 +0000

not were I live it isn’t if you live away from the exchange your screwed.

By: legalisemurder

legalisemurder — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:53:46 +0000

Sounds like a bunch of cobblers to me.I hate him anyway.Like most people who have expressed an opinion in this post i like to own a game on a disc in a box.You can’t trade in a downloaded game or lend it to a mate or play it if your non-console you’ve downloaded it to breaks.Nice of him to take time out from butchering FF to give us his opinion though.

By: Raen

Raen — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:32:31 +0000

I get 4.5 at work and about 3 at home. The UK’s network isn’t great, but it’s not terrible. And you can get quite a lot out of copper. Hell ADSL2+ can get you around 20Mbps, but probably around 14-16 in real world terms. Copper isn’t that bad, just not as good as fibre.

By: Damigos

Damigos — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:23:49 +0000

Susan Boyle….LoL!

By: Bladesteel

Bladesteel — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:09:52 +0000

When did the meaning of “Digital” change to meaning downloadable or playable over the internet?

Our games are already digital, as in ones and zeros stored somewhere. Heck even music on CDs is digital.

If those are your own words tuffcub then shame on you, if those are MCVs word then shame on them.