That's according to Square Enix's worldwide technology director Julien Merceron, who told GamesIndustry.biz that the platform holders' decision to hold off on releasing new hardware has helped facilitate the emergence of powerful new rival platforms.
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Seriously, square are just making themselves look like idiots now
... you still see the quality of games improving each year, and by now I have quite a nice and large library of cool games.
My only hope is that the next generation of Playstation and Xbox will be completely backwards compatible with the current generation.
I'm sorry, what was that about there being almost no information? Looks like there is a ton to me.
I'm perfectly fine with them taking there time to smooth out all the rough edges to make it the best they possibly can. Do I wanna play it really badly? Yes, but I can be patient and wait. Not to mention they said a couple months ago it was 90% done so I don't see why your bitching.
SE is the type of company that blames others for their inadequacies, a scary thought is that Square may be thinking of making Wii U exclusives and they may even be tinkering with the idea of moving FFvs13 to that platform as a exclusive.... Remember they have screwed their fans in the past by developing for Sony then making a jump to the 360... i.e. Star Ocean 4 was in development as a PS3 exclusive until SE decided they didn't like Sony anymore.
This guy is right. The current gen has gone on for too long.
Oh and darkride66, the PS2 might be experiencing a long life, but that doesn't mean that the PS3 didn't come along in the proper time frame. The PS2 came out in 2001 and the PS3 came out in 2006.
This generation is dragging on too long and it is stifiling progress and making people lose interest. The whole industry is in a decline and it isn't solely because we are in a recession.
PS2 came out in 2000....and as these systems become more powerful, naturally they should last longer....
Besides No one at Square Enix has any right to say when the next gen should start, if anything they need to aim for the success they had on PS1 and PS2...the only reason they are still releant is because of outdated hardware like handhelds and the Wii
The saturation of games, means new games are having a harder time selling and the average selling prices of games are going down, down and more down!
I also agree that the lack of excitement in the console area has driven people elsewhere (with the exception of Kinect).
I think we are way past time for a new console generation though!
Not sure where you're getting the Versus link from, unless you're responding to another comment there.
lol
And then im the troll.
but since Sony and m$ are suckers for money(like any other corp.) they are extending the life cycle of their old teach.
many sheep loyal fans will suck their dirty cheap moves, but they are stupid. All they do is hurt the hardcore gamer for more money.
by the end of the year we will have the ps4 with game using new and better teach, know we have to wait until maybe next year to enjoy from it and fans will have to wait longer for their favorite ip's.
If ND did a great job in LOU with the ps3 imagine how amazing that game will be using the ps4 teach?
but i guess we will have to wait for that.
Square Enix=.....you know the story
... you still see the quality of games improving each year"
Are you an idiot or you are from USA?
The more devs use a system the better they can make games on that system... there have been many improvements over the life cycle of the 360 and PS3... Devs can make better games on both systems then they could a couple years ago, it's up to them to put in the work to make a quality game. So you get some really good games some really bad games a bunch of middle of the road games... but that's true over all platforms and all generations of gaming.
I wonder if SE are getting cold feet about Dragon Quest X?
They speak about the current console lifecycle ... I want to hear some news about FINAL FANTASY VERSUS XIII!!!! Will the real slim shady please stand up.
"This generation has been way too long, and I say this because you have a lot of developers that work on a new platform, and perhaps will not succeed, so they will wait for the next generation, and will jump on that platform. You could not do that with this generation though. So these developers went elsewhere to see if the grass was greener."
With that kind of attitude they're gonna be jumping around like frogger anyway, regardless of new hardware. So, they want better hardware yet he only mentions browsers and iOS as the emerging greener grass.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012...
Imagine if we were still stuck in the PS2/Xbox era. There is not a chance in hell that we would have seen games like Gears of War, Mass Effect, Uncharted Assasine Creed, Red Dead redemption, Bioshock etc.
New hardware not only brings improvement in graphics but also improvements in A.I, physics and playstyle.
Without a doubt, new more powerful hardware, pushes developers to create something new and think outside of the norm because new hardware always brings new possibilities.
Anyways, 5 years would be the sweet spot for me personally
^- False. New hardware brings expensive kits, plus more expensive games and more heavy DLC. LOL
To you, according to sales, reviews, and fans who actually played the game all the way through the game was great. Internet trolls on the other hand who don't play games or play 5 seconds of it before crying say otherwise
casuals/new comers loved it cause they dont have a single clue what FF was all about
like it or not ff13 is confirmed the worst of the franchise along ffx-2/ff14
They must be banking on everyone forgiving and forgetting when the new systems come out, but they might be in for a surprise.
Their only mistake this gen was releasing FFXIV incomplete and not delaying it.
They can delay FFFvsXIII all they want as long as it's complere.
i wanted a sequal, and as sequals go ff13-2 was one of the better ones this gen, it did something allot of games have trouble doing, improving upon the previous installment, there's no denying ff13 was SHIT that was until you reached chatper 11, about 30 hours in when you actually got to change party members etc, give me your reasons for 13-2 being bad
If versus XIII is not a marvelous game... Am done with you all
Western Developers have been taking advantage of this "biggest mistake ever" cycle and are still making money. Apparently, unlike Square Enix.
Yes, they capitalized on their still credible name as a top videogame company and made good money on said mediocre games, but at the cost of tarnishing such name forever.
That's called bread for today, hunger for tomorrow, and it was the sole decision of greedy shareholders and dumb executives that should've been fired long ago.
What they're hearing is "I WANT GAMES AND I WANT THEM NOW, WHATEVER THEY ARE" and we're just saying "Hey, if you're going to take 5 or 10 years to make a game, it better be good"