Star Ocean 4 PS3 Playable at TGS

sinncross - 65 days 13 hours ago

Indeed, very quick!

I just hope they announce a couple more extras for the PS3 version to make it more enticing.

On the other hand I wonder if any interviewer will be willing to ask about The Last remnant PS3. Surely Square can't leave it as vaporware now.

And I know many ppl say that they shouldn't bother considering that its a terrible game. But they could easily make the PS3 version an enhanced version of the PC version which itself was much enhanced over the 360 version.

I think there is potential here considering at one stage TLR PS3 was higher on the famitsu reader wanted list then SO4 xbox360.

Anyways, good to see SO4 on the PS3. :)

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iamtehpwn - 65 days 12 hours ago

This game was more then likely in development only 6-12 months after the Xbox360 version started--Hell If not the SAME damn time.

The exclusively of this game was nothing more than a test (along with Infinite Undiscovery and The last Discovery) to test the Xbox360 market and the western market.

Square Enix has extremely poor and dumb leadership.
But they're not completely retarded.
This game had to have a Ps3 release eventually for the sake of profits.

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Dragun619 - 65 days 12 hours ago

Well how bout that, They probably been working on the PS3 version ever since they released the Xbox360, viewing all the flaws, glitches and the the reception of the game on Xbox360 essentially making it a beta.

Glad SquareEnix is slowly regaining its confidence in the PS3, Hopefully, they'll release The Last Remnant and Star Ocean IV:The Last Hope International before Final Fantasy XIII releases.

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wxer - 65 days 12 hours ago

"Star Ocean 4 PS3 Playable at TGS"

its like "IN YOURE FACE MICROSOFT"
lol

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DaTruth - 65 days 12 hours ago

Star Ocean 4 for PS3, playable at TGS.... on one disk!

Oh, wait, maybe that was Lost Odyssey? Never mind then!

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Enate - 65 days 11 hours ago

Believe me man I'm a huge JRPG fan but the after getting my new PC an trying out the Last Remnant. That is one game I don't think you want to play, I was bored to death. Not to mention if it wasn't for forced Vsync the screen tearing would have been unbearable.

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gaffyh - 65 days 14 hours ago

Basically, when the game was announced, it was announced exclusive for PS3, but after a while Square switched it to 360 exclusive (for a check from MS). They used that money to fund the game's development, but always intended to release the game on PS3.

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Montrealien - 65 days 13 hours ago

Do you have a link or any proof for that matter about MS maying square? I would be interested to read that.

/on topic

Its a decent JRPG, if you missed out on it when it came out for the 360 and are a JRPG fan, this is a great game for you.

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raztad - 65 days 13 hours ago

@montrealien

I guess he doent, but I think none of us can prove it didnt happen. Besides, SE is a business I dont think they dropped the PS3 sales (much bigger in Japan than xbox's) just because they felt like doing it.

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SpoonyRedMage - 65 days 13 hours ago

I think Tri-ace has something to do with the decision as well though. They'd just finished IU which is funded and owned by MS(they were originally going to publish it too) and SO4 is based off the IU engine and one of the guys from Tri-ace said something about making it a 360 game because they already had the engine working. He also said that it might go on the PS3 but they didn't have any plans in the same interview. Seems someone made plans.:)

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gaffyh - 65 days 13 hours ago

@montrealien - No, I'm guessing from that Japanese developer's blog where the guys said the same thing. So I'd expect that that is what happened, or something to that effect.

Edit: Although now that I think about it, I think that guy was talking about TOV. Star Ocean 4 is probably the best JRPG that Square Enix has published this generation for next gen console, but it still is miles behind stuff like Lost Odyssey imo.

Btw i didn't disagree with you.

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iamtehpwn - 65 days 12 hours ago

However, According to the developer of ToV, they made it a time Xbox360 so that Microsoft would pay for some of the Development costs, then re-release it for Playstation and have almost pure profit.

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rockleex - 65 days 10 hours ago

Tales of Vesperia developers were paid. They said it in an interview.

Although we don't have confirmation from Tri-Ace whether they were also paid or not, its very likely they were. Otherwise they wouldn't knowingly release a JRPG on the system with barely any JRPG fans.

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Montrealien - 65 days 13 hours ago

I agree, good news on any platform is good news for the industry.

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N4G king - 65 days 12 hours ago

you may never know what happens kid

we all just have to wait and see
the thing is
no matter what happens
if sony showed something MS well have something to counter it
and if MS showed something sony well have something to counter it

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jleack - 65 days 12 hours ago

I can't wait till TGS. I'm pretty excited to see the bombshells.

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SixTwoTwo - 65 days 12 hours ago

TGS 09

Square Enix

-0 day Attack on Earth (360) - Video @ Microsoft booth
-Crystal Defenders (PSN) - Playable
-Cross Treasures (DS) - Playable
-Dragon Quest III (Mobile)- Playable
-Dragon Quest VI (DS) - Playable
-Dragon Quest IX (DS)
-Dragon Quest Monsterss Battle Road II (arcade)
-Final Fantsay IV The After Years (Wii)
-Final Fantasy XI Vana'diel Collection 2 (PS2/X360/PC)
-Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) - Playable
-Final Fantasy Dissidia Universal Tuned (PSP)
-Final Fantasy The Crystal Bearers (Wii) - Playable
-Final Fantasy XIV (PS3/PC)
-Four Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden (DS) - Playable
-Front Mission Evolved (PS3/360) - Playable
-FUllmetal Alchemist (Wii) - Playable
-Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep (PSP) - Playable
-Kingdom Hearts Coded (mobile)
-Lord of Vermillion II (arcade)
-Modern Warfare Call of Duty 2 (PS3/360/Wii) - Playable @ Microsoft booth
-Motto Dragon Quest Fushigi no Dungeon (mobile) - Playable
-NieR Gestalt (360) - Playable @ MIcrosoft booth
-NieR Replicant (PS3)
-Seiken Densetsu 2 (mobile) - Playable
-Star Ocean 4 International (PS3) - Playable
-Thexder Neo (PSP) - Playable @ Sony booth

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SpoonyRedMage - 65 days 12 hours ago

One word: Nice.

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KiRBY3000 - 65 days 12 hours ago

i lawled.

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dkblackhawk - 65 days 9 hours ago

no...really?!! I didn't know that...duh...

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Pennywise - 65 days 15 hours ago

The title should be "Star Ocean 4 PS3, is out of beta and playable at TGS

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54percent - 65 days 7 hours ago

They should rename it from "Star ocean: last hope" to "Star ocean : we lol'd @ microsoft"

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gaffyh - 65 days 13 hours ago

I wonder if any Japanese 360 gamers are angry enough about this to break their copy of the game, like the guy did with tov. Lol that was hilarious.

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Bellcross - 65 days 12 hours ago

I hope they put some work into it because if it's exactly like the sub HD piece of crap 360 version squareenix can kiss my ass.

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