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Xenosaga Trilogy HD Collection Shot Down by Namco’s Harada

Bandai Namco’s Katshurio Harada shoots down the possibility of an Xenosaga Trilogy HD collection.

1956d ago
Shiken1956d ago

Guess they don't like money. 🤷‍♂️

addictedtochaos1956d ago

It failed at the profitability analysis. They think it wouldn’t make money.

I would buy it on every system it came out on.

Tross1956d ago

They clearly didn’t survey gamers when they did that analysis.

loxim1956d ago

Wow, what a fucking dumb move on their part. Amazing trilogy on ps2.

stuna11956d ago

Exactly! I still have the trilogy for my ps2, i just don't have a ps2 lol.

SegaSaturn6691956d ago

If you mod your ps3/ps4, you can play the series on there.

loxim1953d ago

Same here, I initially traded them in as a dumb kid in my youth all those years ago. I later bought all three copies again and have them in my collection of must haves for PS2 including the Onimusha games and Kingdom Hearts.

Razmiran1956d ago

Harada is not the one who shot it down, he just answered the question of it being a possibility

ninja2ri1956d ago

No kidding. Ask those Shenmue goofs hows the 3rd game is selling? Hell, ask them about the collection. The Xenosaga series is overrated. People complain that MGS is all video but, no gameplay. But this game takes the cake in that approach. You only play the game for 2 hours. The rest is all cutscene

Loktai1955d ago (Edited 1955d ago )

The down votes probably didn't complete all 3 games. I did and there are some sloowwww parts. The games are fantastic but i think you're right ... only the subset of fanatics like those on n4g would pick it up. People claimed they wanted a new star ocean game and probably forget we even got one on ps4... which is much easier to play than a game like xenosaga but sold pretty mediocre . Just as an example of market forces.

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This is the Perfect Time for a Xenosaga HD Remaster Trilogy

With the success of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, this would be the perfect time for Bandai Namco to release a Xenosaga HD Remaster Collection.

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Knightofelemia917d ago

I would be all over this HD trilogy like a fat guy on a doughnut.

metalhead916d ago

I’d be on it like a cop chasing a Black man driving a large powdered doughnut.

FinalFantasyFanatic917d ago

Yes please, I know they said it was unlikely to happen, but I never got to play these games, so a collection would be greatly welcomed.

gold_drake916d ago (Edited 916d ago )

absolutely

CrimsonWing69917d ago

Man, I wish, and give us the unedited versions

a7madRyan917d ago

The series didnt age well, a remake will be much better

gold_drake916d ago

the combat didnt imo. but the rest is still very good

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How Square's Most Iconic JRPG Evolved Into Nintendo's Xenoblade Chronicles

From a pitch for Final Fantasy VII to Nintendo's role-playing juggernaut, here's how the Xeno series became Xenoblade Chronicles.

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Vx_1171d ago

not even close to the original Xenogears, this was a masterpiece in the story, characters, and adventures just like many PS1 JRPGs... something which is missing in almost all new JRPGs.

Zeldafan641171d ago (Edited 1171d ago )

Keep being salty that Xenoblade's a Nintendo exclusive.

Vx_1171d ago

the only salty is the like of you, and mostly your just a kid who missed the golden are of the JRPGs in the 90s...which is ok :) it just wasn't your time...btw I have the switch and both Xenoblade games...not bad but nothing compared to Xenogears.

RPGer1171d ago

Zelda boy. This has nothing to do with exclusives and this generation BS. This is about a game being a masterpiece and no one cares if it is Sony, Nintendo or Sega. It is all about the quality of the content and fun factor. Back then I own the game because I love it, not because it is tated 10/10 in reviews current BS streamers recommendation. Xenogears was and still a masterpiece beginning with the cover, the disc, the manual, the art, the settings, the soundtrack and characater design. No one literally care about it state of availability to other console. A thing that current gen of gamers can't stop being obsessed about.

Zeldafan641171d ago

I've been playing rpgs since the early 90s. You certainly seem to be projecting.

Nintentional1171d ago (Edited 1171d ago )

Try out Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition. It’s one of the few modern JRPG’s that make you feel like you’re playing an S tier, top shelf, classic PS1 JRPG again. The characters are so memorable and likeable,the environments and world are so original and imaginative, and the music is god tier. The composers are Yasunori Mitsuda and Yoko Shinomura. Xenoblade 2 was ok, but 1 was better and more cohesive. 3 is looking solid though, more in line with XC1.

Zeldafan641171d ago

I'd say the soundtrack of 2 every bit rivals that of 1. My main problem with 2 comes with the design of most of the female blades.

ecchiless1171d ago

indeed, xenogears is a great game, xenosaga and xenoblade cant compare to xenogear, dont mind the nintendo fanboys.
Best killer of "Gods".

For me squaresoft games were better on the ps/ps2 era, my personal fav from them on PS(1):
Vagrant Story(still waiting for a remake/continuation), Xenogears, Chrono cross, Parasite Eve, FF8...

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Monolith Soft 20th anniversary website launched

Monolith Soft has opened its 20th anniversary commemoration website. The studio, whose works span franchises such as Xenosaga, Baten Kaitos, and Xenoblade Chronicles, first opened its doors on October 1, 1999.

In addition to messages from president Hirohide Sugiura, and company directors Tetsuya Takahashi and Yasuyuki Honne, the website also features a pair of 20th anniversary desktop and smartphone wallpapers:

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CrimsonWing692043d ago

I really wish Xenogears got finished. I might be wrong but I feel like Xenosaga was kind of an attempt to redo that vision.

ReVibe2043d ago

There's enough "evidence" across both gears and saga that they SHOULD be connected, but Takahashi was basically forced to ditch the gears lore because Squaresoft didn't feel confident in a sequel and he took it to Namco. If ever you see something in saga that makes you think "that's totally something from gears!" its basically supposed to be in some convoluted spiritual sense.

Zeldafan642043d ago

They should remaster both.