Can the Xbox userbase handle Dark Souls?

Revolt-Tech.com Writes:

We are extremely exited about the upcoming Dark Souls, which is essentially a sequel to Demon’s Souls by (thankfully) the same Developer. From Software announced that the game will now be multi-platform, available on the Xbox and Playstation in all areas other than Japan (PS only in Japan). A lot of hype has been generated by the loss of an exclusive for the Playstation, to the anger of many fanboys. However, there is one question that many have posed could hold a few grains of truth…. Can the 360 handle Dark Souls?

[Ahasverus]

If it's been developed in 360 so it is, the same with Demon Souls, it's that THAt a looker

"We don’t like to generalize, but it appears the majority of 360 users are content with their DVD trays never seeing a game other than Call of Duty"
The last time I checked, Call of Duty sold 15M in tboth formats, the 360 has 51M served, so in the best of the cases there are like 40M of 360 WITHOUT Call of Duty. Fail.

[BK-201]

a lot of those console sales are re-buys from RROD or getting a slim.

[kancerkid]

Can you provide proof?

[Ahasverus]

O Rly? If I got RROD'd I would never buy a 360 again, thankfully I've got mine 4 years and still great ;)

[Kon]

Proof or GTFO

[Slimshadyn]

http://www.planetxbox360.co...

I don't know the date of this study, but it clearly shows that a large number of 360's had the RROD in the past and that a lot of people came back to the 360. I would like to know how many bought new systems of those estimated 10 million RROD failures. Many of those failures were older models though. Even though BK's comment was clearly trolling he does kinda have a valid point.

[EvolZero]

I've only paid retail for one 360. And I have 3(technically 4, one has a bad DVD drive that I have no motivation to fix). If one of my older models get a red ring, I fix it myself. Same with my PS3. It got a yellow light, fixed it, then sold it. Why???!! Because it was a BC PS2 model. Got 400 for it bout another used. It's not BC but I could care less about PS2 games. That's why I still have a PS2.

And alot of people forget there are plenty of ways of getting that red ring fixed. Send it to MS if it's still under warranty or take it to a local Play N Trade if you have one. Other hole in the wall shops are around that do repairs aswell. Same applies to PS3, but I think Sony charges depending on the problem, even if it's still under warranty. And the number of console Repairs I've done myself is over 100 and that's just in my area of Chicago. So I don't think there are as many re-buys as some like to think.

[Dorwrath]

just like a lot of PS3 users went and bought slims when the slim came out.

Re-buys is not a Xbox only thing. When the PS3 slim was announced all you heard from PS3 users on this site was "I'm buying one.".

Sales figures have re-buys from both sides of the fence, stop acting like it's specific to the 360 when it is not.

[PostApocalyptic]

Dorwrath,

Re-buys from both side of the fence is trying to make the number between 360 fail rate and PS3 fail rate equate each other. They are NOT equal. The RROD problem from the first 18 months was up to 54% fail rate prior to MS offering a warranty replacement. Even if the fail rate was reported at the lower 33% that lasted well into 2008, the numbers of re-buys would have been well over 8 MILLION. And this is for people that only bought two 360s putting aside the ones that were on their 4-5th 360.

The PS3 fail rate is no where close to that. So, re-buys are minor in comparison. You will see a spike in re-buys for PS3 coming on their 5th year in Nov 2011 when older PS3 from 2006 start to fail. But that's a cycle that all consoles in history have gone through.

I have a original fatty 60GB PS3 and it's still running great, knock on wood. And this one lasted me longer than my first PS2 which lasted 4.5 years at which the DVD reader started to skip. But I think that's because I never used an air can to clear out my PS2 regularly like I do my PS3.

[Grenadan]

one giant faceplam

[MarcusFenixITA]

hehe

[yoshiro]

its not cawadoody, but Im sure there are many people that want to play this!

[theunleashed64]

the demon's souls ip is owned by sony so how did they lose an exclusive?. dark souls isn't even related to demon's souls except for combat, dark atmosphere & rpg elements it's not demon's souls 2 & before anyone disagrees look at the story & feeling of the game no way does it have an connection to demon's souls in story & characters.

EDIT: disagrees? so sony doesn't own the ip? please explain i'm curious as to why i got disagrees for.

[Thepro318]

its made by from software it got demon souls combat and feel

[Led-Zeppelin]

I know right? Might as well call Forza 4 and GT5 the same game because the gameplay and graphics are very similar.

[Philoctetes]

I disagree. Based on what I saw in the trailer, this looks like Demon's Souls 2. Yes, I know the story will be different, but the character models, combat, look, and overall gameplay seemed to be virtually identical to Demon's Souls.

And that's good. I love Demon's Souls; it's my favorite game of this generation so far. More of the same would be totally fine with me. I hope 360 fans enjoy it.

[kramun]

It will be Demon's Souls in every other aspect apart from what it is called.

[jay2]

This game is runined now, unless it comes on 2+ disc. You Xbots can't be satisfied can you? you still ex-Sony exclusives, and because you didn't add HDDVD as standard so much space is unused on Blu-ray disc.

[NYC_Gamer]

when was this game exclusive?

[maverick40]

Demon's Souls was only 6.6gb. So it will fit on a dvd unfortunately. Pity it will not sell on xbox.

@Kon I am certainly not a fanboy. Just stating fact and clearly you feel butthurt about me stating that it will not sell on the xbox which we all know is true. Don't worry though, a new swimming game was announced for kinect today. It is one of microsofts big exclusives.

[Kon]

And i remember you calling me a fanboy... HA!

[palaeomerus]

jay2, could you please say something that isn't so inherently ridiculous and stupid?

[SnukaTheMan]

sadly its always wasted...hahahaha anyways..cant wait for this game......I will purchase it.

[evrfighter]

best looking game ever made fits on a dvd...

not seeing your point.

[kane_1371]

and what is that game?

c2 flopped to kz2 demo.
lol

[jizzyjones]

Flamebait article

[MarcusFenixITA]

of coure it can handle it. just because the PS3 is stronger doesn't mean the 360 is weak. look at Gears 3. And this comin from a Sony-Mofo

[thrasherv3]

WTH is Dark Souls?

[writersblock]

Its funny all these people saying "it was never an exclusive"

Demons Souls was, and this is obviously a sequel of the same franchise. Demons's Souls. Dark Souls... Even the main player in all the trailers looks almost identical to the one in DS!

Are these people really that dumb? And thats why it wont sell on the 360, they have little-no knowledge in games that arent shoot-em ups

[koehler83]

My question is not can Xbox handle it, that's a dumb question.

My question is how will Xbox handle the online features?

[Alpha_Gamer]

Yeah, good point. No messages, ghosts, bloodstains or summons unless you are a Gold member? Ouch, I can`t see how that would be appealing.

[VenGencE999]

The online will be handled as ALL 360 online games are handled, if you want COMPLETE access to ANY online features in YOUR game, you will have to pay to play YOUR game online...
Simple.

[andfed]

Dark Souls is an euphemism for demons souls 2

Great game btw, too bad they are going to drop the WT dynamic, hope that the new features will make up for it.
Also hope for more armors, the first one had too few

[josephayal]

I dont thing so

[Alpha_Gamer]

I`m sure the 360 can handle the game just fine, the question is, can the 360 players handle it ;)

[midgard227]

i dont know. working at game crazy ive seen alot of 360 gamers give up on ninja gaiden because it was hard (Imagine that, you have to block)

i rub it in their face and say "really? well my GF beat it" and they look annoyed.

im sure there will be alot of 360 core gamers that will try this, but the average player wont.

doesnt matter, atleast its out there so morons that only have a 360 can enjoy a game like demons souls or (dark souls)

[byeGollum]

Any game can be run on either console.. good thing its no longer exclusive, the game deserves to be played by more people.. I still haven't beaten demon souls yet :/

[wwm0nkey]

My god can't you people be happy?

360 gets Dark Souls and so do you
PS3 Owners get what is essentially the spiritual successor to ChromeHounds online with AC5.

There we are all happy now shut the fuck up and play games.

[Godmars290]

The only thing that would hold up DS on the 360 is XBL Gold. Otherwise there wouldn't be any online content with just XBL "Free," and cross-game chat would ruin the solitary atmosphere of the game. You'd only have friends jumping into games.

[Ch1d0r1]

Im glad the 360 community is getting this awesome game. Screw the original article, the guys just wants to get hits.

[Belasco]

Apparently someone doesnt share your enthusiasm.

[Relwyn]

I played DS on the PS3, but I will get this on the 360, mainly due to the fact that the servers won't be shut down on the 360. I rarely post on this site due to the fanboy crushing comments. But, yes, that is the deciding factor for me.

Does it really matter what console it's on? Do you not want the game to sell better than the first one? It would make sense to cater to a bigger audience, right?

[byeGollum]

yeah that way we might get more of the game, maybe they might turn it into a series, "the SOULs series"

[TheNocturnus]

Of course the 360 can handle it. My problem is I was late to getting Demon Soul's and have not finished it or even made it past the first Arch stone. I got the ring but cannot seem to get past the dragon yet.

[Alpha_Gamer]

Hmmm, which dragon are you talking about?

[TheNocturnus]

The one outside the castle on the hill that breathes fire on you. I made it to him once then promptly died.

[Godmars290]

Yeah, probably not best to bother with him - them - yet. Either explore around the castle some more or go to the other arch stones. You're not meant to go through them one at a time.

Just remember to have fun with the assassin, the twins and the executioner. And don't go *ANYWHERE* near the red eyed black skeleton warriors. Not until you're damn sure can take them on.

[Alpha_Gamer]

If I`m thinking of the same one, then you need to get pure white world tendency, and then dragons will be gone and you can grab the loot. You could always kill him too, but I always went with PWWT.

[Gamer_Z]

Haha I know what you mean it took me a while to pass the first level. It's one of those games were you just got to grind and level up to make any progress. I don't remember having to fight a dragon to pass the first level though but there are dragons that mess you up when you have to cross that long ass bridge to fight that big master knight

[jerethdagryphon]

use the tunnel under and between the watchtowers get to the 2nd one get a bow use the tunnel again get a crapload of arrows and return to first watchtower. spend 20 minites or so dragon killing

[DaReapa]

Soul Arrows/Rays are your best friend in that fight.

[baodeus]

i think there is a cheap way to kill it. Go all the way up the castle and just start shooting arrow at him, it might take a while, but he will die. Man, arrow and certain magic are almost everything in DS. Always come in handy, just remember to buy extra ammunition.

[TheNocturnus]

This reply is to all the above.
Thanks for the help and advice. I can always go back and kill the dragons and that I just needed to kill the Phalanx slime demon for the trophy and to unlock the next 4 archstones. This game is hard but seems worth it when you do finally succeed.

Now I have to decide which archstone I want to die a lot in next...

[Belasco]

I agreed, amazing that someone disagreed.

[Darkfiber]

Who gives a shit? It's happening, get over it you stupid fanboys. No sense complaining, just enjoy the game, it's not the end of the god damn world.

[Bathyj]

Will this game be welcomed by either side as the first one was?

If its good I'm sure it will be supported, probably mostly by PS3 because thats where the current fans are.

But I cant help but think of Ninja Theory and the backlash they took.

I can understand you would want to broaden your userbase when you have a smaller fanbase, but at the same time, when you have a smaller selection of fans, you want to make sure you keep them happy and not slight them in any way.

I guess we'll see what we'll see.

[Neckbear]

I honestly think that Dark Souls still keeps original Demon's Souls fans happy.

Well, excluding the Sony fanboy-loyalists, that's it.

Everyone else I've talked about the game with seems to be pretty exited, and we all agree that, if done right, the game could be of the best ones this year.

[SnakeMustDie]

Yeah, Dark Souls will be awesome. As long as the game isn't gimped being multiplat, I don't have any problems at all.

[Dellis]

PS3 loses another exclusive?

[sashimi]

Atleast Ps3 has exclusives to lose(Demon's soul is still only on ps3 unless this game is called Demon's Soul2 which it isn't)
while if the Xbox360 lose even one exclusive...well GG where the games!!!!

[JAMurida]

Why does that even matter?

Why can't you see the good of it going multiplat to reach more people and possibly making more money to fund another project?

But no, if it's not exclusive it sucks right? lol...

[DFresh]

I'm pretty sure it'll be on at least 2-3 discs on the Xbox 360.

PS3 will use a single layer Blu-ray disc.

PS3 version I'm confident will be fine since I'm sure that'll be the lead platform.

Xbox 360 version they'll have to work around that storage space issues or find some new compression techniques to minimize the loss of graphical quality on that platform.

Still I'm sure there will be some buyers on the Xbox 360 for this game maybe not as much as PS3 but still enough copies to warrant the decision to go multiplatform.

Besides I didn't really believe Demon Souls was a graphical powerhouse it's more about the story, gameplay, and difficulty then anything else.

:D

[Mastodon]

Dude...

Demon Souls was 6.6 GB... Seriously stop with the nonsense talking...

Dark Souls is most likely (based on design) Maybe 7 gigs...

[JAMurida]

"Blah blah blah...

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***Besides I didn't really believe Demon Souls was a graphical powerhouse it's more about the story, gameplay, and difficulty then anything else.***"

Of that whole comment, that's the only part that was relevant.

[anasurimbor]

Can humanity handle Dark Souls? Not likely.

[ceedubya9]

well, I'm buying. Not sure what console just yet, but I'm definitely buying.

[Trroy]

Silly question.

My biggest worry is that, in becoming multiplatform, will FromSoftware choose to simply lowest-common-denominator between both consoles, and neither one will shine like it could?

[Mastodon]

Seeing as From Software has been making Mutli-plat games for years & that they have more experience developing for Xbox - I'm sure they'll do fine.

[Saleem101]

I have magazine article this is demon souls 2 change name to bring game to wider audience.. Demon souls successor to kings field..

[OC_MurphysLaw]

OMFG... some of the shit that appears on N4G. I wont even bother clicking on this obvious flamebait.

[Bloodyghost]

I dont like that you have a Xbox controller and people here dont either. Just saying so you dont get hit by disagrees and shit like that.

Anyways its a stupid blog that people are obviously falling for. People do not remember Ninja Gaiden if we want to do the whole hardcore exclusive shit.

Now is it going to be popular on Western Xbox Audience? Probably not since most Xbox Only users never heard of Demon Souls in the first place!

Must buy for me!

Also fail gaming journalist is full of fail.

[Hyperbomb69]

U MAD?

[OC_MurphysLaw]

@bloodyghost my avatar pic is something I found that I felt was a perfect fit for the gaming community I take part in. G4TE.com has a lot of U.K. and U.S. players. I forget its a 360 controller to be honest. Anyway, as an owner of both consoles I for one am excited for the sequel regardless of platform.

[Ashriel]

I regret having given this guy a pageview for this POS article :(

[XxPURExX]

not a lot of ppl read the article

[Hyperbomb69]

Nope.
Its not a FPS or a sports game, they're gonna give up on the first level.
This should have been an exclusive.

[shammgod]

no, its not a shooter

[SSKILLZ]

lol

[SSKILLZ]

whats the hardest game on xbox ?.....

[frostypants]

Ninja Gaiden?

[eterry]

okay i dont understand why everyone is getting so mad about this guy writing this. The article is fine. he isnt saying the 360 is bad nor that it cant handle Dark Souls he is just saying that it prolly wont sell as well. which is prolly true.

1 reason is simple that it isnt even getting sold in japan where the biggest fan base prolly is

2 its just kinda a fact that more RPG style games sell on the PS3 the difficulty of it doesnt matter

3 he said that xbox users play shooters more then anything else. well thats kinda true. less diverse games are released on the 360 and somebody made a comment saying that black ops sold about the same on ps3 and 360. yeah thats way wrong look it up

[Miacosa]

It's not a shooter probably will not do well.

[Optical_Matrix]

Because that trailer got me hyped, I just this minute ordered Demons Souls for £14.86 from Shopto.net. Been meaning to get it for ages. Should be good! Get me ready for Dark Souls. There are plenty of hardcore 360 owners. A lot of them probably own PS3's and have Demons Souls....like myself. So kind of a silly article. Although I don't expect this to be as well received on 360, I hope it does well all the same. I know I'll support it, especially if I enjoy demons souls.

[lightningsax]

I hope you enjoy it, Optical. It's a mind-blowing piece of work, but you need to give it some time and patience to enjoy it.

And yeah. Do I expect the Modern Warfare crowd on 360 to rise up, buy this game, love it, and join PS3 Demon's Souls fans in a legion of gamers with good taste? No. I'm just glad a few more people that can't afford both consoles at the moment may be able to enjoy what we've been raving about.

[WetN00dle69]

Well i for one cant wait for the sequel. Dont know which version i might get though.

[Bloodyghost]

Nope its not like gamers are gamers.

Jesus some of these blogs are hilarious.

I call it a blog because no real game journalist would do a article of this level.

Also I am READY for some Dark Souls! Who is with me!!

[JonnyBigBoss]

I don't think it'll sell well on the 360 platform. Either way, if Demon's Souls is any indication, Dark Souls will be incredible.

[videoxgamexfanboy]

As a owner of both systems and a wii i get offended by such flame bait articles. I was just on xbl today with several of my friends who dont own a ps3 and they all no of Demon's Soul and no of Dark Souls. They all said they are getting it and look forward to it. In the voice of dave chappelle's rick jame...* i wish i had two more hands so i can give this article four thumbs down!*

[ButterBomb]

Best thing to do is click on the + next to the site name above in the article and mark it how you feel. Reporting these move them to the back page and eventually with enough poor marks the site will not be accepted at N4G.

[crazydrummerlad1]

It doesnt seem like a game that was pushing the hardware. It looked good but i wouldnt be concerned about 360's abilities handling this game. if we considered other games like GOW3, or KZ3, or U3, then yea there would be concerns. but with Dark Souls, i think everyone will b happy with the final product.

[HacSawJimThugin]

Okay...so, your trying to say, what? I own a 360, I have also owned a Nintendo...yea, the first one with no memory card or hard drive; cartridge games that required dedication and hours of frustration waaaaay before Sony thought about making consoles or games.

Its not a console issue, in fact I believe all games should be multi-platform, this console war shit is lame and we are the only ones losing...not the companies selling us the brands. Pause. If the games is good let the "true fans of gaming" decide were it should be played. Chuuuch!!

[ATiElite]

YOU can't handle the truth!!!!
You need me on that wall!!

ooops wrong post!!

i think Kinect has brought a more diverse crowd to the 360 so Dark Souls should sale well on the 360.

[Phantom_Slippers]

@kancerkid

i dont understand how you can say the main exclusives for ps3 are only shooters this year, you also forgot there's infamous 2, motorstorm apocalypse, twisted metal,last guardian. i see some of the stuff you write kancerkid and seriously it pisses me off because you're seriously unintelligent and the stuff you write it seems like you're pulling aggro on purpose and hell it worked on me thats why i barely have bubbles i dont write or respond to people at all but you caught my attention and you're not gonna win this argument i promise you that.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

@Phantom_Slippers, yes the PS3 does have other "exclusive" that aren't shooters...but look at the main list:

LBP2 - platformer
Killzone 3 - shooter
Socom 4 - shooter
Resistance 3 - shooter
Infamous 2 - shooter/action(which lets be honest..its more a shooter than anything).
Motorstorm apocalypse - racing
Twisted Metal racing/shooter
Last Guardian - action/rpg? (I have no clue what the gameplay is like yet but assuming)
Uncharted 3 - shooter/action

Out of the 9 main exclusives 6 of those games rely pretty heavily on shooter mechanics.

[Phantom_Slippers]

wait wait infamous 2 is a shooter? since when!? correct me if im wrong but final fantasy 13 is a shooter ummm little big planet is a shooter, motor storm is a fighting/action since it uses melee mechanics(sarcasm to the max). Apparently people point out ps3 has other shit besides shooters xbox fanboys run in and say all we have is shooters mainly; you make me laugh. Infamous 2 doesnt fall under shooter just cause it uses some mechanics if thats the case everything is using shooter mechanics fighting mechanics nothing is original then, think before you say shit

[ButterBomb]

Not to mention the highest selling game on PS3 is Call of Duty. MW2 came out, shot to #1 on the PS3, Black Ops boom #1.

The genre is the most popular genre. Look at Dlacy13g list and tell me those exclusives aren't "main" and "shooters".

Not a big deal, like I said the genre is popular so it better be supported.

But the Xbox is a shooter console and PS3 is so diverse and sophisticated argument gets killed every time here.

[darksied]

Can the xbox 360 handle it technically? Yes, I believe so. It was nothing ground-breaking graphics wise; there's no reason the 360 can't handle it.

Will the 360 users buy it? There will be some sales, so it's a good idea.

Can the 360 userbase "handle" it? i.e. the difficulty? Hmm, as if there's not enough 10 year-old's whining during CoD and Halo, what's going to happen if THIS game comes to the 360? Maybe murders.

[SwampCroc]

I think the game will play well on both systems.. Granted, the majority of cross-platform games do.. for example BFBC2 plays extremely well in my opinion on either console.

[YOUR-MUM]

Love this game on my mates ps3, day one for me for sure.

[Lightel0s]

being a 360 RPG player, i´m pretty sure that there´s more that enough reasons to play dark souls on the 360. from the userbase to the console performance, theres no point in think that 360 cannot be a excelent home for the game. ps3 users stop crying!

[ButterBomb]

Can the user base handle it? Is this another insult hurled at the 360 audience? Like they are not capable of playing a challenging game?

Go play Dead Rising(not the easier DR2) and make it 72 hours with all survivors and we can talk about challenging. This is just one example of difficulty not being an issue with 360 gamers.

DS was nothing special graphically and I would say Ninja Blade looked better and had more going on so no worries with horse power.

[Bumpmapping]

360 owners are gonna get eaten and spit out after playing this.Sorry no re gen health and checkpoints fellas LOL!

[Z501]

Dark Souls NOT Demon's Souls 2

http://www.guardian.co.uk/t...

SCEJ’s Takeshi Kajii has hinted we’ll be getting a Demon’s Souls sequel “one day”, athough right now, nothing is currently in development.

“At the moment, my answer is ‘no sequel!’,” Kaiji told The Guardian in an interview when asked about it.

“However, we have been encouraged by all the players, and this title is so well supported, and besides we like this title so much…

“Well, this is my own feeling, but I think one day we could bring you another Demon’s Souls…”

As for anyone hoping for Move support with the RPG, you may get rid of that little fantasy now.

“We don’t have any plans for that at the moment,”said director Hidetaka Miyazaki.

It was rumoured earlier this year a Demon’s Souls sequel was in development.

FYI

[Der_Kommandant]

we'll see a lot of housewives phantoms

[gamingisnotacrime]

Just like i did with Demons Souls

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!

[OllieBoy]

Is it a generic military shooter? Does it have regenerating health?

Xbox owners won't give a damn about this game.

[spektical]

there will be buyers on the 360. but its foolish to think it will be successful, i predict <100k sales total.

360 is a shooters dream box, and the past has shown exactly that. On top of that dark souls is more of niche jrpg title, and niche titles havent done historically well on the 360. Those that do buy the game will be playing, hopefully, and amazing game.

[Blues Cowboy]

As a niche title, From Software are wise to maximise their consumer base. I don't think it's particularly helpful (to anyone) to identify Xbox owners as FPS fanatics to a man. This might just be the niche action RPG that many Xbox owners have been waiting for!

That said, established Demon's Souls fans will probably ensure higher PS3 sales.

[sam2236]

Don't be so fucking stupid. This shit should be considered flame bait and removed from the site.

It's only a GAME for fuck's sake! A GAME!

[BabyTownFrolics]

the worst of n4g on display

sam2236:

this article was written with n4g in mind, folks write stupid articles looking to bring out the worst in people. This topic has no value in and of itself, they could have asked the devs if they thought there was a market for their game on the 360, and then commented on their response. That would be journalism. Instead we have this, which is worse than the worst tabloid journalism because all it does is instigate fights among the reading audience. They want hits so they have to get us fighting. Unfortunately their are enough assholes and malcontents on n4g to make their deceit profitable.

[sp1deynut]

...but Skyrim will likely be the better game, so it will get my $$ first...as well as my 200+ hours. :)

[Dozer]

All my friends who have a 360, that i know IRL, play only (insert sports games) or COD. None of them have ANY interest in other genres. The only time they don't play shooters is when they come by my house and i pretty much make them play any non-shooters.

[Dozer]

Also i think i should say that many people are right that PS3 users do play shooters. I have most of the exclusives as well as BC2. However the 360 userbase just doesn't buy other genres like the PS3 userbase does. Not saying that people who like shooters are dumb or whichever way you want to take it. just that 360 users like shooters more.

[tenacious_b]

If they can make money putting it on 360 so that they can profit enough to make a Demons Souls 3, I'm all for it.

[xlockingupthesunx]

What a stupid question. The 360 has hardcore RPG fans, as does the PS3, PC, Wii, Ds, PSP, etc

[zackacloud]

Everybody know that Final Fantasy XIII was biggest exlusive because the graphics and battle system also was amazing in trailers but after M$ paid too much for this game we didn't see that at all

We just get 8 GB gameplay and over than 32 GB cutscenes

[Scottyabanks]

I don't care what this article has to say. I am ready for another Demons Souls.

[Kos-Mos]

Most importantly:
If they add in-game chat, please god don`t make it cross-over.
I can`t bear to hear (bear to hear, hehe) all the teens on box shouting nigg**, fu**, I will kill your family etc.

[bobrea]

Fanboys are scumbag retards. This game going to 360 doesn't affect anyone negatively except people who one reason or another (usually mom only buying them one console) feel the need to defend their console to the teeth.

[MonopolyRSV]

Dark Souls...lol. Surely they couldve come up with a better name than that.

[Silver_Faux]

Xbox can handle the game, it really comes down to the players.

This game isn't for pussies and people who are just generally shit at games (casual gamers).

Its a true hardcore experience and if its anything like Demon Souls, it will kill you repeatedly, steal away your soul and leave you waking up with a very sore arse.

[Silber]

I played Deamons Souls on the PlayStation. One of the best Games there and i am happy that Dark Souls will come to the 360 too.

But Deamon Souls is not as hard as it hyped here. I played through it several times and it is hard, but its ok. Ninja Gaiden on Hard is much more difficult. I did not beat it. (not the easy-Version on the PS3, i mean the realy challenge on 360).

Anyway i will buy Dark Souls for the 360 and iam sure i can handle this Game:)

[Kos-Mos]

I don`t think you understand the meaning of hard. Playing Ninja Gaiden on hard demands coincidences. It`s more of a game not really made to be played on hard.
Demon`s Soul`s got one difficulty and is made to be that way.
It`s really hard to explain, but think of it like playing a game on hard gives you less life and stronger enemies, but on which difficulty is a game best played on according to the core gameplay?
I don`t mind anyone disagreeing, but please do explain why at least.

[Silber]

Sure, if you can´t choose different difficulties, you must play the Game how it is meant to be. I agree with you, but i think it is nearly the same with other Games. Maybe hard is the way you shoud play it, but most people go the easy way with changing the difficulty to easy or medium. From Software did a good job to remove the different difficulties, but it woud be no problem to add some more in there for the easy-Gamers. (but by gods sake, i hope they will never do it)

[Kos-Mos]

Then we have the same understanding. Good evening to you.

[Firstkn1ghT]

Stupid question. Fable, another fantasy type game, has been a very successful franchise for the Xbox userbase.