From Cans Two PlayStation 3 Titles?
Japanese now backing away from low-release PS3 launch?
9 Aug 2006
It seems somewhat baffling that the media is making up problems for the PlayStation 3 when it has some very real, very worrying ones of its own. According to breaking news from Japan, two major RPG projects have been canned by From Software, both slated for the new Sony machine.
Unconfirmed reports state From has pulled the plug on two RPG projects for PlayStation 3, the tentatively-titled 'Dark RPG' and another unnamed project. From had committed the games to support Sony's early PlayStation 3 push on several occasions. We expect the latest issue of Famitsu to confirm the cannings.
The PlayStation 3 has suffered multiple losses as publishers back away from supporting the project in its infancy, concerns likely triggered by supply problems endured by the Xbox 360 dooming much of the launch window software and gouging gaping holes in R&D spend. It would seem that Webzen's Endless Saga was pulled for PlayStation 3 in recent days. WWE Smackdown 2007 also rattled the can and it can only be assumed that more will follow.
Atari recently raised the issue of PS3 ROI (return on investment) concern from publishers, bemoaning Sony's apparent secrecy on planned shipping figures during the initial phase of PlayStation 3 sales, with CEO Bruno Bonell stating, ""...we're lacking information about the PS3 at this stage, because we have basically a rough release date and a high retail price point."
Of course, we're a long way from an outright panic, though it has to be conceded that the Xbox 360 paved a difficult road for the PlayStation 3 to tread. We wonder if it did this on purpose. Surely not... (Now we're really venturing into the realms of nonsensical conspiracy theory! - Ed)
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You are, of course, entitled to your opinion of my posts, just as I would hope you would respect my opinion of yours. However, I am trying to point out how I approach things, so I'll have one more try to get my point across, after this I'm not gonna waste everybody else's time by posting here. If you want to continue this offline, you can find my email address on the SPOnG team page under about SPOnG below.
I try to take a fair and balanced view of things and use that fair and balanced approach to counter wild speculation and uninformed rants.
Your fulcrum analogy seems slightly mis-worded, I assume you were saying that you don't make thing balanced by adding an equal amount of weight to both ends of an already unbalanced fulcrum? Because by causing the weight on both sides to be equal, you will achieve balance. Of course equal large amounts of weight will break the see-saw, so to speak, that's a flame war!
To stretch the analogy a bit, I'm saying my weight is closer to the fulcrum than the weight that is already there - inevitably my arguments will have less impact than the weight at either end.
It's up to you if you believe that or not, please read back through my other posts and decide for yourself if I'm more fact-based than the average forum poster. I have even admitted when I was wrong - I didn't see much potential for the DS, boy did I screw up that guess!
Then what are you accusing Sony of doing that is anti-consumer?
Nice dodge by the way, negating my explanation without providing the reasons you are accusing Sony, so I can't even try to counter them. :-)
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Posted by Joji
Like the exodus of jews from Egypt, all the publishers are thinking with their wallets and bailing, nothing wrong with that since no one has a PS3 yet.
Blu Ray could be the daeth of PS3 itself, its just too expensive a risk for so many people. Now the very thing Nintendo said about cost is now starting to bite hard. I'm sure From can easily shift their goods to 360 or Wii though.
From Software, you really need to try something else than Armored Core series though.
Blu Ray could be the daeth of PS3 itself, its just too expensive a risk for so many people. Now the very thing Nintendo said about cost is now starting to bite hard. I'm sure From can easily shift their goods to 360 or Wii though.
From Software, you really need to try something else than Armored Core series though.
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Posted by tyrion
PreciousRoi wrote:
I just think you have "balanced" and "balancing" confused. Kinda like Fox News, I'm sure in your view you think you're being "Fair and Balanced". Fair is Fair, but your "Balanced" means "Biased". A simple fulcrum analogy will serve. You don't balance the weight on a fulcrum by adding an equal amount of weight on both sides.
You are, of course, entitled to your opinion of my posts, just as I would hope you would respect my opinion of yours. However, I am trying to point out how I approach things, so I'll have one more try to get my point across, after this I'm not gonna waste everybody else's time by posting here. If you want to continue this offline, you can find my email address on the SPOnG team page under about SPOnG below.
I try to take a fair and balanced view of things and use that fair and balanced approach to counter wild speculation and uninformed rants.
Your fulcrum analogy seems slightly mis-worded, I assume you were saying that you don't make thing balanced by adding an equal amount of weight to both ends of an already unbalanced fulcrum? Because by causing the weight on both sides to be equal, you will achieve balance. Of course equal large amounts of weight will break the see-saw, so to speak, that's a flame war!
To stretch the analogy a bit, I'm saying my weight is closer to the fulcrum than the weight that is already there - inevitably my arguments will have less impact than the weight at either end.
It's up to you if you believe that or not, please read back through my other posts and decide for yourself if I'm more fact-based than the average forum poster. I have even admitted when I was wrong - I didn't see much potential for the DS, boy did I screw up that guess!
PreciousRoi wrote:
And no, I wasn't thinking of the rootkit or the PS2 DVD(MS has had its own DVD issues), thanks for reminding me, since you prematurely invalidated anything Sony's done "years ago" I guess its not important. Nice dodge, btw...even if that wasn't what I was shootin' at.
Then what are you accusing Sony of doing that is anti-consumer?
Nice dodge by the way, negating my explanation without providing the reasons you are accusing Sony, so I can't even try to counter them. :-)
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