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ninjapet
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 Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:35 am
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I think there's some confusion for the game release.
Steins;Gate was released on the xbox first, then it was released on the pc. The fandisk has only been released on the xbox and now it has the psp and ps3 ports. There's no pc port for it though, and most likely won't happen much how like the fandisk for Chaos;Head has no pc port.
Anyway more platforms for the series is always nice but why are they porting it to the ps3 at this point? It's been out on the xbox for a while along with the pc. If someone really wanted to play they game they would have gotten the pc copy ages ago.
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domokun1134
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:18 pm
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Just checked the iOS app store. $35.99 for the game, but Japanese only, which is odd since the description page is entirely in English.
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Jackstick
Joined: 20 Mar 2011
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:19 pm
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| ninjapet wrote: | | Anyway more platforms for the series is always nice but why are they porting it to the ps3 at this point? |
Because there are only 12 people in Japan that own an Xbox 360... which leads me to wonder why this game was even released on 360 in the first place.
| ninjapet wrote: | | If someone really wanted to play they game they would have gotten the pc copy ages ago. |
Indeed. However, I think this port is in anticipation of a potential second wave of popularity that this game may have due to the successful anime series, and upcoming film.
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superdry
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:46 pm
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| Jackstick wrote: |
| ninjapet wrote: | | Anyway more platforms for the series is always nice but why are they porting it to the ps3 at this point? |
Because there are only 12 people in Japan that own an Xbox 360... which leads me to wonder why this game was even released on 360 in the first place. |
Because it was the platform of choice for companies to port/develop VNs and shmups. The 360 is sort of seen as the otaku game console in Japan. Of course now, for the companies who supported the 360 will branch out to other consoles (notably the PSP since that's extremely popular in Japan) to make more money since there is only so much you can make from the install base in Japan.
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| ninjapet wrote: | | If someone really wanted to play they game they would have gotten the pc copy ages ago. |
Indeed. However, I think this port is in anticipation of a potential second wave of popularity that this game may have due to the successful anime series, and upcoming film. |
Also, not everyone is a PC gamer. It probably cost very little for 5pb/MAGES to port both Steins;Gate to the PS3. It's pretty much extra money for them at this point.
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CKSqua
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:58 pm
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From what I understand, the retail side is phasing the 360 out (they don't want to carry software for much longer), and niche interest alone can't reverse the trend. Publishers are now trying to lure otaku to the PS3 via ports and multiplatform releases.
A similar thing happened when the Dreamcast died, and the PS2 took over as the niche gamer's system.
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rivnam
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:44 pm
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Am I the only one aghast at the prices being mentioned? Talk about a premium
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TJR
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:33 pm
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| Quote: | | Am I the only one aghast at the prices being mentioned? Talk about a premium |
I think that's an exchange rate issue.
I would've agreed about high prices in previous years. However, the cost of a Japanese game hasn't really changed over the past decade (and it's typical for the retailer to discount several hundred yen on a pre-order), whereas American MSRPs have risen by $10 each console generation. If not for the exchange rate, I'd say that the markets are more or less in line with each other when it comes to price.
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Clyde_Cash
Joined: 03 Dec 2011
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:44 pm
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| Jackstick wrote: |
| ninjapet wrote: | | Anyway more platforms for the series is always nice but why are they porting it to the ps3 at this point? |
Because there are only 12 people in Japan that own an Xbox 360... which leads me to wonder why this game was even released on 360 in the first place. |
How could the Xbox not do well in Japan? What's there to hate about it besides the Red Ring of Death?
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superdry
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:38 pm
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| rivnam wrote: | | Am I the only one aghast at the prices being mentioned? Talk about a premium |
Welcome to the expensive world of Japanese physical media. It's not just anime that's expensive, it's media in general.
And, as TJR mentioned, the current exchange rate doesn't help at all.
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