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Bowed down to the bots
They didn't outright deny it, there's probably some truth to that statement
Phantom Blade Zero Developer on Xbox Version: ' No one needs this platform ' | Update: Devs Make Official Statement
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They didn't outright deny it, there's probably some truth to that statement
I'm sure the dev did say it annonymosly but the bots clearly put pressure on them to release a statement
I don't even know why the developers/ChinaJoy reps. even bother talking to these P.O.S. MILITANTS on Twitter, Reddit, etc.
The amount of slurs/racist comments thrown around by these butthurt Xbots is staggering, but not expected.
Why even cater to a crowd that never gave an F about the game in the first place, unless it was supposedly "exclusive" or, is a third-party that is being kept away from PS. Same with Japanese devs like Capcom, Square Enix, Bandai Namco, etc. They NEVER cared unless it was to be f***ing immature and say "ha, ha! We got a JP game taken away from you PONIES!".
... It's all so tiring.
The amount of slurs/racist comments thrown around by these butthurt Xbots is staggering, but not expected.
Why even cater to a crowd that never gave an F about the game in the first place, unless it was supposedly "exclusive" or, is a third-party that is being kept away from PS. Same with Japanese devs like Capcom, Square Enix, Bandai Namco, etc. They NEVER cared unless it was to be f***ing immature and say "ha, ha! We got a JP game taken away from you PONIES!".
... It's all so tiring.
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I don’t understand when developers apologize to crazy Xbox fans who have no plans to buy their game—or any game, for that matter.
They know those crazy fanatics only shit post all day and don’t play games.
They know those crazy fanatics only shit post all day and don’t play games.
Bowed down to the bots
ngl I don't see how this is "bowing down to the bots" when they're clearly stating that the dev who was interviewed does not represent S-GAME's official opinion on the market. How you take that as bowing to console fanatics is baffling to me lmao
Game will release on PC and PlayStation 5 followed by the next generation Xbox console and depending on the specifications, Switch 2. Developers are not going to limit the audience for the game that they're developing. They want their game(s) to be available to as many consumers as possible in order to maximize the return on investment and gain as many fans as possible so they'll hopefully be interested in their next game.
Then why did the Fragpunk devs take a bag of money from Microsoft to keep the game off PS5? Seems like devs make decisions that limit their audience all the time. In the case of the Phantom Zero devs, Microsoft made the choice to keep it off Xbox for them with the crap ecosystem ( if you don't get a Gamepass deal you're sol on Xbox).
The percentage of development studios that accept a payday is minimal compared to those who don't and the reason why they do it is simple, they're not a massive 500 person team and best to focus on one platform at a time or two if you include PC because the games are developed on PC's so that makes sense and is why PC gets everything. If a small development team can get a Game Pass/PlayStation Plus deal, why shouldn't they? I hate timed exclusivity and I would rather see Microsoft/Sony pay for day one games for their respective subscription service but I understand why they all do it. If anything, for smaller development studios and games, it's a positive because being a smaller game and having two or more launches is the smarter decision because you can get more hype for the game since people may have missed it the first time or obviously, couldn't play it. For massive games like Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy, timed exclusivity is stupid because for big massive IP's, you want to grow the IP as opposed to stagnating it for a console that has an expiration date which all of them do while the IP doesn't. As for Fragpunk, give it like 6 months and it will be on PlayStation 5. Same for Phantom Zero. Give them 6 months. They're both going to release on the other console.
Because the Dev is telling the truth them saying they care about Xbox is bullshit because they know full well they'll get very few sales from the Xbox users & they'll just say they'll wait for it to hit gamepass
'next generation Xbox console' my man is smoking so serious hallucinogens if he thinks Microsoft are making a new console after the abysmal sales if the current consoles
Would you like to make a friendly wager on that?
November 2026. Console, digital only. And an optional handheld as well launching along side it.
okay but like, why choose to believe what the anonymous dev says rather than the company's official statement? It's just kind of odd, I mean, they would be lying to their potential fanbase if they said this and didn't do anything to release elsewhere, it makes sense to release on every platform to maximize potential return, regardless of gamepass cult, there are people who buy games, I never understood the reason for them shooting for gamepass so hard, the majority of the playerbase don't use it.
Bowed down to the bots
So they didn’t deny it
Pathetic just put the blame in the sole developer opinion and not the company.
wdym, they did deny it.So they didn’t deny it
Pathetic just put the blame in the sole developer opinion and not the company.
"We want to clarify that these claimed statements do not represent S-GAME’s values or culture, as we believe in making our game accessible to everyone and have not ruled out any platforms for Phantom Blade Zero."
