Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu "Planning to Bring (More) Games to Xbox for Players to Enjoy"

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I think FF7 Remake will make it's way soon on Xbox. It is not only Jim Ryans mistake, it is the mistake of the Sony HQ Board members.


 
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I think FF7 Remake will make it's way soon on Xbox




Eh maybe? I think Sony’s deals carry some weight. FF7 still not ported. MGS4 still lost forever. FF16 may stay on PS5 for awhile too.

I’d really love to see some details. Out of all the exclusive deals you see most of Sony’s have stayed exclusive. Unlike RE4 on GameCube etc…

I think all games are on the table tho… I imagine it’s gamepass centric deals. So Microsoft will pay specifically and directly to sponsor particular software.
 

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This just became the most important generation to win in the console wars.

I can’t put it into words yet. I might but I don’t feel like doing the research at the moment. But the survival of much if the industry is on the table. Microsoft is a threat to killing revenues and putting devs out on the streets in huge numbers. The fuck do they care?

There’s also huge opportunity. I’m actually very very optimistic about the future of the industry. Because you better believe that devs want to work for anyone else.

Gaming is an industry of ideas not IPs. There is no limit. I’m sorry… I still have faith in people continuing to make amazing things for you to enjoy and they deserve your money to make more. IPs mean nothing — see Star Wars and Halo. They can all be replaced by something new.

Mark my words. Jim Ryan and the PS5 will be unstoppable. Key point… their business model actually works for both Sony and third parties. Gamespass does not.
 
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Yes, they can, MS just pays the penalties relating to breach of contract, and Bob's you're uncle.


What does Square Enix say to Sony who paid for those contracts? What happens to their business relationship afterwards?

You’re speaking fan fiction.

I think FF7 Remake will make it's way soon on Xbox. It is not only Jim Ryans mistake, it is the mistake of the Sony HQ Board members.




What is up with you people believing anything Xbox fans and Phil Spencer says? Is it a cult like belief?

FF7R wasn’t even announced. FF pixel remasters was. Anything else is just speculation.
 
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What does Square Enix say to Sony who paid for those contracts? What happens to their business relationship afterwards?

You’re speaking fan fiction.



What is up with you people believing anything Xbox fans and Phil Spencer says? Is it a cult like belief?
It was shown that FFXIV has been promised since 2019, hasn’t it?
 

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Yes it was. I don’t know what took so long. Probably MS policies for that type of online game. Something about requiring XBL gold?

Did FF14 bypass paywall before f2p? I kinda think it did. The reason was the monthly sub.
 

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Did FF14 bypass paywall before f2p? I kinda think it did. The reason was the monthly sub.

Not sure. Don’t keep up too much with that game.

All I know is MS needed to change something about their online policy in order for FF14 to be on Xbox. But that could of just been a rumor.
 

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Not sure. Don’t keep up too much with that game.

All I know is MS needed to change something about their online policy in order for FF14 to be on Xbox. But that could of just been a rumor.

I think it was the paywall being bypassed to not require ps plus. Seemed like a specific deal for that game at the time and the reason was that the had its own monthly sub. I remember that rumor too so I don’t doubt it having relevance at one point. But now? With all the f2p games that get a free pass? About time
 
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does feel like we're at a turning point. All the old franchises under MS's control will die, giving birth to new franchises that will take their place. Xbox will never be accepted, not worried about that.

It's already started in japan. Abysmal numbers for Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, etc. While a new market emerges in mobile and Nintendo Switch.

Most of the most popular games in Japan are big titty anime phone games you've never heard of, the rest are Nintendo games.

Strange times ahead. One thing's for sure: MS must be stopped. They are the enemy of core gamers everywhere who love this hobby and industry. Their only goal is to grow by destroying what we love.

Boycott all MS products, including the office suite.
Apple makes much better products.
Xbox is and never will be an option for games.
Skype, linkedin, etc all have alternatives.

Not even kidding. Any time you engage with an MS product, you're putting money in Phil Spencer's hands to further destroy what you love, and take games away from PlayStation and Nintendo.
 
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It also causes headaches for Switch owners. Look at Soul hackers 2 and P3 Reload. Pretty sure Switch was skipped because MS came in with marketing dollars and demanded a version for themselves that took precedence.

Atlus and Sega doing this is just heartbreaking. These kinds of games were birthed, and given new life on handhelds like DS, 3DS, and Vita and now found a new and natural home on Switch.

Now they're taken away from us to appease a few game-begging dopes on Xbox, most of whom won't even pay full retail price for them.

It's absolutely infuriating.
 
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Eh maybe? I think Sony’s deals carry some weight. FF7 still not ported. MGS4 still lost forever. FF16 may stay on PS5 for awhile too.

I’d really love to see some details. Out of all the exclusive deals you see most of Sony’s have stayed exclusive. Unlike RE4 on GameCube etc…

I think all games are on the table tho… I imagine it’s gamepass centric deals. So Microsoft will pay specifically and directly to sponsor particular software.
You guys have so much faith in these iron clad Sony deals lol.

MGSIV - never had a deal with Playstation. The game simply would need to be on like 7 Discs to ship on Xbox and Konami didn't think it was worth it. They had a build running perfectly fine for the 360.

Sony and Capcom had a falling out and that's how RE4 ended up going to Nintendo. Eventually relationships were repaired and it came over.
 

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Here’s an analogy I thought of:

What Microsoft is doing is a lot like what social justice warriors have done throughout history, rather than try to convince the people their ideas are great, they just take over the institutions and the people follow along. They don’t care if you buy an Xbox or that the brand is declining year over year, and failing to meet internal goals. Being popular isn’t even a consideration right now. It’s about consolidating all key entry points. Sure ff 14 and few late ports aren’t a big deal, but it’s more the implication of what can happen. Sony is asleep at the wheel in my opinion, and if they lose square then it’s 100 percent on them and none of us should feel bad or sorry for them.

I know PlayStations leadership team is kind of hard to talk to through social media but this guy I think is involved in Sony’s strategic moves including acquiring studios.
Make you thoughts known so he can at least know, it’s a start i guess:

 

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all it takes is one CEO or exec to have a change of heart and that's it.

Phil potBelly Conman Spencer struck when the iron was hot, right as soon as S-E's leadership changed. Safe to say the old guard didn't like Phil and the green clown posse too much.

This new guy is a wild card. Anything can happen now, he's clearly already taken a fat check from PotBelly Spencer.

We don't know what's next. It could be a nothingburger, or it could be bad - very bad - for real square enix fans.

I knew something was up when Dragon Quest: Adventure of Dai all of a sudden got announced for xbox and had a windows logo on the trailer.

A windows logo is a sure fire sign of MS's backdoor dealings. Same happened with Persona.

Now we wait and see what MS will ruin for us next. 🤮
 
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