Great news for Xbox?!?

Anyone get the new official Xbox magazine?  Did you read the Seamus Blackley interview...from Japan.

My favorite part

       "We started working on the Xbox version, and the first thing that I thought when I saw it running was how it seemed like games on the other systems were viewed through the wrong prescription glasses."-Namco

Another highlight is where he says he visited a " very respected developement team, a team that has been instrumental to the success of another platform, and ultimately a team that has decided to move to Xbox.  This is a project that they have been dreaming of for a few years now, but finally felt they could pull off with the power and innovation that they see on Xbox...Next time I\'ll have more details, but rest assured that you are going to freak when you see pictures and screenshots - a lot of people should plan on losing sleep and camping out at their local game shops waiting for this baby."

This and other news on Japanese developement was all good, just thought I\'d share the highlights.



Let the speculation begin...

This is uplifting news after the somewhat cold reception the Japanese gave Xbox...

>"This is uplifting news after the somewhat cold reception the Japanese gave Xbox..."

You don\'t think thats the whole idea of this PR bullcrap
Ms has lied so many times before its scarry.. and i\'m not talking about OS, i\'m talking about they lied about the xbox

Originally posted by Ginko
Next time I\'ll have more details, but rest assured that you are going to freak when you see pictures and screenshots - a lot of people should plan on losing sleep and camping out at their local game shops waiting for this baby."

They said the same thing about Amped, right? :cool:

The Xbox hardware has so much room that the games will look very amazing!

>" This is a project that they have been dreaming of for a few years now, but finally felt they could pull off with the power and innovation that they see on Xbox..."

Well, that means its not square or enix
Cause square is already doing FFXI on ps2, and Enix does not care about graphics

Plus,
Enix has already basically said DQ8 will not appear on the xbox, but they may develop for it

>"The Xbox hardware has so much room that the games will look very amazing!"

Lol, yeah
its got so much "room"


thats why it won\'t fit in most of the japaneese houses

I knew this would start something:D

You don\'t think thats the whole idea of this PR bullcrap
Ms has lied so many times before its scarry.. and i\'m not talking about OS, i\'m talking about they lied about the xbox

Like what?  What are they lying about here...we don\'t even know what they are talking about.

They said the same thing about Amped, right?

Don\'t remember...why would people lose sleep over a snowboarding game?

Well, that means its not square or enix
Cause square is already doing FFXI on ps2,

What about Chrono?  That one hasn\'t been officially announced...what about a new franchise.  It\'s not out of the question.

and Enix does not care about graphics

Obviously if they are keeping Dragon Quest on PS2...j/k  no flames please.

Plus,
Enix has already basically said DQ8 will not appear on the xbox, but they may develop for it

Read above, could be new franchise.

thats why it won\'t fit in most of the japaneese houses

>"Of course, the most crucial part of any successful launch is the software that will be immediately available for the system. There will be 12 games available at launch, ranging from fighting games like Tecmo\'s Dead or Alive 3 to Microsoft\'s own mouse-adventure game, Nezmix. "The 12 titles we have lined up are great launch titles--I think they\'re the biggest and best launch titles ever," Ohura said. But Microsoft realizes that there are certain games that are inherently more appealing to the Japanese market than others. "I think there is great demand for Dead or Alive 3, Wreckless, Jet Set Radio Future, and Genma Onimusha," Ohura added. "Microsoft will also have Project Gotham [and] Nezmix, which we think will do well.""

and.. we umm
know how that turned out :rolleyes:

More PR:

"Even with the seemingly solid support from third-party Japanese developers at launch, there is still a question of whether or not a console that has strong roots in North America will be able to flourish in the Japanese market. Microsoft hopes that the brand it has established through its MSN service and software will help the Xbox break past such a barrier. "I don\'t think there is a barrier," Ohura said. "Microsoft has been in Japan since 1986, and we\'ve been well received in the PC world and the consumer world through MSN, so we have a name that\'s known for being technological and innovative [in Japan]."  

want more?
see http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2848284,00.html

Enix does not sound too keen on supporting the Xbox.
Square is now sucki... oh.. you know what I was going to say.. :rolleyes:

Who is Ohura?  

Chrono is really getting into this...you could bring up old news all you want.  Sony is just as guilty...

This is just a ray of light, and besides that, there are no solid facts in it.  

What is there to argue?  I just posted highlights of an interview, take it as you will.  I\'m excited...:P

ok, thats fine Ginko

glad to have your approval:rolleyes:

Chrono is so pathetic; he insists on jumping on anything that is positive about xbox.  You don\'t see people jumping all over PS2 news.  Where is your pessimism then?  You also completely ignore the Sony hype machine and their emotion engine and all that garbage we were force fed.

My point: all companies do PR and all companies put their product in the brightest of lights.

Give it a rest Chrono, because as it is now, you are the Sony equivalent of NPYYZ.

hey, I think your jumping on me a little fast, especially this time
I got my point in, however I backed down

I find Ginko\'s tone to be.. different
Especially in comparison to ps2two or BizioEE

Originally posted by Ginko
I knew this would start something:D

I can relate Dude. Every time anything positive gets posted about the XBOX, certain people have to take it as some kind of slam against their system of choice. Sure when I first came here I was a wise ass just trying to get people going. But since then I have posted a few positive things about the XBOX and all I get is name-calling and attacks.