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Washington Post: Console exclusivity key to ‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ success, team says
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
Gold Member
Well, there it is, I guess.
kiphalfton
Member
So exclusive, you can't find physical versions of FFVII Remake Intergrade and FFVII Reunion (on PS5) anywhere brand new.
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German Hops
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They said nothing about prequels, though.
kazuyamishima
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Plenty here in Australia mate.
jm89
Member
Surprised at that. Where is that?
Might have to import if you really want it brand new if so.
UK has new stock.
The only game I've been looking forward to is Wolverine. Sucks if delayed.
Someone laughed at my first post. Not sure why. Maybe I missed an official announcement I guess.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
I typically dont care for moneyhats but this seems like an original investment from Sony back when it was first announced. I think this was around 2014-2015 when Phil was cancelling games like Scalebound while buying Minecraft for billions so this is on him. He couldve easily outbid sony or invested enough to secure a multiplatform release like Peter Moore did for FF13.
regardless, im not a fan of how this game was allowed to ship despite its visual inconsistencies. if the whole point of securing exclusives in one platform dedicated dev resulting in more polish and assistance from Sony engineers then this game should not have released with this many visual oddities. FF16 was a very polished experience in the 30 fps mode despite the uneven performance but i cant say the same for the 30 fps mode in Rebirth. If sony wants to buy these exclusives, they need to ensure visual standards that match their own first party standards.
regardless, im not a fan of how this game was allowed to ship despite its visual inconsistencies. if the whole point of securing exclusives in one platform dedicated dev resulting in more polish and assistance from Sony engineers then this game should not have released with this many visual oddities. FF16 was a very polished experience in the 30 fps mode despite the uneven performance but i cant say the same for the 30 fps mode in Rebirth. If sony wants to buy these exclusives, they need to ensure visual standards that match their own first party standards.
Pelta88
Member
They're not in competition with PC.
IFireflyl
Gold Member
Two people. Grandmaster Phil was planning to buy it twice.
And? That's why the title said "console exclusive."
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I mean, Final Fantasy VII has been a big deal for PlayStation since the 90s. It's the only reason I bought a PS1 back then, and it's a huge reason why I bought a PS5 (along with Final Fantasy XVI). Hell, I bought a PS2 to play Final Fantasy X, and a PS4 just to play Type-0 and Final Fantasy XV.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
So much for the "but Square is choosing not to release on Xbox" argument.
Interfectum
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SantaC
Member
it doesnt mean much when switch cannot run it and xbox crowd isnt so interested.
But "console exclusive" just means the game is only on one console and PC.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
Perhaps Xbox gets FFXVI 
I think there were rumours that FF7 Remake was running on Switch 2 to a quality akin to the PS5 version, but I think this was debunked or is no longer valid.
Also I'd love to know how much Sony paid for this. 3 x AAA games and a significant IP.
I think there were rumours that FF7 Remake was running on Switch 2 to a quality akin to the PS5 version, but I think this was debunked or is no longer valid.
Also I'd love to know how much Sony paid for this. 3 x AAA games and a significant IP.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Or it is… and Square-Enid does not think it is a great return on investment despite the easy scaling myth while donating 30% of the proceeds to MS. Maybe MS insists on some GamePass clause… no, all suppositions are in MS favour and against others
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chromatic9
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Leaving hundreds of dollars on the table here.
DeaDPo0L84
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"CONSOLE exclusive"
SantaC
Member
but we all knew that, so it was pretty much non news?
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
Not non news, I think this now rules out the Xbox and Switch 2 for good, or at least until the trilogy is complete by the end of this gen. It was always a grey area, but it seems Rebirth has pushed Sony over the edge considering the excellent reception.
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Papa_Wisdom
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I’d have bought it on Xbox, I’m one of those 3.
I guess pc is a better option anyway because of errr mods
Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
That site doesn't even know about political life... Much more so, they don't know anything about video games.
vaibhavpisal
Member
Pretty expensive and bad deal for both parties i presume??
Remake sold some 7 million copies, probably just broke even. Rebirth sales will be limited by number of people who played Remake. So am assuming it will barely break even as well.
As for Sony, they are still paying pretty penny for marketing like this. Doubtful their 30% cut will amount to 100-200 million it must’ve cost to market these games.
Remake sold some 7 million copies, probably just broke even. Rebirth sales will be limited by number of people who played Remake. So am assuming it will barely break even as well.
As for Sony, they are still paying pretty penny for marketing like this. Doubtful their 30% cut will amount to 100-200 million it must’ve cost to market these games.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
He did say existing franchises until 2025, yes. So basically what that means is no TLOU3, Horizon 3, GoT 2, or Death Stranding 2 until March 2025. Wolverine is targeting 2026 according to the leaked insomniac slides.
Their next game is likely going to be the venom standalone dlc, but thats also set for 2025 and might launch alongside DS2 during holiday 2025.
The problem is that none of their big studios are ready because they all shipped games in 2022. ND, SSM, PD, GG. So they have to wait 5-6 years which takes them to 2027-2028. neil was on a podcast talking about how hard it is to make his next game because its so ambitious so they are still in the early stages for their next game. I think astrobot and bluepoint are the only ones who might be due for a release this year, and i highly doubt sony is releasing a major game within 6 months of announcing it. It will probably be a smaller $40-50 title from the astrobot devs while BP comes out next year with whatever $70 game they are working on.
Interfectum
Member
Interesting to see you speak with such authority over numbers you do not have.
Killjoy-NL
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They can always play FF XIV and have another reason to sub to GP on top of that.
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Topher
Gold Member
Washington Post changed the title of the article.....
Console exclusivity key to ‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ success, team says
kazuyamishima
Member
Considering that Niche-Man 2 marketing was about $45m, this numbers seem really inflated.
James Sawyer Ford
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Sony to Microsoft. Doubling down on exclusives while Ms goes third party
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Go_Ly_Dow
Member
Over 7mil copies+ since Sept 2023 and counting, +merchandise sales, + 3 exclusivity deals, PS+ deals. Also games in Asia cost a lot less to develop as salaries are much lower in Japan. They also used a ready made UE4 engine so far less engine dev costs, they outsourced grunt work to other Asian companies.....
They'd have made a killing from part 1 all things considered. In fact they increased the budget for Rebirth because they were pleased with the sales performance, so no chance they "just broken even" lol.
If Alan Wake 2 can get by with 1mil copies sold then I think they're doing just fine.
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vaibhavpisal
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balls of snow
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Good. Exclusives make or break a console. Getting Vii Rebirth, Stellar Blade and Rise of Ronin this year alone means someone in Sony knows their first party is not ready but will still try and deliver the best they can. Boads well for the future.
Aenima
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They are not available in many stores but the portuguese online story i buy my games from have both games brand new for PS5 in stock. So i guess is just a matter of looking around to find them.
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Topher
Gold Member
"Svensson said console exclusivity was mutually desired when the “Remake” project fired up."
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
"Svensson said console exclusivity was mutually desired when the “Remake” project fired up."
I'm $$$ure it was.
fallingdove
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AREYOUOKAY?
Member
Yeah okay but can it at least finish on the PS5?
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
It's still that. The exclusivity period is over for both 7 Intergrade and FF16.