New line-up includes Square Enix, Namco Bandai and first-party titles
Microsoft has unveiled the range of RPG titles it hopes will reverse its fortunes in Sony and Nintendo-loving Japan.
At a press event in Tokyo yesterday, Xbox execs introduced a series of titles, which will be released in Japan over the next 18 months.
The Xbox 360 is famously struggling in the region – with the latest Famitsu figures putting it firmly behind PSP, DS, PS2, PS3 and Wii in hardware sales.
The biggest property shown at the event was Square Enix’s Star Ocean 4 (pictured). Square’s Yoshinori Yamagishi confirmed it will be released on the 360 next year – but didn’t say anything about platform exclusivity.
According to an article on IGN – which helpfully blogged the full conference – it represents the first time a Square Enix franchise will be available on a Microsoft platform.
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Other Square Enix JRPGs shown at the event included Infinite Undiscovery – which producer Hajime Kojima confirmed will be released globally this September – and Last Remnant – which will be released on Xbox 360 before any other format in the winter.
Namco Bandai demoed Tales of Vesperia, which will come to Japan and North America in August, and in Europe in 2009. Xbox is planning a premium console bundle for Japan with the game, a 20GB hard drive and mystery bonus item.
Trailers of first-party RPG releases Mass Effect and Fable 2 were also shown at the event.
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SWEET
The 360 has some awesome shooters and i hope that continues but when you think of the best games for the 360 it always seems to be the same 3 genres, FPS, Sport, Racing.
Its a good time to branch out a bit
first time for Square Enix on Xbox?
Star Ocean 4 isn't the first franchise for Square Enix on Xbox 360. They've already had Final Fantasy XI and Project Sylpheed, and Last Remnant and Infinite Undiscovery will have been released prior to Star Ocean 4.
To SWEET - I don't know - GTA 4, Mass Effect, Oblivion, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Ninja Gaiden, Devil May Cry, and the LEGO games aren't really FPS, Sport, and racing...
@2
Yeah after i posted i remembered about gta and realised there was a little more than just 4 genres. All i meant was I'd like to see some big hitters in the rpg genre coming to xbox as the choice is a little slim atm compared to the range in other genres.
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@ ka0znrky :
oooh, dont forget about Fable 2! thats gonna be awesome! and a 360 Exclusive title to boot :-) ... guess its more a case of quality 360 RPGS being available. At the end of the day.. maximising a console for an RPG (with regard to keymappings) cant be easy.
What would be nice, is if they released said RPG for 360.. and integrated full keyboard and mouse use! that way it would still be consolesque, but with the advantages of a keybaord.
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Lost odyssey thats a amazing RPG im so addicted to playing it classic RPGing in my mind
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