On the one hand, I'm shitposting. On the other hand, while ArcSys never officially stated it, there's very strong evidence that Guilty Gear Strive sold more units on Steam than the combined total of the PlayStation versions worldwide. It would be kinda ironic if for the second time this year, a major multiplatform Japanese developed game that passed over the Switch gets bailed out by the PC audience.
I think it's basically what we all expected, growth in the West and decline in Japan. The only question is to what extent.
Gundam is getting a worldwie release for the first time...ever, its not going to die along the way.
I don't think Tales of Arise is really on the same level as those games. That's as big of a false equivalency as it gets. That said, I do think there will be a late port to the Switch for this. Might have been too much work for them to make a Switch version at launch but I think there will eventually be one
Luckily for you its a scenario we don't have to worry about since it doesn't exist. Those who want to wait for it to be on the "biggest platform" can wait or pick it up for the other 4-5...its that simple.
Gundam Vs have been getting global releases for 2 decades? And after the last one tanked hard on PS4 don't be so sure, it'll probably have to go multi or stay arcade only (while that market lasts anyway).
So what are we saying here? Gundam versus died quickly....but BN is releasing another one. Does the NMH3 theory not apply here? It doesn't seem like a game that is taking all the resources of BN to be successful and the game having a WW day and date means they seem more confident in the upcoming game.
I mean, you know what it means lol.
It's the simplest thing and makes perfect sense when you see software sales of PlayStation in Japan and how it wouldn't affect games that skip Switch since everyone who wanted them would buy them at the available systems anyway.
What "another one"? There's nothing planned after last year's Extreme VS Maxi-Boost On, which itself was something of a hailmary after the console original Versus also bombed 3 years prior.
After all if it doesn't sell on PlayStation it doesn't sell anywhere.
I was mixing Super Robot Wars 30 with Gundam as the upcoming releasing game. So the context makes sense.
It doesn't make sense, I'm talking about Gundam Vs, not Gundam as a general IP or SRT which is something else entirely (and also on Switch/PC because the producers have brains). Gundam Vs is notable because it's the only Gundam series developed inhouse by Namco and directly under Harada's control.
Now there's a game that's absolutely going to sell better on Steam than on PlayStation.
To be fair I always found that a lame excuse, since launching near HZD never stopped Nier Automata being a hit.
It's not impossible, people didn't say that
Final Fantasy XV is way over 10M.
Sure, but ecosystem wise. Nintendo is the best place for JRPgs.
FFXV is multi platform, pretty sure they were referring to a single platform. Also RFA sold 11+ million.
I mean it is a JRPG. That's like moving the goal post and Ring Fit still has RPG elements.
