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Idolm@ster 3 incoming?!
Notewell:
It would, and I think it would be well received. Porting is getting easier, but I am not sure Namdai will make the move. I think they will try to make it current gen with a next-gen release, and I'm going to bet it's a Sony exclusive. Even with Microsoft's policy shifts I think XB1 is all but DOA in Japan with their current release schedule.
zeda12123:
Frankly I don't care if it's a sony exclusive or not as long as it's on a sony system. I feel like namco could still do a lot on the PS3 hardware so i'm kinda hoping it'll be a PS3 release but I'm shooting for a ps4 anyway so i'm good either way
SakuraMaxX:
I'm only an Xbox 360 owner so I can only hope it makes its way on the Xbox 360 if it's not going on the next-gen systems. It's quite doubtful though, looking at all the deals NBGI has going on with Sony.
Won't care as much if it's PS4 exclusive since they have legitimate reasons to not support the Xbox One at all (but will get me less incentive to get one since Forza 5 is the only thing I want on it)
Daverost:
I think Namco just figured out that most of their fanbase is also on Sony and a lot of their potential fanbase is there without Microsoft. I actually remember them specifically saying that about the Tales series.
I wouldn't expect a PC version, though, even if it was an easy port. PCs aren't really a common thing for people to have and play games on in Japan, as I understand it. The only real gaming scene on PC is the doujin game scene. PC gaming is so vague and unknown in Japan that a lot of people, even those who work in the game industry, think Steam is a PC game piracy platform. Recent successes are starting to correct that, but it's still all western success. I doubt we'll see a shift to PC gaming in Japan any time soon, if ever.
Notewell:
--- Quote from: Daverost on July 17, 2013, 01:36:56 pm ---I wouldn't expect a PC version, though, even if it was an easy port. PCs aren't really a common thing for people to have and play games on in Japan, as I understand it. The only real gaming scene on PC is the doujin game scene. PC gaming is so vague and unknown in Japan that a lot of people, even those who work in the game industry, think Steam is a PC game piracy platform. Recent successes are starting to correct that, but it's still all western success. I doubt we'll see a shift to PC gaming in Japan any time soon, if ever.
--- End quote ---
Is this just because of the popularity of tablet and mobile gaming? Or the perception that PCs are for "work" and not for play?
Even if demand were there, I don't foresee it. Namdai just recently started producing a lot of PC ports, with varying results. They won't take a risk with im@s.
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