G4everX
14-09-2005, 01:23 AM
IGN-PS2-Source (http://ps2.ign.com/articles/650/650101p1.html)
IGN: PS2 doesn't have a network program in place like Xbox Live. Has this caused any problems?
Miyoshi: Xbox has stronger online capabilities for sure -- there's no question about that. It might be okay to launch PSU on Xbox for the US market, but not for the Japanese market. Knowing what Final Fantasy XI has done in Japan with Online gameplay, I feel that the user base is there, so I feel strongly that PSU will appeal to the PS2 audience. In addition, PSU offers a tremendous amount of Offline content. Even with PSO, a lot of people played mostly Offline mode. I would say something like 20% or so played Online. However, for PSU we put a lot of emphasis on Offline to make this a standalone Offline RPG -- that's the core of the game. In addition to that, we added the Online features.
IGN: So is there an Xbox version under consideration?
Miyoshi: There's no plan yet. Although if we did it, it would be on Xbox 360 and not Xbox.
IGN: [rubs hands together in anticipation...]
Miyoshi: There are a tremendous number of Xbox users in America, so we would definitely like to do it, although nothing is decided yet.
I only grabbed a little out of the article, so make sure you read the whole thing by clicking the link at the top of the page.
While it's not official, it looks like there is a good chance. They did port over PSO 1 and 2!
For those of you who don't know. PSO= Phantasy Star Online, and PSU= Phantasy Star Universe.
IGN: PS2 doesn't have a network program in place like Xbox Live. Has this caused any problems?
Miyoshi: Xbox has stronger online capabilities for sure -- there's no question about that. It might be okay to launch PSU on Xbox for the US market, but not for the Japanese market. Knowing what Final Fantasy XI has done in Japan with Online gameplay, I feel that the user base is there, so I feel strongly that PSU will appeal to the PS2 audience. In addition, PSU offers a tremendous amount of Offline content. Even with PSO, a lot of people played mostly Offline mode. I would say something like 20% or so played Online. However, for PSU we put a lot of emphasis on Offline to make this a standalone Offline RPG -- that's the core of the game. In addition to that, we added the Online features.
IGN: So is there an Xbox version under consideration?
Miyoshi: There's no plan yet. Although if we did it, it would be on Xbox 360 and not Xbox.
IGN: [rubs hands together in anticipation...]
Miyoshi: There are a tremendous number of Xbox users in America, so we would definitely like to do it, although nothing is decided yet.
I only grabbed a little out of the article, so make sure you read the whole thing by clicking the link at the top of the page.
While it's not official, it looks like there is a good chance. They did port over PSO 1 and 2!
For those of you who don't know. PSO= Phantasy Star Online, and PSU= Phantasy Star Universe.