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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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PS3 vs Xbox 360 - The RPG Shootout
Wow... Its been a month since my last post. I have had a busy month at work, and went to Jim Corbett National Park over one weekend (pix up soon, you can see some here)
In the meantime, Diwali is coming up and I am awaiting M$'s offers if any on the XBox 360. Meanwhile I have finished DMC 4 on my PS3 and having gotten a little annoyed with the all the action games which seem to be the only thing available for the system, decided to look a bit into the state of RPGs on the PS3
The result of this research is the table below. Sorted by release date, the table below shows both released and announced (i.e. yet to be released) RPG games color coded by console (information courtesy GameSpot - take the review scores with a pinch of salt accordingly). Green - PS3 exclusive. Red - XBox 360 Exclusive. Black - Both
The results are shocking - well maybe not so much.
PS3 Exclusives - 13 (14 - 1 : Cancelled)
XBox 360 Exclusives - 22
Non-Exclusive Games - 18 (20 - 2 : Oblivion Editions)
However, lets remove the list of TBA/Q? 200? games and CrossEdge, which is JP only. Now the results are even more telling. This means games with a definite release date by end of this year.
PS3 Exclusives - 2
XBox 360 Exclusives - 12
Non-Exclusive Games - 8 (10 - 2 : Oblivion Editions)
BTW, of the Non-Exclusive Games, Oblivion is listed thrice so I have reduced the number by 2. FF13 VS is currently a PS3 exclusive. How many people want to bet that the big news at E3 next year will be that FF13 VS is coming to XBox 360? Also worth noting is that many of the Non-Exclusive games were released much later on the PS3, some as long as a year later.
No wonder XBox 360 is outselling the PS3 even in Japan... Japan is traditionally an RPG market and even has its own genre - JRPG :) From an RPG gamer perspective, its perfectly clear which console you should be buying :) (Wow I feel good having bought the wrong one!)
p.s. Yes, I know the layout is too narrow. I am using rounders3, but I have customized it - a LOT. I will switch to rounders2 when I get some time!
In the meantime, Diwali is coming up and I am awaiting M$'s offers if any on the XBox 360. Meanwhile I have finished DMC 4 on my PS3 and having gotten a little annoyed with the all the action games which seem to be the only thing available for the system, decided to look a bit into the state of RPGs on the PS3
The result of this research is the table below. Sorted by release date, the table below shows both released and announced (i.e. yet to be released) RPG games color coded by console (information courtesy GameSpot - take the review scores with a pinch of salt accordingly). Green - PS3 exclusive. Red - XBox 360 Exclusive. Black - Both
| Title | Release Date | Score |
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | 20-Mar-06 | 9.6 |
| Enchanted Arms | 29-Aug-06 | 7.1 |
| Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | 24-Oct-06 | 8.3 |
| Phantasy Star Universe | 25-Oct-06 | 6.8 |
| Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom | 13-Nov-06 | 6 |
| Diario: Rebirth Moon Legend | 8-Feb-07 | |
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles | 26-Mar-07 | 8.6 |
| Absolute: Blazing Infinity | 29-Mar-07 | |
| Two Worlds | 23-Aug-07 | 7 |
| Blue Dragon | 28-Aug-07 | 6 |
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition | 10-Sep-07 | |
| Eternal Sonata | 17-Sep-07 | 8.5 |
| Mass Effect | 20-Nov-07 | 8.5 |
| Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus | 20-Nov-07 | |
| Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom | 8-Jan-08 | 6 |
| Alpha Protocol | 9-Feb-08 | |
| Lost Odyssey | 12-Feb-08 | 7.5 |
| Tales of Vesperia | 26-Aug-08 | 8.5 |
| Infinite Undiscovery | 2-Sep-08 | 6.5 |
| Cross Edge | 25-Sep-08 | |
| Fable II | 21-Oct-08 | |
| Fallout 3 | 28-Oct-08 | |
| Sacred 2: Fallen Angel | 8-Nov | |
| Valkyria Chronicles | 11-Nov-08 | |
| The Last Remnant | 20-Nov-08 | |
| Monster Hunter 3 | Canceled | |
| Dragon Age: Origins | Q1 2009 | |
| Dungeon Hero | Q1 2009 | |
| Rise of the Argonauts | Q1 2009 | |
| Divinity 2 - Ego Draconis | Q2 2009 | |
| Two Worlds: The Temptation | Q2 2009 | |
| Dungeon Lords 2 (working title) | Q3 2009 | |
| Aliens RPG (working title) | TBA | |
| Angel Rings (working title) | TBA | |
| Big Huge Games RPG (working title) | TBA | |
| Bumpy Trot 2 | TBA | |
| Cry On | TBA | |
| Dark RPG (working title) | TBA | |
| Dungeon Explorer | TBA | |
| Elveon | TBA | |
| Far East of Eden Ziria | TBA | |
| Final Fantasy Versus XIII | TBA | |
| Magna Carta 2 | TBA | |
| Makai Wars (working title) | TBA | |
| Marvel Ultimate Alliance II: Fusion | TBA | |
| Mass Effect 2 (working title) | TBA | |
| Master Project (working title) | TBA | |
| Omikron 2 (working title) | TBA | |
| Project D | TBA | |
| Shin Megami Tensei (working title) | TBA | |
| The Lord of the Rings, The White Council | TBA | |
| Untitled Obsidian/Sega RPG | TBA | |
| White Knight Story | TBA 2008 | |
| Final Fantasy XIII | TBA 2009 | |
| Star Ocean: The Last Hope | TBA 2009 | |
| Venetica | TBA 2009 |
The results are shocking - well maybe not so much.
PS3 Exclusives - 13 (14 - 1 : Cancelled)
XBox 360 Exclusives - 22
Non-Exclusive Games - 18 (20 - 2 : Oblivion Editions)
However, lets remove the list of TBA/Q? 200? games and CrossEdge, which is JP only. Now the results are even more telling. This means games with a definite release date by end of this year.
PS3 Exclusives - 2
XBox 360 Exclusives - 12
Non-Exclusive Games - 8 (10 - 2 : Oblivion Editions)
BTW, of the Non-Exclusive Games, Oblivion is listed thrice so I have reduced the number by 2. FF13 VS is currently a PS3 exclusive. How many people want to bet that the big news at E3 next year will be that FF13 VS is coming to XBox 360? Also worth noting is that many of the Non-Exclusive games were released much later on the PS3, some as long as a year later.
No wonder XBox 360 is outselling the PS3 even in Japan... Japan is traditionally an RPG market and even has its own genre - JRPG :) From an RPG gamer perspective, its perfectly clear which console you should be buying :) (Wow I feel good having bought the wrong one!)
p.s. Yes, I know the layout is too narrow. I am using rounders3, but I have customized it - a LOT. I will switch to rounders2 when I get some time!
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