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If Apple does make a console, it'll likely mean the end of Sony consoles. This gen, Sony has been the odd man out and, given Apple's consumer appeal, an Apple console will be the final nail in the coffin for Sony. It'll be like another Wii: a killer of PS3/360 sales. MS will survive, I think...

There's been a general consensus that the Final Fantasy series has, for a long time, been in decline, starting with FFX (this is particularly evident with the public opinion on FFX-2, FFXII, and FFXIII). Meanwhile, the games that came out on the Nintendo consoles are seen as timeless classics...

Could MS just straight up buy SE and make them a first-party developer?

Hasn't SE released more 360 exclusives than PS3 exclusives? Aren't there more total SE titles (including multiplats) on the 360 than there are on the PS3?

Well here's something that kind of proves my point. The Move will help the PS3, sure, but my point is that Natal will help the 360 more. Furthermore, if you have a choice between two products (Wii and PS3 + Move) which are essentially the same except for the price (Wii at $250 and PS3 + Wii at...

See, this is what I'm talking about. Sony has now got an image as copycats whereas MS and Nintendo are viewed as innovators, and that's going to screw Sony hard. http://www.halolz.com/2010/03/12/it-only-does-everything-wii-sports-did/ http://www.halolz.com/2010/03/11/sony-we-steal/ You...

And I'm saying it might spell doom for them.

No one's being forced to buy Natal either, but given the choice between the Wii, Natal, and the knock-off of the Wii, which do you think people will choose NOT to buy, especially if they're looking for a casual gaming device?

This is the perception about Sony I'm talking about.

For the last year, PS3 has built up quite a bit of momentum, with a lineup of stellar games highlighted by GOW3 and Uncharted 2. However, Move has been deemed by many as a cheap knock-off of the Wii. By comparison, Microsoft's Project Natal has generated a lot of buzz and is being lauded as the...

Let's say XIII ends up selling 50-50 between the 360 and the PS3 in NA and Europe. That would give SE incentive to make VXIII and/or XIV and/or XV multiplat. If even one of those ends up selling more on the 360, wouldn't it make sense for SE to just drop PS3?

See, this is what I mean. Clearly, SE is interested in developing for the 360. If the 360 can pay them enough, why not go exclusive in NA and Europe?

I feel like I should clarify. I meant SE could go 360 exclusive IN NORTH AMERICA AND/OR EUROPE. Look, in Japan, FF and PlayStation are like Mario and Nintendo. But in the States, it appears that much of the American user base who bought PS2's so they could play FF games migrated to the 360 this...

Yeah, but if MS can pay them enough to cover the losses from not developing for PS3, they get more exclusives, which means more incentive for people to buy the 360, which means more money for both.

Another thing: Yoshinori Kitase recently gave an interview regarding FFXV to XBox 360 World magazine. Look at the success FFXIII has had on the 360. Almost as many 360 copies were bought as PS3 copies. It's clearly popular with 360 owners. If MS can get SE to agree to a 360 bundle and...