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Yakuza 0 shows "PS4 Console Exclusive". Coming to PC? (Nah)

You're all going to love Yakuza Zero. Fortunately, it should serve as a rather solid jumping on point for newcomers. That said, you really owe it to yourself to play through the series if you have the means.
 
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Thanks guys. That's a really nice looking card holder. Unfortunately I'm stuck with digital so I guess PSN theme it is :(
 

Hexa

Member
From PS blog:
"The PS4 version is the only version that will exist in the west."
That's pretty definitive. No ambiguity about later dates or things changing. This is it.
 
Yes, I believe so.
well, fuck. i'll take the booklet.
Oh geez this is still going on?

Well at least there's a popular Yakuza thread, for all that's worth.

i'm just talking about the actual game now, i don't think there's much convo about this non existent PC version
Thanks guys. That's a really nice looking card holder. Unfortunately I'm stuck with digital so I guess PSN theme it is :(
what do you mean you're stuck with it? that's your choice to buy it digitally isn't it?
 

Guymelef

Member
From PS blog:
"The PS4 version is the only version that will exist in the west."
That's pretty definitive. No ambiguity about later dates or things changing. This is it.

We have,

Gematsu contact
PS Blog
Sega Europe PR
Atlus guy

But for some reason some people is still using the label argument.
 
This really isn't a controversial statement you're replying to. Honestly, as far as I'm concerned, I'd prefer it if every game came out on as many platforms as possible so that more people have the chance to play it how they want. Having said that, though, sometimes it's just the nature of the business that you have to take the partnerships that you can get. If the only way for development to get funded is to make a deal with a first party, that's not anti-consumer. Particularly when the alternative is that the game doesn't get made at all.

You're right, that wouldn't be anti-consumer on the developers side, but on the publishers side (Sony or Microsoft these days) it would be anti-consumer.
 
We have,

Gematsu contact
PS Blog
Sega Europe PR
Atlus guy

But for some reason some people is still using the label argument.

I don't think it's worth dwelling on. People who don't own or plan on buying a PS4 will hope that it eventually gets a PC release, while others who do can rest well knowing they'll get to play the game on release. Being a PC gamer, it's easy to be patient when your Steam backlog is 100+ games deep. : p
 
We have,

Gematsu contact
PS Blog
Sega Europe PR
Atlus guy

But for some reason some people is still using the label argument.



You're aware that 2, maybe 3 of the listed are the same person ?
As for Sega Europe PR, they use the same kind of line we're used to: Exclusive to in early 2017.
 

ZeroX03

Banned
We have,

Gematsu contact
PS Blog
Sega Europe PR
Atlus guy

But for some reason some people is still using the label argument.

They could change the label and the head of Sega could say "we are never, ever putting it on PC" and someone would still say "they're just lying to push double dip sales, there's still a chance!"

You're right, that wouldn't be anti-consumer on the developers side, but on the publishers side (Sony or Microsoft these days) it would be anti-consumer.

Not seeing how it's anti consumer from the publishers. Here's a game that wouldn't exist otherwise? Bayo 2 wasn't anti consumer. It's not a MS with Tomb Raider situation, it's a platform holder or nothing kind of deal.

Yet not for the right reason.
"Hey guys it's a quality series-"
"It's not about quality, it's about principle!"
 
so import. that's what i'm doing to get digimon world on Ps4, isn't the only western version coming to europe?

Don't know about him but importing is extremely unrealistic for me. Amazon doesn't ship to my country along with a lot of stores.

There is a reliable store that does but I sure as hell am not getting the game on my doorstep on the day of release and this is assuming the customs office don't start dicking around with my shipment and cause unnecessary delays. Getting the digital version is infinitely easier.
 
Not seeing how it's anti consumer from the publishers. Here's a game that wouldn't exist otherwise? Bayo 2 wasn't anti consumer. It's not a MS with Tomb Raider situation, it's a platform holder or nothing kind of deal.

It's anti-consumer because there is no benefit to the consumer, it only forces you to purchase their console to play the game.
 
You're right, that wouldn't be anti-consumer on the developers side, but on the publishers side (Sony or Microsoft these days) it would be anti-consumer.

OK. So instead of "anti-consumer" being a meaningful phrase with negative connotations, we're just going to toss it around freely such that it becomes mostly meaningless. Conversely, I guess your point is that first parties should operate as charities and not seek a mutually beneficial arrangement for funding a game's development.
 

ZeroX03

Banned
Steve you're incredibly patient in this thread.

It's anti-consumer because there is no benefit to the consumer, it only forces you to purchase their console to play the game.

The benefit to the consumer is that they get the opportunity to buy the game? In this hypothetical the money is required for the game to exist.

If a first party has to fork out, that's not anti consumer. It's their game they're paying for. Of course there should be no expectation that Sony pay for a game to be localized on XB1.

Boy this really is the Bayo 2 thread again
 

Menitta

Member
Steve you're incredibly patient in this thread.



The benefit to the consumer is that they get the opportunity to buy the game? In this hypothetical the money is required for the game to exist.

If a first party has to fork out, that's not anti consumer. It's their game they're paying for. Of course there should be no expectation that Sony pay for a game to be localized on XB1.

Boy this really is the Bayo 2 thread again

If Yakuza 0 is Bayo 2 for Sony...then Yakuza 0 is going to be the best game on the PS4 confirmed.
 
The hell went on in this thread while I was gone? Shit people, it either doesn't exist or they don't want to/can't announce it yet. End of story. There's a whole lot of Weird going on in here now.

While we're on the subject concerning 1st Parties paying for things though...

Anyone here also find it pathetic how Japanese 3rd Parties like Sega, SE, and Capcom are in a position where they're relying on 1st Party handouts for basically everything now? Like seriously these companies are striking me as bad investments right now with how they're all so brazenly demonstrating a lack of financial independence. Capcom significantly more than the others since literally everything they do now that isn't a Remaster or Resident Evil is tied to 1st Party money.
 

Tohsaka

Member
The Business Edition looks nice, I already pre-ordered it as soon as they went up earlier this year so I'm all set.
 

BBboy20

Member
Steve you're incredibly patient in this thread.



The benefit to the consumer is that they get the opportunity to buy the game? In this hypothetical the money is required for the game to exist.

If a first party has to fork out, that's not anti consumer. It's their game they're paying for. Of course there should be no expectation that Sony pay for a game to be localized on XB1.

Boy this really is the Bayo 2 thread again
4 years since reveal, 2 since release and we're still stuck in this song and dance.
 
Don't know about him but importing is extremely unrealistic for me. Amazon doesn't ship to my country along with a lot of stores.

There is a reliable store that does but I sure as hell am not getting the game on my doorstep on the day of release and this is assuming the customs office don't start dicking around with my shipment and cause unnecessary delays. Getting the digital version is infinitely easier.
Oh I see. I didn't know it was all that complicated. Maybe less so if you're stateside and are importing from elsewhere, I did that with the Valkyria Chronicles europa edition because I didn't want the steelbook, that's the only way to get it in the U.S.
I live in middle east. No way to pre-order a physical version :(
i'm sorry, man. maybe try ebay?
 

BKK

Member
You should be able to set up an account with another country's Ebay. I had a Singaporean Ebay account when I lived in another Asian country which didn't have it's own Ebay store.
 

Nyoro SF

Member
I admire Steve's patience. PR isn't giving us fluff here, they're making a direct statement. The direct statement is in itself very depressing to hear, because the fact that American PR is 100% sure-fire certain that there is absolutely zero chance of PC versions happening speaks to a level of confidence that states that the climate for such a port or dev to happen doesn't exist at all, which is much worse than being given an ambiguous answer.

Yet not for the right reason.

I am used to this for niche games. Happens most often when the topic of sexuality comes up. Valkyria threads get 3 pages now, but they get 30 pages when sexuality wagon-circling starts. Same for Ys. *_*

The hell went on in this thread while I was gone? Shit people, it either doesn't exist or they don't want to/can't announce it yet. End of story. There's a whole lot of Weird going on in here now.

While we're on the subject concerning 1st Parties paying for things though...

Anyone here also find it pathetic how Japanese 3rd Parties like Sega, SE, and Capcom are in a position where they're relying on 1st Party handouts for basically everything now? Like seriously these companies are striking me as bad investments right now with how they're all so brazenly demonstrating a lack of financial independence. Capcom significantly more than the others since literally everything they do now that isn't a Remaster or Resident Evil is tied to 1st Party money.

Capcom's been relying on 1st party handouts for a long time. Even in their early history they always approached the console guys for deals. They pissed off a lot of people for many years. Funnily enough despite throwing themselves into console politics over and over again their overall historical platform support is actually really really good. I can't speak for SE but Sega's console output and platform support compared to Capcom is kind of sad after Sega did the shotgun approach with their 3rd party games after the Dreamcast imploded.

EDIT: I will say Capcom has really been stalling this generation, relying heavily on remasters and such. But at least these remasters are hitting all platforms.
 

Eolz

Member
We have,

Gematsu contact
PS Blog
Sega Europe PR
Atlus guy

But for some reason some people is still using the label argument.

Because this is really weird they would use this on the cover for an exclusive when it never happened at all in the past.
 

Jigorath

Banned
If it's not happening, it's not happening.

The PS4 version runs at 1080p/60fps so it's not like there's a need for a definitive PC version like Dragon's Dogma or something. I'll be fine with the PS4 version.
 

Nyoro SF

Member
If it's not happening, it's not happening.

The PS4 version runs at 1080p/60fps so it's not like there's a need for a definitive PC version like Dragon's Dogma or something. I'll be fine with the PS4 version.

There's much more to PC than just graphics! And one thing you are overlooking are people with weaker computers who are satisfied in dialing the game down from default graphical output so they can play the game on their setup. They key word is flexibility!
 
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