ILikeFeet
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I think they jumped off Phyre relatively quickly. But Phyre has been dead for a while now. Also, Phyre is allowed to be multiplatform just not supported by Sony
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Johnpv
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Looks like they used it from 2012/3 - 2018. Sure it can be multiplatform but some one has to port it over. Its not like Sony was porting Phyre to Switch. I never said Phyre couldn't be on something else. Porting an engine to another platform is not easy, and that was the point. They were using a free engine from Sony, and if they were going to make those games multiplatform themselves they would have to do the porting. Square Enix probably did that for DQ Builders 1, or paid some one to do so.
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Phyre Engine is cross platform
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I actually do believe him when he says that they're a small company who can't afford to do simultaneous multi-platform releases. In the past, they were able to support PS3/PSV, PS4/PSV, etc at the same time because of resources they were getting from Sony. I'm not just talking about Phyre Engine. My understanding was that Sony was actually paying for some costs and providing support. I'm not sure Nintendo would be interested in extending the same resources to Falcom when they seem to have no interest or capability of cultivating an audience on non-PS platforms (letting external partners port your games a year later is not 'cultivating an audience').
But speaking of that, I am not a publisher or product manager, but maybe it's time to explore new ecosystems when PS home consoles sell like they do in your primary market. Kuro no Kiseki is bombing, straight up. No qualifiers or asterisks. Falcom needs to develop a new platform strategy for their next game because it'll only get worse for them if they continue the course.
But speaking of that, I am not a publisher or product manager, but maybe it's time to explore new ecosystems when PS home consoles sell like they do in your primary market. Kuro no Kiseki is bombing, straight up. No qualifiers or asterisks. Falcom needs to develop a new platform strategy for their next game because it'll only get worse for them if they continue the course.
ILikeFeet
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Sony never supported such. Devs had to do it themselves
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Right, the point I am making is that being on Phyre Engine didn't stop other developers from going multiplatform with their Phyre games.
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Calling Mishy disgusting is a bannable offense /jk or not
Falcom takes its time to adjust to new market conditions. But they should work closer with their foreign localization partners, if possible even for ports to Switch and Steam.
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