Octopath traveller is on all platforms! Except...

On xbox lmao

Weird seeing PS logo as the first game not available there but 2nd game is coming. Gonna be bit pissed off as I played the game on switch, would have loved to platinum it on PS instead.

In Xbox case its probably the usual. Jrpg dont make money on Xbox, wait for gamepass money before port. Good strategy by square honestly.

Hopefully it's better than the first.

Japan focused studio skips Xbox? Say it ain't so. Again.

@kejigoto: But I’m curious why they didn’t skip PC. PC gaming is not popular in Japan either.

Really enjoyed the first game and am pretty hyped for this sequel.

@lavamelon: Steam actually pretty popular nowadays and there still the global market.

I'll give it a try on Game Pass..

@lavamelon:

PC gaming has stepped up big time in regions like Japan and giving games a second wind on a platform not tied to a specific console and its lifecycle. Something like Persona 4 Golden drops on Steam and not only does it shoot to the top of the charts and remain there but it also trends on Twitter and such, even in places like Japan which has seen Steam users steadily climb over the last few years.

I'm also guessing Octopath Traveler did great on Steam considering it has over 10,000 reviews and leans Very Positive.

Almost like Square likes releasing games on a platform where people buy games instead of wait around for it to come to GamePass so it can get a glance.

You say that, but PC gaming is actually really big in Japan... At least Apex Legends is. That's why EA had to make a switch version, to capitalize on the Japanese hype for the game.

@sakaixx: the original was on Xbox and switch, not on ps and I feel like the game bombed on Xbox. It's a shame but jrpgs just don't do as well on Xbox. Square games seem to tank hard on Xbox. Even the final fantasy games on gp tanked, same with dq11, and many more. It's not surprising that ff7 remaster wasn't ported to Xbox...nobody would buy it. It's a real shame but it is what it is. Oh well.

Dang this a blow to the Xbox community

Let's not pretend the game was a success, 2.5 mill over 4 platforms isn't impressive

Why is the first one still damn expensive? Is it that good?

IMO no, it's not that good. But if you're on PC, purchase it here instead.

The first one is on PC and it's built on Unreal engine, which means:

• Already an audience on the platform
• Engine is built to make multi-platform games

Not putting it on PC would be like leaving money on the table and likely not worth it unless someone is paying you to withhold the game on a certain platform. I'm sure they did the math on the resources it takes to test on an additional platform vs expected revenue.

@sakaixx said:

On xbox lmao

Weird seeing PS logo as the first game not available there but 2nd game is coming. Gonna be bit pissed off as I played the game on switch, would have loved to platinum it on PS instead.

In Xbox case its probably the usual. Jrpg dont make money on Xbox, wait for gamepass money before port. Good strategy by square honestly.

You can bet that first OT will be announced during SOP. Maybe it will be on PS Plus

Anyway,

Looks like, little Xbox fans fucked up badly AGAIN, Game wasn't bought enough by Xbox fans, wasn't downloaded enough from GP and played enough by Xbox fans. Now Xbox fans are whining. But, but Xbox fans wants every game on Gamepass.... Yeah

Another perfectly placed steam deck title. Wonderful news.

Thanks, might check it out.

Wowza.

Day 1 for me, perfect Steam Deck title.

I played a little bit of the first game, and while I enjoyed it, I didn't really get the hype. SaGa Frontier, from 1997, did everything this game tried to do but better.

And then they released the remastered, completed version of SaGa Frontier that blows it away even further.

Wouldn't surprise me if true coming from Square Enix, but it also wouldn't surprise either me that a game coming to Xbox doesn't get mentioned as releasing on it during its Japanese trailer as that happens from time to time too.

PC been getting tons of Japanese releases since last gen kicked off. From most major pubs for basically the past decade lol.

It's not so much about how popular something is in Japan (allegedly Steam is, idk). Only matters if people on that platform, no matter the region, are buying up those titles enough to make it worth releasing. Kicking games off to Steam is a safe bet.

Japan makes up such a small slice of the traditional gaming market anyways.

Is it good? Why does it look like an old game?

YOu know me; I hate JRPG's but I'm always looking for a good one I might like.

It is indeed strange that the first game was not released on PS4, which has a relatively large fan base for JRPGs to begin with. It would not be surprising if Nintendo had paid Square Enix to block it from PS4 exclusively.

That said, Square Enix recently announced that the first game sold over 3 million copies. As a new IP targeting a specific audience, it was a huge success, and I, for one, am looking forward to its sequel.

@mrbojangles25: its just okay. There is room for improvements like better pacing and interaction between party members but, the is potential in the series as the combat is pretty fun and the base gameplay is solid.

@sakaixx: it’s hilarious you cows praising the game. Back when it was exclusive to the switch and Xbox, you were all saying the game was trash

Still no game 1 on PlayStation. Cue Scott getting shot in the face.

I didn't like this game because I found the writing to be terrible.

Combat was bland. I got sick of the game in just a few hours.

I love being a manticore 😋 I get to play every game ❤️

What I find interesting looking at how Koei Tecmo is handling publishing of Fatal Frame Maiden of Black Water and Mask Of The Lunar Eclipse is that it's mostly digital only outside of Japan and it's available across all systems, 8th/9th gen Xbox and PS consoles, Switch and PC.

I think with physical publishing the concern isn't games won't make their money back. Third party physical publishing requires publishers to front royalties, the know 30%. So if at launch a third party wants to print say 500K on each on Sony and Nintendo systems, it retails at $60, that's $18 million off the bat they need to front to platform holders. Then physical copies in distribution have other burdens, after sold to retailers that's just not money they can bank and forget about, they need to keep money aside for things like reimbursing retailers for discount sales, price matches, and issue partial refunds for the initial sale when MSRP adjustments are made, or when inventory is agreed to be liquidated. We see this consideration at work when say physical copies of lots of games sell for a lot less than their digital counterparts, because every existing copy on a shelf is a potential cost liability later.

I highly doubt the development of a port to the Xbox wouldn't be able to be profitable to recoup the development costs, but the physical printing consideration is just an extra burden financially. So, understandable in some regards. Why it seems to make perfect sense the first game released on Xbox digitally. I'd be fine if the stuff they or any other developer is on the fence about making ports for certain systems instead chooses to release it on certain consoles as digital only releases to avoid such hassles. Right now latest figures on consoles is that it's close to 80% digital versus physical for sales so eventually I imagine omitting versions from wider multiplatform releases will become a thing of the past when the consumer preference toward digital gains much stronger footing.

I guess the xbox series x isn’t powerful enough to run this game

@lamprey263: you could always release digital only. Lots of PS4/Switch niche releases do that. Physical on either PS4 or Switch and the other is digital only.

@blaznwiipspman1: to be frank the first game werent all that good but because 2nd game not coming to xbox, we gonna hype it up so much its gonna be the next chrono trigger.

Not worth it for a Japanese developer to put in the time n effort for a Xbox sku vs the return on investment. Would imagine the dynamic has shifted a bit further with how much of that audience is basically on gamepass (because why wouldn't they be?)

@sakaixx: lol right, I already knew that was the case

JP games are poor on Xbox sales wise, always will be. Put guns in it and it will do well.