And they didn't pay for next gen exclusivity either
>During the Kinda Funny Games Daily show Imran Khan (Games journalist) answered a question from a fan who wondered if Microsoft had paid for exclusivity and he said:
>Microsoft took a really hard introspective look at themselves in quarter one of 2017. Where there were a bunch of big games that came from Japan and they had none of them. Not just in Japan, just in general there was a bunch of big games and they didn’t have any of those big releases.
>Obviously they weren’t going to get Zelda but they could get Yakuza. So that became a big thing of courting Sega and talking to them and saying “Hey, why don’t you put this thing here?” It could do better and Yakuza 0 did pretty well on Game Pass.
>To be clear, Microsoft didn’t cut a check and say “This is to make the PS5 version late.”
>They paid for things like marketing and shouldered some other costs and Sega prioritized the Xbox versions because of that. Sony has done that too. As has Nintendo.
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Microsoft funding Yakuza 7 marketing and localization stuff
That's pretty cool from Microsoft
it's okay when microsoft does it
Weird, given Sony is the only reason we even get these games since they localized 5 when SEGA wouldn’t. This series has a weird fucking history.
I really wanna play judgement on my bonex
Playing on the base model ps4 hurts my eyes
Based charitable Phil
>Weird, given Sony is the only reason we even get these games since they localized 5 when SEGA wouldn’t.
The main reason we got Yakuza 5 in the west was chinks buying Chinese version of Yakuza 0, they just used that whole Gio Corsi localization stuff to get free marketing on PlayStation Experience.
Have yet to play it, same with FOTNS
They really are the good guys huh?
this looks a little wacky. is this really the same series that features Kazuma Kiryu?
Yes, yakuza has always been wacky.
I will buy an xbox and stay away from playstation when persona comes.
Greatful to Phil for Yakuza, Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy (even though they are 1 year exclusives) but keep it rolling Phil.
What if they really buy Sega?
they'll be dick deep in the pachinko business with a bunch of other fluff assets and one of the best IP portfolios in the world, especially for arcade games. Obviously I think Sega would cut a sweetheart deal for the IPs instead of just sell the entire business. I don't think they would do that, but you never know.
Then everyone is happy
Sony won't have to pretend to care about a japanese dev
>Microsoft took a really hard introspective look at themselves in quarter one of 2017. Where there were a bunch of big games that came from Japan and they had none of them
Yakuza Zero, Nier Automata, Nioh, and......PERSONA!????? ITS HAPPENING BROS
>professional opinion haver Imran Khan makes baseless claim on Snoycuck podcast
>some literally who turns into an article for a blog nobody reads
>some literally who turns into an article for a blog nobody reads
except for Yakuza fanbase
Just play on PC
I don't want a pc
Fuck you Microsoft stay away from my favorite series
Cope
Sony is the reason why we got 5, 0 and Kiwami in the west thus renewing interest in the series
No, the China was.
Sony has nothing to do with Yakuza outside of Gio Corsi reading the poll of most wanted jap game from twitter, everything was done by Sega of America or Europe.
Also Kiwami localization was made entirely by Atlus
>A $100 billion from cloud services, office and windows
>Another $100 billion from pachinko
They could buy the Japanese government and cancel the "no foreign owners" law
Judgment isn't on PC
>"no foreign owners" law
what meme is that?
where the FUCK is Kiryu
FUCK microshit.Another series ruined.
Look at these fucking contrarians, can’t say anything positive about Sony at all on this board so you downplay good things they do
>post lies
>hurr durr stop bullying snoy ;_;
>can’t say anything positive about Sony at all on this board
wow, the yakuza that everyone hated
thanks microsoft
suck my penis
meanwhile I'm still waiting for 3 on PC.
This.
All hail Phil, the dragon slayer!
3 sucks bro.
You're better off not playing it.
I like the beach town setting tho.
People have actually said they liked it quite a bit. Microsoft chose this particular game to go all in on localizing because it's the newest installment. Not rocket science.
japs liked it, and i've seen people from here who said they played it and liked it.
i hope this game gets all the retards to fuck off from the threads, but seeing as 6 didn't do that, we'll be stuck with shit threads forever.
why is MS so interested in funding games like PSO2 and Yakuza when their player base only plays generic FPS/TPS like Halo, Gears or sports games?
3 is great, even with the cia shit
Because they're trying to expand this player base user. One of the reasons why a lot of people won't switch from playstation to xbox is because of lack of Japanese games. Microsoft isn't stupid (well at least not anymore), they're aware of this.