Demon's Souls developer's next action-RPG goes multiplatform - Games

[url=http://tgs.gamespot.com/story/6276264/demons-souls-developers-next-action-rpg-goes-multiplatform?tag=top_stories%3Btitle%3B1]Source[/url] [quote]TGS 2010: Namco Bandai publishing the tentatively titled Project Dark on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 in 2011; details promised early next year. Prolific developer From Software is perhaps best known for its mech combat franchise Armored Core and last year's action role-playing game Demon's Souls, [url=http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/game-of-the-year/index.html]winner of GameSpot's 2009 Game of the Year award[/url]. This year's [url=http://tgs.gamespot.com/]Tokyo Game Show[/url] has been a busy one for the developer, as new From Software games in both those genres were announced, though neither of them bears the names of those series. Yesterday, [url=http://tgs.gamespot.com/news/6275960.html]Microsoft unveiled From Software's Xbox 360 Kinect-enabled Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor[/url], a new entry in Capcom's already established mech series. That was followed up with From Software and Namco Bandai Games today announcing Project Dark (working title), a new action RPG set for launch next year. Namco Bandai said the dungeon-crawling game will feature some new networking features, but details will have to wait until early next year. Demon's Souls' online features were particularly novel, as the game allowed players to journey into other players' games to help or hunt each other, but included no chat functions. Instead, players could only communicate through gestures and short, pre-set messages that could be left throughout levels. Project Dark is set for release on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 internationally. However, the [url=http://www.fromsoftware.jp/game/projectdark/]official site[/url] indicates that it is only set for Sony's system in the developer's home country of Japan. Demon's Souls may be From Software's biggest title of late, but it is far from the only ones. Not all of its titles have made it to the West, but the list of ones that did includes the King's Field series of first-person RPGs, Ninja Blade, 3D Dot Game Heroes, Armored Core, Chromehounds, Otogi, Lost Kingdoms, Enchanted Arms, and Tenchu: Shadow Assault.[/quote]

[quote]Project Dark is set for release on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 internationally. However, the official site indicates that it is only set for Sony's system in the developer's home country of Japan.[/quote] I'm confused by this. Does this mean that the PS3 version is only going to be released in Japan (which contradicts the previous sentence), or does it mean that Japan only gets a PS3 version. I'm thinking the latter, but man if they don't release this internationally on the PS3 I'm going to be pissed. Demon Souls was so awesome.

[QUOTE=Edthefirst;24865708]I'm confused by this. Does this mean that the PS3 version is only going to be released in Japan (which contradicts the previous sentence), or does it mean that Japan only gets a PS3 version. I'm thinking the latter, but man if they don't release this internationally on the PS3 I'm going to be pissed. Demon Souls was so awesome.[/QUOTE] The title of the article said that this game will be multiplatform. It will be on both PS3 and Xbox.

[QUOTE=Edthefirst;24865708]I'm confused by this. Does this mean that the PS3 version is only going to be released in Japan (which contradicts the previous sentence), or does it mean that Japan only gets a PS3 version. I'm thinking the latter, but man if they don't release this internationally on the PS3 I'm going to be pissed. Demon Souls was so awesome.[/QUOTE] Yeah they're saying that it'll be PS3 exclusive in Japan since the 360 doesn't have a high market there.

[QUOTE=markg06;24865792]Yeah they're saying that it'll be PS3 exclusive in Japan since the 360 doesn't have a high market there.[/QUOTE] That's what I imagined. Good. Now all I have to do is wait until release. :smile:

I was about to get Demon's Souls but Atlus (the publisher) is an asshole. They are shutting down the game's online service six months after the game's release in Europe. So yeah, no purchase for me since I was planning on playing it with two friends.

Was hoping multiplatform meant PC too :smith:

[QUOTE=CommanderPT;24865871]I was about to get Demon's Souls but Atlus (the publisher) is an asshole. They are shutting down the game's online service six months after the game's release in Europe. So yeah, no purchase for me since I was planning on playing it with two friends.[/QUOTE] Atlus have no control over the European servers, Namco Bandai published it in Europe and own the servers. The servers will still be up in Europe. Anyways I'm a bit cautious of this for now since Studio Japan aren't involved this time like with Demon's Souls, From Software are a bit hit and miss.