MS drops the ball on RSG and new Treasure game, gives us....

[PepsimanVsJoe]

How exactly did the statement go again?
Last time I read it was dubious at best and a translation that may not have been 100% on the mark. I've yet to see an official statement from anyone from MS about this so until then I can only remain skeptical.

A shit game? Where did I say that? All I'm saying is that whatever 5pb presented wasn't up to the standards XBLA games typically have. Simple things like HD resolution(which could just as easily be accomplished with a crappy filter which tons of ports have already used), online multiplayer(which regardless how any shooter fan feels about it it's typically an attractive option....It doesn't have to be perfect. Look at Castle Crashers, the online play still doesn't even work), and leaderboards(again a simple thing).

Thus the definition of "faithful" is left up to interpretation. Again I'd like to know why MS would only target arcade ports when lately we've already seen they don't mind arcade games nor do they mind faithful ports of N64 games(Kazooie and Tooie soon enough)

Also Treasure put both RSG and 360 on hold themselves. Whatever MS might have said had nothing to do with it. At this point they're focused on Sin & Punishment 2 and watching the 360's situation before they consider going back to work on the un-named shooter. RSG they simply don't have the resources for it especially since it would require a larger investment of time and manpower than Ikaruga.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3170441 (Yes already posted in the first page but eh)

Name recognition didn't seem to stop Triggerheat Exelica. Maybe it would these days? Who knows. Regardless it doesn't do anyone any good to continue running off speculation as fact.

[E. Randy Dupre]

But that's what you just did by stating that "whatever 5pb presented wasn't up to the standards XBLA games typically have". That's nothing but speculation on your part.

Agree with the rest of your post, mind.

[PepsimanVsJoe]

But that's what you just did by stating that "whatever 5pb presented wasn't up to the standards XBLA games typically have". That's nothing but speculation on your part.

You're right.

[CStarFlare]

Name recognition didn't seem to stop Triggerheat Exelica. Maybe it would these days? Who knows. Regardless it doesn't do anyone any good to continue running off speculation as fact.

Excelica was released before the news that MS would be cutting down on arcade ports.

In any case, it also had loli appeal, which trumps name appeal by like twenty thousand points.

[PepsimanVsJoe]

In any case, it also had loli appeal, which trumps name appeal by like twenty thousand points.

Yet we never got Idolm@ster released in the US. What's up with that?

[originalz]

In any case, it also had loli appeal, which trumps name appeal by like twenty thousand points.

Yet we never got Idolm@ster released in the US. What's up with that?

Retail vs. XBLA, there are lots of games for the 360 in Japan that appeal to this fanbase which never get brought over.

XBLA games almost always have worldwide releases. I doubt that Triggerheart's main demographic was the west. The game sold very well in Japan, I think it's the #2 most popular XBLA game here.

[CStarFlare]

It wouldn't suprise me if Triggerheart's availability outside of Japan was incidental and that they were mostly porting it for the Japanese market. It must be somewhat popular, what with the fact that they're porting it again for the PS2.