Will it be a year before this game is competitive enough for PS3?

[Azurymber]

that would hold true if there was no other release for this game,
the ps3 release will mean that this game is getting a second chance not only with new players, but also with critics & reviewers

if the second review was good, then I can see nothing preventing people from buying it.

The PS3 release is -NOT- a second chance.
If you release a horrible car in the UK, fix it up and re-release it in the states, reviewers are going to be like "hey you just re-released a junky car, why should we trust its fixed?"

Re-releasing is -not- a second chance.
The failed launch will not be ignored by reviewers or potential new players.
People will say "if it took devs a year to fix this game how do you expect it to ever be good"

Honestly as someone who runs a marketing business I can say that it -IS- possible to turn it into a second chance. But it doesn't matter how good the game is or whats in the game. SE Needs to make one epic cutscene that sets the game apart from other MMOs. If it was FFXI i would say besieged would be a great selling-point. The thing is it doesn't look like FFXIV will get anything unique any time soon. Its a pretty cookie-cutter mmo.

Mind you this is all for the west. im 90% sure FFXIV will be successful in japan on ps3.

[MBK]

The PS3 release is -NOT- a second chance.
If you release a horrible car in the UK, fix it up and re-release it in the states, reviewers are going to be like "hey you just re-released a junky car, why should we trust its fixed?"

Re-releasing is -not- a second chance.
The failed launch will not be ignored by reviewers or potential new players.
People will say "if it took devs a year to fix this game how do you expect it to ever be good"

Honestly as someone who runs a marketing business I can say that it -IS- possible to turn it into a second chance. But it doesn't matter how good the game is or whats in the game. SE Needs to make one epic cutscene that sets the game apart from other MMOs. If it was FFXI i would say besieged would be a great selling-point. The thing is it doesn't look like FFXIV will get anything unique any time soon. Its a pretty cookie-cutter mmo.

Mind you this is all for the west. im 90% sure FFXIV will be successful in japan on ps3.

As far as I know, Majority of reviewing websites do not review the same product twice. However, they review different versions of the same product.
same as for other games when they come for ps3, xbox & pc. You will sometimes see different ratings for each console version.
Don't think FFXIV will be an exception

[Azurymber]

As far as I know, Majority of reviewing websites do not review the same product twice. However, they review different versions of the same product.
same as for other games when they come for ps3, xbox & pc. You will sometimes see different ratings for each console version.
Don't think FFXIV will be an exception

true but google searches will push the old reviews to the top. so the average person lookin for reviews will see the old horrible ones most of the time.

[JayCrusnik]

The PS3 release is -NOT- a second chance.
If you release a horrible car in the UK, fix it up and re-release it in the states, reviewers are going to be like "hey you just re-released a junky car, why should we trust its fixed?"

Re-releasing is -not- a second chance.
The failed launch will not be ignored by reviewers or potential new players.
People will say "if it took devs a year to fix this game how do you expect it to ever be good"

Honestly as someone who runs a marketing business I can say that it -IS- possible to turn it into a second chance. But it doesn't matter how good the game is or whats in the game. SE Needs to make one epic cutscene that sets the game apart from other MMOs. If it was FFXI i would say besieged would be a great selling-point. The thing is it doesn't look like FFXIV will get anything unique any time soon. Its a pretty cookie-cutter mmo.

Mind you this is all for the west. im 90% sure FFXIV will be successful in japan on ps3.

They always sell junky cars, recalls, but it gets better every year with a better patched up model =D and people still buy them. People likes to read reviews bad or good and even comment on it, but giving a review on something does not stop people from wanting to experience it for themselves. I think this game will do ok when it is released for the PS3, with all the bad review of this game, and how it is described to be a fail in a lot of forums, i still read a hell of a lot of post about people seeking not just to buy but also to build a computer that would run it. People will also see that they are fixing the game so there is no need for trust to be there just need to see and look, for the people that bought it and left just log on to see what they are missing. I hate the wait also who doesn't but when it gets there i'm there.