Quote Originally Posted by Raven2014 View Post
Considered Yoshi accidentally let it slip, pretty sure it will happen. And if it's not? Only difference is I'll be waiting for another 3-4 years instead of 1-2 years. I do plan to get a PS5 eventually, usually at the end of its life or when the PS6 come out.
Considering that he has also said that "he has not heard anything about a PC version" and to "just buy a PS5" in an interview back in Janaury - its gonna be a bit hard to know when it is coming. If we go by FF7R - it could take a 1+ after exclusivity (not counting the state on release either, FF7RI was not a good port at first).

The point is they probably don't lose any sale in the long run due to the time exclusive. The people who want to play it will buy it, either now on the PS5 or years later on the PC. It's a final fantasy game, it has lasting and staying power unlike random game X that will just fade away after a while.
I dont think we can accurately say this without also looking at FF15 as a counterpoint.

Eh ... see what? The exclusive deal money is always there, regardless of the cost, that's guarantee "extra" money. I don't know why you phrase it as something to "cover" the cost? Also, if the cost already overran, multi-platform development just gonna add more on top of it. I don't see how this is relevant to the current point of contest.
By that logic then, perhaps not selling it on a very exclusive console by supply standards is the best method to recoup especially if they have overran costs.

I just have a high sense of questionability over modern FF releases - simply because the last two have been bungled pretty badly. Not only that, SE also has a great many of games underperforming in the past few years. SE has put all of the eggs in the FF16 basket and they need the win, I just dont see how the PS5 exclusivity does that.