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Rumortoid: Tekken 6 on your Xbox 360? photo

I don't know if this should be a Rumortoid as much as a Captain Obvious post, since it's barely surprising when a third party exclusive goes multiplatform these days (unless it's Metal Gear Solid 4, but let's not open up that can of worms again). Either way, what's one more bit of gossip on this very Rumortoidish morning?

To business then -- Tekken 6, formerly a PlayStation 3 exclusive, is now being said by lead designer Haruki Suzaki to be "undetermined," when asked about the final destination of the fighting game sequel. The game, slated for a December 2008 release, was formerly only announced for the PS3, but Namco Bandai may be having that selfsame change of heart that all companies seem to have when there's money to be made. Which is fair enough. 

"No, it hasn’t been determined yet as of the moment," was all Suzaki could say when asked about PS3 exclusivity. Certainly not a confirmation of an Xbox 360 release, but a definite denial of sole PS3 rights.

Tekken is seen as very much a PlayStation thing. One of the game's characters even represented the PS2 in SoulCalibur II. A mulitplatform release will hardly provide some almighty blow to Sony (the company's suffered far greater hits) but it certainly continues to highlight that the way of the third party exclusive is hurtling ever closer towards death.


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Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 06:24
Qraze
still can only play it with a ds3.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 06:27
MrSadistic
Benjamins; the Japanese developers want them.
ParaParaKing's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 06:32
ParaParaKing
Erm, this is actually old.

Unlike SoulCalibur4 Tekken 6 runs on a PS3 in arcades though, so I'm not so sure about that. Also that comment was made in a XBox-centric magazine. You may think of that what you want though.
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 06:36
Qraze
well para, i think its inevitable, i hope for it to be exclusive but i expect multi platform release.
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 07:08
Anus Mcphanus
I think Tekken has a stronger chance than most for staying PS3 exclusive especially since as ParaParaKing mentioned the arcade runs on PS3 hardware.

I think Tales of Vesperia will have to be announced for PS3 before Tekken is announced for 360.
JayTapp's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 07:20
JayTapp
Call me old school(i am) but ever since I first played virtua fighter 1, tekken etc. No 3D fighting game ever managed to catch my attention. I find them just NOT fun.

My idea of fun is not memorizing 30 button combos and I never found the animation fluid.

I still think SF3 is unbeatable.
You got 3-4 moves to learn and each super combo are done almost the same with each character.

You need to learn how to fight, not learn 50 moves by heart.

Call em nostalgic maybe :)
PixelJunky's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 07:54
PixelJunky
Just because Tekken was PS exclusive in the past doesn't mean a thing. I don't believe anyone (other than fanboys) has stated explicitly that this game would be a PS3 exclusive. I don't remember Namco or Sony claiming this game as PS3 exclusive, do you? Anyone have a quote, I don't feel like looking for one.

Since pretty much every other Namco game is on the 360, why wouldn't this one go as well. This shouldn't be a shock to anyone if it indeed happens.
RJG's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 08:09
RJG
Why are the Tekken women so ugly? Their faces have such...odd proportions.

Also, knickers.
adultswim810's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 08:13
adultswim810
the end of third party exclusives!? Or perhaps just gigantic gobs of MS cash.
Shael's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 08:15
Shael
Meh...360,PS3. Why all the fuss?

Gamers nowadays seem to forget we're playing games to PLAY, not to support Sony or MS or whoever. If it's PS3 only, those who want to play it get a PS3 or shut up. If it's both, more power to Namco, more people can play it then.
Narishma's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 08:17
Narishma
RJG: All the good looking ones go to Soul Calibur.
Super Maggot's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 08:41
Super Maggot
I remember the original rumour was that they had one more exclusive Tekken title to release for Sony which was Tekken on PSN, which freed them up for Tekken 6 to be multi platform.

This rumour was very very old however.
killias2's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 08:46
killias2
Jaytap, I'm right there with you. I got into Dead or Alive a little bit at friends' houses, but nothing compares to the time I spent playing Street Fighter Alpha 3 or Guilty Gear XX or Marvel vs. Capcom.
njsykora's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 09:26
njsykora
<fanboy mode activate>

Be honest, after 7 games how likely is it that long time Tekken fans are going to play this on a 360? I don't like fighting games with a 360 pad anyway but something so ingrained into a dualshock as Tekken really won't sit well with me using anything else.

<end fanboy mode>
Noah's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 09:38
Noah
^
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Pretty likely for this Tekken Fan, since I have a 360, and not a PS3.
downsouthhustla's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 10:32
downsouthhustla
"Meh...360,PS3. Why all the fuss?

Gamers nowadays seem to forget we're playing games to PLAY, not to support Sony or MS or whoever. If it's PS3 only, those who want to play it get a PS3 or shut up. If it's both, more power to Namco, more people can play it then."

I've wondered for a long time why this thought process still exists, and it seems like something that has just recently surfaced. I don't remember people back in the day saying "Oh please only come out for my Sega and not my buddies SNES! I HAVE to be able to lord this over him!!"

wtf.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 10:48
Necros
You know, now that everything is going multiplatform, it seems rather silly to believe that it was ever any other way.
aaronf's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 11:32
aaronf
Honestly, who cares? I'm a PS3 owner and I didn't feel "betrayed" in the slightest when FFXIII was announced for X360. This is equivalent to a PC gamer bitching that his/her favorite game is being ported to the Mac.

I honestly hope exclusives become a thing of the past. There's games on all systems I'd like to play.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 13:26
TrailerParkJesus
I'm pretty hopeful for this rumor. It's great that I'll be able to give this game a try as I only have a 360 and I haven't played a Tekken in a long while.

Win-win for everyone. More people get to play. Devs can make more money so they can make more games.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 13:53
Sharpless
Exclusivity hurts gaming. Death to it, IMO.
SysiphusRock's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 14:27
SysiphusRock
@JayTrapp

Ironic, since the way I beat all my friends is memorizing characters 10-hits in Tekken. :)
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 16:43
Orionsaint
Namco wants Tekken 6 on a system that people actually play, especially online. If this is true. It's a smart move by Namco.
yiggs's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 17:09
yiggs
Namco (prior to NamBan) signed Tekken exclusively to playstation. But, at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter. It'd be cool to get more people into the game!
Cletus the Fetus's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 01:17
Cletus the Fetus
Unless they fixed the movement and made the combat smoother, I will stay away from this. Every Tekken game so far has been an incredibly stiff, awkward, boring 2D fighter that's desperately trying to be a 3D fighter, but is completely failing in every way possible, except graphics (which this one seems to have failed at). I could rant about how much I hate Tekken, but it would probably be so long the site would crash. You'd think they'd at least have added the 8-way run, or changed something since Tekken 2. Maybe all their talented people are working on Soulcalibur. I swear, Soulcalibur and Dead or Alive are the only 3D fighters that actually use the 3D in meaningful, valid ways.
Count Olaf's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 16:18
Count Olaf
@ Cletus the Fetus
Actually they added the 8-way run thing to tekken 4 but people didnt like it and changed it back to the normal tekken style in tekken 5, which is the best in the series according to... everyone. And why make it similar to soulcalibur and DOA, its what makes it different. And it IS 3D, we tap up or down buttons twice to make em scroll from side to side since tekken 3. Do you think Street fighter fans would like their game to have full 3d roaming? i dont think so, same with us tekken fans.
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