Vesperia Devs Thank Xbox 360 Beta Testers
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Oct 22, 2009 01:59 JST
- Tags: Namco Bandai, Ports, PS3, Tales of Vesperia, Tales Series, Xbox 360
The furor surrounding the Xbox 360 beta version of Tales of Vesperia refuses to abate, with the Namco developers responsible pouring oil onto the flames by thanking the “players” for their contributions in allowing a better PS3 version…
The interview was published in the official PS3 guidebook:
Provocative excerpts:
“Xbox 360 players often complained ‘why aren’t these parts voiced?’, so when making the PS3 version we first set about improving the voicing … As a result, the entire main scenario became fully voiced.”
“We’d be delighted if those who played the Xbox 360 version would play the PS3 version too. Of course the same goes for those playing for the first time.”
“We made a lot of changes we think Xbox 360 players would be sure to appreciate.”
“There are a lot of elements from the Xbox 360 version which were improved, so please give it a try.”
“Based on the feedback so kindly provided by Xbox 360 players, we added a lot of additional elements.”
Replace “Xbox 360″ with “beta” and “players” with “testers” for full effect.
Doubtless they are also grateful to Microsoft for subsidising the beta in the first place…
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this is one reason to not hate xbox360 and its users. i don't really care for them but in this case, we need to thank them.
YOU ARE STUPID AS SHIT
ok, i'm sick of this topic but still...
that is one condescending little press release.
FIX: "There are a lot of elements from the Xbox 360 version which were improved, so please give it a try... SUCKERRRRRS!!!”
“Beta testers often complained ‘why aren’t these parts voiced?’, so when making the PS3 version we first set about improving the voicing … As a result, the entire main scenario became fully voiced.”
“We’d be delighted if those who played the beta version would play the full version too. Of course the same goes for those playing for the first time.”
“We made a lot of changes we think them beta testers would be sure to appreciate.”
“There are a lot of elements from the beta version which were improved, so please give it a try.”
“Based on the feedback so kindly provided by the beta testers, we added a lot of additional elements.”
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MILFS ARE JEWS YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST
Old shit is old. Move on.
XBOBX360 BETA MACHINE NOOB !
I greatly enjoyed Beta testing the copy I borrowed off my friend for free.
Now release it in the states, Namco, so I can pay $60 for the full game.
No doubt it will do better on PS3 in the US too.
Oh yeah, it's gonna do so well with modern warfare 2 around the corner.
I say that they should just allow microsoft to release the new content of the ps3 version as a downloadable update on the xbox... Of course that would kill the ps3 versions sales so hence it won't happen guaranteed. And if it did Microsoft would prolly label it an expansion and charge 20$ for it. I'd enjoy replaying the game with the new stuff (or stuff removed from the original) but I'm not willing to buy a new system to try it! So jaa it really irritates me x3
I AM TOTALLY UNCONVINCED THAT HAVING A DLC OPTION WOULD DECREASE THE MONEY THEY MAKE, I THINK IT'S MORE A MATTER OF THE DEALS THEY HAVE MADE WITH SONY AND MICROSOFT BUT EH.
I dont ever recall this flame war with the NES/SNES era. We were lucky we got descent arcade ports just so we wouldn't have to Dump our lunch moneys in the Arcade, but now days.. WOW.. Beta this. Beta that.. This much Resolution textures, that much resolution textures.. Voice, no voice.. WTF exclusives, timed exclusive.. Exclusive DL's, Extra Armor.. Blah Blah Blah.. People dont seem to enjoy their games any more and get their money's worth. I'm still playing Oblivion for 360 and Metal gear solid for PS3 and other games i have not completed so i think i'm getting my money's worth with every purchase. I'm enjoy'n the experience but for you trolls out there nitpicking about a port of a game a year later then show me some sort of financial loss of your stock investment in Microsoft, or the company who made the game cuz that's the only reason u should even be bitching about.
UCKING IDIOTS STOP TOSSING "BETA" AROUND LIKE THIS EVERYBODY IS RETARDED AS SHIT
fuck off you dumb shit and quit spamming the comment section with reply's
Please do the world a favor and stop it with the fanboy articles, you know that title was made for hits and I'm sick of the shamelessness in it.
But people like fanboy articles. Just look how many comments they posted.
it's hilarious bullshit like this that makes me glad I don't own ANY console. The minute the Internet and hard drives became available you knew they were going to fuck the goat - patches for consoles, firmware updates, etc they're all bullshit. A console should JUST WORK. 24/7.
I play my video games on a PC, where upgrades and progress are a known factor, and when any company tried shenanigans like this, they'd be demolished by piracy.
Where can I find the Tales of Vesperia Final Edition guide's scans?
Thanks.
It's official, Bandai-NAMCO are the biggest bastards in the game industry. Between the nickel and dime DLC-whoring and the acrobatics they pulled to screw over 360 customers, it would take a miracle for anyone else to make a sleazier name for themself.
i wish there was a web page that kept a full tally on one page of every time Namco, SE, and all like them pulled this crap
Wow that was a bad move
XBox 360 users got PWNED
for some reason i have the sense of they planned to put a update in xbox live...if the data of the pirate girl are in thr disc...
I love the comments section :D
This anonymous with no life and who answers with the caps-lock continually on, really has a problem. And lol half his post saying to other people "you are stupid" "you are an idiot" and other mesmerizing words like that.
Oh! yes let's not forget. BETA, BETA, BETA, BETA, BETA!!!!! lol. Better stop before he gets a heart attack.
What I wanna say is: developers have a full right to fuck with players as much as they wish. You're just a fools for thinking they must refund you.
i dont get it why release a better version of a game on an inferior system? these features shoulda been for 360 hands down
no thank you namco 4 bringing this game in my life and i will check this out on the ps3 when i can afford it =D
Replace "PS3 version" with "late to the party version of with 60$ MSRP when you can buy the original for 14.99$ in bargain bins"
Oh, and replace "buyers" with "idiots"
why was this published in the official ps3 guidebook?
Thanks Xbots, for testing the beta on your crappy console.
We PS3-users shall now wait until the GOOD version is out. =)
Haha this is great. Poor 360 owners, so stupid. So sad.
Well, for all people complaining about the "beta test", get used to it. Ports of a game with new content happens a lot, it has been like that for the last what? 20 or so years? Its interesting to see people even talking about suing namco, but they defend their beloved micro$oft to the death, even tho they have been through 3 hardware revisions to fix a problem that should never have existed in the first place.
HEY LOOK SOMEBODY THAT ISN'T RETARDED ALTHOUGH YOU DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB AT SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR GETTING CALLED A FANBOY BY IDIOTS
Wow you're real clever. Adding that dollar sign to the company name, but still failing to realize "$ony" does the same thing.
Let's put it in retard terms.
A russian man will obviously say "There is nothing wrong with russia, fuck america."
A US man will say "There is nothing wrong with america, fuck russia."
Yet both are retards who are ignorant of their own country's wrong doings. Wii would be china, overpopulated and shitty quality.
"but, its a sony"
What's the point talking about Vesperia PS3 port when there is no word yet that it's going to be released outside of Japan?
For all the ps3 fan boys out there i have one thing to ask.
WHEN IS IT COMING TO THE USA.
Looks to me like a another Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix + to me
2 hours past never?
Yea, that seems to be the most likely case.
It seems like Namco is trying to earn the Master Troll status like KyoAni.
ARE YOU FUCKING RETARDED
well im a beta tester but i dont really care...
im still going to get it for the PS3...when it releases in the US...
just like what i did for oppai gaiden 2...
LEARN WHAT BETA MEANS DUMBFUCK
This just made my day :D
TREY 4 LIFE!
+1
well anyone in their right mind thought ToV was going to stay exclusive must have been delusional since it is a JRPG and japan is dominated by the wii and ps3.IF you 360 fans want to blame anyway direct it towards M$ since they clearly knew this was going to happen but said nothing of it like every other xbox "exclusive" are actually timed and also your fanbase for not supporting JRPGs enough.
I just lol'd at that "As a result," for some reason.
"As a result, we think Microsoft can go fuck themselves or at least stop bitching and try to do something to improve the state of their Japanese sales, other than steal titles from PS that is..."
+ 1
forget ace combat and go with loli aerobatics chapionship... new thought:
Magical girl loli's flying in the air firing magical missles of death toward enemy fighters
-this thought was inspired by ace combat!-
I would kill them. Good thing I don't buy their crap.
I PERSONALLY KILL EVERY COMPANY THAT DOUBLE DIPS
FUCKING COLLECTORS EDITION DVD COMING OUT A MONTH LATER AND COSTING MORE ILL KILL THE FUCKERS
Talk about a kick in the balls...
TALK ABOUT A KICK TO MY INTELLIGENCE
so so glad I never bought Xbox ToV. These stories would have pissed me off....
ITS CALLED DOUBLE DIPPING YA TARDS
I think Namco is catching up to KyoAni's Master Troll status.
ARE YOU FUCKING RETARDED
YEAH THEY DID THIS PURELY TO PISS OFF XBOX FANBOYS YOU NAILED THAT ON THE FUCKING HEAD
LOL guess this make Japanese 360 players that bought the 360 because of this game even more pissed :P
MAYBE IF THEY HAVE THE MATURITY OF A FOURTEEN YEAR OLD
your sir is fucking retarded
I played the beta and I don't think it has enough potential to be a great game. Felt like your typical generic Tales
YOU DID NOT PLAY THE BETA. YOU PLAYED THE FIRST RELEASE VERSION
FUCKING RETARDS GODDAMN
I MEAN, IF YOU THINK THIS IS WORTH GETTING EVEN SLIGHTLY UPSET ABOUT, AND YOU THINK THAT THE WORD "BETA" IS APPLICABLE, I HAVE TO CONCLUDE THAT YOU ARE EITHER 13 OR KNOW ABSOLUTELY JACK SHIT ABOUT VIDEO GAMES
FUCKING SERIOUSLY THAT IS NOT WHAT BETA MEANS
BUNCH A FUCKIN IDIOTS DONT KNOW SHIT BOUT VIDEO GAMES GOD DAMN THIS IS BUSINESS AS GODDAMN USUAL IN THE INDUSTRY GODDAMN GFUFCKING
FFFFFFFFFFFF
SERIOUSLY YOU ARE ALL FUCKING TERRIBLE
THIS IS BUSINESS AS USUAL ARE YOU ALL FUCKING THIRTEEN
CAPS ARE SERIOUS BUSINESS
Tales of Vesperia >> most hated main "Tales of" series
(not only becz "Beta" but also it's bad game itself.
Older "Tales of" much better)
Except the hero isn't some whiny "oh no killing people is bad!"
Besides the ladies, the main hero is the reason to play the game.
Yeah, dude even kills a high-ranking general in a cold-blooded manner, even though his trusty companions advice him not to. Now THAT'S something you don't see in other Tales.
your welcum!!!!
Well.. seeing that this game has been out for close to a year now, I'm sure Namco doesn't mind it if one or many does try to demand their money back.
Those types of loony lawsuits that happen in America will make many a lawyer grin with happiness for all that extra cash they'll be getting out of the noobs who try this.
Also seeing that Namco did produce a Complete Game for the xbots, their legal standings is Solid.
How do you "loose" money? You can LOSE money, but you cannot LOOSE money.
hack it anon,i bet you're a sore loser beta tester too
Just return the 360 game for a full refund because of fraud. I'm sure Namco will be delighted to loose a whole lot of money.
Screw Namco and that BS. I think Microsoft or someone should sue their asses. You'd have to be pretty damn arrogant to have people beta test something for one console, then come out with a better game for another console, and ask the beta testers to then play it AGAIN, and invest more money into it.. This is why I hate Namco so much... what dicks.
You mean M$ are dicks. Why don't they try to make a competent system that isn't focused solely on the tastes of fatass fratboys and fat little kids?
samefag
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OH YEAH I LOVE YOU
It's microsofts fault in the first place for their pathetic exclusive deals. The game is exclusive on 360 for a year, at which point a better version is released on the PS3. It's Microsoft that makes this sort of pathetic excuse for game development possible.
Ohohoho... waits for another eruption and "This is getting old" or "Sancon is Sony-bias" comments..
LOL actually, I was waiting for a comment just like the one you posted. =P
That aside, there's been a strange influx of X-Box and PS3 articles recently, huh? Artefact has said before that he's not affected by comments because of how small a percentage they represent the actual readership, but I wonder if he really doesn't care as much as he says he doesn't (perhaps because the comments are also part of the entertainment for much of the readership?) Heh, just a wonderance, tho =P
Let the fanboy crying begin!
I like how this has become so routine that the comments are about comments now, instead of about ToV or Sony.
Comments get swayed from the orginal post so fast they serve no other purpose than flame :]
And you just realized this?
Sure thing !!!
lets enjoy the show
The show for today is "Namco's Troll", looks good.
It's not the matter of fanboy/crying, its the matter of law suing. I didn't pay 60 bucks for a beta, and this is me who has the 360 AND the ps3. I simply bought the 360 version cause it came out faster -_- now I'm sitting with a 60 dollar beta. If I knew the ps3 version was the "real" version, I would've waited for it and bought that. I want my money back dammit.
are you fucking stupid (you are)
Lol'd hard.
Love the fanboys crying...
uuh trade back for a full price? since when is that possible. The guy would still be losing money
great, another attempt at the whole fraud angle. no, it IS crying.
yea, you paid for the $60 360 version. at a time when no PS3 version was announced. you bought what they offered. they never labeled it the beta version. they never labeled it the complete never again to be modified or added to version. they labeled it Tales of Vesperia, which is what you bought. if you know anything about jrpgs you should know that its a good chance no matter what that it'll get an enhanced version (that no one but Japan usually sees).
bottom line, go ahead waste you money and try to sue, you won't win. there was no fraud. they put out the product they said they would and you bought it. You can't sue George Lucas because he enhanced the original Star Wars trilogy later. you can't sue other movies that make the later dvd director's cuts. you can't sue software makers who make an upgraded version just because you went ahead and bought the inferior version because it was out sooner (you can't even claim that they OWE you updates unless the product claims it will provide them to you. if you bought an update-less product, thats your problem). you bought the version you bought, which is what they were offering. period.
Trade back?
Yeah, I should sue for my copy of FF1 back on the NES too. I played this GBA version a while back, and there was all kinds of new stuff! I paid good money for that NES game, how dare they add stuff to it on a different console and release it!
Trade back at half price, buy ps3 version for $30 more than you get back = expansion pack for $30.
disgaea 1 has additional content on the psp.The ps2 doesn't since it was made some time ago.
Anyway can't patch xbox 360 games for such purposes?
lol its Sankakucomplex revenge on Bayonetta being shitty on ps3!
man, the way there are saying really gives the feeling of beta game
MAYBE IF YOU HAVE NO FUCKING CLUE WHAT BETA MEANS