Venocide Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 GameCube role-player Tales of Symphonia will get a digital PC release next year, publisher Bandai Namco has announced. The PC will get the refreshed Tales of Syphonia HD edition that launched last year for PlayStation 3. However, this release looks like it won't include Symphonia's sequel - Dawn of the New World - that also launched last year in a combined Tales of Symphonia Chronicles pack. Symphonia remains one of the most popular entries in Namco's long-running JRPG series, which now numbers nearly 20 titles. The upcoming PC version of Tales of Zestiria will include a free copy of Tales of Symphonia HD - if enough people pre-purchase the game via Steam. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-07-02-tales-of-symphonia-hd-coming-to-pc-next-year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undead Wolf Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I don't really play games on PC but it's interesting to see more Japanese developers making PC versions of their games. It also makes me wonder why they don't go fully cross platform and release it for Xbone too, is it because they don't think it will sell? Or do they have some kind of agreement with Sony? I wonder what the chances are that this will also come to PS4 now. I already own the PS3 version but I haven't played it yet and I would much prefer to play it on the PS4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryoudji Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 That's nice, the game is a fantastic JRPG, I still have my GameCube version here and have yet to try the PS3 version that I bought from these PSN sales. Hopefully the port will turn alright and people will enjoy it as much as we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1973456 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I haven't bought the collection on PS3 yet, I'll wait for this one then. May even consider getting Zesty if I can run it atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucknerd Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I'm glad that more people can have the chance to play this game. I played it for the first time last year and just... wow. Now if you excuse me, this post necessitates this song be listened to. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senbon Kaguya Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Gives more chances to those out on the PC masturr race to play this awesome game. I've yet to start it but I've heard many great things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XchocomanX Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Imagine dem mods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PipeSwinger Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 This is some great news. I was hoping this would happen eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRozeReaper Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 That's definitely awesome for the PC users! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 It also makes me wonder why they don't go fully cross platform and release it for Xbone too, is it because they don't think it will sell? For a fanbase consisting of half the sales of the game in the first week? They would make more games that the Xbones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowwindow7 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 and I thought it was on PC a long time ago.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zatanna_52 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Hopefully this is a sign that Namco will release more Tales games on PC like Vesperia for example. I never had the chance to play it but would very much like to given all the hype it gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRozeReaper Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Hopefully this is a sign that Namco will release more Tales games on PC like Vesperia for example. I never had the chance to play it but would very much like to given all the hype it gets. Hell, I wish Vesperia was on PS3 in the west.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyMason Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 This is pretty cool, but I can imagine from day 1 that there's going to be a number of issues with the port, Japanese Devs either dont put a lot of resources into the PC port or outsource to a company that does a half assed job. Happy that it's getting a PC port, but my money's on there being dozens of issues with both of the games.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroXOF Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 It also makes me wonder why they don't go fully cross platform and release it for Xbone too, is it because they don't think it will sell? Or do they have some kind of agreement with Sony? Short story: Japanese developers don't have the skills or money to work on the X1 bad sales when it comes to JRPGs. Other games are fine but JRPGs don't make a dent in sales. Best having PC or PS4 with an X1 if one is checking for JRPGs, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlver Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 It should come to ps vita too. Anyway, glad more people can try it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undead Wolf Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Short story: Japanese developers don't have the skills or money to work on the X1 bad sales when it comes to JRPGs. Other games are fine but JRPGs don't make a dent in sales. Best having PC or PS4 with an X1 if one is checking for JRPGs, From the little I understand, a port from PC to PS4 and Xbone would be fairly simple considering their similar architecture. Also saying that Japanese developers don't have the skill to do something like that is a very broad statement and not exactly true. Surely if they can bring the game from PS3 to PC with their wildly different architecture then a PS4 and Xbone version wouldn't be that difficult for them to do, I'm only assuming of course. It seems more likely to me that they don't think it's worth putting in the effort to make an Xbone version rather then due to a lack of skill. I wouldn't blame them either, I know that JRPGs usually sell poorly on Xbox platforms or at the very least, worst than on PlayStation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zatanna_52 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) Hell, I wish Vesperia was on PS3 in the west.... That would be much better. Edited July 2, 2015 by T1M1D_HER0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroXOF Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) From the little I understand, a port from PC to PS4 and Xbone would be fairly simple considering their similar architecture. Also saying that Japanese developers don't have the skill to do something like that is a very broad statement and not exactly true. I never said that nor did I it. Japanese companies don't have skill to work on X1 sales as it would be a waste of their time. Games like Chaos Child and (possibly) Psycho Pass are ported to the PS4/Vita due to bad sales. Even companies in the EU or NA don't have time too but for Japan, it's wouldn't hinder them as much because the Xbox One doesn't sell well over there. Surely if they can bring the game from PS3 to PC with their wildly different architecture then a PS4 and Xbone version wouldn't be that difficult for them to do, I'm only assuming of course. I think this is the TOS from the Gamecube version which runs at 60fps not 30fps. It seems more likely to me that they don't think it's worth putting in the effort to make an Xbone version rather then due to a lack of skill. I wouldn't blame them either, I know that JRPGs usually sell poorly on Xbox platforms or at the very least, worst than on PlayStation. That's what I was saying in the first place. You wouldn't blame them? Only a few have tried and the ones that did never tried digital, they went straight retail rather than digital first. Xbox is probably not for you and that's cool. Edited July 2, 2015 by 3DS Master Race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailst0rm_2 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) Glad to see most of the Japanese developers getting on board with Steam, I like to buy most games there because of the cross play/buy between my laptop and desktop so this is a treat Edited July 2, 2015 by Hailst0rm_2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroXOF Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Glad to see most of the Japanese developers getting on board with Steam, I like to buy most games there because of the cross play/buy between my laptop and desktop so this is a treat I just can't wait for W10 and this to get an achievement list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailst0rm_2 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I just can't wait for W10 and this to get an achievement list. I made the mistake of upgrading to the preview version of W10 and have had a few compatibility issues using it for gaming. So I'm a bit worried about it when it officially releases, aside from that its great. Hopefully the compatibility problems will be fixed at the time of release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroXOF Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Guys, steamspy says that 800 people have already pre-ordered. I made the mistake of upgrading to the preview version of W10 and have had a few compatibility issues using it for gaming. So I'm a bit worried about it when it officially releases, aside from that its great. Hopefully the compatibility problems will be fixed at the time of release. I feel bad for you. What would you rate your experience right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailst0rm_2 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) Guys, steamspy says that 800 people have already pre-ordered. I feel bad for you. What would you rate your experience right now? As a normal OS 9/10 everything works as I would expect. Gaming I'd say 7/10, some of my favorite apps are not compatible yet (LAN party apps like Hamachi, and Evolve for example) and I've had a couple games that wouldn't launch, but they were mostly obscure titles. It was just disappointing to lose that going from 8 to 10. Edited July 2, 2015 by Hailst0rm_2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeterminedArrow Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Huh, interesting. I wish Mac got more of this stuff. We're getting better for games but still... I only bit the bullet because I'm a PC murderer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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