Square Enix Chief: PS3 and 360 'Mismatched' to Today's Environment

**Tommy Tallarico** · 12 Jun 2007, 02:30 PM

Are the Xbox 360 and PS3 a bad fit for today's marketplace? Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada (right) thinks so. Wada called the platforms a "mismatch" for the gaming environment this year, but he thinks it will improve in a couple years. Wada, on the other hand, is a big believer in the DS.

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(Link to GameDaily.com)

**Jetman** · 12 Jun 2007, 02:39 PM

"There are too many specs – and you also need a high-definition TV, a broadband connection and a deep knowledge of gaming – these consoles are mismatched to today's environment.

<shakes head> /sigh

Why dont we just go back to Track Balls, '8 bit' graphics, and just keep multi player in the arcades because you know we have so many of those left over here.

Why are old fuckers who arent in tune with current tech, in charge of decision making? Square Enix needs some youngblood to move the company forward I think.

**Some Stupid Japanese Name** · 12 Jun 2007, 02:41 PM

"PS3 is exactry what the industly needs light now. wait, what? the DS is selling the best? Yes the PS3 is a mismatch for our small (so small) japanese penis. You American, have big ole penis. 360 is perfect for you big American penis."

**Joust Williams** · 12 Jun 2007, 02:41 PM

"There are too many specs – and you also need a high-definition TV, a broadband connection and a deep knowledge of gaming "

Hey, I have all of those! lol @ "too many specs"

Sounds like "next-gen is too hard"...you know, God doesn't just say, "Hey in 2 years I will give you better stuff". You have to make it, then improve upon it, etc.

**Melf** · 13 Jun 2007, 12:45 AM

I like how Square is saying this about the PS3 while preparing its #1 franchise for it.

Square needs to stop being lazy fucks.

**MechDeus** · 13 Jun 2007, 01:23 AM

Square does amazing stuff to consoles. By the end of each console generation their graphical development is so obviously strained by the limitations of what they're forced into that I don't think this guy is actually bothering to see what the rest of his company is doing. FFXII could've used the PS3 or 360 more than any other remaining last-gen game, it's truly a shame if this guy is actually making any platform decisions.

**Advocate** · 13 Jun 2007, 02:23 AM

I'm almost starting to agree with Joust now on certain things. The Japs just don't get it. Today's environment is moving faster than they realize. Now I'm starting to see what Joust is saying. Gee, thanks Square/Enix for making me realize how fucking ass backwards you guys really are.

**Son of Bryce** · 13 Jun 2007, 06:15 PM

I'm sure he's just saying this as an excuse for why they're taking so long to release next-gen titles. The budgets are just so fucking large for the scale of titles that they create. As well as time-consuming.

**RoleTroll** · 13 Jun 2007, 07:02 PM

"There are too many specs – and you also need a high-definition TV, a broadband connection and a deep knowledge of gaming – these consoles are mismatched to today's environment. In a year or two years they will fare better," he said.

Maybe by "specs" he means too many SKUs. He might be right about that. As far as HDTV, broadband and deep knowledge, none of those are reasons the Wii is doing well. It's 90% price. The competition will fare better in a year or two because of price drops, not HDTV adoption. BTW, hasn't (analog) HDTV been around in Japan for a while now?

"There is a new breed of gamers in the market – we have to make games for all kinds of people," said Wada. "In the old days, we could just focus on the PlayStation or the Game Boy, but the environment has changed completely."

Nothing's changed. Those non/semi/casual gamers have always been there. They owned GBs/GBAs and now they own DSs and Wiis.