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> You might want to hold off on getting Soul Calibur 3 for Playstation2,
> because it's also probably coming out on XENON (Xbox2) and Nintendo
> Revolution. if not, Soul Calibur 4.
>
>
>
>
> http://xbox.ign.com/articles/601/601711p1.html
>
> quote:
> "Soul Calibur Heads for Next Gen
>
> Namco explains why Soul Calibur III isn't on Xbox and talks about the
> future.
> by Douglass C. Perry
> April 5, 2005 - Last week, when Namco Hometek announced Soul Calibur III's
> exclusivity to PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube owners scratched their

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> in wonder. Using exclusive appearances by Legend of Zelda's Link and Todd
> McFarlane's Spawn in the Cube and Xbox versions, respectively, Namco made
> each version exclusive and unique. More convincing, however, was how many
> Cube versions sold thanks to that singular appearance (upward of 1 million
> units).
>
>
>
> But there is hope for Microsoft and perhaps even Nintendo fans. A Namco
> spokesperson told IGN that the Soul Calibur series will come to next
> generation systems.
>
> "Namco is definitely planning to develop the SOULCALIBUR series on the
> next-generation platforms," Namco told IGN. "However, when we started
> development for SCIII, the specs for the next-generation platforms were

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> set, and there were no dev kits, which ultimately lead us to development

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> the PS2."
>
> The reasons Namco didn't bring its top-tiered fighting game to other

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> are reasonable, making perfect financial sense: There are simply more PS2s
> than Xboxes or Cubes in the market. The spokesperson didn't clarify

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> that meant SCIII or SCIV would come to nex-gen systems.
>
> "Essentially, Namco wanted to create a game with even more content than in
> Soul Calibur II, so we made the choice to focus on a single platform," a
> Namco spokesperson told IGN. "And when we thought about choosing a single
> platform, we wanted it to be on the platform that has the greatest
> penetration in the current marketplace, that being PS2. Namco is very
> excited about bringing SCIII to the PS2 and the team has worked very hard

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> maximizing the graphics for SCIII, which think will please franchise

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>
> What Namco didn't say is that it may spend additional time tightening the
> controls and balancing the characters of this third iteration of the

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> Soul Calibur II felt oddly balanced relative to Soul Calibur on Dreamcast,
> and simple button mashing, plus the simplicity (read: cheapness) of the
> exclusive characters dampened its overall feel.
>
> Namco would not reveal further information on which next generation

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> it means, but you can bet Xbox 360 is one of them. We'll have more come

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>
>

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> Mmmmm, I'll have to give this the Three S's... Shit graphics, shit

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> shit game...

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> You might want to hold off on getting Soul Calibur 3 for Playstation2,
> because it's also probably coming out on XENON (Xbox2) and Nintendo
> Revolution. if not, Soul Calibur 4.
>
>
>
>
> http://xbox.ign.com/articles/601/601711p1.html
>
> quote:
> "Soul Calibur Heads for Next Gen
>
> Namco explains why Soul Calibur III isn't on Xbox and talks about the
> future.
> by Douglass C. Perry
> April 5, 2005 - Last week, when Namco Hometek announced Soul Calibur III's
> exclusivity to PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube owners scratched their heads
> in wonder. Using exclusive appearances by Legend of Zelda's Link and Todd
> McFarlane's Spawn in the Cube and Xbox versions, respectively, Namco made
> each version exclusive and unique. More convincing, however, was how many
> Cube versions sold thanks to that singular appearance (upward of 1 million
> units).
>
>
>
> But there is hope for Microsoft and perhaps even Nintendo fans. A Namco
> spokesperson told IGN that the Soul Calibur series will come to next
> generation systems.
>
> "Namco is definitely planning to develop the SOULCALIBUR series on the
> next-generation platforms," Namco told IGN. "However, when we started
> development for SCIII, the specs for the next-generation platforms were not
> set, and there were no dev kits, which ultimately lead us to development on
> the PS2."
>
> The reasons Namco didn't bring its top-tiered fighting game to other systems
> are reasonable, making perfect financial sense: There are simply more PS2s
> than Xboxes or Cubes in the market. The spokesperson didn't clarify whether
> that meant SCIII or SCIV would come to nex-gen systems.
>
> "Essentially, Namco wanted to create a game with even more content than in
> Soul Calibur II, so we made the choice to focus on a single platform," a
> Namco spokesperson told IGN. "And when we thought about choosing a single
> platform, we wanted it to be on the platform that has the greatest
> penetration in the current marketplace, that being PS2. Namco is very
> excited about bringing SCIII to the PS2 and the team has worked very hard on
> maximizing the graphics for SCIII, which think will please franchise fans."
>
> What Namco didn't say is that it may spend additional time tightening the
> controls and balancing the characters of this third iteration of the series.
> Soul Calibur II felt oddly balanced relative to Soul Calibur on Dreamcast,
> and simple button mashing, plus the simplicity (read: cheapness) of the
> exclusive characters dampened its overall feel.
>
> Namco would not reveal further information on which next generation systems
> it means, but you can bet Xbox 360 is one of them. We'll have more come E3."
>
>