On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:37:56 -0500, "sanjian" <sanjian@widomaker.com>
wrote:

>RelMark wrote:
>> "sanjian" <sanjian@widomaker.com> wrote:

>>> The only difference between having it on the DS and on the PS3 is it
>>> won't be as pretty.
>>
>> I'm sure it's just a coincidence that after eight single-player,
>> turn-based Dragon Quests, they're switching to "an action-oriented
>> battle system playable cooperatively by up to four players" at the
>> same time as the series moves to a handheld system.
>
>Could they not do that on the PS3?  Is there something about the DS that 
>forces that?  Is there ANYTHING to actually tie your conspiracy theory to 

So you're saying that it is a coincidence?  That's a rather unlikely
coincidence.

Anyway, to answer your questions, yes.  The disadvantages that I've
already described for the DS would indeed force some changes for the
game to cover them up, and these are the changes that Squenix chose.
Co-op play because it takes advantage of the system's portability, and
action-based play because it reduces the amount of time that it takes
to accomplish something in the game.  They wouldn't have bothered
making these changes if the game was going to be on the PS3,
especially since co-op play would not work nearly as well on it.

Rob
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