Microsoft obviously went all out and recruited the top-tier talents of Square Enix somehow,,, lord knows how many of their wives they prostituted and their kids they offered as ritual sacrifices in order to pull off this major coup! But it' s finally done and it' s what I' ve been saying they' d need to do in order to make an impact in the Japanese market.

The Xbox360' s Japanese launch is going to be mighty interesting. I can' t wait to see how it performs over there. Can' t friggin wait to check out those weekly sales!

It' s also gonna be mighty interesting to find out Sony' s reaction to it all as I don' t think this bit of news pleased them at ALL! I remember after Soul Calibur was announced for the Dreamcast how it was reported that Sony and Namco had a major disagreement over that move and how afterwards Namco was planning to bring more hit titles over to the Dreamcast, but I guess Sony chilled out long enough to work things out with them so that those key franchises remained on their platform...

But now Sony Computer Entertainment finds themselves going up against a very hungry competitor who can outspend them in acquiring exclusives and hit titles. This next-gen war is gonna get NASTY!!!!