Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-7146531-20140131090141/@comment-108.59.17.6-20141205180038

So how will this fare for the next Ace combat game? I've been waiting and watching for any signs of life from Project Aces but it's like they've gone silent. The issue not being Infinity, but the fact that we aren't getting any news other than updates from the devs and we don't know anything about the long term expectansy from the game. The devs should at least allow the fan base to have some say in the next update or game that is worked on so that when more products are released, the people who are what I dare say the last breath of this franchise and Genre as a whole will actually LIKE the product and have a reason to enjoy it. But I digress. I'm pretty sure that since Namco Bandai are a Japenese company, their main concern lies in the majority of Japan and Asia, Not America and UK. That being said, I don't think there is any hope for the franchise as the games popularity seems to be declining every time Namco makes a new Ace Combat. Also, Ace Combat is not a cross platform game. The only reason why 6 was on the 360 was because of the additional hardware requirements of the game engine. And when it was on another platform it was still an exclusive. Number 1 rule about exclusives. Don't use them unless you have a REALLY good product to show that will help increase that console's popularity. If you make a game  exclusive just for the heck of it than all your doing is hurting the value of the game and limiting it's ability to be introduced to a larger mass. The main killer for the franchise besides the dwindling fanbase is the fact that the devs haven't realized that if they want to make their game more populer, they should scrap the exclusive approach and go multi-platform. That way, more people have a reason to buy the game and wil have it available to them. You would think that if Project Aces realy cared about proving the fidelity of their game that they would make it multi-platform and get into as many hands as possible AND listen to the fanbase.....Given that it still exists.