Oh yes. I want this. As a non-JRPG gamer, but one who's always loved how amazing the FF series looked, and wanted to see what these stories were that got people so invested, this is right up my alley!
And I agree that labeling a genre a "guy" or a "girl" game is sexist, as obviously both can play and enjoy the playing style, I was just saying from a business standpoint, you would need to make sure there is a market before building a game around a female protagonist. But in any case, throwing the option to play as one can't hurt.
Edit [7:24pm CST]: Of course, males not being douchebags online could also help the FPS female population grow. http://www.fpsguru.com/article/132
That's exactly what I mean though. If that many women play Left 4 Dead, and they're the primary purchasers, then definitely throw in more female protagonists.
Oddly enough, Killer Instinct was the game that most excited me, but no way am I buying a One to play it, especially not now.
I would not have minded a Legend of Korra fighting game done in the style of those Naruto ones I see Game Grumps playing one bit. These twitter statements are appalingly ignorant and I for one think female protagonists can easily be interesting (my love of the Avatar series is proof).
However, this is a business and so jgusw has a point in that the type of games the 45% are playing will be a large determining factor in what boxes female characters do or do not appear on. Of course, there is always the potential for interesting switcheroos a la Metroid, or for someone to pull a Jackie Robinson with female gamers, introducing an awesome game with a great female protagonist that sells unexpectedly well. But if there's a type of game that undersells to adult women, I can't blame a business for not pursuing that demographic as ardently.
Personally, I would suspect things like JRPGs would have a much larger share of that 45% than things like FPS would. If I'm wrong though, it would be a welcome change to see primary female protagonists in FPS, and if I'm right, it would be a welcome change to see more primary female protagonists in JRPGs for both consumers and publishers.
This Forbes article certainly makes it seem like Sony was simply taking advantage. http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2013/06/11/playstation-4s-price-and-policies-humiliate-microsofts-xbox-one-at-e3/
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Granted, it's their VP of Worldwide something-or-other painting that narrative, so ...
Of course, I've been hearing from not-at-all legitimate sources on my facebook and my own extrapolation from some fine text in an e-mail given to leeradical42, that Microsoft has essentially stated it can change its policies at any time. That would be nice. I want my Killer Instinct, but I also want to own my Killer Instinct and not feel like I'm supporting an anti-consumer status quo simply cause nostalgia and excitement got the best of me.
Then again, I'd prefer One just lose its exclusives, and they hop over to PS4, cause the fact MS is even thinking these things annoys me.
Sadly, the cricket box is where Killer Instinct went. Dammit.
I brought that up to a friend yesterday. I think MS could about face on their DRM-y crap, decide to release a Kinect-less set, and regain some traction. For now though, I'm definitely rooting for Sony.
Same. It's tempting, my wallet just won't allow it as far as I know.
Yeah, that it may do, especially if they find ways to integrate PS4 and Vita.
