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Dark Souls 2 developers 'have not put any thought into' Xbox One, PS4 versions

An interview with Dark Souls II co-director reveals the developer hasn't thought about next-gen versions of the game yet.

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Co-director of Dark Souls II Yui Tanimura has said that developer From Software has not put any thought into next-gen versions of the game yet.

"We have not put any thought into this yet, so I unfortunately can’t answer at this point," Tanimura said when Edge asked him what it would take to bring the more graphically advanced PC version of Dark Souls II to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

When asked why From Software didn't develop a next-gen version of the game at the outset, Tanimura explained that the team's intention was to capitalize on the potential of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and deliver the game to fans as soon as possible.

Last year, Tanimura also admitted that the PC version of Dark Souls was "half-assed," and promised the studio won't make the same mistakes twice with the PC version of the upcoming sequel.

The PC version of Dark Souls shipped some ten months after the Xbox 360 and PS3 iterations. From Software promised that Dark Souls II will hit PC shortly after the console versions launch on March 11, 2014 in North America, and March 14, 2014 in Europe.

You can find the full interview with Yui Tanimura on Edge's website.

Check out the latest trailer for Dark Souls II below, and be sure to read our theories on what it might reveal about the game.

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simply put not releasing a next gen version of any game planned for PS3/360 is just dumb.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Maybe it's not as easy as you think to just port a game to the next gen especially because they are pretty much brand new.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> care to elaborate? they could double their profits. most people i know with next gen systems sold their last gen system.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> exactly my point, next gen is not next gen anymore, it's current gen, ps4 and Xbone are current and Ps3/360 is last gen

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I just traded my older PS3 in and bought a new PS3 just to ensure it would be around for the release of this game.


Umbassa

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Ahem. Umbasa.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Fair enough.

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this is kind of good news they don't care about other BS and are focusing and doing it right with DS2. But this article is practically pointless...its an article about how people don't care about something....Quit using gamespot like 6 months ago b/c of this type of stupidity, the switch from a dark to an over-bright background, and the awful new format....Definitely made the right decision. BAAARF on Gamespot. There are much better sites out there.

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You people are pathetic if you think Dark Souls is a bad game.

It is the game with the steepest learning curve that I’ve seen in any game.


Of course it’s hard but please stop whining.

You’re playing the game wrong.

Think before you just hack and slash.

The game is legendary.

DSII is going to be insane, I can’t wait.


Nice to see that they aren’t all hyped up over the Next gens.


From Software is gaining some good karma.

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<< LINK REMOVED >>so if someone doesn't like what you like then they're pathetic? A steep learning curve makes a game good? o.O That's a popular opinion for kids to have.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> It's a terrible game. It's not hard enough

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Tell me why it’s terrible ?

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Damn Sarcasm failed ?

Soz I was oblivious.


It’s just that there are way too many haters in here.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> nah i caught it that guy ^ is just oblivious

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Damn. Sarcasm failed, I guess

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not that this has anything to do with from software specifically, but about a year and a half, maybe 2 years ago, gamespot was running articles almost daily, about developers saying that the 360/ps3 capabilities were hurting the gaming industry, that they were holding back gaming and limiting creativity. Im not saying that there isn't some fact to that, but where is the support now that the new consoles are out? I'm not saying its all bad but damn look at the game lineup for 2014, I just don't see any leaps and bounds on the creative end, adding textures and particles increasing draw distances and remaking last gen games with updated graphics is not what I thought they meant by "Creativity". If you look at the games recently released (Gta5,Gran Turismo, Tomb raider, Bioshock, Etc etc etc) all of these Big AAA franchises released games either last year or the year before, now take into consideration that these games take Years to make, and consider that devs are saying that next gen games (current gen) take significantly longer to develop. Where does that really leave us?.... End of rant.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> hi dude,I can tell at least once aspect that it hurted creativity, memory limit, that limited the number of individual characters on screen, so you had the clone army effect, the number of animations, and how big and unique a map could be, wich is why i'm still astounded by just cause 2 and it hability to run on previous consoles. I remember an article from eidos claiming they couldnt do the maps of tomb raider underworld becouse the engine they used would not be efficient to run on the xbox withou suffering major fps lag with the details they wanted, so they had to chop it down.

although i hope this is not a signal, but for all its prettyness ryse still suffers from the clone army effect,i just hope its becouse its a rushed rlease title rather from another memory limitation

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> what?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Most of the next gen games that will feature those next steps will only be seen in 2015 I guess.


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<< LINK REMOVED >> I guess that's just it, and hopefully not longer.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> March has Infamous second son and stuff its sad that Gamespot didn't know this was not coming out on next Gen and posted it as a supported platform

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> how do they expect to sell consoles if they arent making any games. ive had my ps4 since launch and im still playing THE SAME TWO F@$%ING GAMES!! and now i find out the title i was looking forward to most this winter is not coming to next gen... pissed.

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Still waiting for Demon's Souls on PC..

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<< LINK REMOVED >> IP owned by Sony. Not gonna happen anytime soon

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<< LINK REMOVED >> You're better off hoping for a sequel to it than a port. Sorry.

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@Spacewalker0001 I doubt a port of Demon's Souls will happen.

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Hmm i'm worried they are trying to rush the PS3 and 360 versions, hopefully this time they really do make a decent PC version.

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Thats kind of silly of them. I mean yes there are a lot more last gen consoles but I'm sure they would move a lot of these for the current gen with the game drought.

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I like how everyone thinks "omg they are so stupid for not porting this to *next*-gen" , while they fail to realize the majority of people is still happily holding onto *old*-gen

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Well they've lost a sale from me, if the original only sold 2m copies how many of them serious gamers have upgraded and sold there ps3/360 to fund there new purchase? I'd say quite a few.

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<< LINK REMOVED >>Game consoles aren't like cell phones. You don't trade them in every 2 years for the next model.


Unless you're one of those idiots who sells things to Gamestop.

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Lol yep I'm pretty glad I traded my ps3 in a few weeks before ps4. I got the most money back and I'm loving my ps4. No dark souls 2, never mind il be enjoying driveclub, infamous and titanfall. :)

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I live in England. No such thing as "gamespot" oh and I sold my ps3 in a local newspaper called the evening post, just in case you were wondering. Like I said I'm a real gamer, new tech is what I love about games, if a developer's not going to roll with the times and develop for 8 year old hardware then it's there problem not mine.

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<< LINK REMOVED >>Oh, you ARE one of them. Well, your gibberish writing is starting to make sense.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Serious gamers? Serious gamers wouldn't abandon their whole PS3/360 catalog knowing full well the new consoles don't have backwards compatibility. Only gamers without much invested in their consoles would sell it for something new and flashy.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> im a serious gamer, witch is why i sold my ps3 to get ps4, i was bored of all my ps3 games. however had i known we would be getting any games for the first 6 months i would have waited. (insert curse words)

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@elitefunk How could you be bored with your PS3 games when the PS4 has nothing but crap until spring of this year? Nevermind,, I should have known by the name elitefunk. Gotta be at least a young teenager.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Just so you know, that's pretty much how it always is for launch consoles. The PS3, in my opinion, wasn't even worth buying until MGS IV came out. There were a few good titles for it but nothing that justified its price.


And the PS4's no different.

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So now I'm not a serious gamer lol, I own a ps4, one and a win u. Also a 3ds and a vita. I've moved on with the times and sold my ps3/360 at the exact right time to make as much from them as possible. I'm not sticking around last gen for 1 game. I know I'm not the only one that's doing this. Oh and my ps3 games I still have are mgs4 and gta v. Ps2 I still have ffx and mgs2,3 and ps1 I have gta and mgs. If a want to play the 3rd party games from last gen il play them on my pc via steam summer sales

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<< LINK REMOVED >> lol.

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I don't know whether to thank you for proving my point or just let it eventually sink in on its own. In any case, the only sadness I feel in your refusal to buy the game is the fact I won't be able to fantasize about phantoms invading your game and toying with you.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Not a lot many Fans of the game knew their was no Next Gen planned and have stuck with last gen for this game alone.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> You seem to think they're lazy or incompetent. If it's any consolation the game does have checkpoints, more than most games they just didn't want you to use them(PC users can easily though). Though I wish they'd give people the option, even a single checkpoint heading into a boss fight would have kept some gamers from giving up.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Haha, it's good for you to stay away from this game. Go amuse yourself with Assassin's Creed, friend.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Let's be honest. You are not a gamer. you should go play with your ipad. leave this place for gamers please.

your comment is a jock

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Your superiority complex is showing.

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