Here are the best video game series that have been played on different systems over the years, from Mass Effect to Final Fantasy.
You’d think that this was always the way things were done in the business based on how companies trade IPs like Pokémon cards. But when the industry was still getting back on its feet after the 1983 crash, companies were a little more defensive of their first-party games. Still, some people were smart and took the risk to go where the technology is.
Some games didn’t do as well after the big move because they were on a different system. Some games wouldn’t be around today if they hadn’t taken the leap, so let’s honor a few and see which games went where.
Crash Bandicoot
Even though Crash Bandicoot wasn’t officially only available on Sony’s PlayStations, for a few years he was like their mascot. Even though Sony sold the rights to the series to Activision almost right after the first game, it stayed on Sony’s PS1 and PS2 systems until the seventh generation.
In 2007, Crash Bandicoot: Crash of the Titans came out for all systems. It was the last game in an age. In the end, though, it worked out for him because now a whole new group of players can enjoy the magic and pain of Crash.
Mass Effect
People who didn’t have an Xbox 360 missed out on the adventures of the Normandy group. Although Sony didn’t own Bioware, the two companies made a deal for Bioware to make a few games that would only work on Sony devices. This meant that PS3 owners would have to wait until 2012 to play Milky Way Galaxy.
Can you imagine that half of the fans the games have now wouldn’t have been able to make friends in the middle of a battle? A lot of things came together perfectly in Mass Effect to make a great story. Other games might have better stories and characters, but they’re not the same.
Metal Gear
Depending on who you ask, the Metal Gear series is a story of two original platforms. Older fans will talk about games for the NES or Famicom that were hard to use but had good stories. Fans who are younger and didn’t play the NES games will say that the series began on the PS1.
Metal Gear has stayed mostly with Sony until 2011, except for the Twin Snakes remake for the GameCube. This is despite the controversial beginnings. But Konami knew that the best way to move forward was to finally get more people to play Xbox games because Metal Gear was and still is a big deal.
Sonic The Hedgehog
You must find it hard to be a Sonic the Hedgehog fan out here, right? With the Dreamcast’s life coming to an end, Sonic Adventure was the last game that anyone could hope for that was any good. Fans made it popular by calling it Sonic 06, and most people saw it as the start of the end of an era.
Long ago, no one knew what would happen with the Sonic series. But it looks like Sonic and his friends found new life on other platforms and in both 2D and 3D versions. It looks like Sonic and his friends have a bright future ahead of them with games like Sonic Mania and Penalty Kick Online.
Persona Series
Originally not very popular among JRPGs, the Persona series found a home on the PlayStation in 1996. Along with the core Shin Megami Tensei games, the series had found a community where they could grow and try new things. In both series, there are stories about fighting the “hellspawn” that have taken over your town and figuring out how to handle your busy social life.
Over the years, Persona 1 and 2 became cult classics. But it wasn’t until Persona 3 on the PS2 that people picked up where the games left off, as fans quickly became hungry for more games. Atlas paid attention, and now all three 3D Persona games can be played on all systems.
Bayonetta
On the other hand, everyone’s favorite witch began her journey in her own game, which was available on both PS3 and Xbox. Bayonetta quickly gained new fans and fans of beautifully styled hair thanks to her hair magic.
Platinum Games and Nintendo worked out a deal where they would help make the next two games, but Nintendo would have exclusive rights to them. Sadly, this wasn’t enough to keep her on multiple consoles.
Kingdom Hearts
In terms of story, Kingdom Hearts has been on a roller ride. The number of times the IP moved which platforms were the only ones that could play it is the best example of this. Fans thought the next game would come out on the same system because the first one was so popular, but they were so wrong.
For a long time, you needed to find a PSP, GameBoy Advance, PS2, or 3DS in order to get the whole story at once. If you didn’t, you would miss out on important story parts that would leave holes. All of these were finally put together and (for now) found a permanent home on PlayStation.
Final Fantasy
Nintendo was home to the first six Final Fantasy games, and the developers seemed happy to stay there. It was known, and fans would be there. Plans for the first 3D game were put on hold quickly, though, because of problems with the technology. After months of failed talks, Squaresoft chose to only release games on PlayStation, which fans saw as cutting ties with Nintendo.
At the time, both Nintendo fans and people who work in the business thought it was a very bad idea because Square was betraying Nintendo and the game would not do well. But it was worth the risk because fans got to see some of the best stories of the 3D age.
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