Once upon a time, the PlayStation was the destination for Japanese role-playing games, but while the PS3 continues to benefit from the reputation bestowed upon it by its predecessors, the Xbox 360 has quietly stolen away some of the JRPG limelight from the big black box. Witness Star Ocean 4, the latest immigrant to the house that Microsoft built.

Subtitled "The Last Hope," Star Ocean 4 was revealed in May 2007 at the Square Enix Party, but the platform remained a closely guarded secret. At Tuesday's Microsoft Xbox 360 Premiere 2008 press event in Tokyo, it was revealed that the newest iteration in the long-running series will be landing squarely in Microsoft's camp.

Taking place a few hundred years before the first Star Ocean, the prequel will have a stronger sci-fi bent than the earlier games. Square Enix was unclear on whether Star Ocean could end up on the PS3 as well or if it's a 360 exclusive. Star Ocean 4 is scheduled to arrive in 2009.

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