Final Fantasy XIII announced for Xbox 360?!! Talk about random!

Since 7364 Days

for a game that sells good in north america or so i have head, it makes perfect sense to put the game on one of the most selling console and high attach rate of game purchase. it would be foolish alienate youself from pontential and big audience of xbox 360 owners in north america

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NeoNemesis

Since 7288 Days

Thank you captain obvious.

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dcdelgado

Since 7436 Days

i expected mgs4 more than i did this! and according to chespaces sony contacts, none of them saw this coming?

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dcdelgado

Since 7436 Days

lol wtf!

http://kotaku.com/5025233/final-fantasy-xiii-is-a-...

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Schmooboo

Since 7133 Days

Hmm, that video is freaky :S

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JeromeMorrow

Since 7444 Days

If you think that's freaky check out some of the youtube related videos after it, there are some people just as pissed off, but they're serious. I fear for this world sometimes.

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Mikeey_kakashi

Since 6958 Days

Posted by JeromeMorrow

If you think that's freaky check out some of the youtube related videos after it, there are some people just as pissed off, but they're serious. I fear for this world sometimes.

"The internet, making the smart even smarter and the stupid even louder"

I feel this applies to this situation. Most reasoned people would see the good in SE releasing the game on both formats but some people who lack braincells and who can't even count to the number 7 take it very personally.

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rob230

Since 6985 Days

Posted by dcdelgado

lol wtf!

http://kotaku.com/5025233/final-fantasy-xiii-is-a-...

Lol the parody of a parody

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Xeviant

Since 6702 Days

Posted by Mikeey_kakashi

"The internet, making the smart even smarter and the stupid even louder"

Amen!

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alimokrane

Since 7506 Days

ok read this and tell me what you think
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=20...

I dont know about you but i think Sony is employing IDIOTS! sure he's PR spinning/downplaying it but my god, spin/downplay it at least in a reasonably acceptable manner that the human brain can swallow.

As far as history goes, GTA titles on the PS2 sold each more than 10 million. The 360 has eaten more than 60% of that. We'll talk about FF13 in 2009/2010 but I am seeing a similar scenraio happening at least in the US, less likely in europe but the 360 version will still eat into the PS3 hardware sales bump even in europe!

Personally, I was going to buy a PS3 for FF13, now I dont have to, yet.

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dcdelgado

Since 7436 Days

GTA was a MASSIVE announcement at the time, but as a western based game you knew it had to happen, FXIII is even bigger and more of a shock, this is just more bad damage control from the Sony camp.

What i find more interesting is that SE are using the PC as the main development platform (and its playable on the pc now), then basically porting to the PS3 and 360!

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szaromir

Since 7333 Days

Final Fantasy is important, because it has appeal to girls, which is not something covered by MS at all, but other than that it's not a huge franchise anymore (though you never know, it may make a comeback). Good to know there'll be a PC version as well, but I'm not interested in the game anyway.

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vspectra06

Since 8282 Days

"They spent a lot of money, I'm sure, to get Final Fantasy onto the 360, but at the end of the day it's on our platform as well."

Funny if MS actually didn't pay them all that much. Square is a business company just like all the others. They're looking to recieve profit.

As for FFXIII:Versus, looks like it might be coming to the 360 as well. It's also coming to PC, so it looks like Square is taking the Capcom route.

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-174069.aspx

Posted by n4g

Aside from the new The Last Remnant game, which is being created for Xbox 360 and PS3 using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 externally, all new internally-developed games from Square Enix, including Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII Versus, and an untitled new massively multiplayer online game, utilize the new PC-based Crystal Tools development environment. These tools allow development teams to create cross-platform games.

Didn't people say Versus was using a completely different engine built specifically for the ps3?

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"They spent a lot of money, I'm sure, to get Final Fantasy onto the 360, but at the end of the day it's on our platform as well."

Funny if MS actually didn't pay them all that much. Square is a business company just like all the others. They're looking to recieve profit.

As for FFXIII:Versus, looks like it might be coming to the 360 as well. It's also coming to PC, so it looks like Square is taking the Capcom route.

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-174069.aspx

[quote=n4g]Aside from the new The Last Remnant game, which is being created for Xbox 360 and PS3 using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 externally, [b]all new internally-developed games from Square Enix, including Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII Versus, and an untitled new massively multiplayer online game, utilize the new PC-based Crystal Tools development environment.[/b] These tools allow development teams to create cross-platform games. 
[/quote]

Didn't people say Versus was using a completely different engine built specifically for the ps3?

szaromir

Since 7333 Days

Of course it'll be multiplatform as well, Squeenix just didn't announce it yet in order to not piss Sony off too much. :)

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alimokrane

Since 7506 Days

To be honest, after FF13, anything could go multiplatform.

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Viginti_Tres

Since 7078 Days

I really don't think that MS had to pay up for FF. The games attach rate on the 360 is so high it's a nobrainer to release the game on both platforms to make huge profits. The development of the game is not a bargain either, propably one of the most expensive games ever made.

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Jollipop

Since 7459 Days

Posted by szaromir

Final Fantasy is important, because it has appeal to girls, which is not something covered by MS at all, but other than that it's not a huge franchise anymore (though you never know, it may make a comeback). Good to know there'll be a PC version as well, but I'm not interested in the game anyway.

Its as huge a franchise as it ever was FF12 first weeks sales topped 1.8 million in Japan, and worldwide its sold something like 5 million to date.

To put that in context GTA4 has sold about 5 million on the 360 to date, so its still a very successful franchise, and FF games sell just as well as they used to.

FF13 could turn out being one of the biggest selling FF games of all time, especially if it comes to PC aswell.

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ACEfromRussia

Since 7132 Days

versus video
lol
http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/2008/07/23/final-fant...
Lost Odyssey music

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szaromir

Since 7333 Days

Posted by Jollipop

Its as huge a franchise as it ever was FF12 first weeks sales topped 1.8 million in Japan, and worldwide its sold something like 5 million to date.

To put that in context GTA4 has sold about 5 million on the 360 to date, so its still a very successful franchise, and FF games sell just as well as they used to.

There are plenty of 5M+ franchises now, so I don't think getting FF on 360 is necessarily MASSIVE and comparable to getting GTA (although you could say it was less expected). Now, it certainly won't hurt, especially that the game has appeal of current 360's audience.

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alimokrane

Since 7506 Days

My god, has it come to this:
http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/2008/07/20/final-fant...

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Jollipop

Since 7459 Days

Posted by szaromir

There are plenty of 5M+ franchises now, so I don't think getting FF on 360 is necessarily MASSIVE and comparable to getting GTA (although you could say it was less expected). Now, it certainly won't hurt, especially that the game has appeal of current 360's audience.

Yes there are plenty of 5M+ but I was simply saying FF is still a big franchise, you made it sound like people had lost interest.

Posted by alimokrane

My god, has it come to this:
http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/2008/07/20/final-fant...

LOL

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fr0sty

Since 7027 Days

Posted by gmulis

for a game that sells good in north america or so i have head, it makes perfect sense to put the game on one of the most selling console and high attach rate of game purchase. it would be foolish alienate youself from pontential and big audience of xbox 360 owners in north america

Agreed!. Unfortunately, money talks guys....and I aint got much lol.

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szaromir

Since 7333 Days

Posted by szaromir

There are plenty of 5M+ franchises now, so I don't think getting FF on 360 is necessarily MASSIVE and comparable to getting GTA (although you could say it was less expected). Now, it certainly won't hurt, especially that the game has appeal outside of current 360's audience.

Fixed, I just noticed that so I can't edit!

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dcdelgado

Since 7436 Days

FFXIII is a huge win for MS, theres no denying that.

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wuffyx

Since 7555 Days

Posted by ACEfromRussia

versus video
lol
http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/2008/07/23/final-fant...
Lost Odyssey music

Hahaha...I laughed when I heard the bgm as well. But I love that track.

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