Uh-oh? Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 development started only before E3 2009 |
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Asked about the progress of the cross-platform development is going, producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed:
Up to the trial demo version that was released [in April] in Japan, [FFXIII] was PS3-only in terms of development... The Xbox 360 version is definitely following after the PS3 version, but [we] were finally able to come to a point in the PS3 development where some of the staff could take their hands off and start programming the Xbox 360 version.
Given that short span of time however, it appears that there's still not much to worry given that the team is using the Crystal Tools engine, which should at least make the porting process a tad bit more efficient and expedient.
Besides, the Xbox 360 version's looking good. Did you see its trailer from E3? Here:
Related Final Fantasy XIII Articles:
- E3 2009: Square Enix announces release margin for FFXIII
- 'I'll try!" - Square Enix on Final Fantasy XIII's release within this fiscal year
- Hope floats: Final Fantasy XIII may come to Europe "sooner than a year after Japan"
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i am being a fanboy...or ps3 version look mcuh better?
I hope the X360 version doesn't delay the PS3 launch.
It shouldn't as PS3 has had a bunch of 360 ports released at the same time.
Porting a game doesn't require the full development cycle, so just because they just started development now shouldn't mean anything as long as the PS3 stays on track.
yeah also porting doesnt require my money sorry break a sweat and i will cough out cash
But there's also the problem of trying to get the game to fit in 4 discs(I'm not sure how many they said).
Anyways this will come out on time. I'm just glad they're almost done with the game and can get started on trying to get a release date for Versus XIII and news for Kingdom Hearts 3.
It really blows that they won't just release the PS3 version first. I am sure MS paid them not to, because they know that people would pick up PS3's for it.
I'll take XIV before XIII if I need to. Just release something on time, please?
I saw one thing in that video that I didn't like.
When the battle ended you saw the summon keep attacking. I'd rather see some good death animations for the bosses and creatures. Something visual to tell us the battle is over, not just a rank screen while the battle continues in the background.
Maybe I'm just nitpicking, but I remember their previous games (like FFX) had some nice death animations.
I understand I'm going by one video and one boss but I hope its not like that for all of them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6HpnrRYu0I&feature=related
Like that at 7:05
probably released around next E3 timeframe. think about it, they need to finish the ps3 version, then beta test, then last minute adjustments, then port to the 360, beta test it, and get the adjustments for that version. good chance it wont be out til june/july 2010
is we wont be seeing this game until at least summer of next year!
@danhm001:
well, from this video the PS3 version IS looking better. But the video has a very bad quality and the colors are bland. And don't forget that they just started the development, so they can definitely do something about it.
That's complete bull*****! Thanks alot MS you screwed PS3 Users like me and many others badly and this pisses me off SE that WAS A BAD MOVE TO WORK WITH MS!!
The annoying thing about the main FF games over the years, is that it ALWAYS launches in Japan first, then NA about 5-6 months later, and then Europe another 5-6 months after NA.
Nothing has changed here, the only difference is that there's now a 360 version. I've never believed the 360 version will make much difference to that delay, and given how quickly they put together that 360 demo because of the multi-format game engine, I'm even more convinced now that the 360 will not make much difference.
If FFXIII versus stays PS3 exclusive, I'm sure it will be the same old story from SE, which is Japan first, NA 5-6 months later, Europe many months after NA.
The PS3 version if they need to be shipped can be ship. now we have wait, because M$ paid off Square. M$ strategy is always to pay people off. The their first OS was bought from a small developer.
360 is a peice of crap
http://www.healthmad.com/Healthcare-Industry/Euthanasia.757251
MS definately does not want FF to ship on PS3 first as kind of a "timed exclusive". They know people would buy PS3's just for this game and to play it right away.....which would mean more PS3's and less copies of FF being sold on 360.
You can gaurentee if they paid Square to give up exclusivity with Sony, then they also paid for a simultaneous North America/Europe Launch.
If it's nearing completion for PS3, than we should see it come out in Japan Soon, as it's still exclusive there...
why do you post this link totally unrelated? I didn't klick the link but I can tell from the link "healthcare-industry" that it has nothig to do with the 360 or the PS3...and what does euthanasia have to do with this anyways?
It's fine. PS3 still has FF Versus XIII. Gl to M$ trying to get that game.
Im really surprised that they don't have a report button or as many times as I have seen his post about that wonderful euthanasia they don't just delete his account or ban all comments with web addresses for that matter.
So no, the claim that the 360 delayed the PS3 version doesn't hold up.
xophaser says "The PS3 version if they need to be shipped can be ship"
Really? And the English language voice over and subtitles will materialise all by themselves will they? ;) This is what has been the cause of the delay for ALL the previous FF games. They do the Japanese only version first, and once finalised, they THEN work on other languages. This has been one the biggest complaints about FF games for YEARS amongst gamers in the west, and yet somehow you guys now act as if it's something new.
At worse, the 360 could potentially add a _little_ to the delay of the NA release, but that's it. If you think there wasn't going to be delay to begin with, then you know very little about FF game releases of the past, and you know nothing about how gamers felt at the time.
And Shatterdome, FFXIII will ship on PS3 first in Japan, like all the previous games in the series. There's absolutely no evidence that MS paid for FFXIII on the 360, so the point about MS paying for a simultaneous release doesn't hold up either. So let's just deal with the facts, and when talking about rumour and speculation, treat them as being just that.
i dont know if you all know this but theres a patch for 5.50 gen a
go to
http://www.prizerebel.com/index.php?r=1328999
Well I admit there has been no official statement that MS + Square are in an official relationship. However, if you google microsoft + square enix you will find a host of articles where it is obvious they have formed some sort of partnership.
It is obvious by the crazy number of rpg's square has put out on 360. It is hard to say if MS is giving them some sort of "incentive" (which they have done in the past with devs, by footing the development bill on the game) Square could also just want to make more money and pump out as many games and sell them to as many people as possible. This could explain the overall crappyness of the RPG's square has put out on 360....
Because people all too often take the "well there's no smoke without fire" approach, instead of relying on the facts. Even if everything you said was true, then it still wouldn't prove MS paid SE.
You mentioned incentive, well the biggest incentive any console company can other a games developer is the SIZE OF THEIR USER BASE. The 360 has a user base which is larger than the PS3's, and so it's much harder to ignore, and therefore makes 360 games development attractive to compaines like SE. That's the incensive.
If after the launch of the PS3, Sony's console quickly caught up to and surpassed slowing 360 sales, then I doubt we would have seen FFXIII and MGS:Rising coming to the 360, since there would have been less of an incentive to do so.
But for now, thanks for the discussion, I've got to go....
Excuse that and any other errors
there isn't possible to post links here so qj chanes it to a random website.
Let's try, Prototype review at gametrailers:
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-prototype/51505
has been posting this crap all over the place, and ive caught him a couple of times....but where are all the mods?
surely they should have spotted this little prick by now