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Final Fantasy XIII confirmed for Xbox 360

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bloody pirate said:
F a GOW3 DMC4 clone
F a LBP kiddy BS
F team ico and there false hopes

I can play all the games i want on 360

too human
FF13 WITH ACHIEVEMENTS
AND gears 2

take that sony.. you just lost me.. fucking pricks

I would rather die from RROD.. then get stabbed on the back from a worthless in debt piece of shit company
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Woooooooow! :lol :lol
 
Muppet345 said:
Um, no. High on life, maybe


No. I learned what I know about Japan from my friend Mark-san who teaches English in Japan, several Japanese culture classes (which I got all As in, and my teachers enjoyed me), and partaking in Japanese culture. So I know a lot.
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:lol You're just precious.
 
E3 2008: Square Enix Talks Final Fantasy XIII for Xbox 360

Producer Yoshinori Kitase discusses what the game's newly announced 360 version means for the company and the series.
By Jeremy Parish, 07/14/2008

Yes, Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the Xbox 360. In fact, not only is it coming, but the 360 version is slated for simultaneous American and European launch alongside the PlayStation 3 release. Sony fans no doubt feel betrayed; Microsoft groupies have something to mitigate the bitter banality of the company's E3 press conference. Discussion threads will burn bitterly into the night on forums across the Internet. E3 is smaller this year, but it still offers great conversation pieces.

But is this new twist in the long-running FFXIII saga really surprising? The writing was on the wall at this year's Game Developers Conference when Square Enix announced its multiplatform Crystal Tools development environment. Designed to facilitate the simultaneous creation of games for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 (and Wii, to a lesser extent), Crystal Tools mostly served to paint a clearer picture of the schizophrenic divide between the company's two very different halves. Western-focused games like The Lost Remnant come from the Enix portion of the corporation, which means it's being developed by an external studio on Unreal Engine 3. Crystal Tools appears to have been created exclusively for the use of Square's internal teams, for the creation of games with the self-described "Square style," that elusive mix of cutting-edge technology and beautiful-yet-angst-ridden characters struggling to simultaneously save the world and emote. At the moment, Square's known, internal current-gen projects boil down to FFXIII, its spin-off, and a mysterious massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Coupled with the rising costs of game development and the fact that nothing substantial has been revealed of FFXIII since its debut at E3 2006 more than two years ago, the subtext of Crystal Tools should've been obvious: FFXIII was destined to go multiplatform, if only to cut the company's losses.

Immediately after Microsoft revealed the news of the game's new platform destination, Square Enix's Shinji Hashimoto and Yoshinori Kitase (a corporate executive and FFXIII's producer, respectively) met with the press for a question-and-answer session regarding the game. The actual substance of the press conference was expectedly lacking; Square Enix's intentions for E3 clearly began and ended with announcing the game's move to Xbox 360. New details on things like "gameplay" and "characters" won't appear until the company's big Final Fantasy event next month in Tokyo. Still, the subtext was every bit as enlightening as the details we were given.

Perhaps most notably, FFXIII's move to 360 is exclusively a development for the West. "The Japanese plans for 360 haven't changed," said Hashimoto. "We considered the situation, and we would like to provide the game to as many fans as possible given the spread of the hardware." As the Xbox 360 is extremely popular in the West and practically a nonentity in Japan, the split decision makes sense. Furthermore, the migration to 360 is clearly a recent decision. According to Hashimoto, development has yet to begin in earnest for Microsoft's console. "We're ready to start developing FFXIII for 360," he said. "First, we will complete the game for PS3 in Japan, then begin localization for America and Europe while developing the 360 version simultaneously. The PS3 and 360 versions will be released at the same time outside of Japan ? although, due to language and other conditions, the game may not be released simultaneously across territories."

In short, the series' core market -- Japanese RPG fans, who have a long history of loyalty to Sony platforms -- will be catered to first and foremost. Hashimoto promises the company will do its best to bring the localized versions of the game to market more quickly than previous FF games, which have often taken nine or 10 months to hit the U.S. -- and even longer in Europe. Good intentions notwithstanding, this essentially makes cross-platform development in Crystal Tools a function of localization. It will be interesting to see if Square takes this approach with future releases or if it's simply a side effect of the fairly recent decision to take FFXIII to 360. And Square has yet to determine its plan for other Asian markets, where the console industry lacks the clear-cut distinctions that characterize Japan and the West.

One gets the impression that FFXIII's multiplatform plans are an experiment -- the less charitable might even suspect the company is groping in the dark. Hashimoto freely admitted that he doesn't know how this shared-platform approach will work out. "We want to ask your opinion," he said. "We've just made the announcement [of the 360 version], and now we'll begin to research the market. Further decisions will be made after some research."

The company's in the dark even on technical considerations. "The content will be the same on both platforms," said Kitase. "However, we have yet to determine how many discs will be required for the 360 version. We'll have to consider the differences between formats. Currently the game is being built on PC, where it's actually functional. We're still focusing on making it work on PS3, so it's difficult to know how long the process of taking it to 360 will take."

But don't despair, Final Fantasy fans; the conference wasn't all cautious no-comments and bad news. The move to Crystal Tools seems to be serving a dual purpose; not only will FFXIII be appearing on 360, but the development process has reportedly sped up. "Now that we're developing on a PC base, the pace is going a bit faster," Kitase said. "We haven't introduced new footage of the game, but we should be able to show something new in the near future."

For the time being, though, FFXIII remains nothing more than a very pretty prerendered trailer. With luck, or at least a little more openness on Square's part, we'll have more concrete details to report soon.
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http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168716

Feature piece at 1up.
 
bloody pirate said:
F a GOW3 DMC4 clone
F a LBP kiddy BS
F team ico and there false hopes

I can play all the games i want on 360

too human
FF13 WITH ACHIEVEMENTS
AND gears 2

take that sony.. you just lost me.. fucking pricks

I would rather die from RROD.. then get stabbed on the back from a worthless in debt piece of shit company
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Joke post? Anyway if not...FFXIII with trophies.

Also im probably gonna get FFXIII for PS3 anyway. Consistency ftw plus think how many discs 360 will need for FFXIII. That being said, I cant wait for Banjo, Gears 2, Tales of Vesperia, the other S-E games, and that new Galaga.

Dunno what system im getting RE5 for yet.
 
The funny part of this is that MS paid a lot of money (I don't believe that Square made this for free) not to sell more 360, to avoid people with 360 to buy a PS3.

I doubt that people buys a 360 only to play FF XIII, but probably a lot of people with 360 would buy a PS3 only for that game (like we see last month with MGS4).

It's a risky strategy, to pay "exclusive cancelations" to avoid sales on the competence (instead of buying your own exclusives in order to sell more), and only possible if you have enought money to spend. But, even if it's bad for Sony in a finantial level, doesn't affect any PS3 owner (because FFXIII is still done with the PS3 as main version, and PS3 user's wont get another crappy 360 port), and benefits 360 owners. So, nothing to complain, here.
 
bloody pirate said:
F a GOW3 DMC4 clone
F a LBP kiddy BS
F team ico and there false hopes

I can play all the games i want on 360

too human
FF13 WITH ACHIEVEMENTS
AND gears 2

take that sony.. you just lost me.. fucking pricks

I would rather die from RROD.. then get stabbed on the back from a worthless in debt piece of shit company
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:lol

What a tool
 
bloody pirate said:
F a GOW3 DMC4 clone
F a LBP kiddy BS
F team ico and there false hopes

I can play all the games i want on 360

too human
FF13 WITH ACHIEVEMENTS
AND gears 2

take that sony.. you just lost me.. fucking pricks

I would rather die from RROD.. then get stabbed on the back from a worthless in debt piece of shit company
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Dude...what the hell.

This another meltdown?
 
It's not a secret how disappointed I am in this announcement. Not necessary because more players can enjoy it, but because it was the reason I got a ps3 and now I have to wait even longer. SE I hate you.
 
RpgN said:
It's not a secret how disappointed I am in this announcement. Not necessary because more players can enjoy it, but because it was the reason I got a ps3 and now I have to wait even longer. SE I hate you.
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Import it!
 
I'm not lying. They have programs in Japan where you can go over to teach English, and my friend does that. If you don't believe me, e-mail him:

mshoga50 @ gmail . com

This guy does that, and he knows a lot and tells me a lot about Japan, so I know what I'm talking about.
 
bloody pirate said:
F a GOW3 DMC4 clone
F a LBP kiddy BS
F team ico and there false hopes

I can play all the games i want on 360

too human
FF13 WITH ACHIEVEMENTS
AND gears 2

take that sony.. you just lost me.. fucking pricks

I would rather die from RROD.. then get stabbed on the back from a worthless in debt piece of shit company
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I love that these threads/announcements bring out the worst in trolls. :lol
 
good thing I have a ps360 now... having choices is great, but I think i'll still pick this game up on ps3. if only for hd cutscenes and lower loading times. I don't want to jump the gun here though, but I think the 360 version will probably outsell the PS3 version if other multiplatform games are anything to judge it by.

muppet rules btw., i nearly pissed myself. please post more.~~ :lol

DonDepre said:
The funny part of this is that MS paid a lot of money (I don't believe that Square made this for free) not to sell more 360, to avoid people with 360 to buy a PS3.

I doubt that people buys a 360 only to play FF XIII, but probably a lot of people with 360 would buy a PS3 only for that game (like we see last month with MGS4).

It's a risky strategy, to pay "exclusive cancelations" to avoid sales on the competence (instead of buying your own exclusives in order to sell more), and only possible if you have enought money to spend. But, even if it's bad for Sony in a finantial level, doesn't affect any PS3 owner (because FFXIII is still done with the PS3 as main version, and PS3 user's wont get another crappy 360 port), and benefits 360 owners. So, nothing to complain, here.
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Who cares if they paid for it, Sony paid for it as well... and even Nintendo paid for the games they got as well.
 
Muppet345 said:
I'm not lying. They have programs in Japan where you can go over to teach English, and my friend does that. If you don't believe me, e-mail him:

mshoga50 @ gmail . com

This guy does that, and he knows a lot and tells me a lot about Japan, so I know what I'm talking about.
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i sent spam to that email account. By spam, i mean animal sex and fat lady porn.
 
Can the OP be updated to link to the best meltdowns in this thread please?
I just got to work and don't have time to check the entire thread :(
 
I love these people who start to pop out and say that this wasn't such a big surprise :lol

It's the fucking surprise of the forever.

sent spam to that email account. By spam, i mean animal sex and fat lady porn.
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HIGH FIVE!
 
HamPster PamPster said:
Is there a video of the announcement and not just the trailer? The youtube vids I found don't have sound... and I want to hear the crowd's reaction.
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I'm encoding an offscreen but crystal clear 720p version of the trailer, with all the cheerings and reactions :) I'll let you know in this thread when it's ready.
 
Muppet345 said:
I'm not lying. They have programs in Japan where you can go over to teach English, and my friend does that. If you don't believe me, e-mail him:

mshoga50 @ gmail . com

This guy does that, and he knows a lot and tells me a lot about Japan, so I know what I'm talking about.
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:lol :lol :lol
 
Muppet345 said:
I'm not lying. They have programs in Japan where you can go over to teach English, and my friend does that. If you don't believe me, e-mail him:

mshoga50 @ gmail . com

This guy does that, and he knows a lot and tells me a lot about Japan, so I know what I'm talking about.
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Oh lord, you are precious.
I mean, on the one hand, you can't be serious and on the other hand it's too bad of a troll to really be one, so I'm not even sure where the third hand comes into play on this!

I just hope no one saw my computer when I accidentally had a guy felatting himself come up on my screen!
 
Muppet345 said:
I'm not lying. They have programs in Japan where you can go over to teach English, and my friend does that. If you don't believe me, e-mail him:

mshoga50 @ gmail . com

This guy does that, and he knows a lot and tells me a lot about Japan, so I know what I'm talking about.
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:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
 
Muppet345 said:
I'm not lying. They have programs in Japan where you can go over to teach English, and my friend does that. If you don't believe me, e-mail him:

mshoga50 @ gmail . com

This guy does that, and he knows a lot and tells me a lot about Japan, so I know what I'm talking about.
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Serious question. How do I know that's not you?
 
genjiZERO said:
I think multiplatform development is analogous to 'writing to the lowest common denominator'. Systems aren't the same, and programming necessarily isn't. If you're coding for two different languages you have to make sacrifices to one to make things work on another. If you're doing that you are limiting your 'pallet', and if you're limited on that than you're limited on what you can do with the overall presentation. Like I said, your favourite games may be multiplatform, but none of mine are and I'm convinced it was because they were tailor made for the console.
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I have to agree with this post, but it wasn't always like this.

Back in the SNES/Genesis era, when games were considerably less expensive and difficult to develop, a multi-platform game could easily be one of your favorites.

NBA Jam TE is a classic on either platform, and nobody who bought it felt ripped off.

Nowadays, game developers have picked favorites to the point of insulting the owners of a certain platform. (See: Gabe Newell.)

Ports are often rushed, and sometimes are even contracted out (i.e., not developed in-house). (See: Lost Planet.)

There now exist timed exclusives, with no way to know which one is the better value in the long run until a game is no longer a timed exclusive. (See: Virtua Fighter 5.)

Game development has changed. Exclusives are not the only way, but are certainly the best way, to know which game has been developed with a passion, and not simply guided by "wise" business decisions. (See: Kojima Productions.)

As long as the development of games are guided by business decisions and pandering to the shareholders, it's hard to take many games seriously. (See: Wii and PSP ports.)

I think that the onus fell on Square Enix to step up to the plate and match Sony's courage not to settle for a PS2.5, and exclusively embrace the PS3 because of a passion for the technology available to the vision of their game.
 
Muppet345 said:
I'm not lying. They have programs in Japan where you can go over to teach English, and my friend does that. If you don't believe me, e-mail him:

mshoga50 @ gmail . com

This guy does that, and he knows a lot and tells me a lot about Japan, so I know what I'm talking about.
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Are you the man responsible for this?
Real Ultimate Power said:
kidgarbage.jpg

This is a picture of my best friend Mark showing off.

He's a lot older than me and almost done with puberty,

which is bragable.
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Diablos54 said:
So I buy a PS3 for this and MGS, and this goes to 360. Why oh why did I sell my damn 360? :(
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? its still coming out on the PS3. How does this announcement affect you at all. More people get to play the game. I'm just a bit annoyed because i'll have to choose which version to buy now. A multiplatform RPG simultanous release. That's got to be a first, or at least a rarity
 
ari said:
sounds like shane wrote that. You can almost smell the bitter tears. :lol :lol :lol
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you're really out of control stupid today. you can "smell" bitter tears? how about you just read the byline.
 
MS has made a great job this generation by securing almost all of PS is biggest franchises, bad news for sony, good news for 360 fans who will enjoy a most likely great game.
 
Snipes424 said:
You do understand that the game is still coming to the PS3 right?
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Yea, but if I knew this was going to happen, I would have kept my 360 and all the games I had with it. Oh well, hopefully tomorrow will cheer me up!
 
(neutral) Muppet345
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:lol Aw you took your jokes too far and derailed the thread. I look forward to your future posts. Good stuff so far. :lol
 
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