Final Fantasy 13

I might rent it for the 360, but I seriously doubt it, nor will I get it for my PS3. I personally don't see why there even was an uproar about this. Square has almost gotten to the point of following a formula in their stories. I'll stick to Fable for my RPG experience.

Fable =/= good storytelling.

But it's still an interesting story.

I was watching the e3 conference live from gamespot, i loved how he came back on stage to announce FFXIII, my jaw just fell open when the music began. The only reason for me to buy a PS3 was Final fantasy which was holding me back from buying the 360 (havent had a console since my PSone, played every FF game from IV)... All i need now is some money, gawd cars are expensive... gotta save, gotta save -_-.

Personally, as a owner of the Xbox, I really do agree with the PS3 owners that only the PS3 should get it, seeing as FF was mainly in conjuction with Japan-made systems(Sony and Nintendo[tactics]).

I'll still get it, but the announcement of FF13 for the XBOX360 will really undermine the PS3 sales. Honestly, I was planning to get a PS3 for FF13, but now I don't find any use. The release of FF13 for XBOX360 really does ruin the joy of many PS3 owners(in my opinion, though I'll probably still buy a PS3, just because its one powerful sonnuvabitch)

The main reason that I'm against this is cuz the PS3 is lacking system-specific RPG's at the moment, while the Xbox ix getting(in my opinion) great RPG's, like Eternal Sonata, Lost Odyssey, and the coming Tales of Vesperia. EDIT: I forgot, and Infinite Undiscovery

I'm overjoyed at getting FF13 for the Xbox, but many PS3 owners will be disappointed.

EDIT: I do believe though that the PS3 will reign supreme maybe in a year or so, as the power and graphics enabled by it is outstanding. And I heard Bluuuuuu-Ray is becoming cheaper. The PS3 just hasn't met its potential yet.


Anyways, back to playing the Tales of Vesperia Demo for the 10th time :)

In order to answer your question, I have to start at the beginning.
So, let me tell you a little story...

Once upon a time in November of 2005, the company Microsoft released the video game console, Xbox 360, starting at $399 for the Xbox 360 Premium which included a 20gb hard drive. The Xbox 360 was unlike anything gamers had seen, with next gen graphics, a powerful processor, and a familiar online service to boot. With some nice launch titles such as Gears of War, Perfect Dark Zero, and a suprisingly addicting Condemned: Criminal Origin, time and the promise of some well established exclusives such as Bioshock, Halo 3, Dead or Alive 4, Halo Wars and the Orange Box, the 360 became a console that hardcore gamers and some casual gamers could happily game on, while not costing a fortune to buy.

One year later, the PS3 and the Wii were released during November of 2006, before the holidays, hoping to garner some sales. The Wii, coming in at $249, offered a new form of gaming that was innovative and caught many people's attention. With promises of a sequel to the widely popular Super Smash Brothers Melee, a free copy of Wii Sports to start you off, and a long awaited Zelda: Twilight Princess, the Wii quickly became a powerful contender for the dominance of the console market.

The PS3(20 gig version) on the other hand, came in the fight at a hefty $499, had only one exclusive title worth playing which was Resistance, but it managed to still attract and keep Sony fanboys happy with the promise of Heavenly Sword, Metal Gear Solid 4 and Final Fantasy 13.

One and a half year later at E3 2008, the long awaited title have almost all been released, with the exception of Halo Wars and Final Fantasy 13. All three contenders were doing ok, with the Wii leading due to some extremely good advertisement campaign, the 360 following due to a still steady following, and the PS3 slowly but surely catching up in sales due to the positive reviews it has gotten for its exclusives and the lure of more great exclusives, the one most looked forward to, Final Fantasy 13. But all of a sudden, at E3, the shit hits the fan, Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy 13 will not be a PS3 exclusive anymore, and while 360 owners jump with glee at not needing to shell out the money to buy a PS3, many PS3 owners silently curse Sony for putting them under a veil that hid them from horrible lie of exclusiveness.

That's why it's gonna hurt the PS3, because now how can you say that any highly anticipated PS3 title won't become just like FF13 and become multiplatform?

I have to agree there, but with the expansiveness promised by Lionhead, it'll make up for the shortcomings of the delivery of the story. However, this is a Final Fantasy thread and not Fable, so I apologize for bringing it up. I will agree however that FFXIII's lack of exclusivity will hurt Sony in terms of system sales. I can name eight friends of mine who no longer want to buy a PS3 due to the news.

Being a long time fan of Sony I will say that losing FFXIII as an exclusive does suck, but I can also see it from Square's point of view. The more consoles their games are on the more money they will make. When I think of it in terms of bettering Square so that they don't die and can continue to make badass RPGs, I say good for them. Although I will agree that for a monetary point of view it will effect Sony. Will the effect be large or barely noticeable I can not say.

As far as games being "exclusive" to consoles I rather don't mind games that start on a console and stay on that console(or it's newer version). That's being true to the fans and only makes since. If your making a sequel make it on the console that the prequel was on. As for games that are already established if you wanna make the sequel on multi-platforms I see no problem in that as well. In the end it's better for the company making the game and will increase chances of yet another sequel.

The only problem that I actually have with FFXIII going over to 360 is that they will be delaying the PS3 release to do so. I already own a PS3, and am waiting for this game. The fact that they putting it on the 360 doesn't really annoy me, but the fact that they stated that they wouldn't start the 360 version until after the PS3 version is done, and that both of them will be coming out at the same time mean that the PS3 version is just going to be sitting in an office completed and we won't be able to play it till a later date.

Either way I'm actually more interested by Versus than regular XIII. Hopefully they won't delay it any more than needed.

Slightly of topic early in this thread someone said that Square was abandoning there fans. As far as FFXIII is concerned I don't think this to be true. FF fans will still be getting it on the console they where expecting it to be one. But in the case of Star Ocean 4 this is not that case. Square making Star Ocean 4 360 exclusive (with no current plans on a PS3 release) actually pisses me off more than FF. It make no logical sense to fans no make that prequel to a game series that has 6 games, on either a Sony or Nintendo console (4 Sony, 2 Nintendo), on a console that it has never been on. Fans of the series would most likely already own (or be planning to get) one of the two console they thought they next installment would be on. This is nothing more than Square trying to make more money. Where usually I wouldn't have a problem with this, in this case they are abandoning there fans.


Oh and Dante vs Kratos in badassness, Dante wins. Why you may ask, because he has Lady and Trish at his call.

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/53828

Let's hope it jumps to the PC market as well =) I haven't bought a new gaming console since I purchased my PS2 and would much rather just simply upgrade here and there on my computer spending a little bit at a time rather than dropping 5 bills to get a ps3 or 360 that will only last a few years.



Fuck, can't compete with that.

The only time I will ever get a PS3 is if they make a re-make of Final Fantasy VII with better graphics and such for it.

But I guess if they quit Sony's little craphole I won't have to worry about that then. xD

I hated FF 12. There is no way in hell I am going to pick up 13 after that.

I think I was done after X-2 which was ok in my opinion. It wasn't amazing but I don't think it was horrible either.

Really you didnt like XII? I loved it. but yea 13 doesnt grab me the same way VII or X did. but i think XIII versus is going to be the best of the 13's.

SE has their hand in all the pots now XD

Well, I'll get this game for the PS3 for the simple fact that it was made for the PS3. It should look better.

all i know is that due to this information release, both 360 and ps3s goers get to enjoy the continuing franchise that is final fantasy. nobody loses, everyone wins.

OFF TOPIC:



for one, trish is his reanimated mother and lady is a satonists(or mundusist if you want) fucked up daughter. dante has some cool, but it certainly aint because of his bitches. kratos fucks a random woman(or women) every game AND gets experience from it, then he leaves them behind to go slaughter some more hydras and gigantic mfcks. kratos is the end all badass of the game universe in my opinion, he defies authority be it man or god and ends up on top every time.

After 12, Final Fantasy is dead to me.

care to explain why?

Sure sure, we all know you'll buy 13.

i bet he does as well

Nope I said fuck Final Fantasy, it got moved to the growing list of game series that I loved in my younger days and are now just be raped by the lack of good ideas.

shit i only bought the ps3 for this game and now.... to hell with x360 i'm not gonna buy that piece of shit console :evil: :evil: :evil:

I don't understand why we have to call consoles shit. Both the X360 and PS3 are nearly identical in power, and they are stronger than probably most people's computers. If you're referencing to the heating issues and the red ring, then yea, it's worse.

That, and you can still get the game on the PS3 so there's no reason to be upset.