My initial reaction was that my expectations for the quality of this game have plummeted.

Unless this game is multiple DVD's, available only to 360 users with hard drives, and has a mutilated graphical presentation, I have to say that Square-Enix has seriously let down its most loyal supporters. What I'm trying to say is - Tetsuya Nomura stated that FFXIII may be the first game to take full advantage of the PS3's capabilities.

How is that possible if it's being ported to the 360?

I guess we'll just have to see. I'm curious as to what Kitase and Nomura's thoughts are on this matter, and whose decision it was, and how much money they received. It must've been "an offer" they "couldn't refuse", or the company is in much more serious trouble than I thought.

I just wanted to add on Skyblade and Ouch!'s current debate - I have to take Ouch's side, not as a PS3 owner but as a history student. One of the main areas of study offered at my school is the History of Technology, and one of the main insights you draw from it is that, more often than not, the hands down best of the competing alternatives is rarely the winner. Much like the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray war, who survives is dependent on back room deals between big companies and not the consumer. The notion of free market competition looks a lot better on paper than it actually does in practice. With the advent of the non-exclusive gaming software industry, I can only see the current domination of mediocrity in the entertainment industry across the board only getting worse.