REJOICE! For Xbox360 will see FFXIII!

[Hyperion4444]

It's odd that people would believe that multi-platforming a game would result in more sales.
NGS on PS3 had over 500000 copies sold exclusif to the PS3.
DMC4 had 500000 copies sold on both system combined.
And DMC4 was released 1 year after NGS, and there were a stronger install base, on both system...

In Final Fantasy's case, they sell a minimum 7 million, always has (except for FFIX and FFXII).
So why would they need to multi-platform there game?

They don't know how much time it would take to make it on X360 nor how many DVDs it would take in order to play the game.
Considering that LO took 4 DVDs for barely 10s of hour of gameplay, Final Fantasy would easily take 7 DVDs, can you imagine the production cost and how it would play on the X360?
Enter a town, change disc, exit, change disc......
I easily see Final Fantasy XIII take up 40GB-70GB+.
If a shooter like Resistance 2 would take a full 50GB BD, then I can easily see Final Fantasy XIII take up much more than that.

[Roto13]

Considering that LO took 4 DVDs for barely 10s of hour of gameplay, Final Fantasy would easily take 7 DVDs, can you imagine the production cost and how it would play on the X360?

Have you ever actually bought a blank DVD? They're pretty cheap. Cheaper if you're a game company who buys like millions of them at a time.

[Mirage]

For a disc manufacturing machine, writing a DVD full with data takes about 2 seconds, and the total cost of it would be approximately $0.01 per disc.

[Raebus]

Wow, that sure is expensive! The production costs alone would bankrupt a company!

[Rase]

It's odd that people would believe that multi-platforming a game would result in more sales.
NGS on PS3 had over 500000 copies sold exclusif to the PS3.
DMC4 had 500000 copies sold on both system combined.

I dunno where you're getting you're numbers, but going by VGChartz:
Devil May Cry 4 sold about 2.31 million combined. Link.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma sold about 560,000 on PS3.You can see 0.09 million in Japan here, and 0.47 million US + UK sales here
Granted, for some reason they only have data for the US and Japan on NGS, but I doubt it sold 2 million copies everywhere else, especially since it's basically a slightly prettier Ninja Gaiden/Ninja Gaiden Black where you can play as a chick but can't unlock as much.

[Bolivar]

For a disc manufacturing machine, writing a DVD full with data takes about 2 seconds, and the total cost of it would be approximately $0.01 per disc.

even less, actually (well, probably)

[champagne supernova]

I think Square are justified to do what they're doing, as long as they don't cut any corners on the PS3 version to keep it on the Xbox. I want the full Crystal Tools engine running when I play it on my PS3, not part of it so as to not offend the Xbox people. And I don't want a short game because Xbox doesn't do Blu-ray. Thank you very much.

Judging by the noises coming out of Square, they are developing the game for the PS3 and then porting it across to the Xbox. So, the PS3 people should be happy, because FFXIII is still being developed with that system in mind. The game is just being ported across to another console.

And from a business sense, Square are correct. In Japan, it will still only be released on PS3. And in Japan, the Xbox has not gained much market share, so the PS3 is the only truly next-gen console for Square to target. But, in most places in the world, the Xbox has a substantial market share, generally slightly larger than the PS3's share. So, Square can showcase its game to more people. And who wouldn't want people to experience Final Fantasy.

As far as I'm aware, Versus is still a PS3 exclusive. And, from the trailer, Versus looks like it has the much more interesting story. It opens with a quote from Shakespeare, and is a million times moodier than the XIII trailer. Seriously, what music was playing in the first XIII trailers?

But, as I've mentioned above, I wouldn't mind if Versus was ported. As long as the game has been developed with the system that I own in mind, what difference does it make to me? I'm still going to get the best product. Square have a completely independent team doing the port, so it's not going to affect my game.

If anyone should be complaining, it should be the Xbox people. They're getting a port, yet it will probably sell more on the Xbox than on the PS3 (outside of Japan).

[Roto13]

They said earlier that they were going to do their best to use the PS3s potential, and I don't see how a game that does that could work on the 360. I do believe quality is going to suffer because of this.

[Dragonsoul]

Once FF XIII and FF V XIII are done they will work on FF XIV and Kingdom Hearts III probably. I wonder what platforms they will be on!

[Jessweeee♪]

They said earlier that they were going to do their best to use the PS3s potential, and I don't see how a game that does that could work on the 360. I do believe quality is going to suffer because of this.

On the 360 version maybe...but that's no big deal...I mean it's better to have a game with really good but not quite awesome quality than no game at all :P

[Roto13]

Not if that means they have to make the potentially awesome version less awesome for it to work on the less awesome console. :P

[Jessweeee♪]

I don't see why they can't make one awesome and one a little less awesome...

...but what do I know about making games

[Yar]

Not if that means they have to make the potentially awesome version less awesome for it to work on the less awesome console. :P

Something tells me everything will be okay.

Besides, do you really think they were going to use the Playstation 3's entire power? I think they may have just been saying that...

Either way, I'm still undecided whether I'm buying a 360 or a PS3. I'm just glad that now I have the options!

[Roto13]

I think it's too early for anyone to be able to squeeze the most out of the PS3, but I think they were going to do what they could. :P Final Fantasy X didn't max out the PS2, either, but it was pretty amazing at the time.

[DMKA]

Wow. I just heard this news today. I'm shocked. And kinda regretting buying both consoles now. XD