Turns out the 360 really did compromise the PS3 version

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

The blog is about comparing the images from early screenshots to later development shots. Furthermore, the second set is comparing a screenshot from Square Enix to a capture off a TV from the FFXIII trailer that came with the overseas version of Advent Children.

The last image, they don't say what the two sources are, just "Early" and "Recent" production.

The overall article is about the decline in quality from the earlier days of production or what appears to be so.

It says nothing about the 360 version and there's a lot about those images we don't know, like if they are on the same system/have the same hook up. For all we know, one could be on a SD TV and the other on a HDTV. :/

What I am saying is don't count your chicks before they hatch.

well i have the overseas edition of FF&:AC complete and can guarantee you that this is not a difference of SD to HD. There has been a dramtic decrease of quality and the only real adjuster that came in the said timeline was the announcing that there'd be a 360 version.

Im bettin that you got a 360 so thats why your not taking it to heart like we PS3-owners are! The fact is that the PS3 is a superior machine, can run superior graphics, sound and has better all around quality. So when they announced there'd be port to 360 it only makes sense that they had to decrease some of the aspect of the game to fit microsoft's CrapBOX.


PS. i hate it how 360 owners never admit that whenever there's amultiplatform game, their system is the one that drags it down.....with the odd exception of Bayonnetta

Umm, right you should not gamble. I have a PS3 and have little interest in getting a 360 outside a handful of games. I'm just level headed enough not to jump to conclusions. What I hate are fanboys of either 360 or PS3 that whine and bemoan each other.

I was merely pointing out that your correlation between the decrease in quality and it being release on the 360 is false. The blog post does not prove that. It merely points out the surprising (to the author) fact that the quality of the graphics have decreased throughout production.

It doesn't give enough information to make any accurate assumptions as to why. Given that the blog was made long before the release of FFXIII in Japan, for all I know (unless I go ask my friend who imported the game) the Japanese version could be suffering from the same decrease in graphic qualities. A decrease in quality in the Japanese version would have nothing to do with it being released on the 360 since it is not being released on said console in Japan.

While there are some drawbacks that I feel has happened because of the multi-platform released, I don't see it as a big deal.

Oh and the biggest issues with multi-platform games that PS3 fanboys seem to forget is that often games are made for the 360 cuz it is easier and then just ported to the PS3, thus not utilizing the full potential of the console. It is more of a laziness on the part of the companies than anything inherent to the 360 or PS3. :P