What made you buy FF for Xbox?

[DMKA]

Most people who bought it for Xbox 360 did so because...that's the console they had!

And when FFXIII came out, significantly less people had PS3s than the number of people who had 360s, due to a number of reasons.

Though you do make a fair point that, apparently, most people who are into FF got a PS3, because FFXIII and FFXIII-2 sold a mere fraction on the 360 compared to on the PS3.

[Freya]

I was poor and wanted a next gen console at the time so the 360 was cheaper and most games I enjoyed were cross platform. THEN XIII came out. I still can't afford a PS3 but you bet your butt I'll be going for a PS4 when I make my next gen purchase. I have been a sony fangirl since the first playstation but I just went the 360 way this generation and I regret it because there are more PS3 exclusives I want to play than 360. Although Mass Effect 1 was originally 360 only, so there's that. Well until the trilogy pack was released.... OTHER THAN THAT there are more ps3 exclusives out now that I want. When I made my purchase there weren't any out to swing me either way. I went for the cheaper console at the time.

[Ghosteses]

Aw poor freya =( but yeah i decided to look around after making this thread. PS3 was... SO MUCH MONEY!! OMG

i just thought it was interesting how someone who had both would buy it for 360. I guess it does not really matter at all it was just one of those things that made my curious brain more curious >.>

maybe less PS3s is why it came to 360 in the first place xD i dunno

[Psychotic]

I don't think Final Fantasy is a series that is tied to any one console brand. I still recall the absolute rage from people on here when it was announced for the 360, as if it was somehow an affront to their very beings that more people would have an opportunity to play FFXIII. It was rather sad, actually.

I don't understand the need for both a PS3 and a 360 anyway, the vast majority of titles are on both with the odd exclusive here and there. If you've got enough disposable income then fair dues I guess.

[Jiro]

If I had both consoles at the time of Final Fantasy XIII's release then I would have purchased it for Playstation 3 under the expectation that it would look slightly better. I have no idea if this is true or not but that would have been my justification and if I was wrong I wouldn't care because clearly I would've been rich as smurf anyway.

[Mirage]

so basically gamescore is the big reason someone would get the 360 version over the ps3 version if they had both consoles? that is interesting =D

not sure what gamescore is. is it like trophies?

Some people might also prefer the 360 controller over the DS3 controller. Some people are also insane, but I'm just saiyan.

A minor correction though. Due to FF13's over-use of dithering for transparency, many transparent effects actually look a lot worse on the 360. The fun part of this is that the limitation in PS3 that made the developers use the type of transparency effects they did, is not a limitation that they in practice would run into on 360. So in reality, it's just due to lack of optimization for the 360.

[Elskidor]

I just wound up being friends with Playstation because Final Fantasy went that route instead of N64 and onward. I didn't think much about it at the time, but now I've been loyal to Sony so long I will never buy an Xbox or let anyone I know buy one either.

[Mirage]

Why would it bother you if someone you knew got an xbox? How much would their choice affect you in the worst case scenario?

Brand loyality is something I don't think I'll ever understand.

[Elskidor]

I don't understand it either. I know it is not logical though, lol. I usually don't care, but I've had many Xbox VS Playstation fights with friends while drunk, and the following day I'd come to and realize how stupid it was that we had fought over something so moronic.

[Scotty_ffgamer]

I don't think Final Fantasy is a series that is tied to any one console brand. I still recall the absolute rage from people on here when it was announced for the 360, as if it was somehow an affront to their very beings that more people would have an opportunity to play FFXIII. It was rather sad, actually.

I don't understand the need for both a PS3 and a 360 anyway, the vast majority of titles are on both with the odd exclusive here and there. If you've got enough disposable income then fair dues I guess.

I don't know what it was like on here, but I know part of the problem was that people thought a bunch of content had gotten cut out of the game so they could port it to the 360 with a reasonable number of discs, etc. I actually still have people bring that up today if the topic of XIII comes up, which is pretty silly.

Anyways, I'll just second what everyone else said for why people would by FFXIII (or XIII-2 even) on 360.

[Mirage]

I don't know what it was like on here, but I know part of the problem was that people thought a bunch of content had gotten cut out of the game so they could port it to the 360 with a reasonable number of discs, etc. I actually still have people bring that up today if the topic of XIII comes up, which is pretty silly.

Sounds like a pretty reasonable concern, to be honest. And I doubt anyone at SE would ever admit to it being the case even if confronted directly about it, so we'll never really know.

[Shiny]

Simple, I have an Xbox 360 and I don't have a PS3. The other answer is that newer titles are now for multiple platforms and not exclusive to Sony so I see no reason why I would buy a PS3 just to play Sony titles when I can play it on the one I already own. I think it's silly to be sworn to one console because you're essentially inhibiting yourself as some consoles will offer things others cannot such as Dead Rising 3 ;___;

I am now at a crossroads because I was sure I wanted the PS4, but I also want Dead Rising 3. It's not really worth the purchase for one game though, so I'll just wait it out and see what else is to offer before making a next gen purchase.

[Aulayna]

I am now at a crossroads because I was sure I wanted the PS4, but I also want Dead Rising 3. It's not really worth the purchase for one game though, so I'll just wait it out and see what else is to offer before making a next gen purchase.

I imagine Dead Rising 3 won't remain XBone exclusive forever. Capcom tend not to stick to exclusivity and as soon as whatever deal they made with Microsoft runs it's contractual course, you can bet DR3 will land on PS4 and PC.

[Bolivar]

I don't know what it was like on here, but I know part of the problem was that people thought a bunch of content had gotten cut out of the game so they could port it to the 360 with a reasonable number of discs, etc. I actually still have people bring that up today if the topic of XIII comes up, which is pretty silly.

Sounds like a pretty reasonable concern, to be honest. And I doubt anyone at SE would ever admit to it being the case even if confronted directly about it, so we'll never really know.

Square Enix cut a game's worth of content from Final Fantasy XIII | Joystiq

You also have to keep in mind the announcement came at a time when there was a growing library of titles that were showing what a PS3 exclusive could do. Given Square's pedigree with technology, it is kind of sad to know we'll never see what they could achieve focusing on one platform. But in the end the game looked pretty good on both systems, so it wasn't really a big deal.

[Lone Wolf Leonhart]

I have both the PS3 and 360 consoles. When I went out to buy XIII-2 I happened to see the 360 collector's edition so that's the version I decided to purchase. Around the same time I bought the original XIII on 360 as well because I know that save data carries over from one to the next and I wanted that.

I borrowed and beat XIII a long time ago but didn't end up buying it until around the release of XIII-2.