It's the first post so let's make it a big one! According to Yoichi Wada, president of mega-publisher Square Enix, we may be seeing Final Fantasy XIII and Dragon Quest IX on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox360. With the announcements of Final Fantasy XI for 360 and Crystal Chronicles for Revolution, the normally monogamous Square properties will already be appearing on all three major platforms. In July Joystiq.com had a chance to talk to Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for the Xbox, Peter Moore, to get some insight into Microsoft’s plans for conquering the Japanese market. Microsoft is well aware they need to penetrate the Japanese market in order to effectively compete with Sony. With developers like Tetsuya Mizuguchi, franchises like Ridge Racer, and the possibility of FF and DQ titles coming to the 360 it seems like things are falling into place.
Will the higher development costs for next generation systems help Microsoft secure more third-party titles for the 360? Is this the beginning of a trend?
[UPDATE: 1up has gotten confirmation from Square Enix "that Wada's comments in the Reuters report are apparently inaccurate." We'll let you know if anything else is reported. It was nice while it lasted... ]
