North America?
Check. Europe? Check. Japan? We'll
come back to that one. Microsoft can now add Taiwan to its list of territories to have
Final Fantasy XIII grace the Xbox 360. At a game exhibition in Taipei (via
GNN Gamer), Microsoft executive Grace Chou announced the Chinese territory would be getting the Xbox 360 version, although she said it was currently undecided which localized variant (i.e. Japanese voices, English voices or both) would be used. Also unclear is what other Asian countries, if any, would get the Xbox 360 version.
Our fingers are crossed that this news matters at all before the
Mayan-predicted "spiritual transformation" (read: potential apocalypse) of 2012. Seriously, this game isn't coming for
a long time.
[Via
Kotaku]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Duke @ Aug 5th 2008 11:30AM
OMG China is gonna be so pissed at us now!
baby sea tuna @ Aug 5th 2008 1:00PM
China can get effed.
M @ Aug 5th 2008 11:39AM
well they gotta wait 6 months to a year or so for the game to be released after the PS3 version.
deaftly @ Aug 5th 2008 11:44AM
"Square has announced at the Microsoft press conference that Final Fantasy XIII is going to be released on Xbox 360 the same day as PS3 in North America and Europe."
The More You Know!
M @ Aug 5th 2008 11:48AM
I'm talking about the 'Asian' version, which should have been launched the same time as the Japanese version.
deaftly @ Aug 5th 2008 11:38AM
I still love reading the ps3fanboy comments when the megaton hit.
Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Aug 5th 2008 12:10PM
I dunno why nobody cuts them a break, PS3 is losing so many exclusives, I know its somewhat warranted with Sony's massive failures, but still, let them have some games.
Would 360 owners be less bitchy if they lost exclusives to the PS3? Seems so doesn't it?
B @ Aug 5th 2008 12:13PM
We lost Bioshock to the PS3... maybe not as big as FF but I don't think anyone cared they were getting it
borland502 (SDF Macross) @ Aug 5th 2008 12:24PM
Fair enough, I suppose it's karmic balance for reading 360 fan forums during the long RROD saga.
Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Aug 5th 2008 12:35PM
The general consensus seems to be when the PS3 loses an exclusive to the 360, they whine and bitch to no end and its fun to watch them whine and bitch on the internet.
When the 360 loses an exclusive, no biggie, since they've had time to enjoy the game, PS3 finally gets the leftovers, enjoy!
Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Aug 5th 2008 12:37PM
So many games are multiplat on both PS3 and 360, with the PS3 almost always getting the inferior version, with jaggies, mandatory installs, frame rate drops, etc.
: (
PS3 needs more great exclusive games. I wonder if FF Versus 13 will eventually go to 360, despite the trailer that said PS3 only?
deaftly @ Aug 5th 2008 12:42PM
Wasn't it last year they showed the FF13 trailer and at the end it said only for ps3 or something, so yea VS is pretty much confirmed for 360. That'll be next year's e3 heh. Didn't Square suspend dev work on that game anyway until 13 is done?
xFenixKnightx (RRoD hath striketh upon me 08-03-2008) @ Aug 5th 2008 1:16PM
Bubububut RAGE is gonna look sooo much better on PS3 because of teh bloorayz!!! :P
Hope MS lets them do 3 discs. If they dont then I'm buying it (if its good and gets good reviews of course) for PS3.
EliteBeatsAgent08 @ Aug 5th 2008 1:30PM
God ninja will you ever quit bitching? You chose your precious ps3 and shitty sony.
They've let you down time and again. So why do expect any sympathy.
And the fact remains that the 360 deserves all these great games because its a great system with lots of people PLAYING them as opposed to watching Bluray movies.
Last but not least Bioshock going to the ps3 is definitely not on the same level as FFXIII. I don't know what drugs you're smoking but they clearly are working.
Bottom line is that the ps3 is the loser of this generation and you'll just have to accept that.
I hope and look forward to Versus being announced for the 360. Even if its a timed exclusive I really wono't care since we've got the main title already.
Again the ps3 deserves nothing. ps3 owners deserve NOTHING. They chose their console and their fate. Why exactly should anyone CARE that the ps3 is losing its exclusives?
God that thread is epic though...lmao. arrogant sony fanboys...thats karma for your ass.
Remember that ninja. Next time you want to insult someone for not worshiping the ground that sony walks on.
Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Aug 5th 2008 1:51PM
PremierAssassin AKA ThePerfectCompanion, your back again? : )
Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Aug 5th 2008 1:57PM
EliteBeatsAgent08, I have a 360 since everyone here knows multiple times my PS3's Blu-Ray drive broke, I've tolerated all of Sony's PR fuckups, delayed games, losing exclusives, etc, but I couldn't take bad build quality and went to 360.
Even then, I have a Falcon 360, luckily not the older RROD prone 360s.
If my 360 breaks as well, fuck it, I'm going back to PC gaming.
Duke @ Aug 5th 2008 2:07PM
"Again the ps3 deserves nothing. ps3 owners deserve NOTHING. They chose their console and their fate. Why exactly should anyone CARE that the ps3 is losing its exclusives?"
WTF is your deal man? This is not an actual console war - its just a term of art. You have a lot of hatred for people buying a console. There is not choosing of fates involved. Its buying a piece of electronics. Shit man, come back down to Earth.
Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Aug 5th 2008 2:12PM
He's a little screwed up in the head, Sony must have really done something bad to him for him to hate them so so much.
Your email is premierassassin@gmail.com right PremierAsshole?
Come on man, get a little diverse, TRY to make a comment without bashing Sony, can you do that my little friend?
LOL, he thinks I'm a Sony fanboy whenever I bash the idiot, lol.
Mr.ESC @ Aug 5th 2008 2:25PM
“I dunno why nobody cuts them a break, PS3 is losing so many exclusives, I know its somewhat warranted with Sony's massive failures, but still, let them have some games”.
You know what’s funny? PS3 fanboys b*tch about how they are losing exclusives and xb360 fanboys just make fun of them and still the PS3 is the only console that is receiving exclusives nowadays.
I doubt Halo 3 and Gears 2 will stay exclusive to xb360 (Still there are games like Forza 2,PGR 3 and 4,PDZ,Kameo,some Xlive games and Idolmolester).
Also PS3fanboys are so melodramatic,is what happens when you drink Sony's Kool-Aid.
EliteBeatsAgent08 @ Aug 5th 2008 3:26PM
If anyone is taking this stuff too seriously it's ninja
As for ninja why do you care what my email address is? You spamming that email account?
Lol that's truly pathetic. You would waste your time to go find good bits of spam and send them to that email address.
Furthermore do you realize just how stupid your hypothesis sounds? Why in the world would I use my MAIN email address for JOYSTIQ!
Lol I've said it before and I'll say it again. Joystiq is just not that serious.
Joystiq is not my bank. They have my real email address. Just like my school has my email address.
So continue to use your time to fill a fake email account with useless spam. It just speaks on the type of person YOU are.
KobeBryunt @ Aug 5th 2008 3:55PM
I especially love the fanboys who realized all of a sudden that versus is vastly more superior. Silly fanboys
KobeBryunt @ Aug 5th 2008 3:53PM
I especially love the fanboys who realized all of a sudden that versus is vastly more superior. Silly fanboys
Duke @ Aug 5th 2008 3:55PM
"Lol I've said it before and I'll say it again. Joystiq is just not that serious."
What? Don't say that. Joystiq is our everything!
DeaconGTG @ Aug 5th 2008 11:41AM
Amen to the last paragraph. Squenix needs to stop announcing where and how the game will be released and start talking about WHEN it will be released.
OMGOMG @ Aug 5th 2008 11:45AM
Wait a minute.
FFXIII ON 360??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
PSN & GAMERTAG: jorojoserojas - Wii FC: 0749-8609-3752-6926 @ Aug 5th 2008 2:10PM
+1!
SpekOpz @ Aug 5th 2008 11:46AM
So..., when is this coming out?
VampireHunter Z @ Aug 5th 2008 2:50PM
Japanese companies really need to change their developement cycles. They just take too long to make games. This game is like another Grand Tourismo. A full game takes half a decade to make. I bet there will be another Mass Effect before FFXIII comes out. A this rate you can expect Versus XIII on a nextgen platform.
browntown @ Aug 5th 2008 11:55AM
The ps3 version still comes out first in asian conrtires, too bad it won't have any english in it....stupid square enix, now ill have to wait even longer for the ps3 version in NA, and ouch for europe. At least theres gonna be a shit ton of games coming out before 2010 (or 2011) so im good.
Snowblind @ Aug 5th 2008 12:04PM
They said during the conference that FFXIII will be released on the PS3 and 360 at the same day in both Europe and America simutainously.
Lorem @ Aug 5th 2008 11:56AM
I prefer my PS3 over my 360. However I'm still excited that this game is coming to both consoles and allowing more people to experience FF.
SE better get the ball rolling much faster or they are going to sour a fair amount of gamers. I am a graphics whore and think that PS3 exclusives like Drakes and MGS4 look far superior then any 360 exclusive. However there is going to come a time when (dare I say next gen) when games are so damn beautiful there won't be fist fights about this crap.
Each system has it's pros and cons. It takes a real gamer to accept that and enjoy each system no mater what (including the Wii).
Jacksons @ Aug 5th 2008 11:59AM
How long can you keep people waiting before they lose interest?
AwesomeTown @ Aug 5th 2008 12:13PM
By the time this comes out I'll will have preordered at least one new console.
jimmygotsmack @ Aug 5th 2008 12:29PM
What I don't get is, why are they even bothering keeping it exclusive in Japan. I mean, sure, there are very few 360s out in the wild, but I would think they would still turn some profit. Even though theres about 1/4 the amount 360 to ps3s "600k to 2mil" in the land of the rising sun. That still a bit to say no to 600k potential sales.
I'm not sure how much money they save for not producing a product in a certain territory, but seeing how the marketing for it wouldn't cost much more since any commercial for the ps3 version, could be commercials for the 360 version if you just add a little ALSO AVAILABLE sticker on it.
Dirty @ Aug 5th 2008 12:29PM
Is that a chick or a dude? Thats one thing about FF that drives me nuts. Never know whos butt Im supposed to be checking out.
Misfit Toy @ Aug 5th 2008 12:48PM
No, your eyes do not deceive you. Its finally okay to think SHE is pretty. This pic never gets old.
I totally know what you're talking about though...FF XII's main guy was the most girly yet. Disturbing what some of the concept artists must come up with.
CJLopez @ Aug 5th 2008 1:18PM
Can't you see the pair or boobs below her neck???
Make sure your mate is of your opposite sex
Ethan @ Aug 5th 2008 1:22PM
If you're going to have an orientation crisis, let it be about a person please.
Poor Man @ Aug 5th 2008 12:56PM
With news that the supposed PC version isn't coming to be, I'm eternally crushed, still, that I won't get to play this for a while yet after it's release :(
Misfit Toy @ Aug 5th 2008 12:53PM
I'm actually at odds with this one. I have FFXII for the PS2, but I also used to play FFXI on the 360. I enjoyed FF on the 360 and I play my 360 WAY more than the PS3. But if FFXIII Versus is only on the PS3 than I have two supposedly tied stories on two different platforms...and somewhere deep inside that seems wrong.
All that to say I'm almost considering buying FFXIII for the PS3, just for the format continuity. At the same time, I care nothing for trophies on the PS3, but love achievements on the 360. Oh the humanity!
Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Aug 5th 2008 1:00PM
I feel your pain. Just as I wanted to play Metal Gear Solid The Twin Snakes, yet it was only on Gamecube, if only it had been on the PS3, gotten a lot more sales and recognition, but Nintendo had a part in it so oh well.
And FF12 is on PS2, yet the spinoff, Revenant Wings is on the Nintendo DS....
Misfit Toy @ Aug 5th 2008 1:47PM
I hear you. I can't stand it when they take a console game and put a sequal on a portable system. First, I'd rather play a game on a console rather than a portable system. The gameplay is usually hindered, as well as graphics and audio. And of course the obvious screen size.
A few I can think of off-hand are God of War, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts. But, these game companies are usually motive driven by money and there's money in the portable market. Not to mention the game can be developed faster and for less money. The nerve of some companies!
Ethan @ Aug 5th 2008 1:06PM
Both Languages! How big do you want this box to be?!!1!
Mr.ESC @ Aug 5th 2008 2:31PM
I'm still wondering why people are so hyped about this game when we have only seen CGI trailers.
Duke @ Aug 5th 2008 2:46PM
Because they have enjoyed some of the other FF games.
Misfit Toy @ Aug 5th 2008 5:17PM
Square Enix makes solid RPGs, and some of the best CGIs in the industry..and that was all on the previous generation of consoles. I'd love to see the full game running in 720p or 1080p along with those crazy CGIs.
colinbell @ Aug 5th 2008 6:17PM
Thing is, the PS2 had gained so many exclusives without paying last gen but all that the 360 has managed with a larger install base and a one-year launch is to snatch some of those exlcusives, and has to pay 50 million just to get add-on packs.
Where are the MS exlclusives? Bioshock, Saints Row, Condemned, Mass Effect soon to follow - every single game has gone multiplat while, remember, FF13 japan, FF13 versus, MGS4 are still PS3
And the 360 does NOT deserve any great games other than shooters because its a crappy, poorly designed PC substitute with lots of people prefer to play crap shooters over good games.
Ace combat 6 - barely sold 30-40% more than Lair despite much better reviews and a 3-4 times install base
Even great titles like Bioshock and Mass Effect barely sold 2 million copies - barely 10% of install base.
Lost Odyssey AND Blue Dragon combined sold barely 1 million
Ninja Gaiden 1 remake sales on 3 million PS3 base backj in 2007 = 2/3rd of sales of NEW Ninja Gaiden game on 360 with 18mn install base
need any more examples?
"Last but not least Bioshock going to the ps3 is definitely not on the same level as FFXIII."
Check out all the comments from 360 owners last year. Its ironic really, after all the MGS / FF rumours, that the 360 lost its best exclusive.
"Bottom line is that the ps3 is the loser of this generation "
And outselling the 360 in all regions, even the US for 3-4 months in mid-2008
"I hope and look forward to Versus being announced for the 360. Even if its a timed exclusive I really wono't care since we've got the main title already."
Which just highlights the fact that 360 owners dont care about the game, just want to score points.
Really looking forward to FF13 selling 8 million on PS3 and 500,000 on 360.
Misfit Toy @ Aug 5th 2008 6:45PM
Let me play Devil's advocate for one moment. Perhaps the reason that the PS3 has sold more of a single game, such as LAIR, is because the PS3 barely had any good exclusive games to begin with, whereas the 360 has had a glutony of popular titles (granted, that exclusivity is also diminishing). But, there's only so much money to go around. If you're a sole PS3 owner, you have the liberty to be more picky.
For the record, I like both systems. But I'll go on record as saying that if I'm a fanboy of one...it would be the 360.
Steve @ Aug 5th 2008 6:38PM
Taiwan technically isn't a Chinese territory.
cellulitis @ Aug 6th 2008 2:01AM
Here's a quick history lesson: Taiwan became a province of China in 1887. Japan returned it to China after being defeated in WWII. It's still called the Republic of China today. Practically 99% of the people there are all ethnically Chinese, write in Chinese and speak Mandarin, a Chinese dialect. It's currently ruled by the Nationalists, a party that favors eventual political reunification with the mainland. It's still a Chinese territory no matter how you slice or dice it.