Coming for 360?

[Gingerbread Lesbian]

Only the 60GB versions have 'full' backwards compatibility over here but I think they've stopped making them over here. I think the 80GB might have backwards compatibility but not 'full compatibility'...something like that, I think.

As for the 360/PS3 releases, it hasn't been changed but Microsoft weren't telling the whole truth. Apparently for Europe and America the PS3 version will be released first then the 360 version will be localized once made, so there will be around a years gap between the the 2 versions.

 

[L]

Actually PS3 is worth is price,if you look what all it has and what xbox dont have.Buy all these things to X-box and you will need to pay much more.

I'm sorry, I don't think any game system is worth more than 300 or so(360 is an exception though, since I've thouroughly enjoyed playing it). I'd rather spend 500 on a great guitar. Plus the PS3 is full of bugs and shit and does not nearly have as many awesome features as the xbox 360, anyway.

Anyway i think being an exlusive to PS3 would had made PS3 more good then beign multiplatform for X-box does.

I think people who actually look past the eye-candy and use their brain before they buy a game would sit there and just laugh their ass off at sony, and not even bother buying FFXIII.

It is worth it as the blu-ray won the hi def war, so as well as buying a brilliant system your getting a blu-ray dvd player which themselves are £120-£200

I could care less about graphics I play for the game.

Not the designs. Not the graphics. Not the characters. Not the story. Everything else is just cannon fodder used for marketing if the gameplay sucks.

 

[Lone Ninja]

It makes me happy to see it come to X-Box 360. Now, I don't have to spend $600 on a PS3!

 

[Stella]

So...wait a minute - what PS3 consoles DO have backwards compatibility? I'm thinking of getting one...so I can eventually ditch my ps2. I need a suitable PS3 for all my PSX and PS2 games. What do I get?

Kind of an off topic question, but someone mentioned something about the 80gb one as not being compatible so... :/ I had to ask!

The only PS3 still available that has backwards compatibility is the 80GB MGS4 bundle. It's extremely hard to find, but you might still be able to.

If you can't get your hands on it though, then I don't know what to tell you.. All of the new consoles being shipped in later this year won't have backwards compatibility at all

As for XIII coming to the 360, I'm not upset about it. I was a little shocked at first, but now I see that it really was a good decision on Square's behalf. The system is selling much better than the PS3, so it makes perfect sense for them to port it.

Kind of off topic, but-

Even though I have a PS3, I am extremely pissed at Sony. Every decision they have made thus far has been the wrong one. The hole they have dug for themselves is so deep, I don't know if they're going to be able to get out of it. A perfect example is taking away the backwards compatibility. I mean, how much stupider could they get? That was really the only reason a lot of people even got a PS3, and now they're just gonna get rid of it?! What they need to do is get up off their lazy asses and start making good business decisions because things don't look to good for them atm.

 

[Roy Mustang]

SE has spent all their money on cocaine.

Like putting a FF game on Xbox, the reason I got a PS3 is for XIII, so you're telling me i bought a $600 console when i could of just got a cheap-ass 360 instead?

Jebous.

 

[L]

SE has spent all their money on cocaine.

Like putting a FF game on Xbox, the reason I got a PS3 is for XIII, so you're telling me i bought a $600 console when i could of just got a cheap-ass 360 instead?

Jebous.

It's still coming out on the PS3, but it will be for pc and Xbox as well, from what I've heard.

 

[Gray Fox]

^
I'm sure people understand that. Its just there is a lot of anger because some people got a PS3 just for FFXIII. Where they could have got a 360 for cheaper for the same game and got other RPG's as well.
Personally doesn't effect me much. I'm just explaining why some others are mad. There was quite a bit of price difference for a while.

 

[L]

I'm sure people understand that. Its just there is a lot of anger because some people got a PS3 just for FFXIII.

Makes sense. I'd be pretty well pissed if I bought the most inferior system out on the market just for a game I don't know anything about, and find out it's being released on a far superior gaming system that's cheaper, too. xD

But yeah... doesn't effect me much, either.

 

[Gingerbread Lesbian]

but it will be for pc and Xbox as well, from what I've heard.

Ahh, I read something on that this morning, it's not coming for the PC there was a misunderstanding.
They meant it was being developed 'on' the PC 'for' the PS3 and 360 but it was translated into FFXIII was being developed 'for' the PC. xD

'Just to clear up any confusion, recently a lot of people have mistaken a statement on the development cycle of Final Fantasy XIII as "FFXIII for PC".

Square-Enix have stated that Final Fantasy XIII will be developed using Crystal Tools on a PC for Playstation 3, then Xbox 360. This comment was mistaken as "Final Fantasy XIII is being developed for PC."

Square Enix have recently said that they have no such plans to release Final Fantasy XIII for PC after being contacted by VG247.'

 

[torbonator]

I'm sorry, I don't think any game system is worth more than 300 or so(360 is an exception though, since I've thouroughly enjoyed playing it). I'd rather spend 500 on a great guitar. Plus the PS3 is full of bugs and shit and does not nearly have as many awesome features as the xbox 360, anyway.

Fair enough the ps3 had a few bugs when it came out out, but if you havent noticed it has had updates, and ad far as i know mine or any of my friends are now perfectly fine. And at the moment 360 is better with achievements and voice chat, but the ps3 has just been updated for trophies (achievements) and when socom comes out the voice chat will be just as good (360 slightly better).

I could care less about graphics I play for the game.

When i said blu-ray won the high def war im talking about dvd's not graphics.

Ahh, I read something on that this morning, it's not coming for the PC there was a misunderstanding.
They meant it was being developed 'on' the PC 'for' the PS3 and 360 but it was translated into FFXIII was being developed 'for' the PC. xD

'Just to clear up any confusion, recently a lot of people have mistaken a statement on the development cycle of Final Fantasy XIII as "FFXIII for PC".

Square-Enix have stated that Final Fantasy XIII will be developed using Crystal Tools on a PC for Playstation 3, then Xbox 360. This comment was mistaken as "Final Fantasy XIII is being developed for PC."

Square Enix have recently said that they have no such plans to release Final Fantasy XIII for PC after being contacted by VG247.'

To be honest as ffXII is going to 360 it will most likely go to pc a year or 2 after the 360 release if it does well

 

[Nixie]

I'm actually pretty glad it has been made for the X-Box 360 as well as the PS3. I have an X-Box 360, but when i heard FF XIII was being released, i was a bit gutted because for starters it was going to be PS3. When i heard it was being released on the 360, my BF said he'd order it for me, so i can have it as soon as it comes out...

 

[Solidjuss]

Unless it's been changed it'll be released in Japan on the PS3 only first then the 360 and PS3 versions in America and Europe at the same time.

Actually it is as i told,First Japan one,then they start doing translation ones,then after they are ready it will be released and just from the point they get PS3 translation ready,they will start doing X-Box360 version.Still Square said that there wont be big time between europe/USA PS3 version and Same X-Box360 version,like half a year or something.
There was a topic about it in N4g.com but cant find it now.

 

[Rockman X]

Here, let's have a quote from Yoichi Wada so everyone who is whining will shut up:

We're now in the age of the multi-platform, but depending on age and territory, users have different tastes. Therefore it's very difficult to just deal with one company or one hardware platform - in order to offer our product to the vast majority of gamers we need to deal with multiple companies and platforms.

Sauce is Kotaku. And in all fairness, why SHOULD they stick to one home console? They won't make enough money if they're only selling to one demographic, and it's unfair to gamers with other systems who don't want or can't afford a PS3 (I can't afford one, nor do I want one).

It's not their problem if people stupidly went out and spent half a grand on a console for a game that hadn't even come out yet.

 

[Onusha]

I don't own a console because consoles suck noodles (I have owned pretty much every console however).

Anyway, anyone who is whining about FFXIII coming out on 360 is a retard and needs to focus their teenage angst on something slightly more important than their faggoty console war, like canvasing for Ron Paul (oh wait...) or maybe by reading a book by Camus or Nietzsche.

 

[Trextbomb]

Are they coming out on pc ?

 

[Scrutator]

No plans for it being released on the PC have been revealed as of yet. I think SE have denied it a couple of times now.

Actually it is as i told,First Japan one,then they start doing translation ones,then after they are ready it will be released and just from the point they get PS3 translation ready,they will start doing X-Box360 version.Still Square said that there wont be big time between europe/USA PS3 version and Same X-Box360 version,like half a year or something.
There was a topic about it in N4g.com but cant find it now.

Well that's what I get for listening to Microsoft I suppose.

 

[Oerba Yun Fang]

Well, I have a 360, but not a PS3. When I get this game, I want THE game. Not the 'xbox version'- with its little differences. Not to metion I just don't like xbox Will the changes be dramatically different? Will it be worth getting a PS3 just for FXIII?

 

[Rockman X]

No plans for it being released on the PC have been revealed as of yet. I think SE have denied it a couple of times now.

Um.....they announced it at E3:

Yes, yes, we know. While some just seem to be figuring this out, Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the Xbox 360 *and* the PC. Square Enix announced this way back at its E3 press conference. Probably going lost in the jaw-dropping Xbox 360 announcement. To review, here's how the FFXIII development cycle is going down: First do the PS3 version, then the PC version and then the Xbox 360 version. And hey, there's been Final Fantasy games on the PC game before, so this isn't exactly something out of left field.

I haven't heard them retract that statement, either.

Well, I have a 360, but not a PS3. When I get this game, I want THE game. Not the 'xbox version'- with its little differences. Not to metion I just don't like xbox Will the changes be dramatically different? Will it be worth getting a PS3 just for FXIII?

From what I've heard, it's just going to be a straight port, no extra little bits thrown in for 360 or PC. They want to make a good profit and let everyone play the game, not slap PS3 owners in the face (although I guess it's a slap in the face if you spent $500 hoping for 13, but that's your own fault).

But it's SE, so who knows, they might decide later on to throw in extra stuff. I really doubt they would, though.

 

[Gingerbread Lesbian]

It's not coming to the PC it was a simple misunderstanding between Square Enix and the people interviewing them which SE came out and apologized a day or two after for the confusion it caused, and Kotaku updated that page.

We contacted Square Enix, and according to the company, "The game is being built using PC-based development tools, but that doesn’t mean it’s being created for the PC platform. Our current plans are to release FFXIII for the PS3 and Xbox 360 only. Sorry for the confusion!" So to recap, it's being created with PC-based dev tools, but with plans only for PS3/Xbox 360 console release.

 

[Rockman X]

Aww, that sucks, now the sony fans won't have quite as much to be butthurt about. I wonder why SE bothered mentioning it was being made with PC tools though. Isn't it kind of common for games to be made using a PC?