Final Fantasy XIII no longer PS3 exclusive

[hardcore_canadian]

Originally Posted by jubei29

Your ignorance is astonishing. I guess if you love your wife, you can't love your mom or dad or brothers or sisters, or the rest of your family. I love my PS3, I love my 360, I love my DVD, I love my Bluray, I love my theater, I love my plasma, I love my house, I love my country, I love many, many, many things. It must suck to only love your ps3.

That was ages ago, let it go... He thought in Canada we have to go see Physicians the Govt tells us to and are all on forced Meds, but he apologized, and it's all good

[Clark Kent]

This move destroys any chance of the PS3 catching up in sales in the U.S. to the Xbox360. While I still think the PS3 will catch up to the Xbox globally, it will never catch up this generation in North America. It's a shame but this means a lot of lame multi-platform titles for years to come from all companies. This move will pretty much end any PS3 platform exclusive titles that aren't 100% controlled by Sony. It means nothing to Blu-ray as a format per se, but it definitely hurts the PS3 in the console race.

[hardcore_canadian]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

This move destroys any chance of the PS3 catching up in sales in the U.S. to the Xbox360. While I still think the PS3 will catch up to the Xbox globally, it will never catch up this generation in North America. It's a shame but this means a lot of lame multi-platform titles for years to come from all companies. This move will pretty much end any PS3 platform exclusive titles that aren't 100% controlled by Sony. It means nothing to Blu-ray as a format per se, but it definitely hurts the PS3 in the console race.

Globally, we're ahead of it. Like I said Earlier, Only in America (And Canada) does Cheaper translate to better, and 33% Failure Rate is Acceptable.

Hey, I just hit Special Member! Yay for Arguing with everybody

[reiella]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

You're criticizing a company for buying into the best product? If Microsoft didn't do everything possible to get the best games available it'd be a disservice to their stockholders and Xbox 360 owners.

Would one section posting loses [for at least the 3rd straight year] of over 1/4 of your operating profit be a disservice to your stockholders?

[Simplayer]

Originally Posted by quexos

too bad cause I was thinking of playing my first ever FF game with this new title on my PS3 but since it won't be released on PS3 I guess i'll pass.

No matter, plenty of other games to keep me busy anyways

It's being released on the PS3. It's just being released on the 360 as well.

[jubei29]

Originally Posted by Terjyn

FFS please quote properly.

You said that it couldn't be better if it was made single platform. Therefore, it *has* to be perfect, AKA as good as it can possibly get. You saying "Well, I didn't use the word perfect" is semantic bull.

Where did I say that? Because I disagree that you think it would be better if it was only developed for one console? How does that mean I think it's perfect? Yeesh, talking about semantics.

[reiella]

Originally Posted by jubei29

Where did I say that? Because I disagree that you think it would be better if it was only developed for one console? How does that mean I think it's perfect? Yeesh, talking about semantics.

Well, the console issue really does quite a bit to explain the delays with that franchise.

Me, I'm a bit more interesting in noting that Square seemed to actually manage their world wide release window finally.

Although I'm rather shocked that the NA market is getting it first.

[JTK]

Originally Posted by Simplayer

It's being released on the PS3. It's just being released on the 360 as well.

I'm not sure some people in this thread get that. The anger and vitrol I've seen from a few really have me wondering if they understand this vs. thinking that it's gone 360 exclusive outright.

[Barnum]

Originally Posted by dereksworl

Awe f*%! it. I dont even care anymore. Now i really hate M$. and im begining to hate Square too....Money Grubbin' motherf******.

Do you know anything about a business? That is what a busniess does provide what the customer wants. MS did just that. If you should be mad it was should be at Sony for not locking into the PS3. Like it or not is all about the money. If Square thinks they can make more money doing this guess what they will do it.

Again its all about business. The reality is ever gamer is just a number in spreadsheet.

[jubei29]

Originally Posted by Simplayer

It's being released on the PS3. It's just being released on the 360 as well.

Indeed. No one is saying you can't buy it any longer, and no one has anything to do with the development of the game, and no one knows any of the details other than it's multiplatform, so no one on here has anything other than an opinion. Unfortunately the majority of the opinions are against anyone else having a chance to play this game because it'll some how ruin their experience with it.

[Blu-Generation]

This game is still exclusive to PS3 in Japan. So it will still be a system seller over there.

[Barnum]

Originally Posted by Tru-way

Well at least we still have GOW 3

Sad how FF13 is going to be dumbed down for everyone now.

Dumbed down come one is that for real?

[Musashi]

Yea..I cannot find the words.

Square had been re-affirming this as being an optimized PS3 exclusive title for years only to pull this off. I regard this is vomit-inducing news. Before anyone dismisses me as a fanboy, note that there *is* logic in my choices. A method to the madness if you will.

Back in the PS1 and PS2 days, PlayStation had a nice healthy userbase both in Japan and outside of it. For ppl like me who are into RPGs, this meant that, b/c of Japanese userbase many were made, and since the userbase overseas was good too, most of them got localized.

This M$ bribe won't phase Japan, but PS3 sales in the US will suffer from it. M$ is dead in the water in Japan regardless of their attempts to snatch more RPGs, so I still think long term, there will be more RPGs and Japanese made games on PS3, but now not as many will make it here.

I've hated Microshaft since 1998; a near monopoly held by the crash-happy, blue-screening Windows 98 saw to that. And when I heard they were going into video games, and attempted to buy and/or establish co-owned ventures with major developers, I knew they had the idea of trying to monopolize gaming too. And I was no fan of the klunky controller or flimsy hardware either. Last generation they were a much smaller nuisance they they are this time. They started the trend of losing billions on a console just to stay around, and now both they and Sony have suffered monetarily. It really doesn't reflect well on the industry.

Previously, I predicted the combination of FF13, FFV13, God of War, White Knight, and Gran Turismo would put the PS3 into a solid lead over the 3fixme and that the PS3 would become the default system for hi-def games from all developers. Now, I'm predicting a result more like the SNES/Genesis era: a technical draw. Xbox will still fail in Japan, but the final standings on systems and games sold will be fairly close.

Seeing as I already own a PS3, I will get many great multi-system games on it. And I will be getting FF13 and Versus 13 on their respective launch days, on PS3. I do not own either XBox and I doubt I ever will. If anyone want to prove to me that I should think otherwise, check my collection on the sig below and cite specific examples.

All told, I hate this news; I liked it better when I could count on nearly every Square game to be on PS and end up in America. I think this move will hurt those odds long term. My personal hope is that this ends up like the XBox release of Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance: bombing hard and telling the developer: our games don't belong here.

[JTK]

Originally Posted by Barnum

Do you know anything about a business? That is what a busniess does provide what the customer wants. MS did just that. If you should be mad it was should be at Sony for not locking into the PS3. Like it or not is all about the money. If Square thinks they can make more money doing this guess what they will do it.

Again its all about business. The reality is ever gamer is just a number in spreadsheet.

That's right.

That being said, few companies should know MS's games better by now than Sony, so I would like to fantasize that Sony knew this was coming and has some kind of a response to it, preferably of the much needed shock and awe variety.

[reiella]

Originally Posted by JTK

I'm not sure some people in this thread get that. The anger and vitrol I've seen from a few really have me wondering if they understand this vs. thinking that it's gone 360 exclusive outright.

A talking point was lost.

The FF franchise as exclusive was one of the big talking points. Pretty empty ultimately.

Sure, can talk alot about how Lost Odyssey was pretty much the same, etc, but it wasn't the same franchise, nor did it carry the same weight.

Then there's also the frustration of having to 'program to the common denominator' instead of on each console's various strengthes... Which is felt to weaken the title's strength.

Me, well, time will tell, it tends to do that .

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by Barnum

Do you know anything about a business? That is what a busniess does provide what the customer wants. MS did just that. If you should be mad it was should be at Sony for not locking into the PS3. Like it or not is all about the money. If Square thinks they can make more money doing this guess what they will do it.

Again its all about business. The reality is ever gamer is just a number in spreadsheet.

yeah, and thats why i called square "money grubbin' motherf******."

[kknight]

Sony doesn't pay for exclusives, they offer free advertisement and such but that sh*t isn't working... Sony should really start paying for exclusives just like Microsoft, they invest a lot of money to get all those exclusives and I'm sure FF XIII got a sh*t load of money from Microsoft to get this on their system.

[Blinkman987]

Originally Posted by finalfantasy

People, wake the f up and smell the roses...other developers will follow suit and PS3 will never gain 360 in total sales...let alone Wii...unless we stop supporting the dirty backstabbers...

Who are the dirty backstabbers? If you worked for SquareEnix or Konami, you'd be doing the best thing for your own company? Are you calling these people out for doing the best thing for their own company? If these companies saw reduced revenue due to PS3 exclusivity, are you going to be the one to send them cash? Will you fund their new games? Will Sony?

Also, I'm more worried about all the announced 360 RPGS. Isn't PS3 supposed to be the RPG system? I don't have a single real RPG. I've played a few button mashers that try to fake like an RPG, but no true one....

[JTK]

Originally Posted by reiella

A talking point was lost.

The FF franchise as exclusive was one of the big talking points. Pretty empty ultimately.

Sure, can talk alot about how Lost Odyssey was pretty much the same, etc, but it wasn't the same franchise, nor did it carry the same weight.


Then there's also the frustration of having to 'program to the common denominator' instead of on each console's various strengthes... Which is felt to weaken the title's strength.

Me, well, time will tell, it tends to do that .

I certainly sympathize with all of those points especially that bolded item.

[Barnum]

Originally Posted by dereksworl

yeah, and thats why i called square "money grubbin' motherf******."

It is a business and they have to make their stockholders happy that is the way it works. I can see in the future that the only exclusive titles for any system will be by the system makers themselves. Games cost way to much to loss out on millions of possible sales. This is just the beginning be prepared and get over it.