Yep, SiliconEra reports that claims made by SQ-E suggest that the 'White engine', the engine they built from the ground up for PS3 games, isn't coming together quite as well as it should. This comes as no surprise as many other big 3th party developers have been struggling to get graphics or AI on par with X360 versions of the same game, which often results in the PS3 version being pushed back. (Not suggesting PS3 is weaker though, just has a harder 'infrastructure' to tackle)...

The most logical consequence of the delayed final build of the White engine would be the PS3 version of FF XIII being pushed back to late in the PS3's lifecycle, 2010 that would be... So, goodbye supposed PS3 saviour!

What's left, MGS4?! Uncharted?! GT5?! That's it?!

Allas, StarcraftManiac.

D'uh and this will happen with KZ2 too, do you have a link :)?

i don't care abput FF, but for alot of people that sucks. MGS4 should be great though

I'm trying to forget that FF XIII was ever announced, so the wait is less painful

i think its biggest system seller thats left is gt5

hahaha... that is disheartening

I was expecting 2009 but wow Squareenix overambitious? Hope for them that the game is AAAA title^^

If it is indeed true then its not good news at all for sony.

I can see this turning into another "ps3 domination starts with" thread and a magnet for flamebait.

I'm sure it will be released in 2009 sometime. 2 years is a LONG time to fix issues with an engine.

However - when the "engineering" time it takes to develop an engine for any particular console, starts to approach "half the anticipated lifespan" of the console - you know something is wrong.

If Epic, SQE and other companies are struggling - what chance does a small indy developer have?

(it should be noted that major Sony partners have now been working on game engines for the PS3 for THREE years - albiet without final hardware or specs) 

http://www.siliconera.com/2007/11/19/white-engine-development-stalled-final-fantasy-xiii-too/

It's all speculation