Square Enix: Final Fantasy XIII Going Multiplatform Is Game Changer For Biz

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"More than a turning point, you could say that perhaps this is a change in trends for the game industry as a whole," he offered. "In the past, a single platform would be at the top, and the others would not be so close.

"But now each console has many users, so this has kind of dictated the way that Final Fantasy will evolve in the future, and why it's being released on multiple consoles at once."

This is all it means. SE made the wrong bet and now they're trying to salvage their position by buying insurance.