Square wants FFXIII on 360 because of “the success of our console,” says Microsoft

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Million said:
So they're going to delay the release of a completed game purely because of the "success" of the 360.

That's a whole lota success then.

 

There's likely a lot more to the delay than just some sort of manipulation by MS.  Let's analyze this.

Pros to NOT delaying for simultaneous release:

1. Quicker returns on PS3 game sales

2. PS3 die-hards are happier

 

Pros to delaying for simultaneous release:

1. Combined effect in advertizing budget... only one campaign required.

2. Code tree synchronization is much easier.

3. Patch process is synchronized.

 

Except for money hitting the bottom line sooner, I can't really see much benefit to NOT delaying.