Microsoft's deal with Square prevents US FFXIII Demo

[Onyxmeth]

Jo21 said:

Onyxmeth said:

The said:
^huh?

The reason the demo isn't coming over is because it's exclusive to PS3. It alienates a large section of the market for this game, especially in NA where 360 sales should likely trump PS3 sales of the game. Obviously this problem does not exist in Japan seeing as how FF XIII is only coming out on the PS3 there. It makes more sense than suggesting a port that hasn't even begun yet is holding up a demo from being localized in the West.

@jo21-Read this reply. You misunderstood what I meant.

 

so? i think xbl have got multiplatform demos before, why the ps3 can't?

its not a xbl version gold version would not be able to come (in a year when they making port after a already localized version).

well the only thing this is making me is paying more to import it here >_> and it looks i will get the japanese version

What high profile demo of a multiplatform game has been barred from PSN and only on Xbox Live? Are you talking about the timed exclusivity of the Resident Evil 5 demo? I'm pretty sure that was paid for by Microsoft.

You have to remember that FF XIII is coming to the 360 in the West, and only the West, because of it's dominant position. Why would Square go through that trouble only to show preferential treatment to PS3 owners there? There's also the factor that not everybody buying this movie will own a PS3. What about a 360 owner that has a standalone BluRay player?

Maybe a demo will be released. It would make sense. What is likely to happen is that once the game goes gold in Japan and the 360 development starts, maybe Square will release a simultaneous demo across both platforms to build hype. Recall that while a demo for Japan this early is building hype for a Christmas release, a demo this early in America/Europe is building towards an eventual Summer/Fall 2010 release. Does Square really want to bust their load on showing this game off so early when most companies use demos as a close to release marketing tool?