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Mr Puggsly on 07 September 2010
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Carl2291 said:
Mr Puggsly said:

Even if being a PS3 exclusive would have helped sales, I still think it would be struggling to surpass XII.

A lot of 360 owners bought FFXIII because was already on the console they own. You can't assume many of them would actually have bought a PS3 for it.

What "media backlash"? You mean FF fans pissing and moaning on the web? The major gaming websites and magazines gave it great reviews. That seems to matter more than "media backlash."

I disagree. FFXII has sold 5.6 Million in 4 years. FFXIII on the PS3 alone has sold 4.2 Million in under a year. Those sales would be inflated by a LOT if there was no 360 version. In under a year it would be already pretty close to FFXII, so I don't see how it would be struggling. Even if it did struggle... Selling 5.6 Million units is no small feat... Never mind in under a year.

You can't assume they wouldn't have done neither...

And the media backlash of the game itself. Not all major gaming websites/mags gave it great reviews, a lot of them bashed it. It was slated for being way too linear. It was in development for so long, yet didn't meet a LOT of peoples expectations. It's STILL getting backlash now, with the stupid "360 adverts used PS3 footage" stuff coming out. Magazines weren't giving it the usual 9/10, 10/10 reviews we've come to expect from Final Fantasy. Yes, the fans were pissed off and ranting like crazy. That adds to it all. Even down to the booing of the 360 at the launch party.

Bear in mind I said FFXIII would still be struggling to surpass FFXII without the 360 port. I didn't say it would never happen.

The publications that bashed it aren't the major websites and magazines. Hence, getting great scores from IGN and Gamespot is far more important than the opinions of small websites.

The booing was just dumb fans. They were big enough Sony fans to boo the 360, but it doesn't appear going multiplat was a big enough issue to keep them from buying the game. If they were really upset, I don't think they would be at a launch event.



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