@VXIII Yeah I thought the quicktime events were a bit wierd too
But I noticed no slowdown at all on the PS3 version thropugh multiple playthroughs of XIII-2 (where is that d.amn perfect ending, haha, getting a guide with the english version for sure) and that is on one of the original (fat) 80gb ps3's that currently is running (if you want to call it that) skyrim at between 1 and 10 frames per second (between freezes & hard crashes).
Even at FFXIII-2's most intense moments there was no slowdown, & not one bug or crash, so I dont thnk anyone else will have issues with that either
Brilliant game overall though, gave it a (very deserving) 9.7/10 in my own 'games' page & it ranks in at my 4th favourite numbered FF game ever (& I've played them all)
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