1:52 And the press has started! Both Kitase and Hashimoto have taken the stage.
1:53 It's an open mic Q&A
1:53 Dean Takahashi asked why they decided to end the exclusive with Sony.
1:55 Says Hashimoto: "We considered the hardware situation. Because of that, we considered the spread of the hardware, so that's why we decided that."
1:56 Question: How will the Xbox 360 and the PS3 versions be different?
1:57 Says Kitase: We planned on having the contents the same, but obviously the Blu-ray and the DVD will be different.
1:57 Asks Christian Nutt: We heard that people were pulled off different teams to work on this.
1:59 Kitase: "As for development, we are using Crystal Tools for development. We are using it for the PC base. We are making the game at a faster pace. We should be able to show new footage in the future."
2:00 Some question about something about the future of the series.
2:00 They only want to talk about FFXIII, so they don't know.
2:01 I ask: How many discs will it ship on?
2:01 Kitase says: "That's still undecided."
2:01 I ask: "About how many?"
2:02 He laughs and won't answer.
2:02 first they will finish ffxiii in japan. and then they will start localization for english.
2:03 at that point, they will start the xbox 360 development.
2:03 so says hashimoto.
2:04 he also adds that ff13 might not be released in the us and europe at the same time because of the language.
2:04 languages, rather.
2:05 kitase says they will try to make the us and the europe release as close as possible and try to make the euro release much faster.
2:05 shane from 1up ask about ff13 coming to japan on the xbox 360........
2:07 Hashimoto says something like "I think you are right [in assuming that it's not coming out in Japan]"
2:08 asked about the differences between the 360 and the ps3 differences (again)
2:09 Hashimoto pointed out that they have no plans to make the versions differences.
2:10 question: "Is the reason why the Japanese 360 version is not announced because of the hardware situation or some sort of contract arrangement?"
Tag - "No trolling on my watch!"
