Will the FF13 Multiplat announcement really effect the console wars?

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Gobias said:

BengaBenga said:
Yes, of course it will affect the console war. PS3 is now guaranteed 3rd in the US. Of all the exclusives PS3 had FF is the biggest in the US and that is now shared with their main competitor that is already leaps ahead there.
The US is still the most important market for video games. If GTA is any sign, Microsoft will do great business with FF!3.

 

I really don't see how this announcement leads you to that conclusion when the game won't be out for more than 2 years. Anything can happen in that time span, and heck, we haven't even seen what Sony has to offer. I think it's a little ridiculous to make that call at this moment.

It's because that's what all the current evidence points to. If you can speculate about obvious happenings in Japan, Benga can speculate about obvious happenings in America, and yes, 360 software selling better in america is an obvious happening, and with FFXIII and the price cut, I think the 360 gained a lot of ground in the Americas today, to say the least.

Think of it this way. If there was one thing that I coulda picked, yesterday that I woulda said was the best possible announcement MS could possibly make to regain ground in the console war, after about 30 minutes of thought, it would be to gain exclusivity for FFXIII. Well it didn't do that, but it did get it as a multiplat. Megaton. This isn's some small, margalizationional thing.

I guess the Sony fanboys sticking by the company are gonna say what they say though.