FFXIII 360 Japan Release - HW/SW Predictions

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huaxiong90 on 20 December 2010

Rob-Ot said:

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Rob-Ot said:

Final Fantasy XII Ultimate Hits re-release only sold 130K on PS2 Life To Date (so its first week was probably 80K) and it added a whole new job system. I would say even 30K for this game is lucky considering it had no additional content and it launches on a dead platform in Japan. They should have done a PS3 re-release too, it would've got over 100K then.

Well, it did have an ending chapter, I think. It also had an artwork booklet, if I'm not mistaken.

The ending chapter was in written form, it came as a separate book and has been leaked on to the internet 2 days ago. What I meant was unlike other re-releases there is no extra content within the game, maybe they have a more extravagant re-release planned for PS3 next year. Either way I think this release of the game shows how greedy they have become, its basically been free money for them, even if it did 30K or 15K.

Oh, it was? For some reason, I thought it was in playable form. My bad, then, and agreed.

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jarrod on 20 December 2010

Rob-Ot said:

Final Fantasy XII Ultimate Hits re-release only sold 130K on PS2 Life To Date (so its first week was probably 80K) and it added a whole new job system. I would say even 30K for this game is lucky considering it had no additional content and it launches on a dead platform in Japan. They should have done a PS3 re-release too, it would've got over 100K then.

When the PS3 original can be had for 800 yen new, there's pretty much no way an International rerelease with no new content would come anywhere close to 100k, regardless of platform.

Personally, I think Kitase should stuffed the canceled DLC on the disc(s) for the International release, and done PS3 & 360 simultaneous. That's the only way it'd have done over 100k, and probably the only way FFXIII overall would break 2m.

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Darc Requiem on 22 December 2010

jarrod said:

I'm feeling pessimistic...

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ps3_jrpg_gamer on 22 December 2010

jarrod said:

Rob-Ot said:

Final Fantasy XII Ultimate Hits re-release only sold 130K on PS2 Life To Date (so its first week was probably 80K) and it added a whole new job system. I would say even 30K for this game is lucky considering it had no additional content and it launches on a dead platform in Japan. They should have done a PS3 re-release too, it would've got over 100K then.

When the PS3 original can be had for 800 yen new, there's pretty much no way an International rerelease with no new content would come anywhere close to 100k, regardless of platform.

Personally, I think Kitase should stuffed the canceled DLC on the disc(s) for the International release, and done PS3 & 360 simultaneous. That's the only way it'd have done over 100k, and probably the only way FFXIII overall would break 2m.

as it is known the tactic of timed exclusivity proved profitable well taking Tales for example both vesperia and graces rereleases were quite profitable on PS3 and SO4 International performed nice on ps3 with not having something more than FFXIII international I think they should havve made better marketing for this version and iti is a MUST PRICE HOLIDAYS