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Kasz216 on 14 July 2008
marciosmg said:
Kasz216 said:
marciosmg said:
"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."


Are they saying they will start making the 360 version after the PS3 version is done? I didn´t get it.

 

PS3 version isn't comin out in NA and EU until the 360 version is done. While they'll release it in Japan on PS3 only first... so they can pay the bills.

So they are going to screw NA and EU gamers to make more money? That´s ridiculous (good for them , but bad for us).

 

Sounds that way.  Crystal Tools is supposed to be multi-platform though, so it probably won't take that long for reoptimization... since the 360 is really good at running undedicated code.

If it was on 360 first then moved to PS3.... that's when you'd expect a large delay.



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Darc Requiem on 14 July 2008
Euphoria14 said:
So now US/EU gamers must wait through more delays?

Jeez this is ridiculous.

US and EU gamers have always gotten screwed when it comes to the Final Fantasy release dates. Even after we started getting every game in the series from FFVI on. We always managed to get the game 6 to 9 months later.



Godot on 14 July 2008
ClaudeLv250 said:
2:21 question: when was the timing of the xbox 360 decision?


2:24 hashimoto: "it wasn't a long time ago that we made the decision. we had to adjust things, like our relationship with microsoft. it was recent."


From the sound of things they haven't even begun work on the 360 version, the PS3 version may be timed exclusive after all.

 

From the sound of things, they just got an agreement on what MS should pay. After all, companies don't need to have a "relationship" with the console maker to release a game on the platform.



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Euphoria14 on 14 July 2008
Darc Requiem said:
Euphoria14 said:
So now US/EU gamers must wait through more delays?

Jeez this is ridiculous.

US and EU gamers have always gotten screwed when it comes to the Final Fantasy release dates. Even after we started getting every game in the series from FFVI on. We always managed to get the game 6 to 9 months later.

 

From the looks of the Kotaku interview it seems as though the US PS3 version will be done and then held off to wait for the 360 version to be done as well.

Why must PS3 owners wait for the 360 version? Why not release it when it is ready?

Sony better throw some money to SE and have that released as a timed exclusive. I am getting tired of waiting for this damn game.

2010 confirmed?



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konnichiwa on 14 July 2008
Kasz216 said:
marciosmg said:
"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."


Are they saying they will start making the 360 version after the PS3 version is done? I didn´t get it.


PS3 version isn't comin out in NA and EU until the 360 version is done.  While they'll release it in Japan on PS3 only first... so they can pay the bills.

 

Oh man that sucks..






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Euphoria14 on 14 July 2008

^Yeah, tell me about it.

PS3 owners will need to wait a possible 6-12 months extra for a completed game.

Grand isn't it?

I guess it is time to start learning Japanese.



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outlawauron on 14 July 2008

Well, Sony isn't completely screwed. They have it where they need it the most.

But, the 360 hasn't even started yet in development! This has to be very recent, but Im glad they are still leading on the PS3.


@ Claude

I asked that same question.



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Kasz216 on 14 July 2008
konnichiwa said:
Kasz216 said:
marciosmg said:
"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."


Are they saying they will start making the 360 version after the PS3 version is done? I didn´t get it.


PS3 version isn't comin out in NA and EU until the 360 version is done. While they'll release it in Japan on PS3 only first... so they can pay the bills.

 

Oh man that sucks..


That's the way i read it anyway.  Heck if the port takes to long they might just release the PS3 version first.



Kasz216 on 14 July 2008
outlawauron said:
Well, Sony isn't completely screwed. They have it where they need it the most.

But, the 360 hasn't even started yet in development! This has to be very recent, but Im glad they are still leading on the PS3.


@ Claude

I asked that same question.

I dunno.  I mean how many 360's would this move in Japan?  I'd guess almost none.

Given the choice Sony probably would of traded exclusivity for either of the other regions. 

It really depends on if it sells like the next FF10 or FF12.  If it sells more towards 5 million then 10... japan will be more important.

Vice versa... the rest of the world.



Skeeuk on 14 July 2008

360 version isnt in development then? feck its gonna be 2010 when game is released.

playstation 3 im afraid still has upper edge on ff13 it seems.



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