This game will most likely be out in Japan no later than Christmas 2010 as an exclusive for the PS3. The PS3 had White Knight Chronicles as a holiday exlusive in 2008 in Japan, it will have FFXIII as a holiday exclusive in Japan in 2009, and FF Versus XIII as a holiday exclusive in Japan in 2010. By admitting this info at Gamecon, they are indicating the game isn't that far off.

Finally, I don't know why people keep saying this game will be on 360. After, the release of GT5 and FFXIII as PS3 exclusives in Japan later this year, it won't be that long before the PS3 hits the magical 5 million (and rapidly growing mark) in Japan while the 360 will remain stagnant in the sub 1.5 million range, so almost all Japanese development of HD games including those of Square will primarily be on PS3 and not a system where they don't even sell well worldwide like the 360.

The reason it has taken so long for Final Fantasy XIII to be released was because Microsoft felt that they had to have their own version of it to keep the PS3 down. Otherwise FFXIII would have been out as a PS3 exclusive Christmas 2008 and Versus in 2009. What MS failed to do was to buy a Japanese version of FFXIII which could have actually helped their console out some in Japan. A Western version of FFXIII on the 360 doesn't really matter that much as the 360's main audience doesn't care about jrpgs as seen from poor sales of all jrpgs on the console so far, and the Western version of FFXIII on 360 will do lucky to sell half of what the PS3 version will in the in Europe and the USA. The 360 version of FFXIII's sales in US and Europe together probably won't even be equal to Japanese sales for FFXIII on PS3

Unlike FF13, versus is a spin off the main game, hence has a lower priority when compared to FF13 which in it's self is nearing release, there is nothing to stop a 360 port of versus from happening once the 360 team has finished FF13, don't forget they are using the crystal engine which as you know is a multiplform engine. What we may end up seeing next year is that the PS3 version is done *80% while the 360 version is *40%, mimicking the same thing that happened with FF13 on PS3 and 360.

* made up BS numbers used only as any example.

Well, I can understand pepole who think Versus will be multiplat, although in the past we've seen what happens when a Producer who is a supporter of Sony is in control - MGS4.

This game was announced way too early... Heck, so was XIII... but to announce a game then it doesn't come for 5 fuckin' years!!!! This Pisses me off, SE...

if this is true than there won't be a 360 version.

I know, i just couldn't be bothered paraphrasing it. It's been discussed already, i expected people to know that. Anyway, it was very clever phrasing that didn't stop people from claiming it was an exclusive and megaton and what not. Ends up being the same for the fans that read it at the time, even though Tretton clearly made a distinction.

Well, i can understand that. But like i said, they should all be multiplat. I see zero reason for SO4 and TLR and all that being 360 exclusive, likewise i see no reason why Versus13 or an eventual Kingdom Hearts III need to be PS3 exclusive. I have both consoles, so the exclusivity is not an issue for me, i just think it's silly. For a bit more time and development cost, they could sell almost double and make much more money by having their games on both consoles, really doesn't make sense to me.

SE's weird market decisions haven't just been on the home consoles - some of the DS/PSP stuff is strange, and furthermore, they have said FF13 will be on PC as well, so why wouldn't FFvs13 be on PC?

Considering past statements, it just seems to be bias - some project directors seem to be very pro-PlayStation, while it's been the executives that have pushed for multiplat or other platforms, searching for additional / higher revenue streams. But since these views clash, there hasn't been a true multiplatform strategy from SE, imo.

isn't this expected since there is the engine is done

No actually, probably not.

destroyer - you are making yourself look a tad silly.

destroyer verus 13 will stay a ps3 exclusive.