So why they just don’t give ps3 owners Star Ocean 4 or Infinite Undiscovery or even give the same date of The last Remmant, plaesse they are not crushing fanboyism they are creating a masive war, and they letting the ps3 owners alone they just skipped the ps3, and passing to the 360, because Microsoft give him money for being exclusive, Square eniz is not saving nothing he is destroying the gamming industry by going just like other accpeting money from microsoft so microsoft can monopolize the gamming industry just like he is doing with the PC software. Your article is not well studied you need to study this things first is money in the table not more.

Square is where the money is. They have always been. I dont understand the uproar.

I don’t really have a problem with this, as long as the PS3 version isn’t compromised in any way. They must be releasing the xb360 version on multi-discs to be able to hold as much as the blu-ray.

The reason i bought my PS3 was because of the processing power for gaming and the ability to hold a lot more information. My only problem with multi-platform gaming is that the PS3 version usually suffers to compromise for the other versions which either can’t hold as much info, or aren’t powerful enough to create the same stunning imagery, as SOME ps3 titles are capable of doing.

It makes sense that companies want to reach a larger market, and to do that they would have to design games multi-platform to achieve a higher amount of sales… which i think they’re entitled to. Sony and Microsoft should really just bury the hatchet and start designing systems that are a little bit more similar, so that developers don’t have to work twice as hard to bring all gamers all games to all systems. I leave Nintendo out, because they clearly refuse to make any technological leaps to keep up with advancing technology in the gaming world.

Whatever happened to the concept of the one machine, or box you hook up to your tv and everything is downloaded off the internet? There are a few games i would like to play on the 360, but i consider myself a gamer, not a crazy hardcore gamer who has to have every system, and i certainly have more important things to spend my money on, then buying each system.

If the big gaming companies want to move forward, they need to start working together a little more, and with developers and focus on bringing the gaming community a more unified global gaming world.

As I have said before, I have no problem with Square Enix’s decision to go Multi-Platform. I do, however, have a problem, with the fact that FFXIII may be shorter, or Xbox 360 may have to “switch discs,” or maybe the game may be less engaging with effects and such. I, in fact, bought a PS3 before my 360 because I wanted FFXIII, DMC4, MGS4, RE5 etc. However, 3 of those games have made the move to 360. I have no problem with that (except for $200 down the drain a year and a half ago). Lets keep in mind I have all 3 systems, so I don’t give a crap.
But, Square Enix has said before that “, FFXIII is only possible on the PS3.” And, Katise, a leader in Square Enix, in a recent interview, stated “, blu-ray and … [pause] … the other format.”
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They have no idea what they’re doing for the Xbox 360. Its probably as much a suprise that Microsoft handed Square a check for [probably $50 mill] as it is to Sony. I’m not sure whats going on here, but the 360 owners are going to get the short end of the stick.

many FF fans owns an x360? if that were true then they weren’t real fans because FF games were PS exclusive since, 10 years ago?

The problem I have with your post is, you claim that this is better for gaming in general, and I’ll ask, how?

What defines consoles in the game selection. That is what we purchase them for, that is what we use them for.

However, the only way to effectively differentiate between consoles, is to have lineups that different consoles can not offer. This is where exclusives come in.

Now, believe it or not, having BIG name exclusives is a big factor in the growth of the videogame market. It will constantly fuel competition between market competitors, and it will ensure that any console you purchase, will not be a mistake, as you will in fact have some form of justification for owning it.

If every console were to do away with exclusives, there would be no difference, and it in the end, it would be better to go with a single hardware solution. However, this would lead to an overall decline in the quality in the market, as the lack of competition would not be fueling anyone to make changes, and revolutionary products.

This isn’t going to be caused by the loss of FFXIII’s exclusivity, however, it is a telling sign of what could be, if this idea of “Multiplatform>Exclusive” comes to be common ideal.

And how do you know Microsoft gave Square enix (with a x) any money?

How do you know Sony didn’t do that to get FF from Ninty.
Microsoft are only following Sony’s lead if they did pay Square.

Which I don’t think they did you’re just bitter and making things up

You Sony fanboys all spout the money thing over and over again like it’s something Sony wouldn’t do. You are correct to a point when it comes to games, but wake up and smell the roses. Money was paid on BDs behalf to Warners, just as HD-DVD paid Paramount. It happens, but Sony invest 500 million to win a movie format war and once again showed the ignorance to the hardcore gamers that were early adopters on the new multimedia system. Before you start bashing me for being an Xbot, I have owned a PS3 since launch.

Well written, well explained. If more people took the time to read the facts and listen to what people have to say, then upsets like this wouldn’t come about. It’s not like they made FF13 exclusive to the 360, as well it’s more than likely that any additional content will be for the PS3 rather than the 360.

Lets give it time and see where things go.

This is CLEARLY false. If Square Enix was trying to end fanboyism, then Star Ocean 4, Last Remnant, and Infinite Undiscovery would all be multiplat same-day releases. One is not same-day, and the other two are not slated for the PS3. How anyone can actually believe Square Enix is trying to end fanboyism by letting a PS3 exclusive go multiplat, but not letting the 360 exclusives go multiplat is beyond me.

Though your article has some merit to it, the fact remains, as another poster pointed out, the “loss of exclusivity” is only working one way, the way to the 360. Sony is not getting the other games that SquareEnix is currently developing (or at least we don’t know of it now).

Also, I’d buy the “multi-platform” argument a little more if both consoles offered the exact same thing, which we know, they don’t. The PS3 has a standard Hard Drive, it has massive storage on 50 GB Blu-Ray’s, it has an entirely different architecture than the 360, the 360 is better at anti-alising and has more overall usable video RAM for example.

The point is that once you go multiplatform, then you remove the advantages that both systems have and get a bland, sub-par version of the original vision or you then end up with two different experiences. For better or for worse, you’re still segmenting the crowd, driving the “war” further.

You could say the same thing about Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD, you could say that both were good… but the reality is that one HAD to die… there is too much confusion in the market as it is and confusion is never a good thing.

I really doubt you know what “Square-Enix” wants, feels, intends and plenty of other stuff you mention. The reason behind the decision is unknown, except to MS and Square-Enix themselves.

I think Square-Enix demonstrated a lack of faith on their fanbase with the decision. Won’t FF fans buy a PS3 to get the game?…I think they would’ve. Now, however, they just might not do it, because if they own a 360 they can just play it there…with the only drawback being the probable constant disc-swapping, and port problems.

What bothers me is that, even though S-E didn’t want to admit it, this will cause a DELAY ON THE RELEASE OF THE GAME for the PS3 is North America and Europe. It’s not true that you port a game just as fast as you localize it, it’s not easy to port a game, and it’s less easy for a company that is not much experienced with that console. The fair think would’ve been to say that the PS3 would release when it’s ready, and that the X360 version would come later on when it’s ready. The simultaneous release on both consoles is probably the work of money paid by MS, no other explanation.

Oh well, the past stays in the past, and let’s just look forward for the future. Whether this will have an effect on the game, or anything else, just remains to be seen. I just think you don’t know S-E’s goal, and I HIGHLY DOUBT it’s to crush fanboyism and generate an union between gamers…please, get real. It’s just about the money, and it has always been. And that applies to Square Enix, Capcom, EA, BioWare, THQ, Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft and any other company you can think of.

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Your heart’s in the right place but I think you have failed to see the bigger picture. Do you realize how many stupid “lol now teh pos3 is really useless!!1!” comments have littered the web over the past couple of days?

Venting the flames is not an effective way of extinguishing them. Suddenly every 360 gamer has turned into a huge JRPG fan and has been taking a piss on everyone who claims to own a PS3. I can really see how Square is “Crushing fanboyism” at the moment, especially after seeing the 360 boys (or Xbots, whatever) out in full force.

I guess it was convenient of you to forget about them while writing this, eh?

While I agree with this, if Square-Enix want’s to crush fanboyism them they should stop favoring the 360 and the MS money hat. This is not about Final Fantasy 13, for me as a PS3 owner I want all of 360’s exclusive Square-Enix RPG’s other wise your whole point is moot. Clearly MS paid for this and big time, Square-Enix can’t play the “Crush the fanboys” card nor the “For the better of the industry” because as long as they keep taking money from MS and gving them RPG’s that PS3 owners can’t have this article is baseless and misguided, as that type of behavior leads to more fanboyism.

You ps3 boys crack me the hell up. Go ahead and skip buying FF13 for the ps3 since its coming out on 360. When Square sees that no one is buying FF13 on ps3, when they make FF14 it might as well be 360 exclusive. Why go to the trouble and spend all the money to make all those ps3 disks if no one is gonna buy them. I’ll be sitting in front of my HDTV playing FF13 on my XBOX the day that bad boy come out.

Honestly, Square-Enix’s desire to crush fanboyism is completely absurd. If all fanboyism was crushed by making all of these games multi-platform, then the market would be tipped in the favor of the cheaper system. There would be no exclusive’s to compel people to buy a certain system. The idea will never truly surface in the way that they say. I think that the idea to create FFXIII for the Xbox 360 had no intention aside from creating more unnecessary revenue for the company. Sure most Final Fantasy fans will probably still buy the game for either system, but Square-Enix is becoming greedy and leaving the system that has been loyal to them. The fact that they didn’t even tell Sony prior to the press conference reveals their “betrayal” oriented actions. This is most certainly true despite their intentions to make their games multi-platform. They mislead the company that has been their “go to” man, and the situation is going to cause conflict amongst companies. IMO, I am disgusted at this business decision, but that is me as I have been loyal to Sony and the FF series for 11 years. This was devastating, and if my brother wouldn’t buy the game, I would stick with Versus and forget XIII. Honor means a lot to me. Primarily my loyalty to the Final Fantasy series, and everything Sony did to support them.

hahahaha … this article make me laught .. first it is soo clear that the writer is 360 fan …

well .. here is my opinion of some what he wrote ..

** - Im not buying Final Fantasy XIII anymore because Xbox 360 gamers don’t deserve it. (Should we discriminate people now?)**

well ther were discrimination before this happen ..ps3 vs xbox360.. xbox360 batter then ps3 .. and alote …

** - Final Fantasy is a Playstation game. (Was originally a Nintendo game) **

we;; which consol gave FF a name ? ps right? you said by youre self that if SE didn’t change to PS then there will not be a FF like now .. that why most of PS3 fans and owner and FF fans think FF stay on PS only ..

well i don’t care that much if FF will go to xbox360 or not .. but come on …that was backhit on sony .. and it is really hurt

forget to say something … if SE want FF fans and PS fans to forget this all thinf .. ther is one way ..

REMAKE OF FINAL FANTASY VII hahahaha .. that what i belive ;).. on PS3 offcours

well my hope are high .. i hope they make it

They’re won’t be any problems with this game on the 360. It’s not that the system can’t handle it…It’s the job of the people programming the game, to get it on the disk. Square is known for doing just that. I love it when people are like, It can only be done on one system or another. It just shows how blind and stupid they really are. This year is going to be great for gaming.I own a 360, and I thought along with so many others, that last year was great, but theres still 6 months left this year and I already have 6 or 7 titles on hold or paid for. I don’t care what any fan boy says… I say,” Thank You MICROSOFT and partners for a great couple of years and more to come!!!”

Yes, its true that Square will make more money.
Yes, its also true that SE will be able to produce more games. I feel bad for FF13 to loose its exclusivity from Sony & going multi-platform. I don’t know if MS paid SE to make the game multi-platform. I know people have made good points above, by being able to reach more consumers which is a company’s ultimate goal, but I ask to achieve new consumer do you kick your loyal consumer to the street? (from a general company point of view not necessarily SE) I know many will say SE isn’t kicking Sony out, but is also giving them a game. Forget loyalty, forget money, but will I be able to trust SE anymore that is the question. For 2 years they said this game is PS3 exclusivity, but just 3 days prior to e3 they decide to make the game multi-platform. I’m all for SE making money, and releasing more titles, but how can I take SE word in the future, and they will maintain that word? This is my rant

My protest to Square Enix - Just stop playing and buying + supporting Square Enix games… And see what they will do.
Protest is a protest, you don’t do it, they won’t realise that they have betrayed their fans.

Ok I really disagree with this article. I for one is a PS3 owner and I love Final Fantasy. I don’t even mind that Xbox 360 is getting their share. Its the fact that PS3 may be effected hard as in time release and development on the game thanks to this Xbox 360 announcement. First off last year (2007) they stated that It will be for Ps3 only and cannot be formatted on any other systems because of space. Now all of a sudden they are going to release it on Xbox 360 too which may take awhile to do because of different formats and space. Damn they havent even started on any development yet on the 360. Its funny how it works but Money talks in this world. Microsoft thinks they are smart. But Anyway i’m looking forward for it whenever it comes out. Honestly Xbox 360 owners hope you enjoy it too as well.

Honestly, let them put it on whatever system they want. Just as long as it comes out for the ps3, i don’t care, not in the slightest. That’s only because i know that it being on the ps3, it automatically makes it the best way to buy final fantasy XIII. Why? Because the ps3 has the best of everything, so why would it be wrong to say that they would also have the best of Final Fantasy XIII? It wouldn’t.

Look, I think that I (and I am sure there are others out there in the same position) can be a good voice on the issue…I was (and probably still am) a Sony Whore if you will. I STILL have my PS2 and a TON of games for it. When the 360 first came out I was REALLY against it cause I felt they rushed it…there was still PLENTY of potential in the regular XBox…plus there was NOTHING on the 360 that I wanted to play. Then add to it the fact that the few XBox games I had weren’t even PLAYABLE on the damn thing right away (the ONE thing that would have made me at least THINK about getting a 360 was their statements that it was ‘backward compatible’ and THAT wasn’t fully TRUE now was it >:( damn you MS). So I decided to stick to my PS2 and not even worry about a next-gen system.

Then comes news of the PS3! HELL YEAH!…that is til I see that INSANE price tag >_< There is no way in HELL I can afford a PS3…nor am I WILLING to even pay that much for a gaming system (yes I KNOW it’s not ’supposed’ to be a “gaming system” but an entertainment system, but whatever) so once again I decide to forgo a next-gen console for the time being.

Now, the 360 has gone WAY down in price, and so far they actually have games that I want to play. Where the XBox really had NO RPGs (of which I am a HUGE fan) they now seem to be getting all or at least most of them, while the PS3 is still chugging along with only a few games that I would like to play.

So, I can actually AFFORD a 360, I was NOT about to buy a PS3 for only ONE game (that is INSANE…whoever that was that said SE had no faith in their fans in that they didn’t think we would buy a PS3 simply for FFXIII you are crazy…that is a LOT of money for one game…sorry if that sounds offensive, but it’s true)

Now, I think that Sony is to blame for this for one reason…why in the HELL didn’t they make Blu-Ray optional?! Just as MS did with their system (offering a much more affordable system that’s basically stripped down, but that can be upgraded when and where needed)…that would have been the SMART choice. They wouldn’t have lost so much money, their marketing would have went MUCH smoother and SE wouldn’t have gotten antsy about the PS3’s future (in case some of you don’t already know this, a little while back, it was announced that the president or CEO of SE was pretty upset and worried about how Sony was handling the PS3 in general and that he was worried about it’s future in the market…I think he too understood that Sony, in it’s strive to outdo MS and even Nintendo made a few mistakes in the planning and designing of the system…at that time IIRC there was already word of SE focusing more on other platforms at the very least highly considering multi-plat support for most of it’s future games).

The smart move would have been for there to be a Blu-Ray add-on or maybe an Premium package if you will where it’s blu-ray support or what not. Hell even the blu-ray players had to come down in price only MONTHS after it’s debut because of poor sales do to high cost. I’m pretty sure they too have lost TONS of money now…it’s just that in todays US economy, it’s not likely that you will survive long if you try to put luxury over cost…it just don’t add up that way.

Now, I am a SE fan through and through…FF6 is probably my FAVORITE in the series and I too am DYING to see if the rumors of a FFVII remake are true, but I’m sorry…if I have to buy a PS3 to play the FF games at it’s current price range, I’ll be waiting awhile while everyone else is playing it til the system comes down in price just a little more…cause money don’t grow on trees, I’ve got bills to pay, and I can’t play ANY video game system without a home and/or electricity…

What you do onto others will be done onto you!

this is history repeatin it self’ sony from ninty, now x360 from sony!