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Final Fantasy exclusivity clarified
Final Fantasy exclusivity clarified
PS3fanboy - July 14, 2008
Submitted by Rol83 (481) at 2:18PM PST on July 14, 2008
Square Enix exec Shinji Hashimoto told reporters: "I think you are right [in assuming that (the Xbox 360 version) is not coming out in Japan.]" It will only appear on Xbox 360 in English-speaking territories. In addition, Final Fantasy XIII will release in Japan first -- and then will be localized for the international audience... Also, Final Fantasy Versus XIII is still in development as a PS3 exclusive.
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1Laoldar posted on Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) at 6:00PM PST on July 14, 2008. RE: Final Fantasy exclusivity clarified@Rol83,
It should be pointed out that Final Fantasy titles sell about 1/3 of their total in Japan. That means it's multiplatform for 2/3 of its market (possibly higher as other markets have grown since the alst releases).
The recovery of this stock price is irrational. I think there's the real possibility of seeing a GTA4-type split in sales among the two platforms and this could be the final straw that puts the PS2 JRPG fans solidly in the 360's corner. The 360 has a greater selection of RPGs that are exclusive and now has FF.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 182 ]bids
17Rol83 posted on Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) at 2:18PM PST on July 14, 2008. Article: Final Fantasy exclusivity clarifiedSquare Enix exec Shinji Hashimoto told reporters: "I think you are right [in assuming that (the Xbox 360 version) is not coming out in Japan.]" It will only appear on Xbox 360 in English-speaking territories. In addition, Final Fantasy XIII will release in Japan first -- and then will be localized for the international audience... Also, Final Fantasy Versus XIII is still in development as a PS3 exclusive.[ Oracle ] [ Level 19 ] [ Rank: 481 ]
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I am PS2 JRPG fans (and PS JRPG fans, having had lots of FF games, DQ game etc).
I AM NOT solidly in 360's corner NOW, but I did change my view of X360 from "no way" to "maybe", and PS3 from "maybe" to "probably not". The only way for me to change X360 from "maybe" to "yes" is :
- I got HDTV (I know that I don't need to get HDTV, but I decided to get PS3 or X360 AFTER I got HDTV)
- I am fully convinced that X360 does not have reliability issue anymore (I am NOT 100% convinced yet). I live in country that doesn't have warranty coverage of X360 from Microsoft directly, so any H/W problem will cost me lots of money. I don't mind paying money for games, but I don't like paying money for H/W issue.
"The recovery of this stock price is irrational." Irrational to you (and me), but rational to those who purchase those stocks. It is very unfortunate that I don't have short on FFXIII, so I didn't get big profit today from this. :(