The REAL reason Final Fantasy XIII is going multiplatform

it took him this long to admit it, well wada sucks anyways and i cant wait till he leaves SE, plus where did u find that quote at tc

Who cares what system a game is released on? I'm happy both systems are getting it. More people get to enjoy a great game!

First off, this is not a system wars topic. It's not about comparing consoles, it's about the fact that U.S. and Europe PS3 owners are going to have to wait a few months to get the game, even when it's 100% localized and finished!

We all know that Square stated that the decision to make XIII multiplatform was because the PS3 install base is too small. After doing a little research, I've found this to be absolute BS.

Let's look at the history of FF games on Playstation consoles. Since XIII is the first FF game to launch on the PS3, we'll compare this situation to the first FF games that launched on the PS1 and PS2. All my data was found at vgchartz.com(a gaming sales database with tons of great and very accurate info).

1)Final Fantasy VII launched in Japan on Jan. 31, 1997. At that exact point in time, there were 8.68 million PS1's sold worldwide. That game of course became a phenomenal hit and went on to sell 9.72 million copies worldwide.

2)Final Fantasy X launched in Japan on July 19th, 2001. At that exact point in time, there were 11.66 million PS2's sold worldwide. This game did very well and went on to sell 7.95 million copies worldwide.

Sooooooo...Square expects us to believe that the current install base of 21.16 million PS3's is TOO SMALL to justify keeping the game exclusive???

And add to the fact that this is March and XIII is scheduled to be released later this year in Japan when the install base will likely be 25 million at least.

25 million is 3 TIMES the PS1's install base when VII launched and 2 TIMES the PS2's install base when X launched!

I guess it just annoys me when a (once)respectable company like Square feeds the public this BS as though were a bunch of idiots. The truth would sound more like this:

Yoichi Wada(Square-Enix president)- "Even though the PS3 install base is more than enough for us to sell several million copies of XIII, we cannot turn down the enormous bribe that Microsoft offered us to bring the game to the 360. We even made a contract with them that both PS3 and 360 U.S. versions will launch on the same day, even if the PS3 version is ready first(which it will be as the PS3 version only needs to be localized, the 360 version needs to be localized AND ported. Ported from gamecode written to run on the cell CPU and a 50GB Blu-ray to the 360 which has neither). Please be patient PS3 owners, it'll be worth the wait"

I think Wada should resign from Square and get a position at AIG. His business sense would fit right in with theirs, lol.

mztazmz

Mztazmz,

I agree with the part that Square Enix shouldn't give random excuses to go multiplatform & should cater to the PS base fans but unfortuantely that's not feasible in a business environment. They are trying to get every dime & nickel they can get, especially from a game that's well known Worldwide. This game is without a doubt is gonna be a system seller & record breaker in sales.

I mean when they did their survey back in 2007. There wasn't many PS3 owners then. They figure they'd make more money with the other machine's fan base. The reason they made the FFXIII exclusive to the PS3 in Japan is because they know the other machine isn't selling as well as the PS3. Right? Otherwise, wouldn't they have ported the Japanese version to the other machine by then to be released with the PS3?

Am I bugged that I have to wait for another year for the game? No, because there are many other games to keep me occupied & satisfied til then & also, I know that the game was built on the PS3 & not on the other machine, so I know it won't be a halfaxxed game/port like Fallout 3 or Bioshock. I honestly don't care as long as they don't announce having to wait for 5 more years, then I might be a bit peeved.

As much as I miss playing RPGs on the PS console, I know it'll be worth the wait.

What's disturbing is that FFXIII was first announced with scans back in 2006 and it's still no where near being released in N.America.

Money. Thats the real reason. Business runs on MONEY. If Square felt they could make more money just making the game for PS3, they would, but the reality is they would go bankrupt, or, they would have to scale the games budget WAY back. Just play the game and enjoy it, no matter what console its on.

First off, this is not a system wars topic. It's not about comparing consoles, it's about the fact that U.S. and Europe PS3 owners are going to have to wait a few months to get the game, even when it's 100% localized and finished!

We all know that Square stated that the decision to make XIII multiplatform was because the PS3 install base is too small. After doing a little research, I've found this to be absolute BS.

Let's look at the history of FF games on Playstation consoles. Since XIII is the first FF game to launch on the PS3, we'll compare this situation to the first FF games that launched on the PS1 and PS2. All my data was found at vgchartz.com(a gaming sales database with tons of great and very accurate info).

1)Final Fantasy VII launched in Japan on Jan. 31, 1997. At that exact point in time, there were 8.68 million PS1's sold worldwide. That game of course became a phenomenal hit and went on to sell 9.72 million copies worldwide.

2)Final Fantasy X launched in Japan on July 19th, 2001. At that exact point in time, there were 11.66 million PS2's sold worldwide. This game did very well and went on to sell 7.95 million copies worldwide.

Sooooooo...Square expects us to believe that the current install base of 21.16 million PS3's is TOO SMALL to justify keeping the game exclusive???

And add to the fact that this is March and XIII is scheduled to be released later this year in Japan when the install base will likely be 25 million at least.

25 million is 3 TIMES the PS1's install base when VII launched and 2 TIMES the PS2's install base when X launched!

I guess it just annoys me when a (once)respectable company like Square feeds the public this BS as though were a bunch of idiots. The truth would sound more like this:

Yoichi Wada(Square-Enix president)- "Even though the PS3 install base is more than enough for us to sell several million copies of XIII, we cannot turn down the enormous bribe that Microsoft offered us to bring the game to the 360. We even made a contract with them that both PS3 and 360 U.S. versions will launch on the same day, even if the PS3 version is ready first(which it will be as the PS3 version only needs to be localized, the 360 version needs to be localized AND ported. Ported from gamecode written to run on the cell CPU and a 50GB Blu-ray to the 360 which has neither). Please be patient PS3 owners, it'll be worth the wait"

I think Wada should resign from Square and get a position at AIG. His business sense would fit right in with theirs, lol.

mztazmz

u know its cost alot more money to make a game on these nex gen systems right...