Another LIE from Square Enix(FFXIII)

In a video shown to press late last year, Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama said: We're making the PS3 version first, and then porting to the 360 later.

Well, this pretty much meant for us ps3 fans that the ps3 version of the game wouldent be hindered, or would have a full focus on theJP version and minimise the usual multiplat issues...

You can forget that because SE has once again stabbed us in the back.

360 and PS3 FFXIII engine work done 'simultaneously'LINK

Game engine work on both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of hotly anticipated JRPG Final Fantasy XIII is being conducted simultaneously, Square Enix has revealed.

Speaking to VideoGamer.com at a recent press event in London, Final Fantasy XIII producer and series legend Yoshinori Kitase said that regarding the "basic engine", work on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game will be kept on the go "simultaneously".

Final Fantasy XIII runs on the Crystal Tools game engine, an engine built by Square Enix to be used across the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and PC. It was created during development of Final Fantasy XIII as a means of stepping up from the PS2, home of the last "main series" Final Fantasy game.

The Xbox 360 version of the game was spectacularly announced during Microsoft's media briefing at E3 last year. Square Enix has said that the game will be released in Japan on the PS3 only, then released in the US and Europe simultaneously on the PS3 and Xbox 360 at a later date.

In a video shown to press late last year, Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama said: "We're making the PS3 version first, and then porting to the 360 later."

Some gamers have expressed concern over the prospect of the Western release of the PS3 version of the game being held back while development on the 360 version is completed.

When asked if development of the Xbox 360 version had begun, Kitase told VideoGamer.com: "When it comes to the basic engine it's likely we are going to keep them on the go simultaneously. But the finishing touches, the details, the PS3 version will be completed first, then we will move on to 360."

"We will have to wait until we are done with the PS3 version," Kitase added in response to being asked whether the finishing touches on the Xbox 360 version had begun.

So this can only mean that the game is actually being developed on both systems simultaneously and one of the versions will suffer graphically(most likely again the ps3)

Finishing touches; yeah change the button icons. Thanks SE.
I will prolly boycott FFXIII and wait for versus instead.

They're probably trying to move up the schedule a bit. Starting on the 360 version earlier will shave some time off.

What? if there is a system that is going to suffer is the consoles,Crystal Tools is a PC based engine.McdonaIdsGuy

Ugh Square ... you really did lie.

Well if starting on the Xbox 360 version earlier than originally expected results in us gamers outside of Japan getting the game sooner then I'm perfectly okay with Square Enix workingon both versions simultaneously.

[QUOTE="McdonaIdsGuy"]What? if there is a system that is going to suffer is the consoles,Crystal Tools is a PC based engine.-Reggaeton-

[QUOTE="-Reggaeton-"][QUOTE="McdonaIdsGuy"]What? if there is a system that is going to suffer is the consoles,Crystal Tools is a PC based engine.McdonaIdsGuy

Meh, Im buying for the 360 so no need for crying.

Then again ... the game is being built off a multiplat engine. So technically, much of the work being done on the PS3 ver IS being done on the 360 ver, no matter what. This might not mean what we think it means.

In a video shown to press late last year, Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama said: We're making the PS3 version first, and then porting to the 360 later.

Well, this pretty much meant for us ps3 fans that the ps3 version of the game wouldent be hindered, or would have a full focus on theJP version and minimise the usual multiplat issues...

You can forget that because SE has once again stabbed us in the back.

360 and PS3 FFXIII engine work done 'simultaneously'LINK

Game engine work on both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of hotly anticipated JRPG Final Fantasy XIII is being conducted simultaneously, Square Enix has revealed.

Speaking to VideoGamer.com at a recent press event in London, Final Fantasy XIII producer and series legend Yoshinori Kitase said that regarding the "basic engine", work on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game will be kept on the go "simultaneously".

Final Fantasy XIII runs on the Crystal Tools game engine, an engine built by Square Enix to be used across the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and PC. It was created during development of Final Fantasy XIII as a means of stepping up from the PS2, home of the last "main series" Final Fantasy game.

The Xbox 360 version of the game was spectacularly announced during Microsoft's media briefing at E3 last year. Square Enix has said that the game will be released in Japan on the PS3 only, then released in the US and Europe simultaneously on the PS3 and Xbox 360 at a later date.

In a video shown to press late last year, Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama said: "We're making the PS3 version first, and then porting to the 360 later."

Some gamers have expressed concern over the prospect of the Western release of the PS3 version of the game being held back while development on the 360 version is completed.

When asked if development of the Xbox 360 version had begun, Kitase told VideoGamer.com: "When it comes to the basic engine it's likely we are going to keep them on the go simultaneously. But the finishing touches, the details, the PS3 version will be completed first, then we will move on to 360."

"We will have to wait until we are done with the PS3 version," Kitase added in response to being asked whether the finishing touches on the Xbox 360 version had begun.

So this can only mean that the game is actually being developed on both systems simultaneously and one of the versions will suffer graphically(most likely again the ps3)

Finishing touches; yeah change the button icons. Thanks SE.
I will prolly boycott FFXIII and wait for versus instead.

-Reggaeton-

lol. Seriously.

If this is your biggest problem u need to get some better priorities. What exactly are you angry about? It doesnt matter which is done first they both being released at the same time...

Boycott FFXIII all you want. It means squat to them, and then u go buy FFXIII VS so they still get money out of you.

IMO a big blow up about absolutely nothing. The graphics wont suffer at all. Square Enix's core FF games have always pushed the graphical capabilities and it looks great.

If u willing to miss out on the game because u can spot a jaggie in a place the 360 doesnt have it then go ahead.

[QUOTE="-Reggaeton-"]

In a video shown to press late last year, Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama said: We're making the PS3 version first, and then porting to the 360 later.

Well, this pretty much meant for us ps3 fans that the ps3 version of the game wouldent be hindered, or would have a full focus on theJP version and minimise the usual multiplat issues...

You can forget that because SE has once again stabbed us in the back.

360 and PS3 FFXIII engine work done 'simultaneously'LINK

Game engine work on both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of hotly anticipated JRPG Final Fantasy XIII is being conducted simultaneously, Square Enix has revealed.

Speaking to VideoGamer.com at a recent press event in London, Final Fantasy XIII producer and series legend Yoshinori Kitase said that regarding the "basic engine", work on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game will be kept on the go "simultaneously".

Final Fantasy XIII runs on the Crystal Tools game engine, an engine built by Square Enix to be used across the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and PC. It was created during development of Final Fantasy XIII as a means of stepping up from the PS2, home of the last "main series" Final Fantasy game.

The Xbox 360 version of the game was spectacularly announced during Microsoft's media briefing at E3 last year. Square Enix has said that the game will be released in Japan on the PS3 only, then released in the US and Europe simultaneously on the PS3 and Xbox 360 at a later date.

In a video shown to press late last year, Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama said: "We're making the PS3 version first, and then porting to the 360 later."

Some gamers have expressed concern over the prospect of the Western release of the PS3 version of the game being held back while development on the 360 version is completed.

When asked if development of the Xbox 360 version had begun, Kitase told VideoGamer.com: "When it comes to the basic engine it's likely we are going to keep them on the go simultaneously. But the finishing touches, the details, the PS3 version will be completed first, then we will move on to 360."

"We will have to wait until we are done with the PS3 version," Kitase added in response to being asked whether the finishing touches on the Xbox 360 version had begun.

So this can only mean that the game is actually being developed on both systems simultaneously and one of the versions will suffer graphically(most likely again the ps3)

Finishing touches; yeah change the button icons. Thanks SE.
I will prolly boycott FFXIII and wait for versus instead.

metalisticpain

lol. Seriously.

If this is your biggest problem u need to get some better priorities. What exactly are you angry about? It doesnt matter which is done first they both being released at the same time...

Boycott FFXIII all you want. It means squat to them, and then u go buy FFXIII VS so they still get money out of you.

IMO a big blow up about absolutely nothing. The graphics wont suffer at all. Square Enix's core FF games have always pushed the graphical capabilities and it looks great.

If u willing to miss out on the game because u can spot a jaggie in a place the 360 doesnt have it then go ahead.

Should lsiten to this guy to, topic creator~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-uTnqYHZ-I

They DO have to make money afterall...-GeordiLaForge-

the tears that will be shed when vs is multiplat

Your not angry but your going to boycott? How is square 'not delivering'? Square also take ages to make a game, and You actually getting 2 games made at once. FFXIII and FFXIII VS Also have u seen the demo? it looks fantastic...metalisticpain

[QUOTE="metalisticpain"]Your not angry but your going to boycott? How is square 'not delivering'? Square also take ages to make a game, and You actually getting 2 games made at once. FFXIII and FFXIII VS Also have u seen the demo? it looks fantastic...Chutebox

[QUOTE="Chutebox"]

[QUOTE="metalisticpain"]Your not angry but your going to boycott? How is square 'not delivering'? Square also take ages to make a game, and You actually getting 2 games made at once. FFXIII and FFXIII VS Also have u seen the demo? it looks fantastic...metalisticpain

Oh, I don't think FFXIII is going to be bad. I have no doubt about it. But the amount of time it's taking for a quality game from them is kinda mind blowing.

[QUOTE="metalisticpain"][QUOTE="Chutebox"] Compare SE games this gen to Ps2 and Ps1 era to see the huge difference between quality titles by this time in each gen. It has been subpar.

Chutebox

Oh, I don't think FFXIII is going to be bad. I have no doubt about it. But the amount of time it's taking for a quality game from them is kinda mind blowing.

[QUOTE="Chutebox"]

[QUOTE="metalisticpain"] The Core FF team and series has a strong track record. They have been working on this game most likely since the end of FFXII (im not sure though), whereas other teams have completed the spin offs and new IP's. The demo looked great? Why dont u think the rest of the game is going to look as good as the demo? Or do u believe the demo was subpar? and that the co development on both systems has made the demo look like crap?metalisticpain

Oh, I don't think FFXIII is going to be bad. I have no doubt about it. But the amount of time it's taking for a quality game from them is kinda mind blowing.

All I want is the damn game out asap lol. That's all I care. Been waiting solong for this damn game...

In a video shown to press late last year, Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama said: We're making the PS3 version first, and then porting to the 360 later....

-Reggaeton-

If Square-Enix's objective in simultaneously developing the game on both 360 and PS3 platforms means an earlier release schedule for the global videogame market outside of Japan, then I don't mind at all. The Crystal Tools engine is a PC based engine optimized for making future Square-Enix games easily built on all current generation consoles. If anything, the superior version of Final Fantasy XIII will be on the PC (1920x1080 resolution or higher, high detailed shadows and textures, enhanced visual effects and post-processing, etc.).Brainhunter

There isn't going to be a PC ver.

o_o; ... oops

If Square-Enix's objective in simultaneously developing the game on both 360 and PS3 platforms means an earlier release schedule for the global videogame market outside of Japan, then I don't mind at all. The Crystal Tools engine is a PC based engine optimized for making future Square-Enix games easily built on all current generation consoles. If anything, the superior version of Final Fantasy XIII will be on the PC (1920x1080 resolution or higher, high detailed shadows and textures, enhanced visual effects and post-processing, etc.).Brainhunter

[QUOTE="-GeordiLaForge-"]They DO have to make money afterall...Chutebox

[QUOTE="Chutebox"][QUOTE="-GeordiLaForge-"]They DO have to make money afterall...-GeordiLaForge-

People need to familiarize themselves with cross platform engines.

Of course it is being developed simultaneously, that is what the engine is built to do. These game engines generate code and content for the additional versions during development, you cannot just throw a game out using this method; but it covers a lot of the work needed.

That they would develop the PS3 first then move onto 360, yet they call it is simultaneous development, makes sense under these circumstances.

People need to familiarize themselves with cross platform engines.

Of course if is being developed simultaneously, that is what the engine is built to do. These game engines generate code and content for the additional versions during development, you cannot just throw a game out using this method; but it covers a lot of the work needed.

That they would develop the PS3 first but move onto 360, yet they call it is simultaneous development, makes sense under these circumstances.

AnnoyedDragon

... This does make sense.

False alarm everyone ...

*GASP*

how will we EVER survive!?

Now, that is some grave news for those that said FF13 would look less on 360, now has every chance to look same or better (as nearly all multipltforms do) on xbox