FFXIII 360 exhibits storage limitations, PS3 not affected.

its not a big deal and we might even get it for dlc if people realy want itEmperorZeruel

well bluray is nothing eh 360 fanboys?

NICKKELANIUS

Nope, bluray is the best :P

Is SE even compressing voices?

Gta3-fan334

[QUOTE="CriousGamer"]According to Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase, the Xbox 360 version of the eagerly awaited RPG may only include English voiceovers due to its limited storage capacity per disc - the PlayStation 3 release, however, is not affected by such constraints thanks to Blu-ray.

"Obviously, when we talk about XIII it's for PS3 and Xbox - with PS3 being on Blu ray there would be enough memory, but on Xbox probably not," said Kitase. "At the moment we're thinking of releasing the voice in English only. Are there many people who would like to play with Japanese voices?"

For the sake of all Final Fantasy fans lets hope that this is the only limitation, I don't want the actual game outside of languages affected just because of the Xbox 360 alone.

Well this makes me a happy camper because now I don't have to worry about the PS3 version being gimped.

what does anime have to do with anything? you know they sub live action movies too dont you?

I came in praying for a link. Thank you TC. Sux for 360 only owners. I'm a guy who will always give the dub a chance over subs unless its live action, but I would like to have the option.TheGrat1

lol love your sig and completely agree: im a lot more forgiving when it comes to english dubs

So... for someone like me, who does not speak or read japanese... how dose this affect me (and most of north america)??? In other words, the game will work 100% the same, but you can't hear it in a foreign language that doesnt matter to you.... hmmm. FAILED EPIC FAIL....Phazevariance

I don't see why SE is wasting their time and money making a port of this game on the 360. I can see this game selling so much better on the PS3. And how many disc's is this game going to be on for the 360?! LMAO

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="Trinners"]

I watch lots of anime and I always watch them in japanese dub with english subtitles.

English voiceacting seems so forced and unnatural.

-Traveller-

Agreed, you can get some animes with fantastic English VA. Some just outright suck though :(

I was planning on getting it for the PS3 anyway. This just adds to the ease of that choice.

who cares except for fanboys?iskabroo

Yeah I really don't care much for it I rather hear it in english anyways whats the point of the japanese voices im not japanese. if it were a movie i would be pissed off cause the voices and lips never sync

It depends on the voice actors. I usually prefer to read subs and listen to the native language.

[QUOTE="johnlennon28"]I think theres only a very small percentage of non japanese gamers who would like to play it in japenese voice actingJLF1

[QUOTE="JLF1"]

[QUOTE="johnlennon28"]I think theres only a very small percentage of non japanese gamers who would like to play it in japenese voice actingsubrosian

[QUOTE="subrosian"]If you care enough to play it in Japanese, you care enough to import it and play it properly. :P - I mean really, why sit around waiting for US release? Get it as soon as it comes out in Japan, and enjoy.

Vandalvideo

Learn Japanese and play it in it "pure" form

The English VA will probably be good, but there will be no excuse for a lack of PS3 dual track audio. I for one will be pissed.

[QUOTE="JLF1"]

[QUOTE="johnlennon28"]I think theres only a very small percentage of non japanese gamers who would like to play it in japenese voice actingsubrosian

It's better if you have English subtitles and Japanese voice acting (and of course, the option for English voice acting as well).

I don't see how anyone can complain about the existance of a secondary audio track. It's like S-E ports: It's existance can't harm you.

[QUOTE="subrosian"]

[QUOTE="JLF1"]

I would agree that the huge majority don't care about this stuff seeing as FF has a huge casual push.

But the small minority or rather a huge portion of the JRPG and SRPG fans would love to play games with Japanese voice-acting. Mainly for the reason that most English voice-acting in these games suck.

Vandalvideo

It's better if you have English subtitles and Japanese voice acting (and of course, the option for English voice acting as well).

I don't see how anyone can complain about the existance of a secondary audio track. It's like S-E ports: It's existance can't harm you.

[QUOTE="-Traveller-"]

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"] Cowboy bebop has some phenomal voice acting thoughAnimal-Mother

Agreed, you can get some animes with fantastic English VA. Some just outright suck though :(

Ergo Proxy and Evangelion were two very good choices. Both had excellent english VA.

FF 12 I didn't mind, though the quality of the VA audio seemed quite bad. I'm not sure if it was just me, but it almost sounded "phoned" in. The acting seemed good though.

[QUOTE="ceruxx"]

It's better if you have English subtitles and Japanese voice acting (and of course, the option for English voice acting as well).

I don't see how anyone can complain about the existance of a secondary audio track. It's like S-E ports: It's existance can't harm you.

subrosian

Don't get me wrong, I fully plan on importing.　And I'm well aware of the issues in translation. I recently played Final Fantasy VIII. Not only were things changed, but they were needlessly changed and gross misinterpretations were made that ruined an entire scene.

The problem is that the USA ver. is always better gameplay wise. The Japanese have the "opportunity" if being the test market for the glitches inherit in certain Final Fantasy games. In some cases, international versions are released - but these are built off the USA ver and have English voice acting with Japanese subtitles.

So that's the issue. It's best to have the superior, western gameplay ver. with the Japanese voice acting as an option. That way the Japanese at least exists. This is coming from the perspective of someone who is minoring in Japanese. ^^;

I don't get it. How is it that Lost Odyssey has different voices and the 360 version of FF13 doesn't?

If the PS3 version is miles better than the 360 version, I might think of getting a PS3.

If the PS3 version is miles better than the 360 version, I might think of getting a PS3.

dylanmcc

If the PS3 version is miles better than the 360 version, I might think of getting a PS3.

dylanmcc

Dual Audio isn't going to make the PS3 ver much better and there's no guarantee of it.

I do not speak Japanese, this does not concern me or the 95% of my fellow 360ers.

[QUOTE="subrosian"][QUOTE="ceruxx"]

It's better if you have English subtitles and Japanese voice acting (and of course, the option for English voice acting as well).

I don't see how anyone can complain about the existance of a secondary audio track. It's like S-E ports: It's existance can't harm you.

ceruxx

Don't get me wrong, I fully plan on importing.　And I'm well aware of the issues in translation. I recently played Final Fantasy VIII. Not only were things changed, but they were needlessly changed and gross misinterpretations were made that ruined an entire scene.

The problem is that the USA ver. is always better gameplay wise. The Japanese have the "opportunity" if being the test market for the glitches inherit in certain Final Fantasy games. In some cases, international versions are released - but these are built off the USA ver and have English voice acting with Japanese subtitles.

So that's the issue. It's best to have the superior, western gameplay ver. with the Japanese voice acting as an option. That way the Japanese at least exists. This is coming from the perspective of someone who is minoring in Japanese. ^^;

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Personally, for the US version, my choice between platforms will depend on which game is offering the best audio / video.

I love how some people saying this is not a big deal. Maybe it's not but if they already cutting just extra languages I wonder what else they may end up cutting just to fit on the dvd. im so glad I have a PS3. Blu Ray is slowly startting to be needed and only fanboys are in denial.

ZOMG! The people who buy it on the 360 can only listen to it in their native language?!? It's the end of the 360 as we know it!

[QUOTE="Tykain"]This make the PS3 version the definitive superior version for me. I much prefer Japanese voices than English for my JRPGs.Generalmojo

Me 2, (im an Anime freak:D)

ZOMG! The people who buy it on the 360 can only listen to it in their native language?!? It's the end of the 360 as we know it!

Guybrush_3

It's better if you have English subtitles and Japanese voice acting (and of course, the option for English voice acting as well).

I don't see how anyone can complain about the existance of a secondary audio track. It's like S-E ports: It's existance can't harm you.

We all speak english /threadshadow8585

Lol, that might not be everyone's native language though.

[QUOTE="shadow8585"]We all speak english /thread-Traveller-

Lol, that might not be everyone's native language though.

We all speak english /threadshadow8585

So?

That's why theres subtitles. Dub's are usually bad.

Just look at Cloud in Crisis Core.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPM1XbRBB2o

Wow. We won't be able to play the game in a language that 99% of us are unable to understand. Most of us 360 owners would never use it, but I'm sure we'll all go out and buy a PS3and await the games releasejust to know that we'll havea uselessfeature available to us.

This post = sarcasm. This thread = pointless.