FFXIII Year And A Half Late Due To PS3 Arrival

Square Enix has revealed the changeover of development from the PS2 to the PS3 for Final Fantasy XIII cost the company a year and a half.

FF-XIII.net has reported that while speaking to the Dutch Official PlayStation Magazine, Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed the arrival ofthe PS3 console meant Square Enix had to seize development of the PS2 version of FFXIIIand start producing the game for the PS3.

"Final Fantasy XIII was originally meant to be a PS2 title, but we had to switch systems due to the arrival of the PS3," said Kitase.

He added, "That cost us about one and a half years and was constantly a case of trial and error. However, because we worked so hard at the beginning, we got to a cruising speed much faster then anticipated and therefore could start on the translation and international voice recording process at an early stage of the development.

Final Fantasy XIII will launch simultaneously on Xbox 360 and PS3 for the first time in the series history on 9 March 2010. A collectors edition of the game will also be available to order from participating retailers.

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Ya, I don't believe a word that comes out of their mouths.

That's just an excuse. It was their choice to shift from PS2 to PS3. If they made it a PS2 game it would have done just fine as God of War 2 came out in 2007 and was acclaimed and sold well.Parasomniac

Ya, I don't believe a word that comes out of their mouths.

Chutebox

They make it seem as if they had no other choice but to shift developement to the PS3.

[QUOTE="Chutebox"]

Ya, I don't believe a word that comes out of their mouths.

AgentA-Mi6

LOL true now they are as bad as EA and Activision if not worse.

That's just an excuse. It was their choice to shift from PS2 to PS3. If they made it a PS2 game it would have done just fine as God of War 2 came out in 2007 and was acclaimed and sold well.Parasomniac

[QUOTE="AgentA-Mi6"][QUOTE="Chutebox"]

Ya, I don't believe a word that comes out of their mouths.

Kashiwaba

LOL true now they are as bad as EA and Activision if not worse.

[QUOTE="Parasomniac"]That's just an excuse. It was their choice to shift from PS2 to PS3. If they made it a PS2 game it would have done just fine as God of War 2 came out in 2007 and was acclaimed and sold well.nhh18

[QUOTE="nhh18"]

[QUOTE="Parasomniac"]That's just an excuse. It was their choice to shift from PS2 to PS3. If they made it a PS2 game it would have done just fine as God of War 2 came out in 2007 and was acclaimed and sold well.Parasomniac

Ya, I don't believe a word that comes out of their mouths.

Chutebox

FF13 should outperform FF12.nhh18

had the ps3 never came, it wouldn't be able to go to the 360. seriously. and for it going multiplat, it's not because they love the 360. but because they think West=360 just as they picked a Leona Lewis song for the West instead of keeping the original. huh.

they had too? proof sony yet again held a release hostage I.E refusing to green light the release of ff13 on ps2 unless they made it for ps3 instead?

Ya, I don't believe a word that comes out of their mouths.

Chutebox

they had too? proof sony yet again held a release hostage I.E refusing to green light the release of ff13 on ps2 unless they made it for ps3 instead?

WilliamRLBaker

[QUOTE="nhh18"]FF13 should outperform FF12.Parasomniac

they had too? proof sony yet again held a release hostage I.E refusing to green light the release of ff13 on ps2 unless they made it for ps3 instead?

WilliamRLBaker

they had too? proof sony yet again held a release hostage I.E refusing to green light the release of ff13 on ps2 unless they made it for ps3 instead?

WilliamRLBaker

[QUOTE="Chutebox"]

Ya, I don't believe a word that comes out of their mouths.

killa4lyfe

Why is this new ? :?

Its was already known that Final Fantasy XIII began development on the PS2 and switched later, which wouldl have caused a delay. It began around the same time as FFVersus XIII

[QUOTE="Chutebox"]

Ya, I don't believe a word that comes out of their mouths.

AgentA-Mi6

this