Multi-Disc Final Fantasy XIII On 360 Looking Likely

Anyone who bought The Last Remnant on Thursday will have noticed one blatantly obvious thing, it comes on two discs. Now, this might not be that concerning to too many people, but it could hint that this could be the way things will be done in the future.

As everyone is now aware, Final Fantasy XIII is being released on the Xbox 360, as part of Square Enix's new "let's make money" strategy. It's more than likely that Final Fantasy XIII will dwarf The Last Remnant in size, and if they couldn't compress that game down, it is likely that they will struggle for Final Fantasy XIII as well. The only thing that might discount this, is that The Last Remnant was developed using an external engine (Unreal 3), whereas Final Fantasy XIII is being developed using Square Enix's own Crystal Tools.

People joked a lot about the amount of discs Metal Gear Solid would need if it were ever released on the 360, and this might start up all over again now that people have seen The Last Remnant.

Concerning the Playstation 3, well The Last Remnant is said to be coming on one disc, and there is even talk of the Japanese voice work being included too; so it doesn't look like there are any storage issues there. This will probably hold true for Final Fantasy XIII, but the question is; how many discs will Final Fantasy XIII actually need on the 360? Your guess is as good as mine, but if they use similar compression on Final Fantasy XIII as they did on The Last Remnant, you're probably looking at 3-4.

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Damn, I am wandering will this affect the PS3 version of the game. Hopefully it will be better because of Blu Ray.

Its probable that the game will be on two discs.

But i wouldn't put much faith in his claim of 3 - 4 discs. The poster of that entry shows he has a poor understanding of compression.

Its probable that the game will be on two discs.

But i wouldn't put much faith in his claim of 3 - 4 discs. The poster of that entry shows he has a poor understanding of compression.

XaosII

It will be at least 4 discs. The Last Remnant uses the games engine for cut scenes. FFXIII, like Lost Odyssey, will use CGI. And it will use a lot of itCouth_

Chances are I will be getting FFXIII for PS3 since it is the lead platform for the title and has been in the works on PS3 dev kits for a few years rather than being a quick port. Still though Im gonna wait for reviews before making my final call on which version to pick up.

As for multi discs, I dont really care tbh. Im sure it will be on multiple discs for 360, but to be honest that never bothered me. Im playing FF IX right now and its 4 discs. I wouldnt be surprised if FFXIII takes up 4 discs on the 360, but it wouldnt bother me if I had to play it like that.

[QUOTE="Couth_"]It will be at least 4 discs. The Last Remnant uses the games engine for cut scenes. FFXIII, like Lost Odyssey, will use CGI. And it will use a lot of itToriko42

[QUOTE="Couth_"]It will be at least 4 discs. The Last Remnant uses the games engine for cut scenes. FFXIII, like Lost Odyssey, will use CGI. And it will use a lot of itToriko42

[QUOTE="Couth_"]It will be at least 4 discs. The Last Remnant uses the games engine for cut scenes. FFXIII, like Lost Odyssey, will use CGI. And it will use a lot of itToriko42

[QUOTE="Couth_"]It will be at least 4 discs. The Last Remnant uses the games engine for cut scenes. FFXIII, like Lost Odyssey, will use CGI. And it will use a lot of itToriko42

[QUOTE="Toriko42"][QUOTE="Couth_"]It will be at least 4 discs. The Last Remnant uses the games engine for cut scenes. FFXIII, like Lost Odyssey, will use CGI. And it will use a lot of ittreelog82

[QUOTE="Couth_"]It will be at least 4 discs. The Last Remnant uses the games engine for cut scenes. FFXIII, like Lost Odyssey, will use CGI. And it will use a lot of itToriko42

bwahh?! i thought it was the other way around.

They can put it on 10 discs for all I care. Or 6 installs (PS3). point is, this game will rock regardless.xsubtownerx

[QUOTE="treelog82"][QUOTE="Toriko42"] Using a game engine for cutscenes take up more space then CGIToriko42

ever heard of Lost Odyssey? that game was a whooping 5 DISKs!bushidotu

[QUOTE="treelog82"][QUOTE="Toriko42"] Using a game engine for cutscenes take up more space then CGIToriko42

[QUOTE="Couth_"]It will be at least 4 discs. The Last Remnant uses the games engine for cut scenes. FFXIII, like Lost Odyssey, will use CGI. And it will use a lot of itToriko42

They can put it on 10 discs for all I care. Or 6 installs (PS3). point is, this game will rock regardless.xsubtownerx

[QUOTE="treelog82"][QUOTE="Toriko42"] Using a game engine for cutscenes take up more space then CGIToriko42

Anyone who bought The Last Remnant on Thursday will have noticed one blatantly obvious thing, it comes on two discs. Now, this might not be that concerning to too many people, but it could hint that this could be the way things will be done in the future.

As everyone is now aware, Final Fantasy XIII is being released on the Xbox 360, as part of Square Enix's new "let's make money" strategy. It's more than likely that Final Fantasy XIII will dwarf The Last Remnant in size, and if they couldn't compress that game down, it is likely that they will struggle for Final Fantasy XIII as well. The only thing that might discount this, is that The Last Remnant was developed using an external engine (Unreal 3), whereas Final Fantasy XIII is being developed using Square Enix's own Crystal Tools.

People joked a lot about the amount of discs Metal Gear Solid would need if it were ever released on the 360, and this might start up all over again now that people have seen The Last Remnant.

Concerning the Playstation 3, well The Last Remnant is said to be coming on one disc, and there is even talk of the Japanese voice work being included too; so it doesn't look like there are any storage issues there. This will probably hold true for Final Fantasy XIII, but the question is; how many discs will Final Fantasy XIII actually need on the 360? Your guess is as good as mine, but if they use similar compression on Final Fantasy XIII as they did on The Last Remnant, you're probably looking at 3-4.

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Damn, I am wandering will this affect the PS3 version of the game. Hopefully it will be better because of Blu Ray.

 

jakarai

PS3 version won't be affected since it will be made first b4 the 360 versioneklineage

Thank God it wont be affected I dont care how many disk it will be on the 360 because i want them to fully take eadvantage of the PS3 and its storage..

360 fans dont mind if it comes in 4 disk anyways..so please dont gimped out the ps3 version and take advantage of the ps3 hardware

I think the PS3 version is the lead platform so I wasn't planning on getting this on the 360 anyways. senses_fail_06

It be out on the PS3 first at least in Japan and im still mad they want to wait till the 360 version is complete till they release it in NA and Europe..screw microsoft and their money hats..

multiple disc is soooooooo last generation...typevuspecII

So was rumble as I recall many a cow saying in 2006 :lol::P

PS3 version won't be affected since it will be made first b4 the 360 versioneklineage

[QUOTE="typevuspecII"]multiple disc is soooooooo last generation...AdobeArtist

So was rumble as I recall many a cow saying in 2006 :lol::P

[QUOTE="eklineage"]PS3 version won't be affected since it will be made first b4 the 360 versionlawlessx

[QUOTE="lawlessx"][QUOTE="eklineage"]PS3 version won't be affected since it will be made first b4 the 360 versionShattered007

if FF13 is fails cows will just switch gears and hope for versus to be a killer title

[QUOTE="Shattered007"][QUOTE="lawlessx"] ..which has nothing to do with the topic. besides im sure everybody here already knows this..square enix even said so.lawlessx

if FF13 is fails cows will just switch gears and hope for versus to be a killer title

[QUOTE="typevuspecII"]multiple disc is soooooooo last generation...AdobeArtist

So was rumble as I recall many a cow saying in 2006 :lol::P

Oh I love it haha 

[QUOTE="xsubtownerx"]They can put it on 10 discs for all I care. Or 6 installs (PS3). point is, this game will rock regardless.CAlNlAC

[QUOTE="Shattered007"][QUOTE="lawlessx"] ..which has nothing to do with the topic. besides im sure everybody here already knows this..square enix even said so.lawlessx

if FF13 is fails cows will just switch gears and hope for versus to be a killer title

[QUOTE="lawlessx"]

[QUOTE="Shattered007"]People that really don't care about the game and just need to feed their enter fanboy post things that was answerd to so they can claim onage. Y'know I just thought about this...what if FF13 is bad? SE has been hit or miss with this gen so far. I hope it's good.FirstDiscovery

if FF13 is fails cows will just switch gears and hope for versus to be a killer title

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"][QUOTE="lawlessx"]

if FF13 is fails cows will just switch gears and hope for versus to be a killer title

Couth_

and when it's annouced for Xbox 360 at E3'09 they'll say "No big deal"! / " knew this would happen!"Shattered007