Nomura on Versus XIII Exclusivity.

As for Nomura, the Versus XIII director said, "Compared to the move to the PS2, the move to the PS3 is more difficult. Planning and so-forth haven't changed much as far as work is concerned, but overall, the amount of graphics work has gone up considerably. You can show tiny details, so you have to make put tiny details in your illustrations."

Getting a bit specific on the Versus project, Nomura continued, "It seems that the Versus team was, from the start, trying to get the full specifications out of the PS3, and that takes time. Just the other day, during a Versus meeting, a programmer asked, 'Is it okay to program with PS3 exclusivity in mind?'." I asked why, and he said, 'If we port it to other hardware, we have to program with that in mind.' I responded, 'Of course, Versus is PS3 exclusive.'"

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/837/837350p1.html

Also, he talks about how Versus will take full advantage of the PS3!

Nomura, director and character designer for Versus, discussed the difficulties of working with the new hardware. "The hurdles are greater than they were in the move from the PS1 to the PS2," said Nomura. To deal with the transition, Square Enix has all its programmers gather together to work under FFXIII producer Yoshinori Kitase on the White Engine that will power Square Enix's next generation titles. "We're probably at the point where we could make a PS3 title. However, we're currently researching how to fully tap the specs."

It seems as though we'll have to wait a bit to see anything real time from Versus. "Things like real time footage and specifics on areas like the battle system will come once the White Engine is complete," explained Nomura. "We're currently working hard on the development of [the White Engine], and once it's done, we'll have to research what can be done with it. Of course, we do have an idea of what we'd like to do."

The White Engine, it should be noted, isn't just something being made for Final Fantasy XIII. Square Enix will go through many versions of the White Engine over time, according to Nomura, with different games being developed using different versions of the tools. "It's sort of like FFXIII is there as a target. FF Versus XIII will also use the White Engine, and it will be tuned for FF Versus XIII."

Also, guys, those links are really old. :lol:

Still, it proves the point at hand. :P

Lmao, I like how he ended it. :lol:

But yeah, it feels great owning both consoles. Especially the PS3, knowing you're going to be able to play the awesomeness that is Final Fantasy Versus XIII. :D

what do you mean final nail in coffin

November 22, 2007

Right...

what do you mean final nail in coffin

sireclaborn

Well, it's not the final nail in the coffin (that's after E3 when SE said it themselves) but it shows that Versus XIII is exclusive.

Didnt he say FF13 can only be done on the ps3 ??:lol:

[QUOTE="sireclaborn"]

what do you mean final nail in coffin

ChrnoTrigger

Well, it's not the final nail in the coffin (that's after E3 when SE said it themselves) but it shows that Versus XIII is exclusive.

[QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"][QUOTE="sireclaborn"]

what do you mean final nail in coffin

FirstDiscovery

Well, it's not the final nail in the coffin (that's after E3 when SE said it themselves) but it shows that Versus XIII is exclusive.

Yes, but after E3 SE said that Versus is exclusive because FFXIII is going multi-plat.

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"][QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"][QUOTE="sireclaborn"]

what do you mean final nail in coffin

ChrnoTrigger

Well, it's not the final nail in the coffin (that's after E3 when SE said it themselves) but it shows that Versus XIII is exclusive.

Yes, but after E3 SE said that Versus is exclusive because FFXIII is going multi-plat.

Either way, if FF13 sells well on 360, they will have no reason to not port it

[QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"][QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"][QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"][QUOTE="sireclaborn"]

what do you mean final nail in coffin

FirstDiscovery

Well, it's not the final nail in the coffin (that's after E3 when SE said it themselves) but it shows that Versus XIII is exclusive.

Yes, but after E3 SE said that Versus is exclusive because FFXIII is going multi-plat.

Either way, if FF13 sells well on 360, they will have no reason to not port it

You can say that about any game, but in the end it won't happen. SE has talked about being fair to all the consoles this gen, i'm sure that Versus is the exclusive for the PS3 since 360 is getting IU.

Also, why do you talk about my title when I mentioned something just recently? :)

[QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"][QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"][QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"][QUOTE="sireclaborn"]

what do you mean final nail in coffin

FirstDiscovery

Well, it's not the final nail in the coffin (that's after E3 when SE said it themselves) but it shows that Versus XIII is exclusive.

Yes, but after E3 SE said that Versus is exclusive because FFXIII is going multi-plat.

Either way, if FF13 sells well on 360, they will have no reason to not port it

well we won't know that for a while since the game won't be until 2010 at the latest plus it will sell more on the ps3 since its not being released on the 360 in japan also but then i think the tables will have turned for the 360

FFXIII was never really PS3 exclusive and even was discussed a long time ago that it could go mutiplat(link http://www.gamespot.com/news/6167864.html

but FFVSXIII is ps3 exclusive and always will be accordding to Tetsuya Nomura and wada

You can say that about any game, but in the end it won't happen. SE has talked about being fair to all the consoles this gen, i'm sure that Versus is the exclusive for the PS3 since 360 is getting IU.

Also, why do you talk about my title when I mentioned something just recently? :)

ChrnoTrigger

Oblivion according to the devs wasnt going to PS3, guess what happened?

DMC4 was reconfirmed as a PS3 exclusive, obviously you know that changed

VF5 was developed on a board with a similar GPU to the PS3, and so a 360 port wouldve been too tough, all straight from the horses mouth

And more recently, after SO4 and Last Remnant were announced exclusive for 360 SE said FF13 was staying on the PS3...

That article is like a year old, but i'm sure the reason still stands the same.Koalakommander

[QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"]

You can say that about any game, but in the end it won't happen. SE has talked about being fair to all the consoles this gen, i'm sure that Versus is the exclusive for the PS3 since 360 is getting IU.

Also, why do you talk about my title when I mentioned something just recently? :)

FirstDiscovery

Oblivion was never going to PS3, guess what happened?

DMC4 was reconfirmed as a PS3 exclusives, obviously you know that changed

And more recently, after SO4 and Last Remnant were announced exclusive for 360 SE said FF13 was staying on the PS3...

First you say it's gonna be because FFXIII will sell well on the 360 and now you talk about games that are announced as multi-plat before they came out. Your desperation is showing :|

Also, Oblivion was never touted as an exclusive.

[QUOTE="Koalakommander"]That article is like a year old, but i'm sure the reason still stands the same.FirstDiscovery

They never promised "CGI quality graphics"

hey did they say when it will come out...its coming out after ff13 in 2009 so when is it 2010? serious i wanna know.LibertySaint

Probably 5-6 months after the US release of XIII. It's already being worked on simultaneously and development will probably faster after they're done with 13.

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"][QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"]

You can say that about any game, but in the end it won't happen. SE has talked about being fair to all the consoles this gen, i'm sure that Versus is the exclusive for the PS3 since 360 is getting IU.

Also, why do you talk about my title when I mentioned something just recently? :)

ChrnoTrigger

Oblivion was never going to PS3, guess what happened?

DMC4 was reconfirmed as a PS3 exclusives, obviously you know that changed

And more recently, after SO4 and Last Remnant were announced exclusive for 360 SE said FF13 was staying on the PS3...

First you say it's gonna be because FFXIII will sell well on the 360 and now you talk about games that are announced as multi-plat before they came out. Your desperation is showing :|

Also, Oblivion was never touted as an exclusive.

In fact now youre so desperate youre putting words into my mouth? Last time i checked FF13 and FFV13 arent out EITHER

Please quit while your ahead:lol:

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"][QUOTE="Koalakommander"]That article is like a year old, but i'm sure the reason still stands the same.ChrnoTrigger

They never promised "CGI quality graphics"

[QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"][QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"][QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"]

You can say that about any game, but in the end it won't happen. SE has talked about being fair to all the consoles this gen, i'm sure that Versus is the exclusive for the PS3 since 360 is getting IU.

Also, why do you talk about my title when I mentioned something just recently? :)

FirstDiscovery

Oblivion was never going to PS3, guess what happened?

DMC4 was reconfirmed as a PS3 exclusives, obviously you know that changed

And more recently, after SO4 and Last Remnant were announced exclusive for 360 SE said FF13 was staying on the PS3...

First you say it's gonna be because FFXIII will sell well on the 360 and now you talk about games that are announced as multi-plat before they came out. Your desperation is showing :|

Also, Oblivion was never touted as an exclusive.

In fact now youre so desperate youre putting words into my mouth? Last time i checked FF13 and FFV13 arent out EITHER

Please quit while your ahead:lol:

Uh, the only "Epic Fail" here is YOU. I already said that *Remember this is July 2008 news* Square enix said Versus will be PS3 exclusive because 360 is getting XIII. You continue to dodge that and continue with your BS strawman argument.

hey did they say when it will come out...its coming out after ff13 in 2009 so when is it 2010? serious i wanna know.LibertySaint

Probably 2010. SE rarely likes to put out two big games in the same year, unless one realeases very early of the year and second one very late.

2009 FFXIII, 2010 FFXIII versus , 2011 KH 3 . One can hope :P

[QUOTE="LibertySaint"]hey did they say when it will come out...its coming out after ff13 in 2009 so when is it 2010? serious i wanna know.Krigon

Probably 2010. SE rarely likes to put out two big games in the same year, unless one realeases very early of the year and second one very late.

2009 FFXIII, 2010 FFXIII versus , 2011 KH 3 . One can hope :P

2009 FFXIII will only be for Japan most likely, I'd hope to see the US version of XIII and the JP version of Versus come out in 2010.

You can say that about any game, but in the end it won't happen. SE has talked about being fair to all the consoles this gen, i'm sure that Versus is the exclusive for the PS3 since 360 is getting IU.

Also, why do you talk about my title when I mentioned something just recently? :)

ChrnoTrigger

Being fair? :lol:

Seriously, the game is being built for the PS3. If they happen to do a 360 port after, how is that being unfair to PS fans?

this game will be ported to the 360 a few months after the ps3 release. square doesn't care about sony or its fanboys. mephisto_11

If they did decide to port it, they would probably just hold back the american ps3 release until the 360 version was done again. Sony really needs to start publishing third-party exclusives once in a while.

If you told me FFXIII was going to 360 on November of last year, I'd probably slap you in the face. My point is, an article of that calibur hardly holds any credibility due to its old age.

Things change, people change new things come up. Gaming industry never repeats itself, yet fanboys dwell on it to heart.

Uh, the only "Epic Fail" here is YOU. I already said that *Remember this is July 2008 news* Square enix said Versus will be PS3 exclusive because 360 is getting XIII. You continue to dodge that and continue with your BS strawman argument.

ChrnoTrigger

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"][QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"]

Uh, the only "Epic Fail" here is YOU. I already said that *Remember this is July 2008 news* Square enix said Versus will be PS3 exclusive because 360 is getting XIII. You continue to dodge that and continue with your BS strawman argument.

ChrnoTrigger

Again with the strawman argument, seriously grow up :roll:

Youre best come-back "but buh you r teh wrongz:cry:"

[QUOTE="Koalakommander"]That article is like a year old, but i'm sure the reason still stands the same.FirstDiscovery

I think all of this is hogwash. When FF13 on 360 outsells the PS3 version in the US (with both selling multiple millions) and they sell about equal in Europe/Others, I think thats when we'll know if Square really plans on keeping Versus exclusive. I doubt the cost of porting would make like 3 million+ extra sales not worthwhile.Senor_Kami

By the time it comes out, the PS3 will have a big enough fanbase to secure atleast 4 million sales on this game. Anyway, this is nothing to do with the fact that FFXIII might sell alot. It's just SE likes to keep certain exclusives, you know, exclusives. Like how IU/SO4 is for 360.

[QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"]

Uh, the only "Epic Fail" here is YOU. I already said that *Remember this is July 2008 news* Square enix said Versus will be PS3 exclusive because 360 is getting XIII. You continue to dodge that and continue with your BS strawman argument.

FirstDiscovery

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"][QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"]

Uh, the only "Epic Fail" here is YOU. I already said that *Remember this is July 2008 news* Square enix said Versus will be PS3 exclusive because 360 is getting XIII. You continue to dodge that and continue with your BS strawman argument.

nervmeister

Games claimed exclusives in the past have either stayed that way or gone multiplat, DEAL WITH IT

Continue living in denial and using your petty comebacks. Oh, and learn to argue properly as the only thing you're doing now is trolling.

ChrnoTrigger

[QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"]

Continue living in denial and using your petty comebacks. Oh, and learn to argue properly as the only thing you're doing now is trolling.

FirstDiscovery

Yes, but it was never set in stone that XIII would be exclusive. It was always in question, SE only said it was exclusive because they didn't finalize it going to anything else yet.

Versus on the other hand...

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"][QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"]

Continue living in denial and using your petty comebacks. Oh, and learn to argue properly as the only thing you're doing now is trolling.

ChrnoTrigger

Yes, but it was never set in stone that XIII would be exclusive. It was always in question, SE only said it was exclusive because they didn't finalize it going to anything else yet.

Versus on the other hand...

[QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"][QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"][QUOTE="ChrnoTrigger"]

Continue living in denial and using your petty comebacks. Oh, and learn to argue properly as the only thing you're doing now is trolling.

FirstDiscovery

Yes, but it was never set in stone that XIII would be exclusive. It was always in question, SE only said it was exclusive because they didn't finalize it going to anything else yet.

Versus on the other hand...

Square-Enix=/=Capcom :|

Square-Enix=/=Capcom :|

ChrnoTrigger

Thats one fact you continue to ignore, the reality and call me in denial?:lol:

I own both an Xbox 360 and a PS3 but I'm glad to hear that at least one Final Fantasy game will be exclusive to the PS3 as my purchase of the PS3 was partly for Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII (the primary reason for my purchase being Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and LittleBigPlanet).

Even though Finla Fantasy XIII has been annoucned for the Xbox 360 I'll still be buying it for the PS3.