Posts like this one are quoting this article, stating that Square Enix will be delaying FFXIII for the PS3 until the X360 version is done. No one from SE is actually stating this in that article, however:
In the video, director Motomu Toriyama didn't beat around the bush when Nomura asked him questions about the 360 FFXIII. Starting off, he reconfirmed that, "We haven't changed the direction of the development. We're making the PS3 version first, and then porting to the 360 later." That means that since the game will be released simultaneously on both platforms in North America and Europe, the PS3 release will be held back in those territories until the 360 version is complete.
Furthermore, Toriyama also revealed that, as of July 29, his team hasn't yet received the tools needed to begin work on the Xbox 360 version of FFXIII. "I'm telling them to not think about the Xbox 360 right now," he said. "We can think about it after the development kits arrive."
The designer also reassured PS3 owners that the game's quality would not suffer due to the 360 port. "We aren't going to change any specifications [of FFXIII] because of the multi-platform announcement," he declared. "Right now, we're fully concentrating on the PS3 version."
It is the article author making the claim that the PS3 version will be delayed. Everything Toriyama says seems to indicate otherwise. THe author is going by the one reference to simultaneous release made at E3.
Since E3, Hashimoto has said:
"As we have already announced, we will complete the PS3 version in Japan," explained Hashimoto. "After that, we will start the localization for US and Europe." Once localization is underway, Square will begin development of the Xbox 360 version, with the aim of releasing it in America (with no meaningful content changes) alongside the localized PlayStation 3 version. "Because of languages and other conditions, it may not release in US and Europe simultaneously," noted Hashimoto.
As quoted here .
So, don't listen to the unfounded assumptions of some random GS author, and take the news straight from SE, they aim to release it alongside the PS3 version, but they're not saying thas they will delay the release of the PS3 version to ensure that it happens.
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