One of the most persistent Xbox 360 rumors (right up there with Metal Gear Solid 4) has been officially debunked at the highest level. Of course, we're talking about Final Fantasy XIII. But, how high is the highest level? How about a Square Enix executive? Specifically, IGN reports Square Enix's Shinji Hashimoto stated that the company has no current plans to make any more Final Fantasy titles on the Xbox 360. When asked about Final Fantasy landing on Wii or 360, Hashimoto stated, "For the Wii, we have FF Crystal Chronicles in production ... As for FF on the Xbox 360, it's currently a completely blank page."Being Xbox 360 fanboys, this is where we are contractually obligated to note that Hashimoto's statements don't necessarily rule out future games in the series or even a delayed port of Final Fantasy XIII itself. Hair splitting aside, it looks like any hope of the next installment of Final Fantasy landing on the Xbox 360 has been crushed.
[Via Joystiq]





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6-06-2007 @ 5:42PM
Jerry said...
Why should it affect the 360fanboy, Ps3 isnt gonna get exclusive titeles for at least 6 months, that kinda painfull if you bought something thats 600 dollars, Too Human and Mass Effect will chill this blow with ease
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6-06-2007 @ 6:16PM
Brian said...
They better as hell hope they didn't glaze over the fact that there's an FFXI expansion coming out in winter.
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6-06-2007 @ 6:25PM
Project Ekim said...
I hate final fantasy there boring and repetive and like never change from game to game theres just too many when im 40 the'll be up to final fatasy 81 i really wish they would end the series imo.
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6-06-2007 @ 6:50PM
Toph said...
I won't cry sour grapes here; I'm sure this will hurt many, many Xbox 360 owners, but personally I don't care.
Hell..Playstation needs at least ONE game...give them Final Fantasy! :) Oh..and let them play in 'Home' afterwards. That's enough for one console, isn't it? :):)
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6-06-2007 @ 7:20PM
Triforceowner said...
You know what completely ticked me off recently? The PS3 Fanboy Podcast talked about RPG's, and totally dissed the 360. How many good PS3 RPG's are coming out in the next 6 months... um... zero? How many for the 360? Five or more. According to PS3 Fanboy Podcast, RPG's were actually the reason for going to the PS3 instead of the 360. That deserves a big old "WTF?" only after they say there are no good RPG's coming to the 360 in the 2007. I'm really glad the Xbox 360 Fanboys aren't actually fanboys. :)
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6-06-2007 @ 7:45PM
Tony said...
I think it'll actually be interesting to see how Last Remnant does on 360 compared to PS3, particularly in the west. If it does a good deal better, I am willing to bet they'll reconsider this position... at least for non-Japanese audiences. I mean, the White Engine it uses is multiplatform anyway, so it's not like it'd kill them.
Personally, I'm not overly interested.
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6-06-2007 @ 8:06PM
Lucky said...
I hate FF game, but if it was put on the 360 I'd buy one just to spite sony.
XD
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6-06-2007 @ 8:43PM
ray said...
final fantasy is t3h gay anyway.
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6-06-2007 @ 9:20PM
ryan said...
it's all gravy everybody we have too many rpgs anyway! ;)
not that that's a bad thing. let em keep their FF. FF 7 was the best one anyway.
come to think of it, i might just skip out on 13 and wait for the FF 7 remake to get me a ps3! =P
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6-06-2007 @ 9:46PM
colin said...
How about Final Fantasy VII Sigma with exclusive outfits for X360 ... that would give us something to brag about ;) Actually what would really be cool is ...
Final Fantasy Final: The End. Everyone Dies!
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6-06-2007 @ 10:26PM
x silence x said...
Just like everyone else... who cares.
Really though, if you were a huge FF fan you would have bought a PS3 anyways. It's pretty clear that a US made console with mostly US fans are not CRAZY about the Japanese games. I know that there are fans here but not like it Japan and vice versa. I wasn't going to buy this game anyways as much of you seem to agree with so like I said...
who cares...
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6-06-2007 @ 11:01PM
Orenthol Jones said...
"WE DUN NEED NO STANKIN GIRLY GAMES!! WE WANNA SHOOT AND GET IR DONE!!! WTF YOU DON'T NEED NO STORY!!! TAKE A GUN, SHOOT!! STORIES ARE FOR GIRLS!! THEY INTERUPT WITH THE FLOW OF THE ACTION!!!js;kljd;asjd;as"
- generic XBOX fanboy mindset when faced with any sort of videogame that has a storyline.
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6-06-2007 @ 11:03PM
Otis Whitaker said...
"You know what completely ticked me off recently? The PS3 Fanboy Podcast talked about RPG's, and totally dissed the 360. How many good PS3 RPG's are coming out in the next 6 months... um... zero? How many for the 360? Five or more."
Well, look at it more like this...
How many good RPG's were on the XBOX? Like... two.. three?
How many good RPG's were there on the PS2? Like 15?
Look at this way, in the bad times of the PS2, the Dreamcast had better RPGs, but people still expected more out of the PS2, and it eventually delivered.
You can't blame them for the mindset that the PS3 is going to deliver also. Who knows if it actually will!
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6-06-2007 @ 11:28PM
massive_98 said...
http://www.playb3yond.com/
I have never played final fantasy before, (I am a proud owner of a PS3) so I think I might rent it. Looks stunning.
http://www.playb3yond.com/
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6-07-2007 @ 3:24AM
skunkworks said...
dudes that look like chicks. cry baby main characters. big ass swords and flying boats..... I'll pass, just like I passed on the last 5 or so final fantasy games
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6-07-2007 @ 4:50AM
Dyskresiac said...
'Ey, 12 wasn't bad. First good FF since VI. It's sad to lose it on Xbox, but they haven't taken back their "It won't be PS3 exclusive." statement.
They've ruled out Wii
They've ruled out 360
Hell no to DS
LOL @ PSP
So what's left? PC. For those of you who remember, FFVII and FFVIII did come out for PC. Perhaps Square has decided to return to the PC market? Considering a large portion of their FFXI playerbase is PC, I wouldn't doubt it in the least.
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6-07-2007 @ 6:55AM
mfunnyman said...
this sucks thy can keep there Last Remnant i want final fantasy 13
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6-07-2007 @ 7:20AM
Former PS Fan said...
Xbox 360 is the console leader for Role Playing Games.
Xbox 360 has the highest rated version of Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion with all the expansions that aren't found on the Playstation 3 version.
Two Worlds is a game very similar to Elder Scrolls 4, but even better, and it is being released only for PC and Xbox 360 in just a short time.
I personally enjoy Phantasy Star Universe quite a bit on the Xbox 360, and that game isn't found on the Playstation 3.
Final Fantasy 11 is a game on the Xbox 360 right now, and a lot of people really like playing it on Xbox 360.
Take a look at the way Square Enix carefully uses the word "currently" when they talk about Final Fantasy 13 not being in development for Xbox 360. That's the same thing Capcom did with Devil May Cry 4 when they would say DMC4 was only in development for PS3. Now we know Devil May Cry 4 will be released at the same time as the PS3 version for Xbox 360 and PC.
Blue Dragon is a game made by the original creator of Final Fantasy, Mr. Hori Sakaguchi.
Blue Dragon is going to be releases shortly in North America and Europe. Blue Dragon helped the Xbox 360 sell 125,000 systems in Japan in less than two weeks. Blue Dragon is an awesome RPG!
Lost Odyssey is another game made by the original designer of Final Fantasy, and his new company called Mystwalker is going to release that game in just a few months, only for the Xbox 360. That is going to be an amazing RPG game!
Fable 2 is another Xbox 360 Role Playing Game that is going to be absolutely amazing.
Mass Effect was voted the Best Role Playing Game of the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Mass Effect will be released this fall only for the Xbox 360!
Xbox 360 is currently the best next-gen console for RPG games. Final Fantasy 13 won't be released in Japan until sometime in 2008, and probably not in North America and Europe until sometime in 2009. That's a long time for Square Enix to announce the game for Xbox 360. We already have Final Fantasy 11 on Xbox 360, and we will see Final Fantasy 13 on Xbox 360.
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6-07-2007 @ 9:26AM
Si said...
Oh my goodness, like who the hell cares about any FF series. This is a good thing. Ridiculous content such as this is not worthy to be played on the 360. Let it stay on that other console called the PS3 where it belongs: old, outdated, and useless.
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6-07-2007 @ 11:34AM
Noshino said...
"19. Oh my goodness, like who the hell cares about any FF series. This is a good thing. Ridiculous content such as this is not worthy to be played on the 360. Let it stay on that other console called the PS3 where it belongs: old, outdated, and useless.
Posted at 9:26AM on Jun 7th 2007 by Si"
I think you mistyped, it should have been something like this
"Let it stay on that other console called the PS3 where it belongs, because the 360 is old, outdated, and useless."
I just had to do that, sorry :D
and no, the PS3 isnt old, outdated, or useless, and you by saying that prove the point that you just seem to hate the PS3 for a reason that has nothing to do with its potential, I guess just fanboyism? Next time please use facts, ok?
NOTE: Sorry if the phrase about the 360 annoyed some, but I just needed to get back at him, my apologies
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