Speaking on the subject of paying off publishers for exclusivity, Tretton told Joystiq "[Sony] invested so much money in the [PS3] hardware" that it simply "can't write checks for exclusive software."
While popular theory is that Microsoft paid Square Enix off for its recent handfull of upcoming releases, word around the industry campfire points at a decision made by Square Enix months ago to focus on multiplatform development that saw Final Fantasy XIII land on the Xbox 360. With a high install base and solid attach rate for the Xbox 360 in North America and Europe many developers are forgoing exclusivity in order to lessen the blow of "next-gen" game development. Capcom has been a prime example of this point with Devil May Cry 4; which saw better sales on the Xbox 360.
Regardless of the situation, Square Enix is happy to bring the experience to as many people as possible and as gamers we all should be too.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
7-18-2008 @ 10:51AM
Viva La Champ said...
I'm sooo happy this is on 360 now =]
I sorta regret the fact that I bought a ps3 as seeing I never care for bluray, and all the games are going on my 360:P Well I know for a fact some ps3fanboy will come in saying "have fun swapping 6 disks" Even though FFXIII will probably be at like 2 disks. The ps3 trolls don't realize swapping disks takes 5 seconds, and installing games takes over 30minutes.....I rather get the quick exersise ;)
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7-18-2008 @ 11:44AM
Sean said...
Yeah... but by the time FF 13 is out, the 360 will have the install to hard disc option. That sounds like a perfect solution to swapping discs. That is, of course if they allow you to just have disc 1 in the console at all times.
7-18-2008 @ 12:45PM
Dirty said...
They mention that you need the disc in the drive to work, if it works for multiple discs I will be surprised. What is preventing me and my friends from just keeping one disc and copying the rest to our hard drives?
Just sayin
I am also slightly regretting my ps3 purchase, but MGS was awesome and I am a huge ratchet and clank fan.
7-18-2008 @ 1:36PM
dylan said...
@Dirty, they will most likely make disc 1 the playable one and disc 2 the cutscenes which you can download. You would need disc 1 to play and once you've put disc 2 on your hard drive. Who is going to want a disc of cutscenes from you if they can't do anything with it?
7-19-2008 @ 4:00PM
zyskgame said...
the only reason we copy the game to the hard drive is so that it doesent load.
7-18-2008 @ 2:29PM
chenry said...
I don't see how they get to make fun of us having to change discs, Final Fantasy 7 was a bunch of discs, so was Metal Gear Solid. Fear Effect. Resident Evil 2. C'mon. Changing discs is a tradition!
7-18-2008 @ 7:30PM
Dirty said...
@Dylan That really wouldnt make sense, if you didnt have a hard drive you would have to switch discs everytime a cut scene came up. Keep in mind that there are a few poor souls out there without a hard drive still.
7-19-2008 @ 1:06PM
Roto13 said...
Installation does not take 30 minutes. >_> And it cuts down the load times. If you don't (or can't) install FF XIII on the 360 hard drive, load times will be a lot slower than the PS3 version.
Can't say swapping discs is a major issue for me, though. It's not like you have to swap them every time you go to a new area or something. I'm not that lazy.
7-23-2008 @ 2:20PM
Smiling Kitsune said...
Seeing how blue dragon was on three discs I doubt FF13 will be on 2.
7-18-2008 @ 10:57AM
BlackFreefall said...
Well is a win win situation for everybody. Xbox360 owners will have a chance to experienece this game. Square Enix will rake in more money. And PS3 owners can still enjoy this game too (despite what some of they claimed that is the end of the world)
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7-18-2008 @ 11:56AM
KarlW said...
Agree. I'm a PS3 owner (only came by here because I saw the post at the bottom of Engadget), and TBH, I don't really mind about FF13 going multiplatform.
Well, I don't mind so long as it doesn't push the release back too much. The fact that more gamers are able to enjoy a game doesn't lessen my enjoyment of it.
7-18-2008 @ 10:58AM
Gamertag: GOPAL892005 said...
its great news that the XBOX 360 is getting FFXIII - now i'll get to play it & see what all the fuss is about :)
- i'm wondering why Microsoft hasn't put the FFXIII E3 Announcement Trailer onto the Marketplace - it'd be great to see it in HD :)
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7-18-2008 @ 11:00AM
BlackFreefall said...
*them
Ok maybe Sony is not winning but is still getting a piece of the pie.
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7-18-2008 @ 4:04PM
SithLarry said...
You used sunshine twice. I'm pretty sure that's illegal.
7-18-2008 @ 4:07PM
SithLarry said...
My bad wrong reply.
7-18-2008 @ 11:05AM
slickrich05 said...
Get you facts straight, DMC4 sold more on the ps3 worldwide, the race isn't just USA, and who really care about FF, who know when it will ever come out, and by that that time PS3 install base will be much higher, its good that 360 is getting it why would that bother me i own all system as all gamers should....
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7-18-2008 @ 11:03AM
ryan said...
all gamers don't have to own all 3 systems these days apparently...
7-18-2008 @ 11:24AM
grimlock26 said...
....Holy snot man, did you bother to read that before you posted your rant?
7-18-2008 @ 11:26AM
Rob said...
Those are not the words of a person who owns all three systems. Judging by the illiteracy and frantic "the PS3 is not losing" comments, I'd hazard a guess that you only have a PS3.
7-18-2008 @ 2:39PM
Xav de Matos said...
Even though you are wrong this article isn't talking about worldwide, we're talking about North America and Europe.
We're not saying the PS3 sucks, we're talking about being happy as a collective group of gamers that FFXIII is available on multiple consoles.
So simmer down, sunshine. Let the adults talk.