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Bond 03-22-2007 10:34 AM
Sony: FFXIII PS3 exclusivity under discussion
 
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One more platform-exclusive title may be going multiplatform, it has been revealed. The latest news appears to be that Square Enix's latest epic role-playing game, Final Fantasy XIII, may follow other titles--including Saints Row, Assassin's Creed, and Devil May Cry 4--that have now been announced as appearing on at least one other platform as well.

Sony Computer Entertainment France president Georges Fornay dropped the bombshell in an interview with French-language newspaper Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (subscription required). He said, "The development costs of games have exploded, and it has become more difficult to have exclusives, outside of our own games. But we have for launch day [in France] 30 games, including MotorStorm, Resistance: Fall of Man, and Virtua Fighter 5. Moreover, we are expecting 200 games [for the PS3] by the end of 2007... As far as Final Fantasy XIII goes, I can tell you that the exclusivity is in discussion."

Fornay went on to say that he believed that the PS3 would be particularly successful in France, and that there had been approximately 60,000 pre-orders made (compared to 40,000 made for the Xbox 360, and 75,000 for the Wii). France will be getting approximately 150,000 of the one million consoles allocated to PAL regions.

He also answered questions about backwards compatibility for the next-gen console, responding to fears that the console would not support many PS2 titles without the Emotion Engine. Fornay said, "Now, if you ask me whether this was a blow to the launch, I would say that [Sony] would have done better to be sure that the console would be completely backwards compatible before announcing it. But hey, when it becomes clear what the PS3 is capable of, gamers won't really fancy playing PS2 [games] anymore..."

Square Enix had not returned calls to comment as of press time.

Source: Gamespot
Come to 360. Come to 360. Come to 360.

Xantar 03-22-2007 10:47 AM
Re: Sony: FFXIII PS3 exclusivity under discussion
 
Wait. Why is the President of Sony Computer Entertainment France talking about the possibility of losing Final Fantasy? It seems to me that this is the sort of thingc a Sony executive would try as hard as possible not to talk about.

DarkMaster 03-22-2007 11:19 AM
Re: Sony: FFXIII PS3 exclusivity under discussion
 
He's probably just addressing concerns that a lot of titles have been going multiplatform recently, and that Sony is in discussions with Square Enix to hold its FFXIII exclusivity, which is a good thing and was probably said in hopes of calming the PS3 fans.

Jonbo298 03-22-2007 11:33 AM
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Sony probably can't afford to toss more money at Square to keep FF(insert number here) exclusive. Every company is feeling the pain of making everything "OMG HD". Business wise, its just too difficult now to keep things exclusive and make a return on a game enough to justify a sequel.

Angrist 03-22-2007 11:48 AM
Re: Sony: FFXIII PS3 exclusivity under discussion
 
Port FFXII to the Wii! :)

Typhoid 03-22-2007 03:22 PM
Re: Sony: FFXIII PS3 exclusivity under discussion
 
It would probably -if anything - go to the 360.

Dyne 03-22-2007 03:49 PM
Re: Sony: FFXIII PS3 exclusivity under discussion
 
Well, honestly, it wasn't built on the PS3's engine, it was built on the "White Engine". It's easy to port.

Honestly, wouldn't Sony make more money by just letting it go multi? You think there would be a group of Final Fantasy purists complaining that Final Fantasy is better on Playstation or some ****.

Typhoid 03-22-2007 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Dyne (Post 208093)
You think there would be a group of Final Fantasy purists complaining that Final Fantasy is better on Playstation or some ****.


Well, a good system doesnt make a game great.
A great game makes a system good.

Changing the system wont change the game itself, except for graphic qualities.

Perfect Stu 03-22-2007 04:16 PM
Re: Sony: FFXIII PS3 exclusivity under discussion
 
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Originally Posted by Dyne (Post 208093)
Well, honestly, it wasn't built on the PS3's engine, it was built on the "White Engine". It's easy to port.

Honestly, wouldn't Sony make more money by just letting it go multi? You think there would be a group of Final Fantasy purists complaining that Final Fantasy is better on Playstation or some ****.
Final Fantasy XIII exlusive on PS3 = boost in PS3 sales from some 360 owners wanting to play FFXIII. After that, it's a ripple effect. Never underestimate the ripple effect.

Typhoid 03-22-2007 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Perfect Stu (Post 208098)
Final Fantasy XIII exlusive on PS3 = boost in PS3 sales from some 360 owners wanting to play FFXIII. After that, it's a ripple effect. Never underestimate the ripple effect.
So...what you're saying...is the PS3 exclusivity could cause people who want to play it to rush to Zellers to buy a PS3, which would cause Zellers to be overrun with nerds. Which, in turn would cause bulleys to circle around the malls on the release date of FFXIII, which would tilt the Earth's axis to such a degree that it would cause another ice age, thusly dooming mankind into frozen hell.


MY GOD, SONY IS TEH EVIL!!!!1!!!

Perfect Stu 03-22-2007 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Typhoid (Post 208100)
So...what you're saying...is the PS3 exclusivity could cause people who want to play it to rush to Zellers to buy a PS3, which would cause Zellers to be overrun with nerds. Which, in turn would cause bulleys to circle around the malls on the release date of FFXIII, which would tilt the Earth's axis to such a degree that it would cause another ice age, thusly dooming mankind into frozen hell.

Believe it or not, that's the best case scenario. Why would I lie? I have no reason to lie.

Typhoid 03-22-2007 04:32 PM
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We must all firmly boycott Sony!

Now I see why you all praise the Wii, you're attempting to save mankind!

It's all so clear to me now.

DarkMaster 03-22-2007 04:41 PM
Re: Sony: FFXIII PS3 exclusivity under discussion
 
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Originally Posted by Dyne (Post 208093)
Honestly, wouldn't Sony make more money by just letting it go multi?
How the....um, what? Did you mean to say Square Enix would make more money? Cause it might. Not really sure how Sony would benefit from losing the exclusivity of a multi-million dollar franchise.

Angrist 03-22-2007 05:19 PM
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Well, apperantly Sony is paying Square-Enix to have it exclusively. With the slow PS3 sales and strong 360 user base, I don't blame S-E for wanting it to release on the 360. They're probably asking Sony a crapload of money for exclusivity. :)

And when I said I wanted something on the Wii, I said FF12, not 13. :) It's a start.

Null 03-22-2007 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonbo298 (Post 208078)
Every company is feeling the pain of making everything "OMG HD".
:P why would that be a pain? games have been running in hd for a long long time, thats nothing new to em.

TheGame 03-22-2007 07:40 PM
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People thought microsoft was crazy for throwing out money to get people to develop for them, but it paid off. Now sony is gonna have to use similar tactics to hold on to it. Its crazy though, how much can sony really pay to make it worth it? XD

SE will have to take into consideration that 1) There's a lot of money (if not more money) to be made by making it on 360, and 2) Microsoft would probably pay a lot just to rip away the exclusiveness from sony, even if its still coming on Ps3. Sony better be dishing out big bucks :P They'll probably need to secure MGS too somehow too

Perfect Stu 03-22-2007 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Null (Post 208113)
:P why would that be a pain? games have been running in hd for a long long time, thats nothing new to em.
Uh...I [i]believe[i] he said "OMG HD", not "hd"

PS2, XBox, Gamecube: HD
PS3, XBox 360: OMG HD
PS4, XBox 720: OMGWTFBBQ HD

Get with the times.

Null 03-23-2007 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Perfect Stu (Post 208142)
Uh...I [i]believe[i] he said "OMG HD", not "hd"

PS2, XBox, Gamecube: HD
PS3, XBox 360: OMG HD
PS4, XBox 720: OMGWTFBBQ HD

Get with the times.

but erm um. ps2 xbox and gamecube were never hd. lol

PC 360 and ps3 are :P


but he did say omg hd. i was mistaken on that :(

Perfect Stu 03-23-2007 01:14 AM
Re: Sony: FFXIII PS3 exclusivity under discussion
 
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Originally Posted by Null (Post 208152)
but erm um. ps2 xbox and gamecube were never hd. lol
maybe you were never hd. ever consider that? huh?

Null 03-23-2007 02:21 AM
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no no, but i was i was.


ive always been hd, i have HD tattoo'd on my ass.

i cant help it if they wernt able to keep up with my ass tho :(


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