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E3 08: Final Fantasy XIII (Xbox 360, b*tches) trailer photo

Here it is, you salivating dogs, the trailer that made the Internet explode and the GameFAQs board full of hilarious bile, this is the video that revealed Final Fantasy XIII as an Xbox 360 release.

It's very rare that I find press conferences memorable (especially as I'm stuck at home watching them) but the moment that Yoichi Wada returned to the stage for "one more announcement," I could feel the Internet begin to quake. Relive the glory days of several hours ago with this Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 trailer, straight after the jump.


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eternalplayer2345's Avatar
eternalplayer2345 at 07/14/2008 16:12
Uncle say ONE MORE THING JACKIE!
coffeesash's Avatar
coffeesash at 07/14/2008 16:13
Don't you think this is a little bit baiting and unprofessional?
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask's Avatar
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask at 07/14/2008 16:14
Wait, so what's this difference between this and Final Fantasy 13 Versus?
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 07/14/2008 16:14
What, posting a trailer? Totally unprofessional.
riomccarthy's Avatar
riomccarthy at 07/14/2008 16:15
@Scary Womanizing Pig Mask:
FFXIII Versus is from the antagonist's point of view. I'm actually more excited for it than the normal XIII
riomccarthy's Avatar
riomccarthy at 07/14/2008 16:16
@Jim:
Also, thank you for posting this trailer. Having to watch it at home and on G4 they made them pull away and you couldn't see it very well. Much appreciated!
coffeesash's Avatar
coffeesash at 07/14/2008 16:17
I just mean the tone might wind up some people :)
GrayFox's Avatar
GrayFox at 07/14/2008 16:19
What people? The people who have a personal investment in the great console wars of 08? Fuck those people.
phosphor112's Avatar
phosphor112 at 07/14/2008 16:19
inb4 XBox fanboys (that previously said FF sucked) bragging
The Grudge's Avatar
The Grudge at 07/14/2008 16:19
No shiznit! Interesting....

On another note, the game looks amazing, as always, however; This Final Fantasy game looks like very much like the recent games. Good and bad, no?
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar
SnakeDude4Life at 07/14/2008 16:20
Meh.
ryu89's Avatar
ryu89 at 07/14/2008 16:20
@riomccarthy

I thought Versus was a seperate story in the same universe of an ANTI-hero person (dude with blue hair and twenty floating swords). Correct me if I'm wrong, and show me where it was said he was the villain.
monosylabik's Avatar
monosylabik at 07/14/2008 16:22
is this actual 360 footage or just ps3 with a 360 tag line at the end?
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thrice28 at 07/14/2008 16:22
This is great. FFXIII was one of the few games that made me want to buy a PS3, and now I no longer need to.
JonDarkwood's Avatar
JonDarkwood at 07/14/2008 16:22
In before someone crying in a corner makes a petition to Square-Enix to only put it on the PS3. :)
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask's Avatar
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask at 07/14/2008 16:23
@Riomccarthy
I see. That would actually be pretty incredible if the villain turned out be awesome like Speheroth of Kefka.
coffeesash's Avatar
coffeesash at 07/14/2008 16:24
I'm glad it's reaching as broad an audience as possible but I hope that all the content and features stay intact now it has to 'please' two systems.
Celdurant's Avatar
Celdurant at 07/14/2008 16:26
Versus XIII is completely independent of FF XIII. They're set in the same universe, but it's otherwise unrelated. Versus XIII and XIII aren't connected like that, according to Tetsuya Nomura.

It focuses on the last heir to a kingdom that controls a city that holds the last crystal.
Maziar's Avatar
Maziar at 07/14/2008 16:27
Sony OWNED!
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Steel Squirrel at 07/14/2008 16:27
Wow, the male character in that video actually looked masculine. I think I actually spotted facial hair. The only thing I didn't quite get, was the weird creature that came out of the Laserdisc.
riomccarthy's Avatar
riomccarthy at 07/14/2008 16:28
@Celdurant:
Oh really? That sounds even more awesome then. Last I heard it was just the antagonist version. :)
Scientist tz's Avatar
Scientist tz at 07/14/2008 16:28
I can't begin to understand why people are excited for this. FF12 was a grind. It needed to be 20 hours shorter.
Nogarda's Avatar
Nogarda at 07/14/2008 16:28
Surely this was the annoucement that won 360 the console war over sony, I mean all they seem to have left now is God of War 3 and killzone 2, and i couldn't give a dickiebird about KZ2 in all honesty.

Avatars now make sense in a way if Microsoft turned to focus on beating Wii in some context. Yet this comes down to that core competitiveness that has been Microsoft.

The only question left is what about FF Versus 13. Surely if that comes to 360 or is some part of ff13 that has yet to be revealed tucked away in the game it'll be the end but the ps3 could technically 'die' laughing. as it'll most likely be on 4 dvds to the ps3's singular blu-ray.

That is a petty arguement in fairness especially when you have lost the one game that people were going to buy thier console for.
loki d20's Avatar
loki d20 at 07/14/2008 16:28
How is that an XBox 360 Trailer? If I'm not mistaken, that's pretty much what both will look like as far as that portion of the trailer goes. There's an XBox 360 announcement, but that trailer seems to be just for the game, especially since it lacks anything specific to XBox 360.
Celdurant's Avatar
Celdurant at 07/14/2008 16:29
Nah, ryu89 hit it on the head. It's a darker type of game, with the main character being an anti hero of some sort.

Although it was 13 swords floating around him, not 20 =P
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ThunderHeartXI at 07/14/2008 16:32
The moment Yoichi Wada came back on stage I was immediately saying "Oh God, what is he doing, what's going on?" It's unfortunate that Microsoft made G4 pull back and give us a far away angle view of the trailer. It left me inches away from my TV trying to deduce what was going on. Many thanks for the trailer, Jim!

I am extremely excited now that I don't have to spend $500 or more on a PStriple when Final Fantasy was the only game I really wanted. Don't get me wrong, I like Sony and all, but this console is just meh for me. I'm hoping that Sony pulls something atomic out of their asses to revive my lust for the PS3.
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kapshhh at 07/14/2008 16:32
I just lost a bet. I now have to run naked somewhere. I will kill you Square, after I play FF4 again.
ryu89's Avatar
ryu89 at 07/14/2008 16:33
@ Celudurant

I picked a number at random cause I didn't for sure. 13 is still a ridiculous number of swords though.
Celdurant's Avatar
Celdurant at 07/14/2008 16:34
Btw, Versus XIII is still PS3 exclusive. Squeenix held a press conference afterwards and there was a liveblog up over at Kotaku.
phosphor112's Avatar
phosphor112 at 07/14/2008 16:35
LMAO "For PLAYSTATION 3 Only in Japan"
coffeesash's Avatar
coffeesash at 07/14/2008 16:35
I apologise Jim, the words I used were far too strong, I just thought the title of this piece seemed a bit like a Nelson 'haw hawww' that would get you some unwanted attention.
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king3vbo at 07/14/2008 16:35
Damn... that trailer was very pretty. More importantly, those small shots of battle gameplay were fucking awesome. If the game ends up like that, you have me sold.
riomccarthy's Avatar
riomccarthy at 07/14/2008 16:37
@Celdurant:
Oh that's totally more awesome than what I had originally thought. Thanks for the info!
Syn's Avatar
Syn at 07/14/2008 16:37
Damn there was like....7 seconds of gameplay in that trailer. We already know $queenix can make pretty pictures, how about something interesting?
-PL-'s Avatar
-PL- at 07/14/2008 16:41
I really hope the battles are not like watching a cutscene... I don't play games to watch the matrix, I play to actually play.
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 07/14/2008 16:41
"How is that an XBox 360 Trailer?"

Well ...

1) It was a trailer.

2) Shown at an Xbox 360 conference.
Celdurant's Avatar
Celdurant at 07/14/2008 16:41
@riomccarthy You're welcome, just like to keep everyone informed ;)

@ryu89 I agree. 13 is a ridiculous number of swords. Even Cloud in Advent Children only had like 8 (also ridiculous).
Syn's Avatar
Syn at 07/14/2008 16:43
*cough* he had 6....
Celdurant's Avatar
Celdurant at 07/14/2008 16:46
Touche~

I was close.
dawn fire's Avatar
dawn fire at 07/14/2008 16:47
ace, no need to spend hundreds on a console i only wanted for this and wipeout hd (what happened to that?) anymore. good news for everyone really, more people get to play the game.
-PL-'s Avatar
-PL- at 07/14/2008 16:49
The Xbox 360 trailer will have "Insert Disc 2" in the middle of it.
DaedHead8's Avatar
DaedHead8 at 07/14/2008 16:50
Oh wow, epic win for microsoft. I still might buy the ps3 version though.
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 07/14/2008 16:50
4D graphics! On the 360!?!?!?!
riomccarthy's Avatar
riomccarthy at 07/14/2008 16:52
@Celdurant:
XD Well it's appreciated, as the last time I had heard anything about it was what.. almost two years ago? I'm not surprised I completely forgot what it was suppose to be like. XD
loki d20's Avatar
loki d20 at 07/14/2008 16:53
[b]Well ...

1) It was a trailer.

2) Shown at an Xbox 360 conference. [/b]

Yes, making it a FFXIII trailer... Where it's shown, doesn't decide what it's a trailer of. If it showed just 360 gameplay, then I'd call it a 360 trailer, but it doesn't. Do you go to the Sony booth the next day, see the exact same trailer, and call it a PS3 trailer? No.

Stop fueling the unnecessary flames of online idiocy of both 360 and PS3 fanboys.
Celdurant's Avatar
Celdurant at 07/14/2008 16:54
I know, information is so scarce ><

Usually you have to wade through the cesspools of the internet to find interviews with Nomura about everything he's up to for this stuff.
Rifter01's Avatar
Rifter01 at 07/14/2008 16:57
Yay! We can haz movie-video-game now too!!
bipolar beers's Avatar
bipolar beers at 07/14/2008 16:57
the backlash would have tripled had it of been ff7 remake on 360. im more excited for sony's conference. a new SOTC would jus silence this uproar.
Narishma's Avatar
Narishma at 07/14/2008 17:02
monosylabik: Did you actually watch the trailer? It doesn't say anything about 360. It even says in the end PS3 exclusive for Japan so my guess is that footage is from the PS3.
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Urashima at 07/14/2008 17:06
This announcement has me excited in a way I haven't been in a while. I'm glad to hear FF XIII is coming to the 360, but I just have to wonder about what they'll have to downgrade for the 360 version....that and I wonder what laughable amount of DVDs this is going to be on.
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