Many of us thought that Microsoft had pulled off a huge coup when Yoichi Wada revealed that Final Fantasy XIII was coming to the Xbox 360 in North America and Europe. We were wrong however, as the snuggable SCEE boss and all round talkative chap David Reeves is here to set the record straight:
I think that just as we got a massive blip up [in hardware sales] with GTA IV -- which was not exclusive -- we’ll get exactly the same blip up with Final Fantasy... I know it [FFXIII] will look great on PS3 and -- it’s up to Microsoft to clarify this -- it’s still exclusive in Japan.
So there, it's still exclusive in Japan. This means Microsoft has won NOTHING!
Not much of a comeback really, but it's all Sony can do to save face since losing exclusivity on its biggest upcoming draw. I don't think many Final Fantasy fans currently PS3-less will shell out for a black box o' Blu-ray just on the promise that the game "looks great." Like it or not, that "massive blip up" may only be a fraction of the blip it could have bliptentionally blipped had Sony maintained exclusivity on XIII, at least in terms of software sales.
For all its bravado concerning its attitude toward exclusives, one can assume Sony is thanking the ghost of Ken Kutaragi for LittleBigPlanet.
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6:47 AM on 08.26.2008
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Sony's trying to put on a brave face, but the fact remains they lost one of their biggest draws. Time will tell how it will effect them....
and Also if I recall GTA IV sold the most on what system...
Oh yeah 360....
it's the Sony Coolaid.
Sony must hold a board meeting every Monday to decide which executive is going to put their foot in their mouth this week.
1 Grand Theft Auto IV PC PS3
2 BioShock PC PS3 (in a month but still pc)
3 Orange Box, The PC PS3
4 Gears of War PC
5 Oblivion PC PS3
6 Call of Duty 4: PC PS3
7 Halo 3 EXCLUSIVE (note: coming to pc)
8 Braid EXCLUSIVE (note: coming to pc)
9 Guitar Hero II PS3, PS2,
10 Rock Band PS3, Wii, PS2
11 Mass Effect PC
12 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon PC, PS3
13 Geometry Wars 2 EXCLUSIVE
14 Forza Motorsport 2 EXCLUSIVE
15 Call of Duty 2 PC, PS2
16 Rez HD EXCLUSIVE (unless you count the original version on ps2)
17 Castlevania:Symphony of the Night PS1, PS3, PSP
18 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas PS3, PC
19 Burnout Revenge PC, PS3
20 Virtua Fighter 5 PS3
Come on, look, I see 5/20 of the top rated 360 games are actually exclusive to the 360 (as in you have to EXCLUSIVELY buy a 360 to play it). Out of those 5, 3 are down loadable content. PS3 has Ratchet, Uncharted, Resistance, Killzone, Warhawk, Gran Turismo, Disgea 3....other i'm sure that are worth mentioning. I can't play any of those on my PC. Flamebate....go!
[i]*Shuffles feet, mumbling into chest* BUT IT'S EXCLUSIVE IN JAPAN!!?!?!?!
help me. [i]
"Want's a PSP"
Then you get Kojima saying he wishes people would stop asking about MGS4 on 360.
"But, you know, what kind of disturbs me sometimes, because a lot of people ask me about this PS3/360 question, is that it's not about the hardware - I want people to look at the game itself."
If it's all about the game, then put it in more people's hands by taking it multi-plat. Otherwise, just admit you <3 Sony and be done with it.
Wow you actually are going to say that gears of war being ported to the pc hurt the 360's exclusivity? It didn't come out until a year later, and anyone who was going to buy a 360 to play that game already had. Same goes with bioshock, mass effect, oblivion (btw most people still do not have pc's fast enough to run those anyway.) I really don't see you'r point here, especially since microsoft wins either way because they are "games for windows", and if the ps3 is the place to find games that are "worth a damn" than why do you play the pc more?
I think 360 and PS3 both have 6 console exclusive games on their top 20, not counting Rez HD. Besides this exclusivity tie, the 360 has more 90% and above rated games, and their top 20 bottoms out over 88%, while the 20th best PS3 game has over 85%.
As far as PS3 games go, if I want to play something like MGS4, Uncharted, Ratchet, etc, I HAVE to play it on a PS3 and nothing else. So when I open my wallet I say, "I already have a gaming PC, any game that comes out to 360 that does well is either going to be on PS3 or PC, and anything that I want to play on PS3 will require a PS3, I better buy a PS3."
Obviously not everyone is a PC gamer, and that in most cases it costs more money to build a gamer PC (probably 600-700$ without a monitor). Although I think a gamer PC is a better investment than a 360, or a PS3, because of it's gaming, internet, media, and upgradeablity (is that a word?) that a PC is a better choice in the long run. But this is a conversation for another time. /end rant
Why would you feel burned? You can still play FFXIII on your PS3. I honestly don't understand this mentality. FFXIII on the 360 does not mean NO FFXIII on the PS3. Secondly, considering that that the PS3 is FFXIII's lead platform, I think it's possible we will see slightly higher quality (flamebait is go!).
Either way, there are tons of games you can enjoy on your PS3. So there's no need to feel burned. You obviously thought it was a good investment or you would not have bought one in the first place.
the series has sucked since final fnatsy 7.
i could care less if it ever comes out.
eventually, if i have some dough some day, and get out of living on the streets, i'll get a ps3... sawry, too much of a japan fan.
These are the people who have no real brand loyalty. They simply buy the games that they like.
There are a lot of people who have neither a PS3 or 360 and have been waiting for that "killer app". Final Fantasy is a huge franchise that causes people to buy systems, that fact can not be ignored.
For the past few years if you wanted one of the main FF games you had have a sony system.
Fast forward to current time. Alot of people still do not own PS3's because they feel the games do not warrant the price. There waiting on that killer app. FF13 is one alot of rpg's fan's are lookin for.
But wait...its on 360 also? Uh oh choices. Now its a 50/50 choice, and thats not something you want to give to people.
Also add in the millions of xbox owners. Many of which owned a ps2 last gen and still like ps exculsives. They were gonna get a PS3 for FF13, but now its comin on there xbox also. Why spend $400-500 extra for another console when your current one can do it?
Losing exclusives hurt, its what makes your console shine. Losing FF hurts, now its up to sony to compensate.