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FFXIII demo was the 'shock' announcement

On yesterday's 1UP podcast, at 1:36:54, Shane Bettenhousen stated: "What I said about the Pendulum swinging back in Square Enix's favor in the PS3 will be revealed at this event. I wish I could talk about it, but the content on the Bluray disc on advent Children will do something on your PS3."

Disappointingly, he simply referred to the very-recently announcement on the PS3 exclusive Final Fantasy XIII demo on Advent Children Complete.
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Alexander Roy - 510 days 21 hours ago
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Cool. But shouldn't I be, like, shocked?

Don't get me wrong, I like it. Bought the movie as soon as it was released in English (didn't want to spend my time reading the subs) and loved it. I even got the UMD with it (accidently, didn't read the whole description) and I plan to buy AC:C as soon as it will be released in a language I understand. I'm looking forward to XIII was well. It just didn't shock me to hear the demo would be on the disc, too. The same was done with DQVIII and ZOE2, or SpiderMan 2, to stay with movies.
So, yeah, I'm happy about it, but not shocked at all.
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Marlec - 510 days 18 hours ago
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Ho Hum another damp squib, althou i am not shocked i am pretty annoyed that in order to play the demo were forced to buy Advent Children.

FFS someone resurrect Squaresoft they were legends. Sqeenix sux !!!
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Armyless - 510 days 18 hours ago
1.4 - La Chance- I have a question for you
Do you go out of your way to get Disagrees? Or are you just naturally disagreeable?
1.5 Megatron08 | 510 days 17 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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whoelse - 510 days 17 hours ago
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It is not a big announcement. The demo is in japan and there is no 360 version of FFXIII in Japan anyway.
1.7 La Chance | 510 days 16 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Tomdc - 510 days 16 hours ago
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id like to draw everyones attention to this...

http://talkplaystation.com/...
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Armyless - 510 days 16 hours ago
1.9 - La Chance
Truth is, I disagreed with your arrogant assumption about what you think people are expecting. Look past your nose. Your comments are predictably dissident, and slanted anyway, offering very little new to the discussion.

"The great majority of devs prefer the 360"

"its common knowledge now that the 360 will always be... the devs "favourite" console."

"I only own a 360"

"if Res2 was a 360 exclusive...it would be getting only 1/4 of the hype its getting now"

"Moreover people in the minds have the belief that Live is THE superior online experience so paying just seems normal"

"I bet Sony would have loved to charge for PSN but know that it would never have worked because of the differance in "quality" "

"there is no valid justification right now for a 3rd party to make a PS3 exclu since they have the smaller install base"

"FF13 going multiplat just canceled any KO blow the PS3 could give to the 360"

"the jrpgs are just going to keep on rolling on 360 while you wait for some miracle to happen on PS3"
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Pr3-M3d_G4M3R - 510 days 15 hours ago
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The BS thing about the site is that this is PS3 news, correct? The demo is on bluray, demo is being released for the PS3, so why then is this listed as Xbox360 news? Why are people trying to start sh!t. Its so obvious and pathetic. I dont care which system "wins" because to me I'm winning, or the gamers are winning, when systems get cheaper and games get better. But for these fanboys who dont even seem to care about the games, which is what one plays, you play the game on a system, you dont play the system. Do fanboys everywhere really have nothing better to do than post PS3 news under Xbox 360 just to spark some fire? Get a life, seriously, REPORTED
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Alvadr - 510 days 14 hours ago
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Id rather have a demo in March 2009 than some PS3 exclusive announced for release in 2012.
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Millah - 510 days 12 hours ago
1.12 - Word @ Tomdc
Yea pretty much man....people seem to be jumping to conclusions.
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Xiphos - 510 days 7 hours ago
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I'm not shocked either. All the new PSP titles announced were more shocking than this, especially Agito XIII and Parasite Eve 3. Reminds me of G4 when they were hyping "the biggest news in G4 history" which turned out to be Heroes reruns that nobody watched.
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Forbidden_Darkness - 510 days 21 hours ago
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"What I said about the Pendulum swinging back in Square Enix's favor in the PS3 will be revealed at this event. I wish I could talk about it, but the content on the Bluray disc on advent Children will do something on your PS3."

Not really what i was thinking, but whats this "the content on the Bluray disc on advent Children will do something on your PS3." what does he mean by it?
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mindedone - 510 days 19 hours ago
2.1 - ummmm
it'll play the ff xiii demo?
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mfwahwah - 510 days 16 hours ago
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It also has new HD trailers for Versus XIII and Agito XIII. People never mention that part, but it's more important to me than the demo lol.
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HateFanboys - 510 days 13 hours ago
2.4 - Hey La Chance
Why dont you try and worry less about video games, and worry more about learning to spell and write. Cuz your ability in both is just horrible, "volontaraly" & "differance". The intelligence of kids these days.

And p.s. you are a fanboy, as a matter of fact i think you're POG
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The Lazy One - 510 days 12 hours ago
2.5 - @ hate fanboys
It's easy to judge spelling when you're sitting behind firefox.

Can't you think of something less petty than mocking his spelling of two words?
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Omega4 - 510 days 21 hours ago
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Well i guess its a shock in SE's eyes since this is the first time a FF has had a demo, at least i think its is.
Also a PS3 bundle would give Sony much needed help in Japan

Shame there was no FFVII remake annouced, who knows they might annouce Kingdom hearts 3 later today (or tommorrow)
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Deviant - 510 days 21 hours ago
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FFXII had a demo (and so did some other but i am not sure) and this not a shock ..overhyping much ? -.-
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Marojado - 510 days 20 hours ago
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VIII had a demo on the platinum version of VII.

X had a demo, a short one with OPM and a longer one that i got along with some booklets and stuff when i preordered ridiculously in advance. This is hardly a pendulum swing, although i'll take a demo obviously.

I wasn't remotely adverse to XIII coming to 360, but i was hoping for like Star Ocean in return, or at least something new. Meh.
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zep - 510 days 20 hours ago
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Vll had a demo included on the tobal no1 game
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m-s-8-2 - 510 days 20 hours ago
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I think there was a VIII demo with Brave Fencer Mushashi, as well. The XII demo cam with DQ8 as well
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Yuji Naka - 510 days 18 hours ago
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A VIII Demo came with FF7 Platinum in the UK.
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kazuma - 510 days 18 hours ago
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lol first time final fantasy had a demo? nice one
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Max Power - 510 days 15 hours ago
3.7 - I remember playing VIII Demo....
but i don't remember which game it came with, i know it wasn't FFVII because i have the original. It could have come with the old Playstation Magazines i used to get.
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KarateExplosion - 510 days 13 hours ago
3.8 - FF8
Came with brave fencer. Good memory m-s-8-2. I remember it because it was a demo of them storming the beach but in it you could play as Rinoa
when in the real game you wouldn't have had her yet.
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Millah - 510 days 12 hours ago
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First time FF has had a demo?? Sorry pal, but not even close...I guess you weren't much of a gamer back in Final Fantasy's glory days...back when Squaresoft used to be top notch.

Ohh now I see, after looking through his profile, Omega is a stupid X-bot, so thats why he thinks this is the first FF demo. 360 is probably this kids first experience being a "gamer," and hes one of these new-age FF bandwagoners that weren't around when FF got started. lollers

A FF Ps3 bundle would give Ps3 "much needed" help in Japan. Are you insane, or just incredibly ignorant? Whos the one who needs help in Japan? Sony, who managed to outsell a years worth of 360 sales in just the first week of Ps3's release, or the 360 who is failing miserably over there.

Also, in case you weren't aware, but FF13 will be a Ps3 exclusive in Japan, so I'm pretty sure Sony is all set. A bundle would be a nice bonus, but certainly not a "much needed" assist in selling. roflchop.
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00100 - 510 days 21 hours ago
4 - OH MY GOD....THAT'S THE 'SHOCK' ANNOUNCEMENT?? IM TOTALLY SHOCKED THAT..
...that's it ? What the? i'm shocked that i'm not shocked...
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TapiocaMilkTea - 510 days 17 hours ago
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haha, I guess that's the "shock" he was referring to. SHOCKING NEWS, we overhyped FFXIII news and you suckers almost fell for it......again!
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Fishy Fingers - 510 days 21 hours ago
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Any body actually surprised? The PS3 version is currently the only version that exists and the demo will on it's own sell a boat load of the BR movie.

360 isn't in development yet how are they doing to put a demo out? This isn't SE swinging back to the PS3, it's just the only place they COULD get a demo out. If the 360 had a BR add-on and the games development was equal on both platforms both would get the demo.

Basically, this is more about selling copies of their movie than anything else.
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Maldread - 510 days 19 hours ago
5.1 - Fishy Fingers
Agreed.

I think people always seem to think that surprised anoncements will turn out to be a dream come true, but it usually end up disappointing. Don`t get me wrong a FF13 demo is cool, but hardly surprising.
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iamtehpwn - 510 days 17 hours ago
5.2 - Niether version has been due to Crystal tools, Fishy fingers
but with a Multiplatform Engine, you can cross compile with very little work...That's the point of a multiplatform engine, Really, They could port it to 360 in less than a month or so.

A 360 demo is not coming because It's a Bluray disc, and it would be pretty stupid selling a bluray Movie and then a 360 demo inside.

They also obviously have a deal with Sony Since they also have an FFVII:ACC SKU coming.
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Mr Fancy Pants - 510 days 14 hours ago
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yeah iamtehpwn. are you a developer or something? to know things like that. or are you just assuming all this sh1t? a month? really?
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iamtehpwn - 510 days 14 hours ago
5.4 - Well, First of all yes, I've been programming in C++ for 3 years
But Yeah, It should only take about a Month, give or take.
It's like not they're completely remaking the game...see..this is how it works...

I read and understand quite a bit about these development techniques. Due to Crystal Tools (or Any multiplatform Engine), The Functions are generally the same in the API. Meaning that, for example if I was call a random Draw function and psudeo reasons like just saying:

Model.Draw("Lighting.3ds "); // Or whatever Model type they use

So that API is the same even though procedure can be completely different in the actual Library of Crystal Tools, However, it will still compile due to the API/Functions being generally the same--Although if you switch the 360 build of the Crystal Tools Library, It'll compile to 360 with very minimal problems.
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Sonics020 - 510 days 20 hours ago
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Not really shocking but the event revealed some amazing stuff. FF13 and FFv13 gameplay was shown. The psp is getting alot from square and that bundle will probably do wonders for Sony in Japan.
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Rob0g0rilla - 510 days 20 hours ago
7 - No shock at all. You guys basically fail
You told us the Last Remnant (PS3 version) would have the FFXIII demo on it. What gives? Now it's on FFVII the movie? Surprise!!! Not.

You guys moved a demo from a game to movie. I'm truly shocked.
/sarcasm

http://www.squareunion.com/...

Setting us up for disappointment like I said before. The PSP games announced were a lot more shocking then this. FFXIII going to 360 was a lot more shocking then this. Lol, this is a joke.
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Hockey11 - 510 days 19 hours ago
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LOL, yes there can. What if SE dropped out of the business of making games?
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VampHuntD - 510 days 13 hours ago
7.3 - There could be more shocking
Like Halo 3 going multiplat starting with PSP. Top that for shock value.
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jkhan - 510 days 20 hours ago
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Oh my god now I am shocked, that this was the shock announcement. I mean come on?:|
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Skadoosh - 510 days 20 hours ago
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I think the shock comes from how shockingly horrible the shock announcement is.

Did that make sense?
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GrimWarrior - 510 days 20 hours ago
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another headline says the shock announcement will be come tomorrow!

So, what's up with that?

Because this one is shockingly NOT shocking!
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Max Power - 510 days 15 hours ago
11.1 - hmmm that would...
be following SE trend as of late, releasing a game on a system because of install base
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Mr_Showtime1 - 510 days 20 hours ago
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What the majority of the comments above show me, is that nobody actualy cares for FF, people just want it for bragging rights on thier console, I mean like this is the game which sent shockwaves through the gaming world when it was announced on 360 and thread after thread was created about how SE stabbed Sony in the back, then they give PS3 owners a demo of the game and still people are not happy?

Dont get me wrong it's not the best news that could have came out of SE but it's still dam good news and people should quit complaining!
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Marojado - 510 days 18 hours ago
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I disagree that people only want gaming announcements as bragging rights. If they had announced a new game for PS3 as everyone suspected due to that whole "pendulum, back to Sony's side" crap, i would be happy because as a gamer i naturally like new games. None of my previous posts are ever a gloat over another console, that's just a bad mentality to have. People drop a lot of money on something they enjoy, they dont deserve to be chastised for it. As i said before, i was hoping for SO4 on PS3, but it didn't appear. Then again, who knows what TGS will bring? And if it isn't Star Ocean then meh, i'll play it on my housemates 360 like he'll play Versus on my PS3. Happy days.
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