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Final Fantasy XIII: Xbox 360 version is not HD, 576p – confirmed

While a top notch side-by-side comparison of the PS3 and 360 versions of Final Fantasy XIII has yet to be published by any of the major gaming sites, we have the strongest indication (through analysis), that the PS3 version remains the superior of the two.

A user known as MazingerDUDE, who performs tasks for well respected analysis website Digital Foundry, has revealed that through a study of recent Xbox 360 and PS3 screenshots, that the 360 version actually runs at 576p, which is not HD resolution.

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XxDeathDoctorxX5197d ago

lmao lmao haha it will look like a wii's game haha enjoy u bots enjoy i wont buy it bc it was downgraded bc of the crapbox but ill rent it haha enjoy it bots enjoy it bots haha lol xbots xbots u goin cry?

Udidntlistenpunk5197d ago

Remember how just two days ago, some dirty corrupt "journalist" said that the 360 version only looks slightly less than the PS3 version?

Rofl THATS how corrupt this industry is. You have people blatantly LYING in front of you just to get you to buy an inferior version.

360 sucks and has no games. Inferior technology and FF13 doesnt go hand in hand, bots.

Yarite5197d ago (Edited 5197d ago )

Funny thing about that image comparison is that the PS3 screenshot is from the demo build.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

And the final version has improved a bit over the demo.

http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

So the 360 vs PS3.

-Sub HD in-game visuals vs HD in-game visuals
-720p compressed videos vs the PS3's 1080p amazing crisp videos
-360 version has inferior textures, character/enemy models, dithering and lighting in all places
-Compressed sound for the 360 version vs the lossless PS3 audio
-3 DVD9 discs vs 1 Blu-Ray disc
-Install vs no Install for the PS3 Version and minimal load times
-Better control layout for the PS3
-Probable frame drops and texture pop-in for the 360 version
-PS3 trophies unlock custom themes

The icing on the cake?

Final Fantasy XIV and VsXIII are GUARANTEED to come to the PS3

DatNJDom815197d ago

We all know that the 360 can run any PS3 game that is made without the need to gimp and compress any of the....... oh wait........

iron_sheik5197d ago

at 2x AAA

see digital foundry analysis

the shot that u posted is from x360 version
http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

x360 version is confirmed to be 576p

Shadow Flare5197d ago

You can imagine in the future, every time square announce they're bringing a ps3 title to 360, all their employers just do a huge collective facepalm. I'd imagine most of the employees there had hair before but I reckon most of them are bald now, ripping their hair out trying to fit their visions on a dvd. Do yourselves a favour square, keep your new games ps3 exclusive and keep your hair

Danteh5197d ago (Edited 5197d ago )

so many famebait articles in n4g lately

360 is already maxed and everybody knows it. After watching the Alan Wake video now I'm 100% sure. Yea, it looks good and interesting, but Heavy Rain and God of War III are LIGHT YEARS ahead of it. Accept it folks

HighDefinition5197d ago (Edited 5197d ago )

This just keep getting worse for the 360 version. Oh well, I knew this kinda thing would start happening. So this isn`t really too surprising. This game overall kinda seems a bit disappointing. I`ve always been more interested in Versus anyway. Hopefully, Square does the right thing and keeps it exclusive to the PS3.

hay5197d ago (Edited 5197d ago )

Do I hear the respected Japanese perfection going with the flush? It's sad IMO.

It isn't about Square or Wada. F*ck them. It's about those devs. People who made great titles, unforgettable experiences are now forced to do this. Cut content, compress, compromise.

It's an insult for me as a dev, it's even bigger insult for them.

Chubear5197d ago (Edited 5197d ago )

Uh? why is this a surprise?

.. how many games on the 360 do we know are rendered in atleast, native 720p. This is not something new; even the 360s flagship title in halo hasn't gotten to native 720p this gen so what's with all the surprised comments?

JsonHenry5197d ago

TIME FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSOLES ALREADY PEOPLE!!!

HighDefinition5197d ago

I guess the NEXT generation doesn`t start until the 360 says so.

LOL.

Nineball21125197d ago

@ JsonHenry

Maybe for Microsoft it's time for a new console, but the PS3 is doing just fine.

lelo2play5197d ago

What all the fuss. The game is crap. Lateley Square Enix games have been crap.

villiers5197d ago

ahahahha and S-E always repeated how FF has now entered the HI Definition era with FFXIII.

They forgot to mention FFXIII on the PS3 has entered the HD era. 360 version has downgraded to the Wii.

Noct5197d ago

Flop version confirmed.

PS3 owners should still buy it. Had an amazing time with my import, best traditional JRPG this gen.

Also the more the PS3 version sells the more chance Versus will remain exclusive.

GameScrubs5197d ago

Bayonneta fails on PS3 = Blame Developer
FF13 fails on XBOX = Blame Console

Good to know!

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Neo6045197d ago

bu bu but both version is the same.
damn pant on fire.

JasonPC360PS3Wii5197d ago

WOW! the PS3 actually has a multiplatform game that looks better than its 360 counterpart. Heck this game shouldn't even be on the Xbox at all yet here it is :) I'm just surprised to see the name Final Fantasy next to a 360 logo. This was one of the most coveted Playstation franchises now multiplat. This game can be in 576p, 720p, or 1080p it's still nothing compared to Mass Effect or Fallout.

captain-obvious5197d ago

WTF SE get your sh1t together this is NOT the wii
they coulde've done a better job

ClownBelt5197d ago

Nothing can be done. The console capabilities got the problem, not the architecture of the console.

Raoh5197d ago

wait.. so the 360 version needs to be installed?

camachoreloaded88065197d ago

I could swear all you PS3 fanboys were talking sh1t about this game because it's a "gimped multiplat" and that it wouldn't reach it's potential. How half the game was cut out, how it's so so linear, and the all too good "no towns omg waaahh this game suckz!" Talking about how you're not even going to buy it new, that you'll all just wait for the bargain bin or grab it as a rental.

So...with all the comments I'm seeing on this article...either you guys have changed your minds or you're making comparisons and bragging about a version of a game that you're not even planning to purchase. I'm curious, which one is it?

All these side by side comparisons certainly give the PS3 version the advantage but c'mon, it's not as bad for the 360 version as you guys make it out to be. You all act like it's gonna be bad as in PS3 Bayonetta bad. Sorry guys, the 360 version WILL be a decent port, much as you don't want to accept that.

Syronicus5197d ago

GameScrubs -

“Weird
Bayonneta fails on PS3 = Blame Developer
FF13 fails on XBOX = Blame Console

Good to know!”

The difference is that the PS3 has games made by those who know the hardware that prove more can be done to make a multiplat game look better and perform better. The 360 does not have much on it that would show that Square could have done better wit the hardware they are given. My guess is that while the game on the 360 will look ok, it will not be much better or worse than some of the high level games already out on the 360.

When Bayonetta released, it was evident that they had a chance to work with a console that produced games like Uncharted 2, and Killzone 2 and now the future release of GOWIII and they did not take the power and use it wisely but instead took the easy route and just made a lousy port.

In the end, the power of the 360 is showing that it is pretty much tapped out and the developers for the PS3 are starting to see that there is much more that can be done with the Sony console. It sure is a switch from the days when the 360 fans would bash the PS3 for having to little RAM.

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goflyakite5197d ago

Jason360 with the damage control.

This shouldn't be surprising. PS3 obviously makes better looking games.

bnaked5197d ago

YO sorry, but, I'm laughing so hard xDDD

ProjectVulcan5197d ago

Digital foundry found the Ps3 demo to be 1280 x 720 2 x AA.

If this report is accurate, then the 360 version runs at a mere 60 percent of PS3's resolution. PS3 is rendering more than a third more pixels. 360 will look especially nasty on a 1080P HDTV. Oh. Dear.

darthv725197d ago

What is the difference between this one and this one:
http://www.n4g.com/NewsPend...

Homicide5197d ago

@GameScrubs, lol! The hypocrisy of the Sony zombies never fails to amaze me.

Nineball21125197d ago

@ darthv72 - that sub was a link to a forum post which isn't allowed per N4G rules, unless it's from an industry professional.

we won5197d ago

This article is based from the spam blog findings somebody made up, off of bogus pics. The first story failed on N4G so somebody made a make-shift blog article about them so somebody could post this claim as fact? lol

beardpapa5197d ago

PS3 version still gimped. We will never know for sure what it could've been like if it stayed exclusive. Heck, maybe it would've released last year all over the world even.

DevastationEve5197d ago

Reported as Lame.

The images are from a bunch that were mixed resolutions. Actual gameplay videos and screens as well as research exists showing 720p with 2xMSAA. The screens are obviously not of the current Xbox 360 build. It's actually Squeenix's own fault for swapping videos (and buttons) every time they had to do PR stuff. In fact that's why all you PS3 fanboys believed that those first trailers in 05-07 were actually realtime on PS3 hardware, when in fact they were videos taken off PC!

Just like MGS4 in 06 (originally shown running off Mac G5, end result in 2008 was actually subHD...blame 360 huh)
Just like Killzone 2 in 05 (...CG)
Just like Uncharted in 07 (cutscenes weren't realtime)

Nice try PS3 losers!

Hoggy19835197d ago (Edited 5197d ago )

The fact you got 35+ agrees for that fanboy comment epitomises the pondlife on here.

2010 has already shown the 360 has a lot of life in it (i.e games actually released) with more to come. Final Fantasy does not define the system just as Bayonetta didn't the PS3. I find it amusing when PS3 owners think that 360 owners should be jealous. I'd love to have a PS3 (God of War looks brilliant) but I'm very happy with my lot at the moment.

hazbaz5197d ago

"Bayonneta fails on PS3 = Blame Developer
FF13 fails on XBOX = Blame Console"

Bayonneta fails on PS3 = Blame Developer 'cause they didn't make the port themselves.
FF13 fails on XBOX = Blame Console 'cause it's been made by the same developer.

TotalPS3Fanboy5197d ago (Edited 5197d ago )

"The images are from a bunch that were mixed resolutions. Actual gameplay videos and screens as well as research exists showing 720p with 2xMSAA."

You mean those videos and screens from the PS3 version and photoshopped as the 360 version?

"Just like MGS4 in 06 (originally shown running off Mac G5, end result in 2008 was actually subHD...blame 360 huh)"

MGS4 is more than 720P. MGS4 is 1024 by 768P. Last time I check, the 720P refers to the height, and MGS4, with it's 768P height, is still more than 720P.

768 > 720.
Simple math.

"Just like Killzone 2 in 05 (...CG)"

Except Killzone 2 ended up matching and sometimes, exceeding that CGI.

"Just like Uncharted in 07 (cutscenes weren't realtime)"

Unfortunately, Uncharted actually looked exactly like those so-called 'not realtime' cutscenes.

"Nice try PS3 losers!"

We are the Champion song starts playing...

Saaking5197d ago

WTF!! The 360 screens look terrible!

This PROVES once and for all that the PS3 is FAR more powerful than the 360. Anyone who denies that is a fool.

NewZealander5197d ago

this is why im glad i own both consoles, i always get the best version of multiplat games, FF dont interest me in the slightest, but if it did i would go for the ps3 version hands down.

Consoldtobots5196d ago

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!!! I HAVE BEEN TOLD FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS BY 360 FANBOYS THAT THE RSX SQUEALS LIKE A SQUARED DOG WHENEVER THE XENOS IS MENTIONED AND IT WOULD KEEP 360 RELEVANT THIS ENTIRE GENERATION.

AND WE ALL KNOW THEY WOULD NEVER MAKE STUFF UP DON'T WE?

evrfighter5196d ago

hah well...

looks like my ps3 was good for something after all. FF13 was the main reason I bought a ps3. Twisted Metal as well but who knows when that'll come.

But from what I've been reading. I won't get my hopes up with ff13...a shame

sikbeta5196d ago

PS3 Version FTW!!!

xbox360 owners show the finger to Wada and SE aka the W#ores

Microsoft Xbox 3605196d ago (Edited 5196d ago )

I like how you use Killzone 2 to support your BS argument. You and I know that Killzone 2 lived up to its promised unlike that so called Alan Wake which was also revealed at the same time in E3 2005. Did you watch the new 5 min gameplay of AW? Yeah it looks just like any UE3 game. Sad.

And there you go again about Uncahrted in 2007. UC2 already proved it can do it in real time plus more.

N4Flamers5196d ago

sure the ps3 looks better, duh. Why would anyone think it wouldnt. Its been like 2 to 3 weeks of the same thing. Lets get some positive articles in here about how great the art design is. Im up for discussing anything else at this point.

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fishd5197d ago (Edited 5197d ago )

Looks like SE shot themselves in the foot....
(and Yes,I am an expert)

Pennywise5197d ago

I don't think they shot themselves in the foot. I think SE shot MS in the face.

HEADSHOT!

GameGambits5197d ago

Pennywise sort of makes a good point. What if SquareEnix deliberately took Msofts money and then DID make the game a significantly crappier version for 360 just because they are super Sony fanboys lol.

Conspiracy!

Honestly though after completing FF13 Japanese version back in December I really don't see myself replaying it in English here in March. Great game and a solid 9/10 for me, but just not worth going through again.(Then again the only FF games I've gone through more than once are FF7 and FF9)

Raoh5197d ago

Niether..

MS hired SE as Mercenary to take shots at Sony.. SE stood in front of MS, pointed their shotgun at sony, but it blew up in SE's face..

Godmars2905197d ago

Well, MS and the 360 are still going to catch alot of that. Thought it appears S/E tried to step in front of the blast with the press release screw-ups.

Twice they simply couldn't just release undoctored pics? Thats going to fall on them.

Raoh5197d ago

the smart move would have been to not release any comparison shots..

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Major_Nelson5197d ago (Edited 5197d ago )

Flop - Confirmed
Inferior Version - Confirmed
Thy Silly Little BoTs - Confirmed

Haaaaah Haaa

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The older it gets, the more I respect Final Fantasy XIII

Alex Donaldson: "Hindsight is a hell of a thing, however, and in the years since Final Fantasy XIII, my respect for the decisions its developers made has skyrocketed. In the two Final Fantasy titles since we see both the brilliance and the folly in alternative approaches - and in Final Fantasy VII Remake, we get a more nuanced understanding of what FF13 was trying to accomplish from many of the same development leads."

Einhander1972142d ago

FFXIII is actually one of the best Final Fantasy games.

I also sort of was disappointed at the time, never as much as the bandwagon. But really all the fantastic 3D rendered cutscenes and I actually liked the characters and the story though convoluted was actually fantastic and the ending was extremely emotional. So much budget and time were put into that game Square had such big plans, I actually have always felt kind of bad for how things played out.

I have been thinking for years how great it would be to get all three games on one disk for PS4 or 5.

Nyxus142d ago

I always liked this game, and I agree, a rerelease for current gen would be nice.

Shane Kim140d ago (Edited 140d ago )

Gotta take off the nostalgia glasses. It's the worst FF. Shiva as a bike, I mean come on.

Elda140d ago

Shiva as a bike is strange but saying FFXIII is the worst FF is not at all a fact, that's simply your opinion.

Terry_B140d ago

*One of the 3 equally bad FF's

DivineHand125140d ago (Edited 140d ago )

When I got my series X a year ago, I bought FF13 for nostalgia reasons but ended up being disappointed. When I first played it around the time it launched, I didn't have a lot of experience with final fantasy games, so I enjoyed it. Fast forward to when I played it again, I found that the game had many unnecessary filler moments instead of just giving us meaningful content.

The game is also very linear and a quote on the article said it best. "It is like a sewage pipe that leads to the ocean until it opens up on Grand Pulse."

The story didn't make much sense either and I believe it is my mistake as I played the FF7 remake on PS5 prior which is a night and day difference in terms of pacing, storytelling and likeable characters even though cloud is aloof.

FinalFantasyFanatic140d ago (Edited 140d ago )

Probably was a mistake to play any of the golden era FFs first (e.g. FF6 through FF10), it makes it harder to enjoy some of the FFs that aren't as good. I think FF12 was where major issues with the series started becoming apparent, and it just got worse from there.

FinalFantasyFanatic140d ago (Edited 140d ago )

I didn't really care for it that much, the only saving grace was that it had a better story than 15 (overall it was better than 15) and possibly 12, and even then, you had to read some of it through primers, like reading a book. Plus the battle system was reasonably fun for what it was, even if it was more the spectacle that was exciting for me (e.g. summoning). And to be fair, the 13 trilogy got better with every games, I still don't like Snow though.

Gamingsince1981140d ago

Ff13 is only good if you haven't played a ff before, or any other games that are decent for that matter.

-Foxtrot140d ago

It is in fact no way the best Final Fantasy game, it's one of the worst

Linear corridors, Cutscene, Fight, Cutscene...rinse and repeat

Dialogue and characters are pretty bad, especially Lightning as the main FF hero, they literally said they tried to make a "Female Cloud" and they failed.

Story was pretty awful

I could go on

I think the only alright thing that came from the game was the music.

Elda139d ago

That's not a fact that's your personal opinion. The game sold 11 million copies between its 2009 release up until 2014 including critically reviewed as an 8 out of 10 or an 80 out of 100. The game does have some issues but it's not at all a fact as one of the worst FF games.

-Foxtrot139d ago

Elda

Not just mine mate

A large majority

So….

Traecy139d ago

N4G commenters such as yourself aren't the majority. The game was well received.

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gold_drake142d ago (Edited 142d ago )

i liked the game alot but i didnt like how they handled the terminology.

i dont mind reading data logs but it had soo many.

but i always loved the music and how it looked. the battle system wasnt too bad either.

but i like 13-2 more :)

i still dont understand why we never got a remaster of the trilogy

Eonjay140d ago

Xbox kinda did. Besides the video files of course which are still best on PS3 due to bluray.

Snookies12142d ago

XIII is a pretty solid game, but XIII-2 is WAY better. XIII-2 was one of the few games I decided to go for a Platinum trophy in, early on. Had so much fun the entire way through getting it too!

Eonjay140d ago

Totally agree. FF 13 was okay but 13-2 is my favorite FF game ever.

shinoff2183142d ago (Edited 142d ago )

I hated this to when it released. I haven't much liked a ff game since ff10 as much , aside from ff7remake. I decided to give it another shot on my series x since it's not on a current ps and was liking it quite a bit(just takes me some time to get over things ) until star ocean 2 remake came out I was all over that.

Square should definitely remaster it or something for ps4 ps5

KillerB140d ago

my favorite jrpg trilogy ever

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