Final Fantasy Versus XIII On Xbox 360 Would Be A Mistake

Yoichi Wada announced that Square Enix would be "looking into" the possibility of making Final Fantasy Versus XIII cross-platform, like Final Fantasy XIII, and that is worrying. Yes, Final Fantasy XIII has been treated to the most successful first week of any game in the franchise due to its availability on two consoles (with the PS3 just taking the majority by a few percent), but if you look at how well the game transferred over to work with the Xbox 360, surely the majority of players would have rather played the game on the console it was intended for, so will Square Enix repeat that mistake?

[Selyah]

It would be nice for them to keep the initial statement of keeping versus xiii an exclusive.

[D4RkNIKON]

after how boring 13 was, I probably wont buy versus.

[smashman98]

i think you would be missing out dude nomura is awesome , with that being said i would also like this game to reamin exclusive, not so the 360 owners cant have it but rather so the game can take full advantage of the ps3's technology and not have to be watered on both consoles just for the 360. I own both btw which makes it easier for me to admit ps3 is more powerful

[rezzah]

Its not going to be the same, gameplay will be different. The battles are said to be more like that of KH.

[RageAgainstTheMShine]

to repent of his sins on mankind
and
go back from the Dark Side of the Force.

Right now fear has clouded his thinking.

[Hanif-876]

If that happens then i'll never trust Square Enix ever. They screwed us over with Final Fantasy XIII which is just not what it would of been if it were a PS3 exclusive... i mean no towns, world map, "what the heck" whats Final Fantasy without all those? 6.8GB can only hold so much.

[Imalwaysright]

I have the original copy of FF7 for the PS1 and it comes on 3 CDs. As im sure you know, FF7 has towns and a huge map to explore. FF13 doesnt have towns and a world map because it was SE choice. It wasnt because of the 360.

Cant wait for the stealth disagrees from the spoiled little brats AKA PS3 fanboys.

[pippoppow]

Content was said to be cut. The reasons may have been due to wanting the game to fit on 3 CDs. Also the original scope and scale of the game may have been altered as well. SE should stay true to their words. Devs/Pubs lies are annoying. Bunch of liars.

I'm sure a 360 version is on their mind or maybe already in the works. The thing is I hope that the game is all it can be even if it means 6 cd+ for the 360 version. Although it is likely the games content will suffer due to MS charging an extra fee for more discs.

Regardless of what happens I hope for a full RPG experience with some strategic gameplay. A game to rival some of the best FF games. But like many believe the game will most likely reach it's full potential if left an exclusive.

[blumatt]

The only Final Fantasy I've ever played was FF8 and it was awesome. It had towns, a world map, airships, and side missions, such as looking for Chocobos in forests. I hope FF Versus 13 stays PS3 exclusive so we can see those again. It's just simpler on the PS3. It can be up to 50 GB and it's all on one disc. Plus, something that many forget, is that blu rays DON'T scratch like DVD's. If it comes out for the 360, I'm gonna be one of those people who doesn't buy it. It's not being fanboyish to want the best experience possible.

[DevastationEve]

XIII is a great game dude. And having no towns has nothing to do with DVD space and much more to do with how you have to fill 3D worlds even more in an rpg than in any other type of game. Check out the vastness of a game like Elder Scrolls Oblivion, a first gen 360 title. But to the guys at SE they decided that would totally dilute the one thing every FF is all about: the story.

XIII is perfect the way it is to me, to others who need an open-world rpg they should turn to MMORPG, it doesn't get bigger than that.

Final Fantasy is a unique experience that every developer tries to copy. But times have changed and SE is no longer the only one in the spotlight, so they had to evolve.

[baodeus]

can they put it on 4 disc...i mean even RDR is only on 1 disc and look at the amount of space in that game comparing to any FF series and it looks amazing. Lost Odyssey on 4 discs that has town, world map, etc...why FF13 doesn't? Maybe the extra space for CG movies or uncompress music isn't needed. And beside, the PS3 version isn't dumb down, it does ran at 720p, 2xMSAA, 1080p CG movies and it looks great. Look at MGS4, it fill up one blue ray and what does it have, uncompress music and lots of cut scene and movies....game play can go as fast as <5 hrs. I hope u guys don't think cut scene, QTE, or CG as actual game play right?

I know many of you Sony fanboy are but hurt, but like i said, FF is not a PS exclusive brand, so get that out of your head.

[kancerkid]

Maybe everyone bashing the 360 for FF13's faults should actually learn some facts. SE put little into the compression of the cutscenes on the 360 version and could have in fact compressed them MORE with BETTER quality (They used a poor encoder). See: http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

It is not a plastic boxes fault your game was bad, it was the developers.

[badz149]

maybe with that, SE can regain some respect back from the gaming community. although a bit linear and lacking as people might say about FFXIII, we can't deny that it's a beautiful game on the PS3 with crystal crisp (pun unintended) gameplay gfx and 1080p cutscenes! they can do so much with the PS3 compared to what they can with 360 and THAT is showing with FFXIII PS3 not only looking best but also easily outselling all games they have ever released for 360 including FFXIII combined! - I think!

I'm not a fan of traditional FF but Versus is supposed to have KH like combat mechanic which I prefer any day of the week over turn-based, and it keeps me interested. I would love for it to stay exclusive but knowing SE this day, that might change as we speak! ok, I have no problem if Versus goes multiplat but as long as they keep the PS3 version as they promised, I'm good and none others will complaint! FFXIII is gimped no matter how you wanna spin it! the fact that it becomes nonlinear in the 3rd disc on the 360 and can't go back to where you have left is a proof for that! - and it effects the PS3 version as well as both games must be the same! gamers and especially fans of FF don't want THAT! they want the FF game the way that they have always love! not the whored version of it like XIII! just my 2 cents!

[BRG9000]

This writer doesn't seem to know what side he is on. It calls going multiplatform a "mistake" and then devotes half the article to discussing how strongly it paid off for SE. Not very convincing if your point is that it was a mistake...

[smashman98]

but maybe u missed the part where it said it didnt exactly pay off for us

[logikil]

Why should they keep things exclusive? Square is a company that is about making money, first and foremost. They will obviously make more money if they choose to make the game for the 360. Hell Mass Effect should go to the PS3 while we're at it. I don't necessarily mind timed exclusives because in many cases the folks making the games get cash on the side or assistance with marketing etc. This is a good situation for developers. If FF fans love Square as much as they let on (which lets face it is pretty damn retarded.....loving a company, come on grow up) why would you prefer that Square cut their potential profits in half? That makes no sense.

[JD_Shadow]

This might describe your case:
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[logikil]

Congratulations on being an idiot. How do you make it look so easy?

My response was to comment 1, take a moment and look back at it, i'll wait. Back, okay.....I'm pretty sure I read that comment just fine. So what exactly was the point of your juvenile little picture?

[Game13a13y]

someone should fire Wada already.

[Shang-Long]

Good Article

[fishd]

Mistake or not,Vesus went multiplat,the writing is on the freaking wall,there was supposed to be some media blowout on PSblog around February but somehow it didn't happen

and the game is nowhere to be found on SE's list of games for E3,Tekken 6 and TGS anyone?

I just hope Vesus turns out be a *real* FF,Exclusive or multiplat

[Sanrin]

It'd be fine as long as they didn't make it into a crap port.

[ShawnCollier]

The whole reason XIII was meh on the 360 was because SE did a half-assed compressing of the video files/etc.

Honestly wouldn't want Versus on the 360 if they did that again. >.>

[iliimaster]

thats like pretty much saying DVD9 is the same as bluray.... you can dress up a fat ugly old lady in the most fancy expensive clothes and she will still look fat and ugly... you cant hide ur flaws buddy and the xbox 360 compared to the ps3? in just the graphics part alone is a looser... you really think compression was the problem? ur one lost puppy

[CimmerianDrake]

He's not talking about dressing the fat lady up, he's saying SE botched the liposuction meant to help her fit in the car.

[DevastationEve]

Yeah its the compression. The video files could've benefited from more modern and sophisticated codecs, like hell even Microsoft's superb WMV HD codecs. The game looks better in-game than in CG I'm afraid.

But honestly it's just a few tv calibrations away from being barely unnoticeable. Just sit back...that's what wifi controllers are for :-D

[JDouglasGU]

Definitely agree. If Square is going to port Versus XIII over then they better do a decent job of it. If not, just keep it PS3 exclusive.

[maniacmayhem]

Another flamebait article on N4g?!?

NOOOO WAAAAY!

[kewlkat007]

I wouldn't mind buy it for the 360.

[klado]

HUH!

[Prototype]

SE confirms a 360 version I will boycott every game they make (excluding FF14 since I liked 11) and sell every non SquareSoft game I have

[Focker420]

I'm with you on that.

[palaeomerus]

Go ahead. Who cares what you boycott but you?

[commodore64]

Dude, don't bother... he's a Sony fanboy.

For some reason he has a grandiose sense of his own importance and influene in the macro scheme of the gaming universe.

The announcement of FF versus release as multiplat would be blasphemous according to the Sony religion.
Such blasphemy must be punished by a boycott, or else a fanboy jihad on n4g.

/S

[Keele]

That's not funny man.

Islam is a serious problem.

[Prototype]

Commodore your part of the problem, you would rather take something that's sacrificed just to play it instead of letting developers use their potential on something. SS (SquareSoft) games were made of quality, story, and some sort of replay value; the moment SE was formed it all went to s-it and you alone can't deny that.

It's not about being a fanboy of any console, it's fighting with your wallets on how much they've gone down hill over the years, and sold their souls to make a quick buck.

[caffman]

so you and a few others boycott their games. But they sell a couple of million on 360. Would they give a rats ass? I think maybe not.

[ShiftyLookingCow]

Stop being so snobbish. If the PS3 version is the definitive version, isn't that good? Don't tell me the linearity of the FFXIII has anything to do with the multi-platform decision, no way they threw away 3-4 years of work. It had more to do with going from PS2 to PS3. The 360 version of FFXIII was quite good on its own(relative to whats available on 360) and seems to have sold decently as well. That means more people were able to enjoy it.

[Pootangpie]

that tried to boycott FF13 going multiplatform

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[RyuDrinksTheDew]

...the modern day company always has trouble taking off the Green Glasses.

[crapgamer]

I enjoyed it on the 360 and I own both a PS3 and 360. I just prefer playing games on the 360.
Quite a lot of people only have one or the other though, so from a money standpoint it makes sense to release it multiplatform.
I mean saying people would prefer to play it on the console it was designed for is just asking for trouble, seeing as how Resident Evil 5, COD4, COD waw, COD MW2, Bioshock etc.. were all made on the 360 dev kits, in fact a good percentage of games are done like that. Does that mean PS3 people shouldn't have gotten those games on PS3? of course not, just another flame article and fanboy bait.

[SmokeyMcBear]

don't know how you nincompoops can disagree to that post. This is how posts should be made instead of.. "ah thats crap and I hate is just because"

What doesnt make sense is why you chose to play it on the 360.. yeah you said you prefer playing games... but in this instance, the only difference would be the controller. Does this game utilize the Dpad.. then the ps3 would be the better controller for it. Another note would be the franchise's dependance on the cinematic cut scenes, some consider it a vital part of the experience.. then again if you play on an SD tv, I can see why it wouldnt matter to you.

[Spydr07]

Well said, Smoke. But the problem is people don't like crapgamer, so he's wrong regardless of what he says. If a more respected member said it, the agree/disagree numbers would be switched.

I believe the answer to your question is while he owns a PS3, he prefers the 360 for games. It doesn't matter which console is better for a certain game, he'll get the 360 version regardless.

[Hanif-876]

You must be on crack. I didn't get Red Dead Redemption for my PS3 just because Rockstar didn't optimize their RAGE engine for the PS3 or they simply didn't port it well. What i'm trying to say is if you can buy a Ferrari for the same price as a Toyota why wouldn't you just get the better one its just simply retarded.

[Obama]

If you own both a ps3 and 360, why would you play the much inferior version? It doesn't even have multiplayer.

The differences between the 2 version of the games that you mentioned are very small and trivial, unlike that of FF13 where the ps3 version clearly is much superior.

ps: As if you xbox fans are going to buy jrpg anyways. Every jrpg basically fails on the system.

[baodeus]

Please Obama, tell me how JRPGs are doing on PS3, beside FF13 which mostly bought in Japan, in other region, it sold approximately the same as x360. To make it even worst, the highest sold game on PS3 is MW2 (a shooter) and here u guys claiming PS3 owners aren't FPS oriented.

I did bought FF13 for PS3, that is the good thing about owning all consoles. You don't have to loose out on anything if you are a true gamer.

[You Noob]

If you really own a PS3 why you preferred a multi-disc SD version?

[DevastationEve]

I have a copy of the game, runs smooth and looks beautiful on my 1080p HDTV. The only exception to me are the CG movies, they did suffer from inferior codecs.

[Dance]

nothing wrong with expanding fanbase and allowing company to make more money

[Focker420]

But if the quality of the game suffers because of it, then yes there is something wrong that.

[palaeomerus]

Bullcrap.

[Xander756]

The quality of the game wouldn't suffer. There is a reason that the vast majority of gamess developed for both platforms are reviewed better/play better on the 360. The 360 won't hold back the PS3, if anything, the PS3 would hold back the 360 version. Thinking otherwise is simply fanboyish reasoning to justify why you should be angry that a game is going multiplatform.

Real gamers don't care if a game they are playing is on another console.

[Focker420]

Actually yes it would, the time spent working on the port for the other system could be spent improving or polishing original. It doesn't matter what system its for. Every single multi-platform would be even better if it was an exclusive because theres no time wasted on developing and testing for a port. Its common sense.

[ArcFatalix]

Multiplatform devs cant use the PS3's strength thats why they get a quick port, built ground up Ps3 exclusive will be awesome.

[mirroredderorrim]

If it goes multi- which many of already can see coming, I can see more cuts coming. Less towns or one town? Trimmed down vision of what Tetsuya Nomura had in mind.

I don't think Versus is safe from the gimp. But my reactions are spent from the first half of this gen. Nothing surprises me any more.

If you don't get that old fact, that money makes the world go around, then I suggest googling the son of a b!tch.

[dragonyght]

looks likes its gonna the same s#*t all over again Final Fantasy Versus XIII is multiplatform e3 victory for MS lol

[palaeomerus]

Well if Square screw up the port as badly as they did XIII, then yeah I guess so. Meanwhile Mistwalker and Feelplus don't seem to have these so called "problems" with 360 development that supposedly gimped the PS3 version of FFXIII. And LO used a third party middleware to boot.

LOL!

[Lirky]

Of course square enix will do this again.. and the newer final fantasies would remain exclusive to wii and ps3.

[syrion]

i won't buy this game if this game going multiplatform ...
the reason i buy FF XIII cause i think and believed versus is still ps3 exclusive so SE can fixed the mistake they do with Versus
if this happens i will never ever trust SE again cause FF game in this generation from SE is a sh*t

[palaeomerus]

Why would it be a mistake? Because it upsets some people who take game companies personally? Because of magical blu-ray cell nonsense?

[ArcFatalix]

denial much?

[Godmars290]

Only if there was anything in the non-multiplatform version that couldn't be done in a multiplatform version. If there is/was the public will never know.

[BillOreilly]

i disagree i love ff but only own a 360 and wont buy a ps3 anytime soon many people love ff or ff13 and cant afford a ps3 they could sell so much more multiplat. finish the game then port it compress it on 3 to 4 disks and everybodys happy(exept the haters who just wana brag about ps3 having a game 360 doesnt)dont gimp it complete it then port it

[seifer085]

damn it!

[caffman]

take it out for dinner and then nip off before the bill comes? Why would they want to do that?

[BillOreilly]

oh and 360 didnt gimp ff13 they couldve put another disk lost odyssey had 4 disks 30 towns and villages hidden dungeans and optional bosses(BEST RPG EVER)it was the way square made it they wanted a streamlined rpg that played like cod modern warfare (i wouldve prefered towns and exploration but it was still an amazing game)so blame square if ffvs13 goes multi square can make it equal on both without gimpin just add another disk who cares you can still play it

[OutgoingSquall]

what is lost odyssey.

[Rai]

but square is stupid they will do it anyway.

[Demarco156]

i agree

they need get money from microsoft first

[forevercloud3000]

but I do agree that Versus should stay exclusives. SquareEnix has lied to it's fans time and time again. I used to be the most devoted of all devotees to everything Square made. Yet this gen, i am quite skeptical of anything that doesn't have Nomura's stamp of approval(Crisis Core, Dissidia,Birth By Sleep, etc).

There quality has exceedingly declined. Mostly due to their drive to go Multiplatform and completely forsake the PS3. I find this so ridiculous becuase the 360 has proven that JRPG fans do not embrace it like they do the PS3. The article is quite misleading too when it comes to the sales of FFXIII. He failed to mention FFXIII is one of the worst selling FFs in a long time, it might pass FFXII but is that really saying much? It will never get anywhere near the best in the series FFVII(over 10mill).

SE cut many corners to get FFXIII on 360. Before the MP announcment Square said the game was progressing full force(2yrs prior it was at 13% meaning it should have been pretty far by the time the announcment came) SE also had one of the first PS3 Dev kits with YEARS to develop. Sony helps anyone who asks with their hardware. FFXIII should have been almost complete when they announced it MP. This is obviously due to MS's money hatting tactics. Proof is in the pudding, we KNOW MS does it to get their way and they are directly to blame for FFXIII's ridiculous delay as well as so much content being "conveniently" cut from the game. Nomura talked numerous times about how the XIII team were about to form all out mutiny because Wada was ruining their baby.If you believe 360 didn't have anything to do with "enough content to make a new game" being cut from XIII, you are fooling yourself.

Versus was being toted as a game that will push PS3 hardware to it's limits. There is no way you can do that and make it MP with 360. Evident by XIII, it doesn't look as good as many other titles on the console, shit it barely looks better then WKC.

Hopefully Nomura stays the course and can fight back Wada's money grubbing fingers from trying to dip in MS's pockets again. If Versus goes MP the game will be ruined just like XIII and SE will officially be dead to me :/

[JD_Shadow]

I agree except for the point that the article DID prove a point.

Thing is, though, all that that you said, which was well said, will be thrown away by those that just want another "we have it too, hahaha" right against anything Sony. Thing is, these are the same people who claim that Sony "don't got no games."

But if the PS3 doesn't have any games, then why the hell do you WANT so many of them for the 360? And why are you so intent on ignoring all the arguments and distracting us from the real issues on what Wada said. They seem so desperate to find a catch-all reason to explain off why so many people are so upset over this possibility and why so many are not wanting a port to happen. They seem to not be able to handle the mass disapproval.

[sweettooth]

i dont care about ff vs 13 after the flop ff13

[SnukaTheMan]

Love stories like this......

[NicSage]

I passed on FFXIII cus it was multi plat, i'm not even buying this if it does stay exclusive.

[Ps_alm3k]

give no equal to the game's quality.
Make vs13 the way it is suppose to be, then squeeze the port into that little dvd all you want.
That way it won't jeopardize the ps3 standard/potential. But knowing 3rd party, they like to gimps ones potential just to make the other console feel equal.

[forevercloud3000]

You underestimate just how much MS can and will spend to make sure the PS3 doesn't prove the 360 to be far inferior. You need only look at the HUGE wad of money MS threw at Rockstar for GTA. Tell me GTA couldn't have benefited heavily from being exclusive with the PS3's bluray capability?

If a game is going to be MP a console owner doesn't want the other console to look far superior.

[Ps_alm3k]

I know, thats why i said third party don't give a crap about which console is superior.

[lpfisher]

Let me put it this way: it was promised that the in-game visuals in vs.XIII would be identical to the cg scenes, and the cg scenes would look better than XIII's. Now, I have enough trouble believing the PS3 can do that let alone the Xbox. Making vs.XIII would seriously hamper the game's visuals.

[mookins]

The game will be crap if it goes multiplatform. Not buying if it happens.

[MajestieBeast]

2 years of Nomura's work will get canned same as Kitase with ff13 where 50% didnt make it into the game. Just stay exclusive and give us a real final fantasy instead of that westernized trash you call ff13.

[Bodyboarder_VGamer]

At this point Square can do whatever they want with the FF franchise I don't care anymore, FF is not what it used to be... After playing FFXII and then FFXIII I came to a conclusion, FF is dead and SE doesn't care about making good games just money. No wonder Sakaguchi and a bunch of other employees left the company as soon as Wada took off. =(

Now they can continue their evil agenda of westernization.

[TwistedMetal]

and made it mutliplat. I will not buy ff vs 13 if they make it multiplat and lie and cut stuff out the game again.

[Thoreau]

it would be good for 360 only owners but bad for game development. i don't want to play enhanced ps2 games, which was the case with ff13. i want to play something new and fresh, and ffvs13 would be the ticket if it does not go multi. i don't understand how wada has kept his job? he must have a hand of 5 nubs by now. square's support for the 360 has been strong but the games are weak. demonsoul and fallout3 are much better rpgs than ff13.

[dorron]

Yet another one in the long list made by Square-Enix. Nothing new.

[Snakefist30]

Ofcourse it would be a mistake the game might end up 7 or 8 DVDs just like the previous 1.

[Thudd]

More sales from utilizing both consoles = higher profits thus more games in the future. Who cares if its multiplat if the quality remains high.

[WLPowell]

The quality DID NOT remain high.

[Blitzkid]

Like Final Fantasy 13 for the 360 it would be a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig mistake.

[Ludakriss]

Yo. This is for real getting a bit annoying. These SPECULATIONS are so unnecessary. I want news. Plus haven't y'all learned the first time round? Squeenix don't give a fuck. "There has been enough content CUT from the game to make another FULL game" now if you don't wonder how it would've felt to have those enormous exploration hours...my friend you're full of shit.

[yogaflame]

it is a mistake because just like what happened to ff13, there will be severe downgrade to graphics, sounds, and game features. Anyway Square is dead since after ff10.

[gamerzBEreal17]

i wish i had an extra bubble ;{

[Tzuno]

Don't shit yourself in the pants with your Ps3 console you have like 10 good exclusives and defend this console like a wolf. What it does it give's you food???