FF versus 13 Going Multi-format? Does Game Informer Know Something?

In the most recent edition of Game Informer Australia, the monthly segment entitled 'Bite Size', has small pieces of news placed around the border. Seen below is a page from the magazine with some interesting pieces of information about a certain anticipated title.

Update: A more in depth description of the ‘Bite Size’ section. It is all about news that is filling in the gap between the 2 issues. As it is issue #7, the bite size section is and I quote from the Game Informer magazine “A Quick Look At The Month In The News”. This is not a rumour section but a news section. Which begs the question, what is Game Informer doing with the “News” section, maybe mixing in some rumours?

[Sigh]

uh oh

[FangBlade]

Damn I was counting on this game to be the game FF XIII should've been.
How many more games will the Xbox 360 ruin? this is unacceptable.

[xskipperx82]

The dev team behind FFXIII already said that FFXIII was planned to be the way it is since day 1. More focus on story, less on exploration.

[GrieverSoul]

Honestly, if it happens, it wont surprise me.
Final Fantasy lost its identity with XII and XIII. The gameplay became more "western-ized" and it didnt work very well because western RPGs are way better at it.

[LoVeRSaMa]

If this happens I wont buy it, Just like I didn't buy FXIII.

[Dragun619]

So if this "News Section" from a June/July? Gameinformer Australia issue is true then Unreal Tournament 2011 & Devil May Cry 5 are both in production, while FFXIII Versus has gone Multi-Format?

I Call BS.

I Would think Epic Games, Capcom, or Square Enix would have announced those games at E3 And this scan just pops up around the internet as soon as a bunch of new FFXIII Versus info arrives.

[maddhatter123]

you're excited for another ff even though the 360 version of ff13 was complete trash? i guess that is to be expect from a 360 fanboy though. regardless of if it does or doesn't go multiplat i'm getting the far superior ps3 version just like ff13.

[JoySticksFTW]

Unfortunately, SE fell down on the "more focus on story" part as well.

The story was lacking; chopped to bits. And the you don't get to explore until like two chapters left in the game -- and it's really only one large area.

I mean, you really can tell that a bunch of content was removed. I don't know if it was an entire game's worth as SE claimed, but it shows.

[sikbeta]

God Damn, FFvs13 Must Stay Exclusive for PS3, It was more than Enough with the Crap they did to FF13 to end up f*cking up this Game for ALL The REAL Fans of The Series...

[No Way]

.... pathetic, you are.

[captain-obvious]

i think they are looking for hits

[UltraNova]

Nobody should be disappointed nor be angry about this. We all new it. It is inevitable. Square will go on and produce exclusives for the 360 and only multi-plats for the ps3. Well as long as MS throws them checks they will.

Makes you wonder about the stocks Sony has on Square... It seems Sony makes money out of every copy sold on the 360 as well. It's the only reason I can think of to justify them for allowing the competition to get their hands on one of the most important franchises.

If someone has a better theory please enlighten us..

[nveenio]

Don't give this any hype. "Bite Size" is "The month in news". That means that they're looking back on what was in the news over the last month. As we all know, FFvs13 was in the news about possible multiplat.

[Noctis Aftermath]

I will wait for something official, this proves nothing.

[ian72]

@Greenringsoflife,
Another account ? It should be Greenringoflife not greenring(s)oflife. The same photo also.

[Legosz]

The 360 didn't ruin final fantasy 13... They had already made the game for PS3 and then ported it you fucking tard.

www.google.com

Maybe that will help you.

But yes I hope this stays exclusive to PS3, if it went on xbox there would be about 5 disks they would have to use.

[ThanatosDMC]

It'll be multiplat if MS talks to them... you know, the usual... they'll ask SE how many millions they want.

[punkpop101]

Are a retard?Blaming the Xbox 360 for FFXIII is nothing but trolling.If yopu think Square Enix is anything like Square Soft then you're dead wrong.I didn't like FFXIII too but blaming the 360 for it is just trolling.Why didn't anyone complaied when they swaped disks in all the ps1 Final Fantasys?Trolling trolling trolling.

[ZombieNinjaPanda]

@punkpop

Because the ps1 came out almost 20 years ago.

[8thnightvolley]

:S i thought this was always foreseen.

[8thnightvolley]

and the funny things is they are acutally waiting on MS to talk to em so they make it for the 360 ... but MS hasnt from what i heard.

[fatstarr]

if the game goes multi plat they wont be getting 60$ from me!
I don't support multi plat games. and ill be pissed as fck that kh3 and all the KH games are delayed because of a multiplat port -_-
smh theirs no ff fans on the 360 and if they are... their votes don't count.
that's like buying a Sega dreamcast to play ff instead of a snes or a ps1 back in the days.

[LoVeRSaMa]

@No Way

... Yoda you are not, speak like this you should not.

Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to being a 14 year old kid on Xbox live.

At the end of the day, I didn't buy a game because it wasnt up to scrach, that's not pathetic.

[Nike]

It may be there as a rumour in GI but until the developers actually say it, I'm going to continue being skeptical. After the pre-E3 rumour flood, the last thing I'm going to be doing is blindly believing whatever rumour comes up, no matter the source.

[iMaim]

don't go trusting GI.
i recall them saying doa 5 being multiplatform or something.

[Redrum059]

Although I'm a big fan of GI, I can't trust that for the reason that I hav the issue that states Killzone2 under multiplatform. Plus if wat I'm hearing is true(open world, large world, beautiful graphics ingame, dynamic sky effects) all those things can't possibly fit on 3dvds compressed without it being liniar. But then again, square enix does talk alot.

[Lavalamp]

I remember seeing a thread about this before E3 even started on Xbox's official forums. Someone posted saying that Versus was going multiplatform. When people asked for the source, he said Game Informer Australia. So, if he got a copy of this magazine that was published before E3 and yet it was never announced at E3, then I'm calling BS on this claim.

Edit - Yeah here's the thread. This magazine was published on the 15th or even before that.
http://forums.xbox.com/3298...

[Donny]

please do not ruin this game making it multiplatform.

[RatFuker]

sigh...i need a beer.

[nefertis]

I know right lol

[Quagmire]

Say goodbye to uncle FFv13 kids. He's going away for a while.

[tplarkin7]

It is news that corroborates the rumors we've heard. It's official now. Versus is multi-plat.

[cayal]

Find a quote from Square-Enix, otherwise it is still a rumor.

[BiggCMan]

right, this is the same magazine that said killzone 2 was coming for xbox 360 late 2008. genius...

[nefertis]

if true no buy for me.

[vhero]

Oh my... It's not coming to 360 get over it..

[Man In Black]

Considering SE's track record...

[lordgodalming]

It'll be a battle between who's got more pull at SE--Yoichi Wada (multiplat) or Tetsuya Nomura (exclusive).

[nefertis]

Nomura got the ps3 fanbase behind him, so if Nomura lose this battle please I hope too God SCEJ pick him up he will be a hugh asset two Sony Japan.

[AAACE5]

And the soap opera...uh...saga continues!

[masterofpwnage]

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

square your fans has spoken

[diatom]

No hard drive on the arcade = no MMO's

[lordgodalming]

VSXIII is not an MMO. That's XIV.

[DigitalAnalog]

"The White Engine was designed according to world renowned developer Tetsuya Nomura to simulate battle sequences similar to Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete. He at one time via Famitsu stated that “all visions come true” when a game is exclusive."

AND...

"Also on his stance on the PlayStation 3 in regards to Final Fantasy XIII at that time being exclusive to that platform, Nomura stated via QJ.net “It’s not just about how pretty the graphics are but more of how much limited amount of movement we can put on one go and how big our imagination and ideas are."

"The PS3 is the machine that is closest to being able to express our imagination.” <--- That's the reality my friends.

What's that he said? OH, it's not just about "teh graphics" but rather how much limited amount of movement (*cough cough FFXIII) and how big our imagination and ideas are <--- take note.

-End statement

[d3nworth1]

FIGHTS LIKE ADVENT CHILDREN ?!!!! I DON'T CARE IF THHE BRING IT OUT ON THE WII I GETTING IT.

[Gamer_Z]

Yes but Tetsuya Nomura is not head CEO of Square Enix if MS throws money their way than it will be multiplat and nothing Nomura says will change that. The Only thing that can save FF Versus is if Sony is willing to pay more to for it to stay exclusive which by the way would be in the best interest of the PS3, fans and Nomura.

[meluvulongtime]

It wouldn't surprise me if it went multiplat. I'd be a little disappointed because I'd like to see what an exclusive would be like. Really I just want SE to make a great rpg for a console for once this gen. All the rpgs they've put out so far have been pretty mediocre

[PopEmUp]

then Final Fantasy is finished

[ukilnme]

N4G will drown in tears if it is announced as multiplatform. Some people just won't be able to handle it so I would expect an increase in suicides and death threats.

[MysticStrummer]

Others, like me, won't give a rat's ass.

[Parapraxis]

I can't even read that the scans are so shitty....wtf

[niceguywii60]

I keep hearing from PS3 fans if this were true Microsoft would have announced it at E3 yet not even Sony or SE revealed anything about the game at E3. Sony didn't show it because all three parties are working deals how to handle the news and dealings etc.

[BkaY]

after what they have done to ff13... linear POS...

only positive thing for "me" was battle system.. it is quite good..

peace

[Sigh]

kinda funny seeing this, how come they call Zelda skyward sword "zelda 16"? A new unreal tournament 2011? DMC 5 in production? wtf...

[Nike]

Zelda 16? Sounds like they didn't even know the name was "Skyward Sword". And DMC5 in production kind of sticks me as old news. Maybe this is a pre-E3 issue of GI?

[Sitris]

So it is during e3 as the release for the magazine.

[Sigh]

let's hope so Nike. Maybe that monthly segment of "bite size" is their rumor section? Who knows.

[Newtype]

Lol, rumors. They are late to everything, looks like the gameinformer aussies can tell the future..

[LordMarius]

Noctis Lucis Caelum = Nomula is SCE cultic
Noctis Lucis Caelum = Nomula is SCE cultic
Noctis Lucis Caelum = Nomula is SCE cultic

with all the info we gotten it would take several disc for it to fit on the 360 and since it looks like a sort of open world kind of game this is unlikely

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

[Sitris]

Still weird that GI would have this in the news section......weird

[kratos123]

i want scans damnnit
please please please
i need to see those images

[sikbeta]

"Nomura on Versus XIII:

- All the screenshots in the interview are captured from the game running in real time.
- The movement of the clouds in the game are controlled by the physics engine in the game.
- The game employs an open field concept, so you can travel anywhere except into mountains.
- The encounter system is a mix of random and visible encounters? (Confusing point, the blog doesn't seem clear either.)
- Battles are seamless. The only loading in the game will occur when moving between very large areas. They're aiming for the ultimate in seamlessness.
- Objects along the paths of roads can be destroyed.
- Most people will not believe their eyes when they see the high quality of the battles in motion.
- The staff are highly motivated now.
- There will still be improvements and more polish on the visuals made, the visuals in the screens are the game running at the moment.

- You'll be able to use a car as promised. You can exit it and move on foot at any time as well.
- Enemies will be visible on the field, and while some enemies are wandering around, others will suddenly appear and surprise you. (This clarifies what the random and visible comment meant, and it also confirms that game will be similar to FFXII in that sense.)
- Nomura says they're planning for a big unveiling of Versus at some point, but he doesn't really give any deadline for it.
- There will be some announcements at TGS of titles which have not been revealed at all yet"

WOW, that's a Load of Things Going on in The Game, they can FILL a BR-Disc very easy, with this info I'm Sure this Game is Exclusive for PS3...

[PirosThe4th]

Sounds like Kingdom Hearts meets GTA XD

[ClownBelt]

Oh goodness...Is it time I say "I told you?"

[Colonel-Killzone]

Funny how after Nomura mention something about versus Graphics this article pops up LMFAO. Gotta love the flamebait N4G brings to the table.

[Sitris]

I was like "WTF" but seriously, i hope it isn't true, as it will diminish my hopes and dreams for this game. But it i only spotted it today, guess i'm abit bad for timing? haha

[hot4play]

Yeah well, SOME 360 fanboys can be desperate. IMO, if you're real FF fan you'd buy this game on the PS3, no excuses. FF13 showed us what happens to FF if you try to cater to the xbox crowd.

The new FFv13 scans look amazing, I hope the game remains a PS3 exclusive so we get a complete FF experience. Buy a PS3 if you really want Versus XIII (and say NO to piracy, especially on the xbox, lol) =)

[SixTwoTwo]

So I guess everyone is going to start hating on Versus now?

[King Hippo]

Why? Because of a fake rumor?

[SixTwoTwo]

Good point. But we'll see what happens if/when this games goes multi. We saw what happened with FF XIII.

[cayal]

Don't worry, the former haters will still love it.

The force will still have balance.

[kratos123]

the former haters still dislike ff13 and thats a fact i played it fore a few hours and havent touched it fore months now
damn you wada stop screwing up SE

[redsquad]

If going multiplatform demonstrably affects the quality of a game in a negative way, I think people are entitled to cmplain aren't they?

[SixTwoTwo]

If the complaints are valid then yes of course they are.

[silvacrest]

forget graphics, gameplay etc...

its content

even with 3 discs a RPG, especially FF will have loads of content and ,the 360 is limited in this area

content was stripped out of FF13, same will happen with versus if it it goes multiplat

[table]

This is hilarious to see the hypocrasy of the ps3 fanboys. In the other article about the graphics they shout about it not being possible on the 360. Now that there is a hint that it may be a multiplatform game, suddenly the graphics are terrible and the gameplay has been ruined. They same thing is happening with MGS Rising. It's quite ridiculous, if only they could take a step back and hear themselves.

[SixTwoTwo]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[raztad]

@stegwart

I think you are the first talking about terrible graphics in this thread.

[Jazz4108]

Everyone on this ps3 n4ps3 site you mean. And Betass you are a childish fanboy who shows your fear all over that comment. Btw 360 s is not red ringing so get over it as much as u want it to happen. I would love to see a failure rate of the ps3 vs the 360 since the jasper chip set was released. Working in the industry every day I believe I can answer that one as I have a ton of defective ps3s on a weekly basis and the 360s that come in are the early models. That said just be a gamer and quit being a hater. Ps2 was a dvd machine and final fanatasy made great games on that system so if square is still a great company both systems should be able to have a great game because let me let u in on a secret. The ps3 is not that much more powerfull then the 360. It just has a larger storage medium on its disc.

[stonecold1]

david cage the 360 cant do heavy rain even ea stated the same thing with 360

[AK46]

Your whole post is a lie, it's all lies admit it. Very insecure are we? You probably believe in all your lies because it makes you feel good, eh!

[Graphics]

Any ps3 game is possible on the 360 with downgraded graphics/sound + less content. Example FFXIII.

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

Now, that's what I call a Butthurt comment.

http://i97.photobucket.com/...

[labwarrior]

Funny that have it outright in the news section !!!! Square will go nuts with the early revealation

Did not expect otherwise anyway

http://igamereport.com/file...

http://igamereport.com/2010...

Seems confrimed, it is on the news section

http://www.andriasang.com/e...

Also more confirmation above

On the other hand, why hide it ? Everyone knew would go to 360, after FF13 went to 360 anyway

[Pedantic91]

Haha oh wow.

[vhero]

Oh because a magazine says it is it must be true?? Like the fact they say GTA is a perfect game that must be true too and the glitches don't really exist they are just a figment of my imagination?? Get real Magazines are not always right and I would think if this WAS true MS would have announced it at E3 as for gameinformer to print this they would have had to have known pre-E3. I think they got wind that MS were gonna announce it and added it to mag and unfortunately for them MS didn't as its still exclusive.. 360 fanboys can stop wetting themselves. If you were a real FF fan you would own a PS3 anyway. Real FF fans own the ps3 version and a PS.

[BrokenAnarchy]

I'm still waiting for the multi-platform version of Killzone 2 that Game Informer posted in their magazine. It printed in there so it has to be true.

[Hyrius]

Fake.

[jc48573]

is not that reliable

[vampstreak]

i agree

[Newtype]

I don't think an Australian magazine knows anything, famitsu has more credit to this case.

[Crusade]

Square Enix would make a game about a walking japanese ps3 killing 360 consoles multiplatform. They lack strategic logic and I believe MS announced a partnership with Square Enix early this generation and Square Enix are somehow calling every 360 centered/exclusive tactic they make some random effort to reach out to "north america". As if the only console "North Americans" own are 360's. Even after the strategy fails them time and time again they continue to do it. It has nothing to do with "North America", it has everything to do with the deal they signed with MS.

[Jazz4108]

Ps3 does need some quality rpgs since the 360 has them all

[jaosobno]

Just watch me cancel preorder if this happens.

[R0me]

They said it will have very good graphics + open world + realistic cloud animations + night/day circle. Well this is only possible on PS3 thanks to the SPUs.

[Clipper13]

OK, one major thing I haven't seen mentioned here yet.

If FFvs13 was going to be on the 360 don't you think MS would've at least mentioned it at E3?

[Torkith]

This would've been front and center of Microsoft's E3 Press Conference.

[Newtype]

Really...if 360 had VS 13...they would have announced it at E3...I think MS showed everything they got anyways. TGS isn't their cup of tea.

[Ps_alm3k]

if they do announce vs for the 360 @ tgs, they would only enrage the Fans in japan also.
why would SE do that? highly unlikely I say.

[jokia005]

need 5 dvd though.

[Greek God]

ffxiii had already 3
versus has open world lool
they need 50 XD

[JD_Shadow]

Okay, it's official:

SOMEONE at SE REALLY needs to address this in a SERIOUS matter, and give us something CONCRETE about this already. Wada opened his big mouth and the internets went a-blazing and the rumor mills went all over the place and they have yet to stop about this. Why are we only hearing silence there when Wada's lame attempt to kill the rumor did absolutely NOTHING?

We need to hear something concrete to kill this rumor...NOW! Hell, we needed a rumor killer YESTERDAY! God, at least ACKNOWLEDGE that they damned rumor is even OUT there.

And Clipper, you're right: if this was confirmed, you would think that we'd never hear the end of it from MS. Mattrick would have the usual douchebag smile that he never had at this year's E3. But SE really, REALLY must start saying something and not claim ignorance to this rumor that won't die.

EDIT@life doomer: I'm starting to doubt the validity of this find now, too, but I would need more of a way to prove something because you KNOW the usual suspects here are going to claim victory no matter what (without any regard to who's toes they step on in the process or without any care to the quality of the game). Why would such a megaton like that only get TWO FACKING LINES in a big print mag? If they were the first one to get such a story, you'd think they would reveal it in a more "out there" way than THAT, don't you think? I mean, that would be such a big rumor that they wouldn't try to bury the rumor like that. That and as big as this mag is, you'd think SOMEONE else would've picked this up instead of a site that no one has ever heard of.

But I'm still left wondering why no one has dared to get any answers from SE about this. Media, it should not be THIS HARD to pick up a goddamned phone and call SOMEONE at SE to get some sort of answers. Are they THIS damned inept or THIS scared to piss off someone, or do they just not CARE? The rumor is out there, and it's serious enough to get people flaming each other and for it to persist, so why the hesitation?

[Clipper13]

Exactly man, if this was true it would have been in the Crytek exclusive slot of that press event. MS would not hide something that big when the rest of their real line-up was already known to the core gamers.

[life doomer]

how can no one notice that it's fake?

[Jazz4108]

Sorry ps3 fanboyz...square is a multiplat developer and the money is what they care about. They are going to be silent about it as long as they can get away with it then it will be announced. What's funny is that on 360 fan sites they don't spend most of there time bad mouthing the ps3 so you guys really show what kind of group and people you really are. I have both systems and I could care less who wins what but I hate fanboyz and I will always stick up for the underdog. Call me names or make accusations as I don't care as I can read your true colors with your past comments.

[Baba1906]

i could see this happening. i just hope that the game is fun. dont care about the rest.

[ipe]

1. gameinformer and their news. Ey listed killzone 2 for 360, rdr for pc......
2. why dint MS announce it on e3 instead letting GI to do it?
3. fake

[Gene]

Nomura does each game for a specific platform check his history wada even said it developer says the ok and everyone in square is in awe of that man he fucken made that company what it is today.
13 was so left field and is the odd child of all the FFS i liked it but I didn't love it and you know what I felt the game was so rushed I refuse to believe that game took 4 years to make there was nothing it was a straight line to chapter 11 and the story was not that good it wasn't bad but it wasn't memorable and Vatican was the main villan there wasn't that many enemies it was three diffrent types of dogs 3 diffrent robot didlos 2 diffrent giant douches that game was hardly worked .It had 6 summons transformers michael bay shit.
Repetive no choice at all your skill chart was a fucken straight line too. Nomura said the graphics are unbelievable so I'm expecting this game to be the best looking game when it comes out honestly tell me a 360 game with unbelivable graphics.

[cayal]

Pretty sure Nomura would tear SE down if it went multi-plat.

[Gene]

Different there we go lmao.

[MajestieBeast]

Do you really think microsoft wouldnt have announced this at E3 instead of bribing people with a new 360 at the end. Its not gonna happen and i also wouldnt take word from a australian magazine no offence just like i dont take *news from german or dutch magazine's.

[TheLeprachaun]

MS might save the announcement for Gamescom.

[silkrevolver]

...I’m not really a fanboy... unless you count Final Fantasy. I just want Versus to be as good as it can possibly be... and if console exclusivity leads to that... then so be it.

[Lucreto]

This is just a rumour nothing confirmed yet. I remember a while ago in OPM UK it was rumoured Mass Effect to go to PS3 at E3 2010. As you can see it didn't happen.

This looks like they made a guess that it will go multiplatform from last months comment by SE president and knowing his record they think he will.

[Tdmd]

I'll keep an eye on this the whole day (or week) waiting/hoping for a confirmation that it is, in fact, fake.

[Dance]

you guys actully think the ps3 is leagues head of xbox just wow

[masterofpwnage]

but at he same tme is funny seeing 360 fanboys wetting them self everytime they hear a ps3 excluive coming to the 360, but yet to them no ps3 excluive is good enough to buy a ps3.

tell me what 360 exclusive matches the ps3 exlusive.

[osamaq]

Halo series, splinter cell...

[Blitzkid]

If this would happen, this would be SEs second tremendous fault.

[TheFaggot_]

It's funny because people that bought PS3 for FF only are so mad right now.

[syrion]

if this game going multiplatform i swear i will never buy game from square enix again..
so please nomura i have a faith in you make this title exclusive only on ps3

[xAlmostPro]

we want towns!

[No Way]

This is really sad, all you people talking bout
"if this game goes multi plat; I'm not buying!"

Really? Wow.
I'm buying, regardless.
And, yes, it'll be on my PS3.

[TheFaggot_]

:) People are so blinded by their fanboyism that they don't care if the game is actually good.

[syrion]

what is the point to buy the game that have a cut content, linear gameplay and no town , it just will ruin the game more and more like FFXIII?
i own both console and i played and beat FFXIII on ps3, for me it is so boring from chapter 1 to 10 and 12,13. and we just only get open world in chapter 11... wtf SE!
if this stay exclusive i believe no content will be cut and we will get the full game this is what i hope if this exclusive.

sorry if i'm wrong this just my opinion..

[WitWolfy]

Good for you, don't come back here bitching, when its been watered down and raped from its content

[monfa]

Final Fantasy XIII made me want to go do chores.

[ustayclassyn4g]

if this is true i wonder why ms didn't just announce it at e3...unless,amg versus is coming to the ipad fuck yes

[PXSausage]

I wouldn't be that surprised to see it go to the 360. Why not? It just means more sales...

[kasasensei]

1- hard to tell
2- i do not care
That will not be a system seller outside japan anyway.

[creepjack]

Hey idiots, the 360 didnt hold back FF13, Square Enix did. Wow there are some seriously stupid people here.

Wanna see what the 360 is capable of? Look at Crysis 2 and Rage, both easily on par with ANY PS3 exclusive. Where is your idiot logic now, huh?

[WitWolfy]

wow you are so right... That was sarcasm by the way.. hey dumb ass name me at least 3 massive JRPG games that shipped on 1 disc on the 360 in 3 years????? Wha.. speechless??? Thought so.

I love my Xbox, but heck I know what it can do, and what it cant do! Crysis 2's campaign is like none existant gonna be mostly multiplayer so... I guess that's probably the 360's fault too, oh and heck Rage is shipping on TWO DVDs.. IF that isn't limitations i dunno what is. With Rage being more superior on PS3... I wonder why that is???

[yogaflame]

its kinda late if they will announce it as multiplatform , they should have done that in E3, but i hope it does not mean there is still a deal that greedy wada wants that might delay and downgrade this game. Anyway it is not Sony lost of they downgrade the game it is square soft lost of credibitly after nomura already mention he wants to make this the best looking ff ever and that cannot be achieve by being multiplatform since theyc annot focus on one system and have to downgrade for xbox 360 since it does nto have a bluray and lower capability.

[midgard229]

well guys the thing is nomura is making this game and he has never made a bad game yet.

im sure no matter what this game will rock since it has towns, world maps, exploration, kicka$$ gameplay, ships etc etc

im pretty sure its ps3 exclusive, but even if the square enix president put a gun to nomura's head and forced him to release it on 360 aswell i wud still buy it.

why? cuz im a gamer and play games. ofcourse i get annoyed but it wont stop me and make miss out on a gr8 game.

and dang guys ff13 was not that bad. i didnt like 9,10 and 12 that much either. i think some of ya are just nitpicking like children

[WitWolfy]

I loved FF10, Wasn't FF8, but it gave me over 90 hours of game time, And yes FF13 was that bad, i mean i finnished the entire game using the same formation, and tactics.

Call me old fashioned but i wanted a game where you focused on one player... you know.. the lead character! Not a bunch of forgettable characters, after a while I forgot , why most of them were there... Was like Infinite Undiscovery all over again!

[midgard229]

haha, i actually enjoyed infinite undiscovery aswell.

well i didnt mean i hated ff9,10 and 12, they just werent better than other rpgs at the time like valkyrie profile, xenogears, xenosaga , star ocean etc.

and yeah ff13 definatly cuda been better, i liked the characters, but mostly liked lightning.....tho

not to question ur truth but um u mean u kept the same character formation and beat game right? cuz theres no way in the world u cud beat the game not switch a paradrigm.

i think the game cuda used more limit breaks, tho lightnings limit break is pretty awesome :)

[josh14399]

not bothered if it does go to 360 im still getting the ps3 version. i suppose it would be better exclusive so it wont be delayed. if it was gonna go multi plat i would have thought microsoft would have mentioned it at e3

[yogaflame]

its kinda late if they will announce it as multiplatform , they should have done that in E3, but i hope it does not mean there is still a deal that greedy wada wants that might delay and downgrade this game. Anyway it is not Sony lost of they downgrade the game it is square soft lost of credibitly after nomura already mention he wants to make this the best looking ff ever and that cannot be achieve by being multiplatform since they cannot focus on one system and have to downgrade for xbox 360 since it does not have a bluray and lower capability.

Nomura will be crazy if this be multiplatform after all this years they focus on ps3 as he mentioned before and a lot of years. I feel something good that it will remain exclusive. Hey visit the official website it is still ps3 and they already mention best graphics and maximizing the capabilities of ps3 and it is so late if it will just be at tgs they will announce a multiplatform to xbox 360 since the launch for next year is near. And here is another clue that it will not multiplatform , up to now there are no rumors or even insider pics or news of xbox 360 version just like what happened to ff13.

Well just to prepare even if it becomes( i hope not ) multiplatform the game will not be downgraded and cut the features, but i quite optimistic it will remain for ps3 since it will have a big world.

I still feel bad that wada still wants to make deals with ms for more money thats why up to now when they are ask if its exclusive , they are not answering even nomura but i feel nomura is pissed if that happens since he wants his game to be perfect. Anyway the 3d part is maybe a hint that it is still for ps3.

[SephireX]

The truth is the following. Versus will be a timed exclusive at the very least for PS3 but may come to 360 a year later, depending on sales. The game will be much harder than FFXIII and much longer. It will not appeal to casuals. Release Date = March 2012.

[WitWolfy]

Call me crazy but i predict about the same time line. i don't see why their delaying this title for a higher numbered one..... One would think they'll first finish FF13VS, then continue with their MMORPG thats surely gonna tank anyways

[yogaflame]

kinda sad that xbox 360 fan are so hungry for exclusive that they love to parade on this issue

[galmi]

why do people still claim that 360 spoils games, ffxiii was crap to begin with, had nothin to do with 360, come on stop being stupid, truth is ff13 was a gud looking game but sucked a** cuz gameplay was just messed up, the worst ff out there

[skatezero246]

um idk because one of the developers said they cut enough content out of FFXIII to make another game ... so yea what does that tell you?

[divideby0]

I sure hope not.. I wanted vs to be an exclusive, so it will be everything the last FF was not.

[PSK22]

OK.........So FF Versus 13 will remain PS3 exclusive. GET OVER IT!!!

[Gun_Senshi]

He threatened to leave SE if Wada makes Versus Multiplat.

[Omega Zues]

and also glad that Gears is exclusive. Over all I prefer my games to be exclusive, they always make the most of any console their on and find them to be extremely enjoyable. Theres nothing wrong with exclusivity in this ocean of water downed multiplats.

[PSK22]

@ Omega Zues
I totally agree with you and this is what makes a game stand out more. I believe its gonna stay exclusive and if its not, then I'm done with Final Fantasy period!!

[gano]

Whoa... there is a alot of spin on info here.
sorry that trashbox ain't getting shyt. Buy a ps3 if u want it.

[StarCSR]

This is really no fun anymore...
I've read some of the so-called "Trolling" posts and I looked at the disagrees and agrees here... And this is really bad. If you have any form of objectivity you are flamed on this site.
People are losing bubbles and getting disagrees just because they say that FF XIII was bad because of other reasons than the 360, namely because it was just bad. Numerous interviews already stated that FF XIII came out just like they planned. Cities weren't left out to fit a DVD, the non-linearity wasn't left out because of the DVD format, ... They were all just left out because Squenix was dumb and made some bad choices...

I liked the previous concept of gamer zone and open zone. Unfortunately they weren't moderated well and now they're left out all together.... Too bad, because as a gamer with every console in house, I'd really like to hav esome objective discussions about gaming, without having to worry that some fanboys shut me up with their de-bubbling.

[Bluemaster77]

you beat me to it Star i these guys just wont quit i fail to see how they became so aggressive over a games console

[Bluemaster77]

I really cant understand why some of your all are responding so immaturely i full understand the PS3 guys frustration because they believe what they will about their favored console , but it is in no way warranted that you fiendishly attack the 360 because of it . It makes me smh every time i see attempts to belittle the capabilities of the 360 both machines are proven machines why cant this madness just cease

[saint_john_paul_ii]

this is square-enix. not squaresoft. dont think it might not happen.

[NYC_Gamer]

well i dont really expect 3rd party to be exclusive.....

[HoofHearted]

If it truly was going to 360 then Microsoft would have announced it at E3 because that is megaton. The simple fact it was not mentioned confirms it has not gone multi-plat. At least not yet. Who knows what will happen in the future.

[Honky Kong]

You still get the same game.... Just xbox version will be gimped probably. Only nice looking FF game I've seen in a while is 14 too bad it's a MMO. No time for that. If your not a graphics child there is always xeno blade

[Lionalliance]

Can somebody call them and ask straight if this a printing error or not?

[NumeroUno]

This is not going to happen - not with Nomura on board. Plus this is Game Informer AUSTRALIA people, it's probably going to get banned there like everything else, anyway.

[Robert Kotick]

I'm just posting here to add tension.

[gano]

LOL
But for real tho no xbox, no.

[Bellcross]

Would anyone really be surprised if it went multi platform?

with the way SE has been this gen I would be more surprise if it stayed exclusive to be honest.

anyways can't wait to see more of this game from the scans it looks amazing.

[Reeperdotcom]

it's like Microsoft is religion and Sony is science. Science is always trying to move forward only to be help back by religion...see that I did there. Any way, I'm a fan of exclusives, always good way to showcase the system. Versus should stay exclusive, so we can see what Square can do with the ps3.

[amateratsu]

this will likely lead to another below ps3 standard game

[XabiTheHumble]

Its not going multiplat that's a guarantee..trust me. In the mean while I will seat back and watch the 360 fanboys crawling out of there caves cheering for false hope LMAO!!

[CellularDivision]

FF14 goes multi.
N4G will explode

[SQWERCH]

Honestly why would n4g blow up Square Enix games this generation suck, why do people still care about this company honestly, all the good rpgs that were good this generation arent even made by the Japanese.

[Biggest]

Final Fantasy XIV is multi-platform. It has been since the day it was announced. It will release on the PC and PS3 simultaneously. It may also make an appearance on the 360. FFXI has a nice 360 following.

[prettyboy1]

bs.i mean think about it,they show scans of vs and now all of a sudden this artical pops up right after.thier jus lookin for hits,if vs was goin be mutiplat it wouldve been announced at the biggest gaming show in the world ,and that of course was e3.so yea i call this joke of an artical bs

[jackdoe]

Based on the timing of the magazine, I believe this "news" references the Wada comment made a month ago. The one he quickly refuted over twitter. This possibly went to print before that twitter update.

[SQWERCH]

Has not created a game yet this generation to deserve the news of one of its games going multiplatform as a megaton announcement. Is it just me who feels like this? like big deal if it goes mp their games all suck anyways.

[Britney Spears]

Gameinformer was the same one saying ff 7 was coming to ps3 about 3 years ago and killzone 2 going to 360. yea...

[XactGamer]

LOL lots of nervous fanboys in this room. They should just bring these to PC first so gamers can have a choice to get this on the best platform.

[Britney Spears]

pc is a dead market that no one cares about. although at least its better than crapbox which breaks and you can play ld4,gears of war,mass effect on pc with better features.

[cygnuszero]

Hehe, funny one guy. Just because you cannot afford PC gaming doesnt mean its dead. There are many millions of PC gamers around the world, go take a look at the sales that some of the PCs current top games.

Hate to let you in on this little bit of information as well, but the 360 is in more homes than the PS3.

What say you?

[bebojet]

I'll just wait to hear it from SE them self. If this is true then I won't get it. Its not that I don't want others to play it, is that the quality of the game will go down just to keep it on par with the others.

[Gamer_Z]

If this is true which i think it is, FF versus just made the bottom of my list of games to buy.

Here's a big FU to Microsoft from me and FF fans.

[Neko_Mega]

I trust what Game Informer says like I trust it when it said Killzone 2 was going to be on 360.

Until SE says it is going to go to 360, it isn't going to happen (But when how SE is -_- most likely it will).

Anyways I don't see any reason to care until SE says something about it.

[akfgsuperfan]

It's all about the Benjamins baby, unfortunately. IF the money is there, and there is a history of multiplatform work in the company's catalog, I think it is a question of when, not if.

Look at the FF 13 sales figures. do you think a company can turn down that much green in an economy like this? I am a diehard Sony fan, but I think the square enix that exists today is not the same one that made fans fall in love a decade ago.

To be honest, it is Sony's fault. They should have purchased squaresoft 15 years ago. Now Square Enix is too big to purchase, and getting bigger and less true to their roots with every multiplatform game they make.

my 2 cents.

[punkpop101]

They blame all the shit to the competition.Final Fantasy XIII has been made to the ps3 and then ported to the Xbox 360.Final Fantasy VII ,VIII and IX was 3 and 4 disks????????????????Why dind't any of you fanboys blame Sony for having 4 disks and they made you stand up from the coach you learned to sit for your entire life to swap them.Trolls trolls trolls bigger ones than a Dungeons And Dragon lv20 one.Xbox 360 fanboys are stupid as well but ps3 ones cross the line of stupid.

[colonel179]

Back then the space was limited, so having 3 or 4 discs was considered the best thing, and pretty much guaranteed that the games was going to be awesome. But in this time, there is better technology available. Developers are supposed to use the best technology there is to create the best games they can with it. That is why there was a Nintendo, then a Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, PSOne, PS2, and now PS3. If people thought like you, we would still be living in caves trying to figure out what to do with fire.

[wages of sin]

It's amazing what you can get away with if you're a member of the SDF. This site is a giant joke and I can't wait until they give you the option of deleting your information.

On topic:
I hope it does come to the 360. That way, more gamers can have a chance to play it. I'll buy for my PS3 but that's my choice. Having the option is always a great thing.

You call yourslef "hardcore" gamers yet you're full of ignorance and hatred; I'm talking to the SDF. A REAL "hardcore" gamer realizes that they aren't hardcore because of what genre they play and they don't play brands. We-the real hardcore, not you whinny, spoiled brats-we play because we love gaming. If the game does get ported, and if it's "gimped", blame Square, not Microsoft. The level of hatred for anything not Sony is disgusting and this place is the haven for all of you. You're embarassing to the gaming community and it's sad that you're the next generation of gamers.

[N4OGs]

Im sorry but at e3 there was no x360 guy saying they got ff vs 13 on the system. FFvs13 is ps3 exclusive and famitsu a japanese mag says that.

[ablecain]

Miyamoto thinks Zelda is too complicated? Great. Now the Zelda franchise is gonna be even more simple

[AriesFury]

SE don't lie to me anymore about exclusives. Can do anything bout going multi, but stop lying to the fans.

[Vortex3D]

While I agree that making the game multi platform often sacrifice the quality, but with big game publishers like Square-Enix, it's all about increasing the total copies sold and higher profit. While good exclusive games can sell very well, it's easier to ensure higher profit by going multi platform. Don't quote on amount of copies sold with good PS3 exclusives because it's harder to guarantee higher sales being exclusive than going multi platform.

Isn't in Japan, the games don't have fixed MSRP price? From what I read, FF XIII Japanese edition was priced higher than the typical PS3 games. That could justify keeping FF XIII exclusive to PS3 in Japan. But in western countries like US, standard edition of games are $60.

So, if SE can justify keeping FF vs XIII exclusive to PS3 to keep PS3 fanboys happy and still able to have higher profit and sells it exclusive on PS3 for $100, how many PS3 fanboys will be willing to pay that much? Of course, including myself I wouldn't want to spend $100 for the exclusive game, but I rather not have FF vs XIII exclusive if SE sees the bottom line of the business as more profit only.

For $100, it's like selling two copies of FF vs XIII per gamer without any development cost on X360 version.

My point is how many fanboys will be willing to pay more to keep the game exclusive to their console?

[cygnuszero]

360 is in many more homes than the PS3, this was inevitable and expected.

So what else is exciting and new in the world of gaming?

[batman2million]

I don't get why some people are considering not buying the game b/c it's going mutli plat? Why would anyone dismiss themselves from such a great game (if the game is good)?

These are just ego rants... the whole mine is better than yours b/c blah blah.

grow up.

[AriesFury]

if this rumor is true, that's what they did to the multitude of fans. And what better way to stick it to them is to not buy is a face value or at all.

[nupes98]

I don't see how the direction of the game is affected by whether its multiplatform. If you didn't like FFXIII (which I did). Blame the developer design decisions not a console. I doubt that this game would be liked better if its exclusive or not, if the game isn't good.

I will say that there have been differences in multiplatform console versions b4 Like better graphic, lighting, etc. So adding a 360 version would not make it worse.

[Obama]

Remember how many sources confirmed the mgs4 would be the 360? What happened? Until SE says anything about the matter, I will take any multiplatform rumor as a grain of salt.

[meganick]

I don't even own an Xbox 360, but I hope to hell FF13 Versus gets ported over to the 360 just for the fun of hearing people whine like a bunch of babies.

[Gene]

so you like seeing people cry and be mad? You find it funny? Lmao you must be happy with your life /s.

[KiraxYamato]

if it go multi-plat. we will just show them how superiority the sales is on PS3 compare to the 360.

[Threesix]

Well I for one will not take these LIES LYING down. How dare those HEATHENS at GI Australia SULLY the GRAND and MIGHTY final FANTASY name with these scandalous LIES! If these LIES were confirmed to be NON LIES, I would thereby declare that SQUARE-enix has RUINED the FF series and I would NEVER have fun PLAYInG another FF title again! I would still BUY every title they make AT the midnight release of my LOCAL store, but I won't LIKE it.

[Platinum_k]

Please.. thats one of the reasons i didnt purchase the FFXIII right away... Because it wasnt Exclusive anymore...
PLEASE DONT! please!... Sony will lose money off the Ps3 Fanboys!

[NeloAnjelo]

We should have all seen this one coming. I know its just a rumour. When is this game due? Microsoft will announce this, and it will be a "Big Announcement"...
I mean, when will they get more of their own exclusives and IPs, other than Halo, Mass Effect, and Gears? These are the only reasons my 360 goes on, similar to my Wii.

Why do you think Versus is taking so long... Perfection? No thats GT5. Its because its being ported. And this time it will be a better port than 13.
Soon Sqaure Enix will no longer make exclusives... like CAPCOM.

Think
Devil May Cry 4
Grand Theft Auto IV
Assassin’s Creed
Fatal Inertia
Drak Sector
Virtua Fighter 5... And so many more.

Soon the only games that will remain exclusives will be Sony owned IPs and Studios... Unfortunate really. Sony had alot of support with the PS2 because it was the dominant console. As soon they weren't, developers and publishes bailed.

The Effect of this wasn't really selling more 360s, but reducing reasons to get a PS3. That is its vast game library...

[ScubaSteve1]

its fake, game informer stated killzone 2 would be a multiplat

[GigaGaia]

As of now, it's not going to 360. Also, looking at what Nomura is saying about the game at the moment, it's not going to the 360.