Final Fantasy Versus 13 Not Going Multi-Format Response From Game Informer

iGame Report:
I contacted Game Informer for the rumour about the printing of FFv13 going multi-format and this is the response they gave me:

[ExcelKnight]

Magazines can make mistakes sometimes. At least Game Informer confirmed it and didn't try to deny the mishap existed.

[Shang-Long]

well they don't need to lie about such things. they are a well respected gaming magazine. so not admitting the mishap would lower their credibility.

[DJexs]

its gamestops magazine. gamestop is the devil they over charge everything and sell your used games back to other people at 3x the price.

also isn't inquiry not enquiry?

[Spydr07]

No, it's not. It's inquiry. The confusion probably comes from the way some people carelessly pronounce inquire, "en-kwire", instead of, "in-kwire".

http://www.merriam-webster....

[DJexs]

@Spydr07

you seem to misunderstood me I meant to say it how they wrote it they wrote it enquiry not inquiry.

[BWS1982]

had their own identity back when it was them and Funcoland...I wouldn't call them "Gamestop's magazine" but I get what you're referring to.

That is more of a partnership IMO, rather than ownership, despite any official classifications that may exist behind the scenes. Game Informer is 16 years old or so...Gamestop, no...

[GreenRingsOfLive]

The 360 would make this game turn to sh*t.

I'm glad it's staying exclusive on PS3.

[SOAD]

You are starting to get as annoying as GreenRingofLife and Bungie. Please stop being a troll.

[karl]

... your brother is only hated cuz he is minority.

[CryofSilence]

That's because he IS both of them.

[R0me]

Can you tell me how you got these bubbles? Did you pay some money?

Edit: Oh, I get a disagree for asking how the biggest troll on N4G got bubbles? Wow, I see whats going wrong here.

[Redrum059]

Greenringoflife
greenringsoflife
greenringsoflive
bungie

no one can destroy this console-war hungry troll, once he loses his bubbles, he resurrects with a new name. :(

[USEYOURFIST]

you are fast becoming my fav poster on n4g

[Darrius Cole]

Indeed, owning up to the mistake is much better than trying to deny responsibility or keep stuff stired up on the net.

[Snakefist30]

YYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Hellyaaaa Finally Its An Exclusive To PS3.

[vhero]

Of course they got it wrong I mean they also said Killzone 2 was multiplatform. People should stop buying the mag..

[LordMarius]

finally "confirmation" instead of speculation

[despair]

title misleading, conformation that they have no clue if its going multiplat or not.

My money's on not.

@below
my bad missed that lol.

[LordMarius]

that's why I put those " "

[sikbeta]

With the Amount of Stuff Nomura and Crowd are Putting on This Game which can Fill a BR-D so easy, it's really difficult to even think about a port, it'll be like +6DVDs if they dare to think about it...

[Crystallis]

We still have heard this from the horses mouth but I have a gut feeling Noruma is keeping this exclusive...thank you Noruma!

[-Alpha]

I don't really care if it's multiplat, unless it will sacrifice the game.

Just give me a damn good JRPG. I've been playing the PSOne games from PSN Store and they are amazing. They got the charm and fantasy world I love in RPGs and I just wish we could see more this generation.

[despair]

i know what you mean, still wish i had my old PS1 and my very sizable collection of games :(

[Denethor_II]

What were you thinking?

[Megaton]

PS1 probably has the highest concentration of killer JRPGs in the history of the genre. Even the SNES greats like Chrono Trigger and FFVI had PS1 ports. I think the best you'll find today are from Atlus, and on the PS2.

[Shang-Long]

it would sacrifice the game. just some of the things they are talking about, seem like it would take alot of space.

you can explore as far as you can see. expect for the mountains. was one of the quotes.

that right there is amzaing all on its own. the game sounds and looks ( so far) to be that true JRPG like we used to get in the PSone days.

[ruiner4482]

I agree, but for the love of god they are horrid to look at on my beautiful plasma. I'm not a graphics whore but it's hard to look at and remember they used to be considered beautiful! Unwrapping FFVII from the plastic was like the 2nd coming of christ for me.

[Newtype]

Probably because Sony's stock in SE is less than 10% now. Used to be higher back then.

[NumeroUno]

The only "killer" JRPG of this age is probably Persona 4. Game is amazing, even on PS2, and still has elements and storytelling that the modern day games just can't grasp.

[vhero]

And that entire catalogue of PS1 games are all playable on PS3 not 360 not Wii, PS3! So people who complain about no backwards compatability gotta remember it has some of the best ever library of RPGs ever made.

[mastiffchild]

The things Nomura's been confirming for Versus make me feel that unless they get cut back there's little hope of a 360 port-it would take a shedload of DVDs wouldn't it? Unless they found a way to optimise code way beyond anything previously dreamed about at SE I fail to see a six disc FF game happening for the 360. I guess it's a trade off over whether the sales of FF13 were actually worthwhile after the extra royalties for the extra discs it took. If they made a bundle then maybe we'll see the game reduced in scale and that 360 port made-even if that would sell BOTH sets of gamers a little short. Also, would that affect the sales on PS3 to a greater extent than it did for FF13-once bitten and all that?

Whatever, Nomura's opened his mouth now and it can't be taken back so there's gonna be hell to pay if the features and game he's described don't appear and a port does, no? Another reason ?i think it should stay exclusive is as a reward to fans of SE who bought PS3 at launch when they were expensive purely because they trusted the "only on Plastation" marketing that followed FF13 and Versus for over three bloody years-I don't blame these people for feeling let down by SE whatsoever. It's the bane of this generation-dves and publishers moving the goalposts way, way after announcing a game will be on one platform or the other. If it's possibly gong multi say so at the initial announcement FFS and don't lead people on(like Japanese 360 owners and Tales for example or PC gamers who waited five years to be shafted over Alan Wake then given the crappiest explanation ever as a reason!)as it's not a good way to tre\at your consumers.

However, if there's a way to cater for 360 and PS3 gamers over Versus which means we all get the game in Nomura's head it would still be great if everyone could play it at some point-however, I just don't see it as possible with DVD9 and, mainly(as no DLC aid can be sought)because of Core and Arcade owners.

[Namikaze_Minato]

360 will never get this game.

Thanks, Nomura.

[Gambit07]

Ohh Snap!!!1!1! Back on my radar!!!1!!

[Skyreno]

halleujah!!!!!

[slyrunner]

There you have it folks, the ps3 still keeps its gem :)

[Rucury]

"""Currently there is no confirmation from the vendors regarding the formats of FFv13, or if it will be a multiformat game."""

Relax guys... This is no confirmation... Well, it confirms they made a mistake. It DOES NOT confirm or deny that this will indeed be a PS3 exclusive...

Sheesh.

[supremacy]

lets keep it this way. Wouldn't want anymore unpleasant events taking place now. That would sure turn me off from buying this game just like it did 13.

[stonecold1]

to hear its a ps3 exclusive

[Lanontscuz]

hope they release the game soon !!!

[gtsentry]

thank nomura for keeping it exclusive,now the xbox wont hold down the ps3's full potential for this game

[GhostOfSparta78]

Square Enix learned that the PS3 only does everything! lets remember the good old days.

[LedZeppelin]

Not to be a party pooper but it still might get announced multiplat at tgs... But i want it to stay exclusive so it wont get delayed/gimped...but you never know what will happen at tgs

[Crystallis]

If its going to get announced as a multiplat then it wont get that announcement at TGS. I can see Wada announcing this sometime after TGS...But this game is staying exclusive..I can feel it.

[NumeroUno]

I think you're right but it's staying exclusive so the game doesn't blow.

[JD_Shadow]

Let's not get excited just yet. They said that THEY made THIS mistake. They never said that they ever contacted SE to confirm or deny that anything was set in stone (which I'm hating that no one in the media is even ATTEMPTING)!

Remember what Nomura said to Famitsu, that there will be a "major announcement" about the game at TGS, and some are wondering if it going multiformat is the "major announcement" (better not be for the game and for SE's sake, since this whole lying to PS3 gamers thing about what exclusives they will get is getting rather annoying and old, and it'll kill them if they do it yet again). All this does is put to rest the dumb GI thing. It doesn't kill the possibility that would've never came up if Wada didn't say anything.

[HighTreason]

Announcing a major FF title multiplatform during TGS and not at E3 where 360's biggest fanbase is would be a huge mistake. It probably won't happen.

[JD_Shadow]

Remember, though, that MS is still trying to GET a foothold in Japan, so don't be so sure.

[spunnups]

It all depends on the return SE got back from porting FF13 over to the 360. If they did end up profiting, don't get your hopes up. Of course I want it to stay exclusive, but don't forget what company we are talking about here.

[midgard229]

why do u want this amazing game? this game is much bigger than ff13 which spanned 3 disc on ur console and was still way inferior.

why would u want another inferior port? just to count a Multiplat game as a win?

its to far into the console gen to not have a ps3, GO GET ONE, theres no rrod's or online fee's to fear, the only fear ya shud have is where will u find all the time to play all the good exclusives u missed

[gtsentry]

that was....epic lol

[DigitalHorror81]

The worst thing about a PS3 is not having enough money for all the GREAT games!

[Dylantalon1]

why cant xbox 360 fans wake up and get a clue and realize that the xbox 360 is inferior to the ps3. i can never understand the notion of xbox 360 fans wanting downgraded games just so they can play it on xbox 360 instead of just getting a ps3. i know that some people cant afford to have more than one console but that's life. in life or the real world, people dont get everything they want so they have to settle for what they can afford. xbox 360 fans or fanboys need to first swallow the fact that the xbox 360 is inferior to the ps3 and the hardware specs and games are proof but they keep rolling in denial. for the pass 4 years ive been seeing xbox 360 fanboys try and deny ps3s superiority in its hardware capabilities by delusional dreams of saying that a multiplatform game looks better than some top ps3 exclusives and they are always proven wrong when the game is released.

if ffvs 13 goes multiplatform then the game will be downgraded if the devs want both ps3 and xbox 360 versions to seem equal in quality. due to xbox 360s limitations there will be content cutting, more audio compression, graphics degradation and all sorts of things will be omitted. when a game is made for the ps3 then the devs have a chance to push the system to produce a game that is of high production value like people have never seen before. ps3 exclusives continue to push gaming technology boundaries while the xbox 360 churns out mediocre technology weve been seeing for years. i love the psp but id rather to have metal gear peace walker on the ps3 because i know a ps3 version would potentially broaden kojimas vision of the game where the psp version might cause him to limit his ideas or what makes it in the game.

[XabiTheHumble]

Lol told you. Okay 360 fanboys, you've had your fun now crawl back into your cave until the next rumor comes to bring hope to your deadbeat library of games.

[midgard227]

all MS has is halo, gears and fable to keep pumpin out. wish MS put all the money they waste into getting timed exclusive DLC (GTA4, COD) and actually fund more exclusives like alan wake or lost oddessy, but alas....

360 gamers dont even want ffv13, they just wanna laugh when sony loses an exlcusive, well the last time an exclusive went their (ff13) their version was a piece of garbage and in a sense, the only way to play it was on the ps3

[JonnyBigBoss]

I'm sure a lot of people are relieved.

[finals]

I would lose the few grains of respect I have left in this company if this is released on the 360.

Lying to your fan base is BS as the last trailer shown was behind closed doors and specifically said at the end "Playstation 3 Only Worldwide."

Normally exclusives that go multi-platform I don't worry about (Other than FFXIII) but to make comments like that then go back on your word is disgraceful.

[pinkyxyz]

If square goes back on its world after CLEARLY stating that its ps3 exclusive again. They will officially be off of my radar as an rpg company. We get more respect from Atlus and they're still somewhat indie

[Lionalliance]

God, they like to scare us don't they?

[syrion]

i don't want versus suffer the same mistake like FFXIII..:D
my wish SE please just make the ff game like the old times

[Kassanova07]

He didn't exactly say that FFvXIII will remain exclusive. As of now it remains so and believe me, I hope it does.

[DaBadGuy]

GI is full of Berilium Bologna. I just saw the Transformers movie and don't know if that is the correct spelling of Berilium. Now, as for FF13, I do believe 360 fanboys just want it to appear on 360 so PS3 loses an exclusive. Sure I was sort of glad that FF13 was coming to 360, the fact that I had the option to play it on my 360 was a nice gesture, but since I'm not wearing rose colored glasses I could tell which version was superior and which one I bought. The 360 version. lolwut? No you idiot, I meant the PS3 version. Look, not even a die hard 360 fanboy can say that the 360 version was better, or any good to begin with. Now don't get me wrong I love both consoles, I love Xbox 360 for Live and all the great games, and I love PS3 for all the great exclusives and Blu-Ray support. And I love the Wii for all the great exclusives, like Imagine: Shovelware Shitfest and Petz: Pufferfish Edition. In short, as much as I love my 360, I don't want another Final Fantasy on it.

[theone26]

I don't really care if it goes MP as long as they harness the strength of the triple down to the last bits and it'll be all good.

[labwarrior]

They aretrying to cover it up now and the response is not even from the AU magazine

[Robborboy]

For all the throwing around of "360 fanboys" there sure are ALOT of PS3 fanboys. If you want it to stay exclusive so much, get Sony to buy Square, otherwise it is a ball in anyone's court. I know I am not the only person in the world with enough logic about them to see that exclusives only hurt the company making the game.
You all should want Square to make AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE so they can put more money into the games.

Just another point, you all are ignorant if you believe for even a second that if a 360 version is announced at TGS, that they "just started" work on it. It would have been something in the works since the begining.

That being said, FF13 was a load of balls. And they are overhyping you for Versus 13 just like Peter does to Fable.

[gintoki777]

sony has like 20 somthing % of square or stocks idk

[ONYX737]

Square kinda sucks at making games multi-plat they should always just focus on one system at a time.

[meganick]

Final Fantasy 13 was the "Star Wars: Episode 1, The Phantom Menace" of the Final Fantasy franchise. Final Fantasy 13 Versus will most likely be just as bad, if not worse, regardless of what console/s it appears on.

[StarCSR]

I couldn't care less if it goes Xbox360 or not, because I'll be playing it on PS3 anyway. Simply because I want to have all my FF games on a Sony system. And even if it went to 360: it wouldn't be a different game... Only the haters would say that.

[Spenok]

Lets hope it stays exclusive. I want this game to shine to its full potential.

[yogaflame]

well beware wada still wants money to make this game a xbox 360 game to be downgraded like ff13

[yogaflame]

Well well well, since it is inevitable that it will also appear on xbox 360 i just hope it will not suffer the same fate of ff13 where it is downgraded, features where cut and schedule of launch is affected.

I dont get it why the inferior system spec should be the one followed. I dont remember that in ps2 versus xbox days. It is always xbox who has better version and ps3 has the inferior version.

[N4OGs]

I cant understand why people keep trying to hope it comes out for the x360 when they should own a ps3 right now. If you a real gamer you dont skip out on a sony console and you defienetly dont skip out on the best hardware with the best games. I think some of you need to stop calling yourself hardcore gamer and call your self main stream followers. You
bought the x360 basically because thats what your mainstream/ casual friends were buying.

Im sorry but its just not right to not buy the console and games for the system and company thats doing the most for the gamers.

[ironmonkey]

ms fans are gonna be disappointed.

[Claudinho69]

i will buy 2 copies if it stays exclusive

[x MiL x]

Yes ! FFv 13 will must have PS3 exclusive game !

[Tzuno]

This is just a big lie. You will see.