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Final Fantasy XIII Leaked Before Release Date

O.G. writes "Pirate have struck again. This time they've come for Final Fantasy."

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Dance5162d ago

Fanboy written article promoting piracy

LordMarius5162d ago

so its still news

Arrrr matey

FACTUAL evidence5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

This would have never happened if it stayed exclusive on the ps3...Now SE will see profit loss from the "oh so godly" 360...meh, can't have it all right SE?

Edit: I remember back in 09' when some fool said that if sony were to port over uncharted to the 360, that the 360 version would be superior....Well FF13 makes that guy seem like an idiot.

Rocket Sauce5161d ago

Pretty much every game gets put online before its release date

siliticx5161d ago

Earlier its on the web, the lower the sales. The PS3:360 lead will be attrocious.

DeepInterludium5161d ago

@Rocket Sauce

Pretty much ever game that's not on the PS3. Bad move by SE.

Rocket Sauce5161d ago

I've seen a few PS3 torrents, you just can't do anything with them yet. I really doubt piracy is going to hurt the xbox version at all, though.

JustinSaneV25161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

How is reporting that the game has been leaked via pirates promoting piracy? That's like saying news media is promoting drinking and driving whenever they issue a story about a drunk driving related accident.

harlem_v15161d ago

There's on this site that have a bug up their butt about certain articles. They need to loosen up already and realize that this is news, but a review of a 20 year old game called Deja Vu, is not.

Godmars2905161d ago

So if you can't do anything with pirated PS3 games, like burn and play them, what's the point of having them? Is someone actually going to sit on the games until they're playable not even buying the legal copies when they hit the bargain bin?

vhero5161d ago

@siliticx your exactly right since this has no online play this unlike MW2 will not help MS out at all. This piracy will kill thousands of potential sales. But lets be fair here only about 20% of people who pirate a game were actually thinking about buying it in reality. Still that's gonna be a crap load of sales lost for MS and S-E.

Eamon5161d ago

Factual Evidence, piracy on 360 accounts to less than 10% of console owners.

So there is a chance 90% will purchase the game. Or more (since its on multiple discs). I fail to see how SE will lose profit. And I fail to see how SE would gain more profit if it was exclusive.

Wasn't it the fact development period took too long and costs were too high that they decided to go multiplatform anyway?

And anyway, a lot of people who pirate movies or games or whatever truthfully claim that they would not have paid for them anyway. So, logically in this case, SE do not make any loss by piracy. Yes, they may have missed more potential purchases but No, they have not lost money.

This is the ambiguity and intangibility of filesharing.

UNCyrus5161d ago

that's the risk you run when you release a game on the 360...

lelo2play5161d ago

Why is this news.... when games from PSP, PS2, Wii and DS apear at torrent sites and is not news.

cayal5161d ago

"How is reporting that the game has been leaked via pirates promoting piracy? That's like saying news media is promoting drinking and driving whenever they issue a story about a drunk driving related accident."

Because people will actively go and seek it now that they know about it.

Tricksy5161d ago

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

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But seriously... the only reason that any of my friends have an xbox360... can you guess? can ya? can ya? it rhymes with piracy.

JustinSaneV25160d ago

@cayal

The people who are going to download this likely weren't going to be buying it to begin with so your point is rather moot.

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Dance5162d ago

News for us or the pirates?

harlem_v15162d ago

It's news and the pirates already know, so it's nothing new to them. And the flamebait nonsense is pointless considering how many PS3 bashing articles went right to the front page this past 48 hours.

UltimateIdiot9115161d ago

Pirates are usually informed. Of course there are some who aren't. The torrent has been up for about 12 hours, so this would be old news to many pirates.

jack_burt0n5162d ago

asking pirates to part with 3 dvd9's lol they will be pissed.

rodeoo5161d ago

not pissed at all. that is only $2.40. Cheaper if you get realy cheap discs. Ive been using amazon dvd-dl discs. work great. zero costers

Lucreto5162d ago

I wonder if there will be more comparison videos from the pirates.

PirateThom5162d ago (Edited 5162d ago )

People on Neogaf have screenshots of the 360 version

http://i47.tinypic.com/281v...
http://i48.tinypic.com/x53u...
http://i45.tinypic.com/9vi3...

Plz note the resolution

WetN00dle695162d ago

And are you sure its the actual in-game resolution and not just the actual picture resolution? I mean i could care less the game does look nice no matter what...WITH the exception to the first pic that is BUT ive seen the exact same thing in a few PS3 games before so its quite common with console games.

sashimi5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

it seems like the color looks bad and the background looks sh!tty.Also is anyone surpised a game that is also on the xbox got leaked early? not likely

Dev8 ing5161d ago

Yet another reason why Squenix will regret the port.

KiRBY30005161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

the 360 version gets an exclusive cover matching the ingame graphics.

http://img194.imageshack.us...

"bluray is not needed!"

hatchimatchi5161d ago

dang.

if those are legitimate screenshots then the 360 version looks bad.

I've had the japan import since it was released and trust me, the backgrounds do not look like that on the ps3.

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nephalti5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

hmm well this is news to the FFfans who don't want any spoiler.
those pirates were fast it's not just torrents but direct download as well this would affect the sales of xbox version

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The 7 Best Final Fantasy Characters: Unveiling the Legends

While FFVII ranks highly, there's more to the series than one game. Here's Chit Hot's picks for the seven best Final Fantasy characters.

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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."

Einhander1972119d 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.

Nyxus119d ago

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

Shane Kim117d ago (Edited 117d ago )

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

Elda117d 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_B117d ago

*One of the 3 equally bad FF's

DivineHand125117d ago (Edited 117d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic117d ago (Edited 117d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic117d ago (Edited 117d 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.

Gamingsince1981117d ago

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

-Foxtrot117d 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.

Elda116d 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.

-Foxtrot116d ago

Elda

Not just mine mate

A large majority

So….

Traecy116d ago

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

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gold_drake119d ago (Edited 119d 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

Eonjay117d ago

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

Snookies12119d 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!

Eonjay117d ago

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

shinoff2183119d ago (Edited 119d 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

KillerB117d ago

my favorite jrpg trilogy ever

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Interview: Making music with Masashi Hamauzu

Square Enix Blog: "How do you compose iconic songs that help define a legacy? We speak to legendary composer Masashi Hamauzu about his work on Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy VII Remake, and how to make unforgettable music."

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