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No FFXIII 360 In Japan : It's Official

Kotaku.com writes "It's been confirmed that Final Fantasy XIII will not be released for Xbox 360 in Japan.

That's according to an article in Dengeki PlayStation magazine, as translated by Kotaku.

Game director Motomu Toriyama is quoted as saying, "There will absolutely not be an Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII for Japan," which is hard to misinterpret."
Updates:
Sorry. The quote and title are from Eurogamer.net. I had to change the URL and forgot to change the text.

Also, it got approved pretty fast so I didn't have a chance to change it, anyway. Sorry about the oversight! :)
Alternative Sources:
No 360 FFXIII for Japan - wonderwallweb.com | By: wotta
TheDeadMetalhead - contributor
Published: 488 days 23 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360
 
 

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Vistrix - 488 days 23 hours ago
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Wasnt this 100% confirmed the day of the 360 announcement?
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TheDeadMetalhead - 488 days 23 hours ago
1.1 - Yeah
But did you actually think that that was going to be the end of it?

@thereapersson

So true. But I still don't think that this will die.

I think that It's a smart move to keep FFXIII exclusive in Japan. with the money that it would cost to make it for 360 over there compared to how many people actually OWN a 360 over there. It's a smart move imo.

@ hay

Probably not. But at least now Square-Enix has told us the truth. Which will help most people sleep at night.
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thereapersson - 488 days 23 hours ago
1.2 - Well, like the MGS4 to 360 rumors, people just never quit wondering otherwise
Sometimes you need word right from the source of the issue (aka the developers).
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hay - 488 days 23 hours ago
1.3 -
Those are straight word, but... Do you think it'll stop rumors?
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Syronicus - 488 days 23 hours ago
1.4 - Doesn't get much more "cut and dry" than that...
I can see a tear in the eye of those who work at Kotaku... You know they were hoping. Well, that's two big rumors put to bed this week.
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DJ - 488 days 17 hours ago
1.6 - Every other week, Kojima has to say "MGS4 is not possible on 360"
Yet we still (STILL) have people asking him "Yo, when's it coming out for 360?"
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Adamalicious - 488 days 16 hours ago
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Yeah - I guess somebody should have told Kotaku weeks ago when Square confirmed this at E3. They're really out of the loop aren't they? :P
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Mitchell - 488 days 10 hours ago
1.8 - This is useless
What are they trying to prove?

If they're looking for a flame war, FFXIII will be better in every way on PS3 and will sell better on PS3 too, so it's not even worth starting.
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Some_One_Plays - 488 days 22 hours ago
2 - lol, best quote...
"Worse yet, I'm beginning to think that asking Square Enix if the game is coming out on the Xbox 360 in Japan will be the Is-MGS4-Coming-Out-On-Xbox-360 of this and next year. Ungh."

For some reason North American journalists seem to question a lot of Japanese developers "why not the XBOX 360?" To me it makes me laugh because in a way they seem like fanatics.
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mfwahwah - 488 days 8 hours ago
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It's just an easy question to ask. Which goes for MGS4 on 360 as well. Of course the answer is obvious (and has been for each for a while, relatively), but they ask anyway.
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AAACE5 - 488 days ago
2.2 - reasons..
The reason they keep asking is because at first FFXIII was Ps3 exclusive! But now it's coming to 360 as well. So that makes people wonder... "Will it hit 360 in japan as well?"

Now that it's officially official... we should be done with this debate!

But this is N4G, so nothing is ever officially over.
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Hellraizer - 488 days 22 hours ago
3 - Anyone believes anything SE says?
FFXIII was PS3 exclusive, 100%, no doubt and official etc. etc.

So it still wouldnt surprise me if it gets released in japan too, but I wouldnt put my trust in words from Square Enix anymore.
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Fishy Fingers - 488 days 22 hours ago
3.1 -
Little point really. The 360 install base is minimum in Japan, localization would probably cost more than the potential profit that could be raised.
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PirateThom - 488 days 21 hours ago
3.2 -
Especially if it launches later after everyone will already have bought it for PS3 and it sells about 3 or 4 copies.
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mfwahwah - 488 days 8 hours ago
3.3 -
13 was never 100% exclusive. SE complained about PS3 back in Winter '07, and pretty much hinted at multi-plat. The trialers never had the word "exclusive" in them. It was "for PS3" since the beginning, but eventually, it was also "for 360."

With that in mind, I believe SE. Also, do you really believe that they would lie about this, then say "actually yes, FFXIII on 360 in Japan." It doesn't really seem logical.
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Lost_My_600_Dollar - 488 days 22 hours ago
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"Also, it got approved pretty fast so I didn't have a chance to change it, anyway. Sorry about the oversight! :)"

I'm really surprised lol
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killedinaction9 - 488 days 22 hours ago
5 - bs
considering how well Tales of Vesperia is doing I highly doubt it.Probably just a timed exclusive or something.
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tetsuhana - 488 days 16 hours ago
5.1 -
How well is Tales of Vesperia doing?
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killedinaction9 - 488 days 15 hours ago
5.2 -
Wasn't it the fastest selling 360 game to date in Japan or
something?
I live in Japan and most of my friends are playing it so it definitely seems successful.
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beoulve - 488 days 2 hours ago
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right? 100k in one week and drop to 19k in following week is successful. That's a major lost there already. Unless Microsoft paid them well..TOV is a major lost in japan.
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killedinaction9 - 488 days ago
5.4 - WTF??
I'm not comparing it to other game sales in America or Europe.
I'm talking about Japan.The TOV bundle sold straight away,the game sold pretty well even if it was only in the 1st week.
Since the 360 is totally sold out here (well done MS)
*claps*
compared to other games I think its okay to call it a success.
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TheDeadMetalhead - 488 days 22 hours ago
6 - WTF @ killedinaction9 and hellraizer
Are you guys freakin' stoned?

IT'S NOT COMING TO 360 IN JAPAN.

Why the denial? SE just said that it WASN'T going to be in Japan, so IT'S OVER. -_-
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Hellraizer - 488 days 22 hours ago
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and have you been living under a stone for the past couple of YEARS, where SE always said the game will stay ps3 exclusive...ugh, brainless believing in every word a dev says ftl.
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Idonthatejustcreate - 488 days 22 hours ago
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Quote from an interview with the lead director of FFXIII.
http://www.gamasutra.com/ph...
" The first question was the most obvious one: what prompted Square Enix to end its exclusivity on Sony's PS3 platform? Hashimoto said, "First of all, we considered the situation of the hardware, and that we would like to provide FFXIII to as many fans as possible in the world. "

Umm ok? So they concider that japan is not a part of the world anymore...

The official BS talker award of the year goes to... Hashimoto!
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slave2Dcontroller - 488 days 22 hours ago
8 - WTF
Kotaku must be spending too much time with Shane Kim. We have known about this since E3 Kotaku!
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soul899er - 488 days 21 hours ago
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Bukakku does it yet again lulz, Bullkaku Taco(random)
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clintos59 - 488 days 21 hours ago
10 - Anyone with a half a brain would have already knew why...
Doesnt take a rocket scientist to know that which system will sell more copies in japan of FF13. Do the math 2 million + ps3 owners in japan versus 600 thousand + 360 owners in japan which one makes more sense to sell more in japan? Also u can almost bet there will be tons of FF13 ps3 bundles selling well in japan aswell. Square is smart. Where the 360 will have an impact will be other regions so it makes alot of sense.
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Firstkn1ghT - 488 days 21 hours ago
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There was a time when I used to read "FFXIII WILL NOT BE ON THE 360." And look at what happen. Things change within time.
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Testo - 488 days 20 hours ago
11.1 - Why do you care?
Your getting the game in NA, so in the end only people in Japan should be complaining.
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Enigma_2099 - 488 days 13 hours ago
11.2 - It's called a "poor attempt at spinning the story..."
He can't help it. Forgive him.
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robotnik - 488 days 21 hours ago
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pretty sure EA will make the FF13 360 port.
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spunnups - 488 days 21 hours ago
13 - I thought the point of
getting Final Fantasy XIII on the 360 in the first place was to attract more customers in Japan
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PirateThom - 488 days 20 hours ago
13.1 -
Err... no, it was to make Square Enix more money.

A 360 version in Japan would never make its money back.
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Figboy - 488 days 15 hours ago
13.2 - no
it was so that Microsoft could hide the fact that they had nothing really significant and Xbox 360 exclusive at E3 this year.

it worked.
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N2NOther - 488 days 21 hours ago
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Being that I live in the US, I can safely say that I don't care and I'm really not sure when anyone except Japanese 360 owners care at all.
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kazuma - 488 days 20 hours ago
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honestly ppl are still talking about this? guess it's hard to face the facts

let's recap, games available right now for each system
ps3
folklore
disgaea 3
valkyria chronicles

360
lost odyssey
blue dragon
eternal sonata
tales of vesperia
final fantasy 11
hell it even add a super robot wars game, super robot wars XO

we're talking big franchises here, so it's pretty much done.

after all those games, let's see how the consoles are doing shall we?
ps3 2,336,841
360 676,942
that's a 1,659,899 difference. with half the games. in LESS time.

god is it so hard to see that the japanese have a big loyalty to their brands? until microsoft has an EXCLUSIVE in japan final fantasy, dragon quest or monster hunter, THEY'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
i'm not saying it's a good business move by square-enix, imo more platforms is better for business but if ff13 comes out on the 360 at the same time or after it's not gonna make any difference.
They looked at the market and saw that sony and nintendo dominate the japanese market. it's a fact. ffs they're even gonna release a ps3 bundle with ff: ac and the ff13 demo. ur telling me that's not gonna skyrocket?
don't like it? and ur japanese? tough luck, u probably bought a 360 knowing that ff13 was a ps3 exclusive and still is, no point in complaining now.
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tordavis - 488 days 20 hours ago
15.1 -
Good point. Maybe they should make the asian version region free?
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PirateThom - 488 days 20 hours ago
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Is this the Asian version that Microsoft announced, but Square Enix said wasn't happening?
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kazuma - 488 days 20 hours ago
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yeah, i was about to say the exact same thing. it's still unknown whether it's gonna happen or not. still, wouldn't it be in chinese? i don't know if it's gonna stick
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Captain Tuttle - 488 days 19 hours ago
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Looks like the 25 people who own a 360 in Japan are going to have to pick up a PS3 if they want to play FF XIII
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Petraeus - 488 days 19 hours ago
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Was there ever a doubt? I thought it was "confirmed" a while back. MS would be wasting their time releasing that in Japan.

Why are folks still even talking about this?
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mrnjl - 488 days 19 hours ago
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Correct me if im wrong, wasnt it that Sony PR guy who said a few days ago something along the lines of "I dont know if it will be released on Xbox360 in Japan you will have to ask MS".
Seems like the rumours started up again after his comment. Its a pretty smart move, just reminding Japan if they want to play the new FF than they better own a PS3
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DrWan - 488 days 17 hours ago
18 - Guys calm down listen to me
Most people that has a X360 In Japan already have a PS3 anyways, so even if they make the X360 version, it wouldn't matter. The number of copies sold will be the same, and effort wasted in publishing the game.

Not alot of ppl in Japan ONLY owns a 360. Rich kids buy it because they 'can'. End of discussion.

Understand?
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dro - 488 days 15 hours ago
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and that is were 360 needs it most;in japan.....i can alerday see ps3 sales going throw the roof once that game is relased over ther. i predict over 100-250,000 in the first week when it is relased. u know how japanes pple love final fantasy!!!!!
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TheDeadMetalhead - 488 days 14 hours ago
20 - You know
I've been thinking about it. And if Japanese 360 owners want it so much, then why don't they just import?
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Magnus - 488 days 8 hours ago
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I think if you look at it, it will hurt microsoft more when tales of vespiria or what ever it was called was relased in japan the japanese went crazy for the game boosting the sales of the 360. With no FF13 on the 360 over there well the PS3 will pick up the slack and pick up the sale in systems.
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karlostomy - 488 days 2 hours ago
22 - Lol... but seriously
What is going to stop the current 360 owners in Japan (and the upcoming ones too) from importing the 'english' version of FF13 (eg from amazon usa)and playing it in Japan on the 360?

Or is there some DRM going on with international software?
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