This is only my opinion but, putting aside the fact whether or not Microsoft paid for Final Fantasy XIII, I think that Microsoft is getting the short end of the stick, I think that Final Fantasy Versus XIII should have been the one that Microsoft should have been aiming for since it is made by Tetsuya Nomura who created the Kingdom Hearts series which is very popular, a game by him would bring more sales if it was exclusive to one console.
Also I think that for FFVSXIII is the game that could do for the PS3 what FFVII did for the PS0ne, especially when you look at the fact that both are fairly similar, both have spectacular graphics for each generation, both are a lot more darker then other Final Fantasy games, FFVSXIII will probably have a few emotional parts if Kingdom Hearts is anything to go buy so it probably will have some sort of moment like the death of Areith, the music of it will probably be a lot like music for FFVII in that it will be epic just listen to the KH soundtrack and it wouldn't be hard to argue with, not to mention the fact that the characters and settings look a lot like those of FFVII.
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