It was just announced at the MS conference that FF13 is coming to Xbox 360 too.

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Whoa.

http://tiredgamer.ytmnd.com/

Also heres the trailer:

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/14/new-final-fantasy-xiii-trailer-proudly-proclaims-ps3-only/

PS3 only here, multi-platform everywhere else?

LOL at the suicide bit, Again MS take another chunk out of Sony, This one must really hurt, with the possibility of metal gear switching either as a later release or other versions heading MS, Sony seems to have no real exclusives left to fuel its arsenal and its game sales are already not that great, yep they doing better but the games on ps3 are still to few.

Quote from: skidzillaAlso heres the trailer:

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/14/new-final-fantasy-xiii-trailer-proudly-proclaims-ps3-only/

PS3 only here, multi-platform everywhere else?

Yep.  Whats the point in doing a Japanese version for the 3 people that own one in Japan.  It does mean that there will be a huge delay between FF XIII japanese release and 360/ps3 US release because they are apparently only starting work on porting to the 360 once ots released in Japan.  Not forgetting the delay in bringing it to europe after US...

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Quote from: skidzillaAlso heres the trailer:

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/14/new-final-fantasy-xiii-trailer-proudly-proclaims-ps3-only/

PS3 only here, multi-platform everywhere else?

Yep.  Whats the point in doing a Japanese version for the 3 people that own one in Japan.  It does mean that there will be a huge delay between FF XIII japanese release and 360/ps3 US release because they are apparently only starting work on porting to the 360 once ots released in Japan.  Not forgetting the delay in bringing it to europe after US...

They said PS3 an 360 EU and US same time role out and Japan release is only a few months before not ages.

Well Im one of those three people then!

Sad as it is, the FF games were/are the only reason Id consider buying a playstation. When I won £500 in a draw last year I finally bought a PS2 dirt cheap to play FF10, 10-2, and 12. But now 13 is coming to the 360, sod the PS3 Woohoo!

Role on metal gear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-uTnqYHZ-I

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Yeah lets all buy a game thats been out for 12 months on another platform. Sounds amazing  
If youre a Metal Gear Solid fan youll have a PS3 or waiting for the f**k up of the hardware iterations to calm down.

Final Fantasy 13 on 360 is big news but its not the death knell for Sony at all. I own a 360 and a Wii, no PS3, so please dont tell me Im a fanboy either. For it to be of any real big significance itd have to switch entirely to 360.

The bigger news, which is old, is that alot of the other Squarenix output due is coming out on 360. That shows the shift from Sony to Microsoft more than Final Fantasy.

If the Sony machine is in 3rd place and it offers games like Valkyria Chronicles, White Knight Chronicles, God of War 3 and Gran Turismo Im happy to own all three and the machine will still be a success.

I actually considered buying an xbox instead of a PS3, but I was swayed by the simple fact that I cant stand the xbox controllers. The layout makes my thumbs hurt. Plus the PS3 ones are lighter.

QuoteYeah lets all buy a game thats been out for 12 months on another platform. Sounds amazing  

Did I say which metal gear? Metal Gear 4 has not been out for 12 months anyway

QuoteIf youre a Metal Gear Solid fan youll have a PS3 or waiting for the f**k up of the hardware iterations to calm down.

I am not, but it is funny you say this considering the current announcement and the fact the above has been said about that.

QuoteFinal Fantasy 13 on 360 is big news but its not the death knell for Sony at all. I own a 360 and a Wii, no PS3, so please dont tell me Im a fanboy either. For it to be of any real big significance itd have to switch entirely to 360.

Very poor and lippy attitude here out of the blue for no reason, get out the wrong side of the bed? Show where anyone here as even hinted to you being a fanboy, and who said it was the death of Sony?
It is big news because what it means is less exclusive titles all the time and when you take into account the PS3 while sales are improving still has no where near enough of a game role out base it wil hurt them.

QuoteThe bigger news, which is old, is that alot of the other Squarenix output due is coming out on 360. That shows the shift from Sony to Microsoft more than Final Fantasy.

Do you know how much Sony paid to keep it on their consoles and how much and complicated and full of legal stuff for final fantasy games to get on the DS? They were paying A LOT!

QuoteIf the Sony machine is in 3rd place and it offers games like Valkyria Chronicles, White Knight Chronicles, God of War 3 and Gran Turismo Im happy to own all three and the machine will still be a success.

Their titles are nothing to sing and dance about at all exclusive wise, both the wii and 360 have a better line up.

And you didnt need to respond to every single bit of his post in multiple quotes.  There is no need to get so Antsy.  Thats aimed at both of you.

There are always going to be exclusives as each company has first party studios which will only develop for their console.  3rd parties are under no obligation to go go exclusive unless they choose to be it just because they dont want to (MGS4?) or someone put up a lot of $$$ to make it exclusive.  


Just because you dont like some of those games doesnt mean other people wont.  GT has always been a seller of Playstations.  White Knight has looked good so far, and has fans of JRPG rather excited.  Valkyria games tend to be highly regarded, look at Eurogamers reaction when they were blogging the Sony presentation and they though Valkyria Chronicles was coming to the PSP.  God of War is considered to be the best game series of its type still, and they are PS2 games.  Heavenly Sword/Conan etc cant touch it.

And the shift, as you put it is more to no one console is going to win this generation but its now very much an open field.  I find it very doubtful that either console will pull ahead of the other by any substantial amount.  With games costing as much as they do to develop, you would most likely be hung out to dry by your shareholders if you werent multi platform unless there is a f**king huge holden carrot being dangled in front of you...
Look at Haze, its exclusive to the PS3.  I dont see anyone caring about that being exclusive as its apparently crap.