Endless Paradigm

Quote:Square Enix has gone PC. On the first day of the show, the Japanese game publisher announced that Final Fantasy XIII is coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (in Europe and North America only) and PC. During a press conference following the Microsoft event, Final Fantasy XIII Producer Yoshinori Kitase discussed the new development strategy that Square Enix has taken with its upcoming games.

Aside from the new The Last Remnant game, which is being created for Xbox 360 and PS3 using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3 externally, all new internally-developed games from Square Enix, including Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII Versus, and an untitled new massively multiplayer online game, utilize the new PC-based Crystal Tools development environment. These tools allow development teams to create cross-platform games.

"The content will be the same on all platforms," said Kitase. "However, wee have yet to determine how many discs will be required for the 360 version. Wee'll have to consider the differences between formats. Currently the game is being built on PC, where it's actually functional. Wee're still focusing on making it work on PS3, so it's difficult to know how long the process of taking it to 360 will take."

Thanks to the new PC development platform, Kitase added, "Now that wee're developing on a PC base, the pace is going a bit faster," Kitase said. "Wee haven't introduced new footage of the game, but wee should be able to show something new in the near future."

Square Enix showed the beautiful pre-rendered trailer for Final Fantasy XIII at the end of the Microsoft press conference. The publisher has a big event scheduled for Tokyo next month where the first new information will be revealed on all Final Fantasy titles. Previously, the publisher released its online game, Final Fantasy XII, on Xbox 360 and PC.

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ha ha ha!
I can't wait to hear the rants about this one

square is running around in circles on which platform to release the game on to get the most $$ :P

Slushba132 Wrote:ha ha ha!
I can't wait to hear the rants about this one

I don't see why they would rant since that move would make more people be able to play the game.

However from the looks of things the PS3 is going to be the one with the half-assed port =/

ZOMG IM GOING TO COMMIT SUICIDE BECAUSE SQUARE ANNOUNCED THE GAME FOR THE 360 AND I BOUGHT A PS3 EVEN THOUGH THE GAME IS COMING ON THE PS3 ANYWAY!!!!

Sparker Wrote:ZOMG IM GOING TO COMMIT SUICIDE BECAUSE SQUARE ANNOUNCED THE GAME FOR THE 360 AND I BOUGHT A PS3 EVEN THOUGH THE GAME IS COMING ON THE PS3 ANYWAY!!!!

Hey hey

Keep your mouth foam away from the floor ≥(

The game will be best played and viewed on the PS3,. i guess,. since the other platforms will be ported version's of FFXIII,.
I am still going to buy meself a PS3 when the new PS3 comes out,. maybe a FFXIII special edition,. :)

yes blu-ray will the way to go. 360 uses an old DVD format for games :(

1 - 50gb disc
or
3 - 9gb DVD9s?

From what I understand the PS3 version will in theory be a port from the PC version since the CrystalTools Engine is PC based like it says in the article

w00t, i have a PC if nothing else

* roberth is now extremely content