Sony: FFXIII PS3 exclusivity under discussion

Bond · 03-22-2007, 10:34 AM

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One more platform-exclusive title may be going multiplatform, it has been revealed. The latest news appears to be that Square Enix's latest epic role-playing game, Final Fantasy XIII, may follow other titles--including Saints Row, Assassin's Creed, and Devil May Cry 4--that have now been announced as appearing on at least one other platform as well.

Sony Computer Entertainment France president Georges Fornay dropped the bombshell in an interview with French-language newspaper Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (subscription required). He said, "The development costs of games have exploded, and it has become more difficult to have exclusives, outside of our own games. But we have for launch day [in France] 30 games, including MotorStorm, Resistance: Fall of Man, and Virtua Fighter 5. Moreover, we are expecting 200 games [for the PS3] by the end of 2007... As far as Final Fantasy XIII goes, I can tell you that the exclusivity is in discussion."

Fornay went on to say that he believed that the PS3 would be particularly successful in France, and that there had been approximately 60,000 pre-orders made (compared to 40,000 made for the Xbox 360, and 75,000 for the Wii). France will be getting approximately 150,000 of the one million consoles allocated to PAL regions.

He also answered questions about backwards compatibility for the next-gen console, responding to fears that the console would not support many PS2 titles without the Emotion Engine. Fornay said, "Now, if you ask me whether this was a blow to the launch, I would say that [Sony] would have done better to be sure that the console would be completely backwards compatible before announcing it. But hey, when it becomes clear what the PS3 is capable of, gamers won't really fancy playing PS2 [games] anymore..."

Square Enix had not returned calls to comment as of press time.

Source: Gamespot

Come to 360. Come to 360. Come to 360.

Xantar · 03-22-2007, 10:47 AM

Wait. Why is the President of Sony Computer Entertainment France talking about the possibility of losing Final Fantasy? It seems to me that this is the sort of thingc a Sony executive would try as hard as possible not to talk about.

DarkMaster · 03-22-2007, 11:19 AM

He's probably just addressing concerns that a lot of titles have been going multiplatform recently, and that Sony is in discussions with Square Enix to hold its FFXIII exclusivity, which is a good thing and was probably said in hopes of calming the PS3 fans.

Jonbo298 · 03-22-2007, 11:33 AM

Sony probably can't afford to toss more money at Square to keep FF(insert number here) exclusive. Every company is feeling the pain of making everything "OMG HD". Business wise, its just too difficult now to keep things exclusive and make a return on a game enough to justify a sequel.

Angrist · 03-22-2007, 11:48 AM

Port FFXII to the Wii!

Typhoid · 03-22-2007, 03:22 PM

It would probably -if anything - go to the 360.

Dyne · 03-22-2007, 03:49 PM

Well, honestly, it wasn't built on the PS3's engine, it was built on the "White Engine". It's easy to port.

Honestly, wouldn't Sony make more money by just letting it go multi? You think there would be a group of Final Fantasy purists complaining that Final Fantasy is better on Playstation or some ****.

Typhoid · 03-22-2007, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dyne

You think there would be a group of Final Fantasy purists complaining that Final Fantasy is better on Playstation or some ****.

Well, a good system doesnt make a game great.
A great game makes a system good.

Changing the system wont change the game itself, except for graphic qualities.

Perfect Stu · 03-22-2007, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Dyne

Well, honestly, it wasn't built on the PS3's engine, it was built on the "White Engine". It's easy to port.

Honestly, wouldn't Sony make more money by just letting it go multi? You think there would be a group of Final Fantasy purists complaining that Final Fantasy is better on Playstation or some ****.

Final Fantasy XIII exlusive on PS3 = boost in PS3 sales from some 360 owners wanting to play FFXIII. After that, it's a ripple effect. Never underestimate the ripple effect.

Typhoid · 03-22-2007, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

Final Fantasy XIII exlusive on PS3 = boost in PS3 sales from some 360 owners wanting to play FFXIII. After that, it's a ripple effect. Never underestimate the ripple effect.

So...what you're saying...is the PS3 exclusivity could cause people who want to play it to rush to Zellers to buy a PS3, which would cause Zellers to be overrun with nerds. Which, in turn would cause bulleys to circle around the malls on the release date of FFXIII, which would tilt the Earth's axis to such a degree that it would cause another ice age, thusly dooming mankind into frozen hell.

MY GOD, SONY IS TEH EVIL!!!!1!!!

Perfect Stu · 03-22-2007, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

So...what you're saying...is the PS3 exclusivity could cause people who want to play it to rush to Zellers to buy a PS3, which would cause Zellers to be overrun with nerds. Which, in turn would cause bulleys to circle around the malls on the release date of FFXIII, which would tilt the Earth's axis to such a degree that it would cause another ice age, thusly dooming mankind into frozen hell.

Believe it or not, that's the best case scenario. Why would I lie? I have no reason to lie.

Typhoid · 03-22-2007, 04:32 PM

We must all firmly boycott Sony!

Now I see why you all praise the Wii, you're attempting to save mankind!

It's all so clear to me now.

DarkMaster · 03-22-2007, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Dyne

Honestly, wouldn't Sony make more money by just letting it go multi?

How the....um, what? Did you mean to say Square Enix would make more money? Cause it might. Not really sure how Sony would benefit from losing the exclusivity of a multi-million dollar franchise.

Angrist · 03-22-2007, 05:19 PM

Well, apperantly Sony is paying Square-Enix to have it exclusively. With the slow PS3 sales and strong 360 user base, I don't blame S-E for wanting it to release on the 360. They're probably asking Sony a crapload of money for exclusivity.

And when I said I wanted something on the Wii, I said FF12, not 13.

It's a start.

Null · 03-22-2007, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Every company is feeling the pain of making everything "OMG HD".

:P why would that be a pain? games have been running in hd for a long long time, thats nothing new to em.