Microsoft: Final Fantasy XIII will sell more on Xbox 360 [Archive]

Neal

Mar 21 2009, 05:59 PM

http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/2009/03/21/microsoft-final-fantasy-xiii-will-sell-more-on-xbox-360.html

In reponse to the latest February NPD game / hardware sales figures for the US, Microsoft has commented on "formerly Sony-exclusive series'" expecting them to sell more on the Xbox 360 in the future. This includes the recently released Resident Evil 5 as well as Final Fantasy XIII.

This is a bold statement considering Final Fantasy is biggest in Japan and is still PlayStation 3 exclusive in that region.

Looking at previous data for Final Fantasy XII, the game launched with three times as many copies sold in comparison to the US release. Only the release will tell, but their comment is more likely to antagonise than anything else.

Here we go. :wtf:

Käthe

Mar 21 2009, 06:08 PM

I sense a Yo Company' battle coming.

Sabin

Mar 21 2009, 06:23 PM

I don't think this will happen in Europe, but it is possible in the U.S.

Kurai Warrior

Mar 21 2009, 06:29 PM

they are so full of themselves :aldo:
I really do hate Microsoft (not the Xbox 360) just Microsoft

rutea7

Mar 21 2009, 06:46 PM

thats only possible in the U.S. the rest of the WORLD wont be that way.

they are completely deluded

Thula

Mar 21 2009, 06:49 PM

When the say XIII will sell more on 360 they actually mean it will sell more than the ps3?

GrimReaperXIII

Mar 21 2009, 07:13 PM

I think Microsft has some wishful thinking outseling anything that has this much following in Japan.

But they do want to stir things up, so I can't blame them for saying it. I'm sure xbox360 fans will want to hear this.

Shanana

Mar 21 2009, 07:20 PM

When the say XIII will sell more on 360 they actually mean it will sell more than the ps3?

What they mean is, their mouths are too full with their own dicks, so they released some bullshit to stir up some rage.

Thula

Mar 21 2009, 07:27 PM

I approve those self cocksucking.

Big Boss

Mar 21 2009, 07:37 PM

I guess that whoever said that forgot that the PS3 version of RE5 outsolid the 360 version (In Japan, I think , I forgot where) 4 to 1.

Not to mention I guess he forgot the whole year that FFXIII will be exclusive to the PS3 and to Japan. Most sales tend to be bigger in Japan when it comes to FF overall sales.

M$ should go back to their internet fetish. Besides most 360 owners will probably just rage on saying that it's going to be better on their console, (despite the fact that it is being built on the PS3 first then ported to the 360) but I doubt that most of them are going to buy it or even look at it when going to the store to buy a game.

Hitoshura

Mar 21 2009, 07:39 PM

What a twat. SF4 and RE5 sold only slightly more on the 360, thats not saying much considering your install base has about 7 million more than PS3.

Oh, and he said it would sell more in NA, not worldwide :wtf:

Xion

Mar 21 2009, 07:42 PM

Im assuming he means in America, where i cant really disagree with him. If he means worldwide, then no.

EDIT

yeah NA.

Big Boss

Mar 21 2009, 07:44 PM

He never really says whether he means NA or worldwide. If you take a good look at it, the only part saying US is the part where it is being said that this guy responded to the NPD figures.

finalmattasy

Mar 21 2009, 07:48 PM

yeah, i'm sure he meant just in the US. it's obvious that if he didn't he wasn't look at sales figures. this is a bad post for the front page.

Labtec

Mar 21 2009, 08:19 PM

the only way FFXIII would sell more on the Xbox 360 than PS3, is if it where released first on the xbox and later on to the ps3.. and we know that,that wont happen... but who knows how much more money Microsoft will give SE that it would be a possibility

Shiranui Reborn

Mar 21 2009, 08:28 PM

bullshit fuckers
maybe but only in america because the ps3 is soooo expensive to buy these days
and everybody and their cat owns a 360 here

chaosblade77

Mar 21 2009, 08:59 PM

It does seem like they are only referring to North American sales, since this was a response to the NPD figures.

Considering how many multiplatform gamers always jump straight to the 360 version of multiplat titles, I can't say I disagree with the PR. I also don't expect a blowout, and wouldn't be surprised if the PS3 numbers for FFXIII were higher even in North America due to the low RPG sales we've seen on the 360 (Star Ocean 4 anyone?)

Espada_Assassin

Mar 21 2009, 09:53 PM

Orly M$?

If only i could recall where FFXIII was going to be a PS3 exclusive....sigh my mind is foggy.

One thing I do remember tho is Star Ocean 4 only selling like 70k in the US and not even being in the top 20 NPD sales :D

You can tell 360 owners love there JRPG's with such a passion!

StrangeCat

Mar 21 2009, 11:43 PM

Microsoft there on crack we all know it! They still haven't even figured out marketing in Japan for the Xbox 360!

Fenryr

Mar 21 2009, 11:52 PM

Microsoft there on crack we all know it! They still haven't even figured out marketing in Japan for the Xbox 360!

That's why their statement is aimed at US sales.

Sweet Shot Usopp

Mar 22 2009, 12:03 AM

That's a boldy stupid statement. I can hardly imagine the 360 version outselling the PS3 version in the US by more than... 25-50K. And I wouldn't be surprised if the PS3 version somehow sold more.

Fruit Bat

Mar 22 2009, 12:26 AM

Really depends on how much they advertise it fir 360 opposed to PS3 in the US.

Plus, it very might sell more than the PS3 in the first week, but if the PS fans are as loyal as they claim to be, it should outsell in the long run

Zezlar

Mar 22 2009, 12:29 AM

Deniru

Mar 22 2009, 01:31 AM

RE5 has sold more copies on the Playstation 3 so far and they are making a bold statement like that. Microsoft only looks at American NPD data and then talks out their ass. If they really think that the 360 version of FFXIII will outsell the PS3, they are on fucking CRACK.

Just like they claimed that Halo Wars outsold Killzone 2 but yet again, they looked at AMERICAN data. Their are other countries out their fuck faces.

Could not have put it better myself .. im buying this for only my ps3..no way i wanna walk home carrying a billion DVDs...

Fruit Bat

Mar 22 2009, 01:32 AM

RE5 has sold more copies on the Playstation 3 so far and they are making a bold statement like that. Microsoft only looks at American NPD data and then talks out their ass. If they really think that the 360 version of FFXIII will outsell the PS3, they are on fucking CRACK.

Just like they claimed that Halo Wars outsold Killzone 2 but yet again, they looked at AMERICAN data. Their are other countries out their fuck faces.

Granted, I agree with you that M$ spouts off alot, but, they don't really need to look at anything other than American Data. they fail in Japan, and considerably in the UK. America is like its base.

Final Ultima

Mar 22 2009, 01:41 AM

BULL CRAP! Maybe in America...no because this was why millions of people bought PS3s.

Mike

Mar 22 2009, 06:34 AM

Zezlar

Mar 22 2009, 07:20 AM

I too bought a PS3 for Square-Enix and Final Fantasy. It's also sad that I only bought an Xbox 360 for SE RPGs lol.

Purple

Mar 22 2009, 10:01 AM

Hmm. We'll see.

Fenryr

Mar 22 2009, 11:15 AM

I bought a PS3 solely for FF XIII ... (about 3 years ago).

As the release of FFXIII gets closer and closer, and the game gets a little airtime in advertisements, more PS3s will be sold. I feel this game's going to be the PS3's turning point, and I'll be very happy to hear if Sony outsells Microsoft for the game. Regardless of what company sells more units, though, I hope that FFXIII becomes as popular, if not more, than FFVII.

I too bought a PS3 for Square-Enix and Final Fantasy. It's also sad that I only bought an Xbox 360 for SE RPGs lol.

I don't understand this. I'm waiting to buy FFXIII as well, I'll also be buying a PS3 to play it. Yet, I'm buying a PS3 near it's release. If you bought a PS3 purely to play FFXIII why didn't you wait until it was cheaper instead of forking out nigh 40 to 50% more than today's prices.

I could buy a 80GB PS3 with Killzone 2 for 289 GBP right now, which is equal to 300ish euro's (pound worth shit but regardless).

Neal

Mar 22 2009, 11:37 AM

Yeah I never understood that either. If it was like months away then fair enough, but to pay loads for it then have it sit there for two years seems like a waste of money to me. :wtf:

RohanValor

Mar 22 2009, 01:40 PM

of course it will happen in the US. they always have to see which ones greater.

Zezlar

Mar 22 2009, 03:19 PM

I don't understand this. I'm waiting to buy FFXIII as well, I'll also be buying a PS3 to play it. Yet, I'm buying a PS3 near it's release. If you bought a PS3 purely to play FFXIII why didn't you wait until it was cheaper instead of forking out nigh 40 to 50% more than today's prices.

I could buy a 80GB PS3 with Killzone 2 for 289 GBP right now, which is equal to 300ish euro's (pound worth shit but regardless).

I enjoy Sonys Exclusive games. I always have, it wasn't just FF13, but FF13 was one of the major reasons why I bought it.

I also rent from Gamefly, and have beat more games on my PS3 in less than a year, than I did with my PS2 that I had for like 5-6 years. Lol. (No Life :))

Swordie

Mar 22 2009, 03:45 PM

Yea maybe, in america but worldwide wise....no..i guess they dont see the big picture ....but then again like people said star ocean4 was a great game( so i heard )yet people dont play it in xbox360(sad sad sales)...kinda sad really i mean....people thought that star ocean will do great in xbox 360 as because lots of people have xbox360....

they also forget that xbox 360 could be copied fake and sell cheaper(Yay for piracy...)

People also might buy ps3 more becase they could play the 2 ff13s(with ff13v)

(for some..)like logically why buy an xbox just to play ff13 while you could get ps3 for ff13v too?

thats what i think

edit: Don't they forget...the world is much bigger than 1 continent right?Just by NA data is just a bit....inaccurate although its alright if they just aim for NA but there are still other countries will screw their sales upside down...right?A wee bit arrogant if you ask me..

Espressivo

Mar 22 2009, 06:13 PM

I actually thought it might possible. (seeing how the sales of PS3 has done for the past year)

But on second thought, nah.

FF Series = Playstation

Big Boss

Mar 22 2009, 07:10 PM

Considering how low RPGs have sold in America, I doubt that it will outsell the PS3 version. There is a chance of it happening, but I'm pretty sure that most people that are FF followers will most likely buy it on the PS3. Although, I do find it retarded that people bought a PS3 for one game only. There were a couple of threads in Gamespot saying that it was useless having a PS3 now since it was multi-platform. It's like they forgot that its only one FF game and that Versus is coming only the PS3.

Azure Presul

Mar 23 2009, 10:23 AM

America - Yes
Worldwide - Fat Chance

shiva99

Mar 23 2009, 06:18 PM

America - Yes
Worldwide - Fat Chance

since i know M$ probably sell. . . but the way i'm looking at it i work at a gamestop. . .people come askin me if they can reserve ffxiii i tell them what system.. . . most jump for the ps3 sayn 360 could fry on them...

and yea sony to popular in JP and UK just hope the next 2 yrs in NA outsells. . .360.

Kurai Warrior

Mar 23 2009, 08:59 PM

I'd still be surprised if they could even manage to sell more in the US.
Part of me wants to send them hate mail telling them to choke on their own money :awesome:

Shiranui Reborn

Mar 23 2009, 09:28 PM

I'd still be surprised if they could even manage to sell more in the US.
Part of me wants to send them hate mail telling them to choke on their own money :awesome:

you said the same exact thing in another thread lmao
just pointing it out

Kurai Warrior

Mar 23 2009, 10:14 PM

you said the same exact thing in another thread lmao
just pointing it out
Yeah its because I posted it in the wrong thread, you'll notice that post is edited now. :awesome:

Shiranui Reborn

Mar 23 2009, 10:24 PM

nah i wont bother i trust you :D

LOL

Mar 24 2009, 12:58 AM

Microsoft are money whores. Everybody I know is going to buy FFXIII on the PS3 and since PS3 wins in UK and Japan, Microsoft is just pretty much epically failing.

Zezlar

Mar 24 2009, 01:22 AM

^ Nah, the'll just come up with some lame ass excuse on how they were fighting a battle that can't be won because of Japan. Microsofts Aaron Greenburg is a fucking loudmouth loser.

Kurai Warrior

Mar 24 2009, 01:26 AM

Okay I've asked many Xbox 360 owners I know if they are gonna buy FF XIII and only only one of them said maybe. :aldo:
I'm just gonna laugh at their stupidity when they fail once again, I'll be laughing at Square Enix too.

Zezlar

Mar 24 2009, 01:27 AM

I know alot of people that have 360s and none of them are buying it. I know at least 5 people who are buying it on PS3.

Shiranui Reborn

Mar 24 2009, 02:11 AM

yeah well people choose their systems for different reasons id say mainly for games
plus halo isnt really the same thing as final fantasy
if you're picking up what i'm laying down

Zezlar

Mar 24 2009, 02:33 AM

^ Thats true. Halo doesn't even step up to Final Fantasys Calibur ^.^

Shiranui Reborn

Mar 24 2009, 02:39 AM

dude i suck majorly at halo i played it today in one of the school labs with some friends and i get pwnd all the time i think i had like 3 kills in a period of 20ish minutes :wtf:

and yesh halo pales in the awesomesauceness of ff everytime

summerskin

Mar 24 2009, 02:50 AM

Honeslty i don't understand why people are getting so butt hurt over this, what do you expect microsoft to say that they think it will sell more on the ps3 (which it will) sounds like a great sales strategy /sarcasm

Shiranui Reborn

Mar 24 2009, 02:54 AM

summerskin

Mar 24 2009, 02:59 AM

generally people believe that ff belongs to the ps and sony-ness

I understand that to an extent after owning a ps1 , ps2 infact if ff13 was ps3 exclusive i would buy a ps3 along with my 360. But i fail to see how more people getting an opportunity to play a no doubt amazing game is bad thing

Shiranui Reborn

Mar 24 2009, 03:11 AM

I understand that to an extent after owning a ps1 , ps2 infact if ff13 was ps3 exclusive i would buy a ps3 along with my 360. But i fail to see how more people getting an opportunity to play a no doubt amazing game is bad thing

valid point i dont own either yet or a ps1/ps2 for that matter and hoping to get a ps3 fyi
fanboys are loyal thats all i can really say :wtf:

Zezlar

Mar 24 2009, 05:32 AM

I'm not mad that it's on the 360. I will admit that I'm a little dissappointed in Square-Enix. But that's business and money is always the determining factor. The only thng I care about is that it's still on my Playstation. I just get very annoyed at Microsoft, at just about everything. They are just a shitty company and I don't have respect for them at all. But I do give them credit for getting me to buy a 360, I seen it as the better purchase for my 2nd console.

If Microsoft could stop making shitty consoles, shitty OS systems, and fire it's retarded employees that like the blurt shit out (Greenburg) then I think they could be cool.

chaosblade77

Mar 24 2009, 06:31 AM

It's silly to consider any platform "home" to the Final Fantasy series, since SquareEnix is a third party publisher and can put it where ever they think they'll benefit most. That's why they moved from Nintendo to Sony before, and that's why they are going multiplatform in the west now.

Honeslty i don't understand why people are getting so butt hurt over this, what do you expect microsoft to say that they think it will sell more on the ps3 (which it will) sounds like a great sales strategy /sarcasm
They could have not said anything at all, or at least be clear about what region they are talking about. Due to it being a response to the NPD numbers, you can make the connection between the announcement and North American - of course, if the 360 version manages to sell more worldwide, you can bet they'll fall back on this and say "we told you so."

It was probably meant to be provocative though, since it brings attention to both FFXIII and the 360.

Icysparks2009

Mar 24 2009, 11:17 AM

Hmm, I'm not so sure what to think of this. On the one hand, I think this bold statement will come true, as the xbox 360 has a larger collection of noteworthy xbox360-exclusive games compared to that of ps3, and microsoft seems to be monopolizing a lot of great games at the present time >_<.

The only reason why I believe this statement to be false is that the xbox 360 is not the first system they turn to for awesome role-playing games (Star Ocean 4, anyone?). Sony has captured the vast majority of them due to the ps2.

But once again, on the flipside, ps3 hasn't released any final fantasy games, which is one of the most looked-forward-to roleplaying series ever. Since the first FF game released won't be exclusive to any one system, xbox360 will have a clear edge if ffversus doesn't come out soon afterwards ^_^.

Aurelia

Mar 24 2009, 03:17 PM

Since the first FF game released won't be exclusive to any one system, xbox360 will have a clear edge if ffversus doesn't come out soon afterwards ^_^.

Oh it's such a pity that Xbox360 exclusive JRPGs do terribly in the overall market. Clear edge indeed.

Espada_Assassin

Mar 24 2009, 04:10 PM

I understand that to an extent after owning a ps1 , ps2 infact if ff13 was ps3 exclusive i would buy a ps3 along with my 360. But i fail to see how more people getting an opportunity to play a no doubt amazing game is bad thing

It's the fact they would say this in the first place which annoys people (whilst Sony never do) Microsoft have always been up there own ass. Even before the 360.

Too bad for M$ that Sony are absolutley kicking there ass, not in terms of sales but in terms of exclusive games on the PS3 just rape everything the 360 has.

That and the PS3 offers so much more outside off a games console if people like the extra features.

Neal

Mar 27 2009, 02:40 PM

Oh it's such a pity that Xbox360 exclusive JRPGs do terribly in the overall market. Clear edge indeed.
Yes, this is why I think theyre horribly wrong. JRPGs even do shite in the US where the most 360s are.

Honeslty i don't understand why people are getting so butt hurt over this, what do you expect microsoft to say that they think it will sell more on the ps3 (which it will) sounds like a great sales strategy /sarcasm

Well they shouldn't comment on the sales then should they :cookie:

kingmickey

Mar 27 2009, 09:56 PM

you never know if there is a price cut for PS3 then the ps3 will sell more for sure but i think its possible for the 360 right now i have a 360 but i dont want to play ff13 on it though i love sony to much

summerskin

Mar 28 2009, 02:11 AM

Well they shouldn't comment on the sales then should they :cookie:
They where questioned on sales and refered to Street Fighter IV, and grand theft auto as games that are not traditionally 360 titles that now sell better on the console so they suggested that it will be the same with ff13

Like it or not these companies are purely money making enterprises ,PR plays a massive part in a companies succes they do what ever it takes to give there console the edge over the competitors wether thats talking up projected sales or whatever. Even your beloved sony is as guilty of sales tatics like these as much as any of its rivals

Frankly i dont see why so many ps3 owners care so much about another console and what they are doing seems more than a little defensive

Kurai Warrior

Mar 28 2009, 03:05 AM

Summerskin I find it hilarious that you are posting in this thread with that avatar.
Good luck being taken seriously and everything. :cookie:

summerskin

Mar 28 2009, 03:20 AM

Summerskin I find it hilarious that you are posting in this thread with that avatar.
Good luck being taken seriously and everything. :cookie:

Lol i dont expect to have many people listen to me on this topic as i realize that i am posting on a board that would be about 90% ps3 owners , i think its good to have other perspectives though nothing wrong with some debate

and the avatar will always stay:D

Aurelia

Mar 28 2009, 04:00 AM

They where questioned on sales and refered to Street Fighter IV, and grand theft auto as games that are not traditionally 360 titles that now sell better on the console so they suggested that it will be the same with ff13

It's a widely known fact that most Americans that own the xbox360 are NOT interested in obscure Japanese games, much less JRPGs. The abysmal sales of the 360 exclusive JRPGs is enough to tell Microsoft that.

Microsoft also forgets that FF13 is a JRPG, a genre that caters to a certain crowd. I.e that crowd isn't the SF4 or the GTA4 crowd, which are generally attract the same kind of "brutish and fratboy" fans.

Just because one genre sells well, doesn't mean a completely different one will.

rutea7

Mar 28 2009, 10:16 AM

listen to aurelia's voice of reason summerskin!!! if you read the rest of the posts on this thread thats what we all said. jrpgs dont sell well enough on xbox360!!

Raidori

Mar 29 2009, 04:57 AM

I think what he was implying is that 360 will sell more copies of FF XIII in kentucky.:wtf:

Thula

Mar 29 2009, 09:58 AM

Where's kentuchy? Africa?

Shock

Mar 29 2009, 10:46 AM

Where's kentuchy? Africa?

It's in the USA. Where KFC originated from.:aldo:

As for this, I don't really care what Microsoft says. I know for a fact that all of the JRPGs that have been released for the Xbox 360 have failed in sales. Cheers to them if they sell more Final Fantasy XIII copies on their beloved console. I highly doubt it though.

CallingEagle

Apr 01 2009, 02:00 AM

I remember when i was introduced to FF8 and I've loved the series ever since and I've loved the fact that it has basically been for the Playstations but it was kinda a let down when I saw that it was for XBox 360 as well...but I will buy it cuz i own a PS3 and the only way I'll own a 360 is because I might want to play Left4Dead.

Neal

Apr 01 2009, 02:13 AM

They where questioned on sales and refered to Street Fighter IV, and grand theft auto as games that are not traditionally 360 titles that now sell better on the console so they suggested that it will be the same with ff13

Like it or not these companies are purely money making enterprises ,PR plays a massive part in a companies succes they do what ever it takes to give there console the edge over the competitors wether thats talking up projected sales or whatever. Even your beloved sony is as guilty of sales tatics like these as much as any of its rivals

Frankly i dont see why so many ps3 owners care so much about another console and what they are doing seems more than a little defensive
They care because quality has been sacrificed for the 360 version in loads of games. FFXIII will be no different. :wtf:

chaosblade77

Apr 01 2009, 02:51 AM

They care because quality has been sacrificed for the 360 version in loads of games. FFXIII will be no different. :wtf:
The more I think about it, the less likely this seems. I think some things may be different because of the 360 version and it's DVD discs, but sacrificing quality?

Looking at the majority of multiplatform games this generation, the 360 versions are generally superior when it comes to tech. Higher resolutions, higher framerates, better lighting, etc. There are some exceptions, but if anything it seems like multiplatform games may sacrifice quality for the PS3 version (or just don't work well on the PS3).

That may have been sarcasm and I'm just not in the right mindset to totally catch it though. If so, well, I suck at both sides of sarcasm.

CallingEagle

Apr 02 2009, 02:24 AM

I have seen it when both PS3 and 360 are hooked up to the sames brand of tvs(2 tvs) and have been completely maxed out for HDTV with the same brand of Monster cables and the PS3 did look so much better than the 360...I've seen it first hand. Though I'm not saying that all the games were like that but just those few games...but at the same time some games may look better on one system than the other.

I try not to bash any system out there but I do stay loyal to what I have and right now that is a PS3:D

Neal

Apr 02 2009, 02:32 AM

The more I think about it, the less likely this seems. I think some things may be different because of the 360 version and it's DVD discs, but sacrificing quality?

Looking at the majority of multiplatform games this generation, the 360 versions are generally superior when it comes to tech. Higher resolutions, higher framerates, better lighting, etc. There are some exceptions, but if anything it seems like multiplatform games may sacrifice quality for the PS3 version (or just don't work well on the PS3).

That may have been sarcasm and I'm just not in the right mindset to totally catch it though. If so, well, I suck at both sides of sarcasm.
They are because developers lead on the 360 and its hard to go from 360 to PS3 because of the way they work. If you PS3 to 360 you get a much better result. Games like Burnout look [a tiny bit] better on PS3 for that reason.

The PS3 is also proven to be more powerful, and for the versions to be the same the PS3 wont be using its full potential if it is held back by the 360 limitations.

Oh, and don't watch GameTrailers comparisons. Ive never once had a game on my PS3 that looks as washed out as their videos do. :wtf: