The Xbox 360 Question

[Kitmitsu]

As much as I hate it when people even mention the possibility of FFXIII being ported to the 360 at some point and my out right answer is always HELL NO, it has to be asked, could it be even a tiny bit possible? That sentance was one of the hardest I've had to write in my life...the slightest inkling this game could lose is exclusivity is really bothering me though.

Today Capcom announced in an official press release that DMC 4 will now be released on PC (like usual) and on Xbox 360 after one of the developers had a massive rant about that rumor not long ago claiming the 360 couldn't handle it. I know Capcom seem to be doing a lot of work on the 360 now but it never occured to me they could move this series over. I know they're a completly different company but it's worrying soo many games are making the move.

The next reason is the actual cost of producing these games. This generation of consoles cost a lot to make games on especially the PS3. The PS3 costs should hopefully drop a little after Sony release their EDGE software to over companies but it won't help games already in development. To make more profit alot of companies are releasing their games on multiple platforms which means more loss of exclusive titles.

Now actually on the topic of FFXIII here are the reasons why I think it's hopefully going to stay an exclusive:

Square is pretty loyal to their consoles except when they re-release the games years later.

The 360 can actually NOT handle the graphics of this game without a downgrade. It'll also have to be released on multiple discs.

They had a PS3 ad campaign featuring FFXIII. Why use it to show off the console if it could do just the same for another?

Their are very few 360 owners in Japan which Square considers their favourite market.

Okay there are my reasons for everything. What do you guys think? I don't hate 360 fans, I just hate how everytime an exclusive is taken they make the stupid assumption that Sony is going to go out of business over a few games. This isn't the vast majority of you guys though.

[Flint]

I don't think Square will release FFXIII on the 360.

FFXIII is designed specifically for PS3 and so will take advantage of all it's features and capabilities. This makes a conversion to any other machine very, very difficult.

For one thing as you say Kitmitsu, there is the simple issue of storage space - FFXIII is being built from the ground up for Blu-ray and it would not surprise me at all if it was one of the first games to use the larger 50gb disks. If it did, then how many DVD's would the game have to be on for the 360 - seven, eight? Even using the 25gb disk the game would be on about 4 DVD's. It's cheaper to just produce one blu-ray disc rather than multiple DVD's.

There's also the issue of how the game is designed - with PS3 every user has a hard disk drive, which means Square can actually use it without fear of alienating any players. They can use it to install data or use it as a cache for improved loading or for streaming of textures and environments etc. If they do this, it will make a 360 conversion harder to do because they would have to cater for those people who bought the core pack and don't own a hard disk - they couldn't make a hard disk-reliant game because it would alienate those who bought the cheaper model, and with the 360 market being as small as it is in Japan, this makes a conversion seem less likely.

Final Fantasy's biggest territory is Japan and the 360 is failing badly there, to release such a high-budget title on a console with a miniscule user base is not good business sense.

The main numbered Final Fantasy games are also always single platform releases, it is not until years later that they typically get converted to other machines (FFVI Advance, FFIII on DS, FFXI on 360 etc). There have been PC conversions of FFVII and FFVIII but they always came at least a year after the original release. If FFXIII did go to 360, it would be a considerable amount of time after the PS3 release.

It's more likely that if they are to release a FFXIII game on 360 it would be one of the unannounced Fabula Nova Crystallis games and it would be designed specifically for the 360. Square have always designed their games to take advantage of the chosen hardware and to have to consider multiple formats would compromise development - it would be better to make a 360 specific game rather than convert a PS3 game, and vice versa.

To conclude, I would be very, very surprised if FFXIII did get announced for 360 as it just doesn't make sense considering how Square operate. Even if it did get announced for 360 I would still choose the PS3 version simply because that is the machine it is being designed for - a 360 version would be a compromised port, at best.

I also agree with your comment about the 360 fans, Kitmitsu! I don't hate the 360 either, but the ignorance of some of the 360 fanboys is incredible - they are some of the most rabid, aggressive, idiotic people I have ever encountered on forums. The ill considered hatred for PS3 and the amount of 'die Sony die!' comments I've read is depressing and just pathetic, really. I know PS3 fanboys aren't perfect either, but in my experience they are at least a bit more reasonable than the 360 extremists. I really should stop reading general gaming forums...

[Xion]

Sakaguchi said that he heard the Whie Engine is open platform

and why do you honestly think FF13 cannot be done on the 360?? all i seen so far says it can.

and japan may love Final fantasy, but point is they LOVE final fantasy, and will follow it anywhere. even tho the PS3 does have more sold in japan than 360's, Japan is only a small piece of the world my friend, and Square cant honestly be banking on just japan, and ofcourse they are not...It takes millions and millions of dollars to make these huge games, and if PS3 doesnt get sufficient installed base soon (and i dont see that happening) then Square will be pressured to move the game over to make a profit, just like so many other developers have done. and i for one am pretty shure they allready feel that pressure.

now, i want the game to come to 360 like Hironobu says, this would be wise, i mean wow how could opening up themselves to the millions of 360 owners be a bad thing? how could it be a bad thing for us FF fans either, all it is is more people playing and enjoying the latest installment of our beloved series. it could only grow in poopularity.

the whole Square loyal to Sony is BS, no company is loyal to any company, Companies are loyal to One thing and that is MONEY, if the money aint flowing..well you get the idea..and besides, Square is supporting all platforms so why is that even a question?

graphically speaking, from what i have seen from FF13, its completely possible on the 360, and its really all comes down to weather or not the engine is indeed open platform. and even if its not, chances are it wouldnt take much optimization to get it to work on 360, and if anyone actually can complain about a games being multi disc i feel sorry for you.

so with all things said, Final fantasy 13 on Xbox 360? certainly a possibility and if Sony doesnt start selling them Ps3's, itll just become more likely..and if u think about it, its a very tight spot to be in for sony.. Lost Exclusives = less consoles sold, less consoles sold= more lost exclusives......so you see, unless they have sometruly incredible games under wraps and ready for next year (yeah RIGHT) then ill bank on FF13 to 360 rumors blazing like wildfire

i know i sound like an absoulute fanboy but its the truth

[Desi]

I also agree with your comment about the 360 fans, Kitmitsu! I don't hate the 360 either, but the ignorance of some of the 360 fanboys is incredible - they are some of the most rabid, aggressive, idiotic people I have ever encountered on forums. The ill considered hatred for PS3 and the amount of 'die Sony die!' comments I've read is depressing and just pathetic, really.
No, that is nintendo fans. They got upset over a 8.8.

[Flint]

now, i want the game to come to 360 like Hironobu says, this would be wise, i mean wow how could opening up themselves to the millions of 360 owners be a bad thing? how could it be a bad thing for us FF fans either, all it is is more people playing and enjoying the latest installment of our beloved series. it could only grow in poopularity.

Square always design their games with the host machine's capabilities in mind - they are able to push the machine to the absolute limit and therefore do not have to worry about getting the game running on multiple consoles. This excellence in programming is one of Square's true strengths and one of the reasons they are so revered. This is the main reason why I don't think FFXIII will go to 360.

To have to consider making the game for multiple machines during development would compromise the overall game design and the final product. To Square such a compromise would be unacceptable. They are not EA who will just come up with a lowest common denominator design just so that they can release a game on all formats and rake in as much money as possible. Square actually take pride in their work - they would not compromise their flagship game just for the sake of a few more sales.

[Xion]

Square always design their games with the host machine's capabilities in mind - they are able to push the machine to the absolute limit and therefore do not have to worry about getting the game running on multiple consoles. This excellence in programming is one of Square's true strengths and one of the reasons they are so revered. This is the main reason why I don't think FFXIII will go to 360.

To have to consider making the game for multiple machines during development would compromise the overall game design and the final product. To Square such a compromise would be unacceptable. They are not EA who will just come up with a lowest common denominator design just so that they can release a game on all formats and rake in as much money as possible. Square actually take pride in their work - they would not compromise their flagship game just for the sake of a few more sales.

the only possible compromise is graphics, wich i dont see much of a compromise and you can downplay it all you want, its not a few more sales, its millions more in sales. this is buisness, and like it or not in buisness, money matters most

[Desi]

I'll rather FF be exclusive to whatever platform they decide to release it on. FFXIV or other Fabula games on 360? Sure why not, but I wouldn't want it to go multiplatform at all.

[Fenristh]

I wouldnt really call it a "move". Its not like the PS3 is losing the game completely, its just being put on another console.

I wouldnt like to see FFXIII go on 360, and I agree with Kitmitsu's points which pretty much sum it up for me.

[Kitmitsu]

Sakaguchi said that he heard the Whie Engine is open platform

and why do you honestly think FF13 cannot be done on the 360?? all i seen so far says it can.

I don't see why Sakaguchi is making these statements recently when he has nothing to do with Square anymore. He moved to Microsoft and he's desperate to bring FF to the 360 but as Kotaku said "Sadly, his opinion doesn't matter anymore!". The White Engine is exclusivly made for the PS3 to take full advantage of 4 out of the 6 cell SPE's. There would have to be a major overhaul of the engine almost restarting from the begining to make it compatible for other systems.

I can understand other titles in the series going to other platforms because they have to try and reach all of the market (like with the FFVII compilation). The reason I posted this is because I browse through Gamespot forums every now and then to see if theres any news and I see topics like "Come on, everyone knows the 360 is better!!! (http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/rpg/finalfantasy13/show_msgs.php?topic_id=m-1-33990820&pid=928790)" which makes me die a little inside each time I see it. That isn't the worst though. There are still people asking whether XIII is coming to PS2 or not...

[Xion]

I don't see why Sakaguchi is making these statements recently when he has nothing to do with Square anymore. He moved to Microsoft and he's desperate to bring FF to the 360 but as Kotaku said "Sadly, his opinion doesn't matter anymore!". The White Engine is exclusivly made for the PS3 to take full advantage of 4 out of the 6 cell SPE's. There would have to be a major overhaul of the engine almost restarting from the begining to make it compatible for other systems.

I can understand other titles in the series going to other platforms because they have to try and reach all of the market (like with the FFVII compilation). The reason I posted this is because I browse through Gamespot forums every now and then to see if theres any news and I see topics like "Come on, everyone knows the 360 is better!!! (http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/rpg/finalfantasy13/show_msgs.php?topic_id=m-1-33990820&pid=928790)" which makes me die a little inside each time I see it. That isn't the worst though. There are still people asking whether XIII is coming to PS2 or not...

i also feel bad for the fanboys idiocracy, both on 360 and ps3 side, but you shouldnt let that get to you..i honestly wish i could gather the fanboys of the world an throw a hiroshima bomb upon them :lol: k just kidding but you get my drift...

point is, without being a fanboy, sony is doing so much wrong with PS3..and Final Fantasy on 360 isnt a stretch at all..im not shure about 13 getting pushed over, but certainly another FNC game, i think ive allready spoken adamently about that in another topic a while back about square making 2 xbox 360 unnanounced games...any one of those last FNC games could be a full fledged 360 one, or even an XBL arcade game..i think that would be awesome, and its actually alot more likely than it sounds ^_^

but anyways, FF13 and versus 13 are my last lifeline for me getting a PS3, if any one, 13 especially goes, i will have lost all of the little interest i have in the console

[Cathryn]

RAH RAH RAH RAH... tee tee. :blink:

In the end i cannot be assed whether it comes to PS3 or 360.

It's really down to the market and selling point, if Square wanted to also create FFXIII for the 360 then i don't see anything stopping them apart from reasons they hold for not producing the FNC series on 360.

The thing that does bug me about this is the obsessivness of some people, having an obsession surrounded by one console doesn't seem natural, everybody is better having an open mind, more ideas are spread, its a much more better atmosphere instead of sticking to one thing in a complete obsessions and deciding to pick internet fights which won't affect anything in what the companys do.

To be honest it really isn't down to us at all, we have no control on what Square does with FFXIII so i find no reason into why people have arguments about it when they have no control what so ever.

[Fenristh]

In the end, as long as I get to play it im not too bothered, but the Playstation deserves a few exclusives. FF XIII will certainly boost the PS3 popularity and sell a lot of consoles.

Square seem to have a good relationship with Sony, since they showed FF XIII at their E3 Keynote, and did the FF VII Technical demo for PS3 to show off its power.

Even though I think the PS3 looks amazing, I don't think its going to take off until the CELL is better understood and can be used to its a full potential. I think was Sony really needs right now is a price drop more than anything. :P

Like I said, as long as they don't start moving titles off the PS3 altogether and putting them on 360 im not too bothered. What does annoy me though is all the retards going "LOL ANOTHER ONE $ONY IZ PHAILZ", It's not failing by any means. It's too early and has too much competition to hang on to such top sellers, which is a shame.

Let's hope that Konami stays faithful with MGS. xD

[Desi]

Square seem to have a good relationship with Sony, since they showed FF XIII at their E3 Keynote, and did the FF VII Technical demo for PS3 to show off its power.


the showed FFVI in 3D at Tokyo Game Show(i believe) for Nintendo too.

[Fenristh]

And that release on what they originally said it would. D:

Im not saying that love sony and no one else, its obvious they dont just go with sony because of their multi releases.

[XwingsofaresX]

in my opinion, they shouldnt make a move like that. i mean, one question people should ask is can the 360 handle the graphics or are the controls proper for the gameplay? but i want versus XIII so bad and i only have a 360 so i wish they made versus XIII for the 360 if possible because i cant afford a PS3.

[sayde]

The following points I'm about to post are ones I've already more or less stated on gamefaqs. Just a heads up.

Anyways, here's my arguments:

1.)Clearly, potential profit is not the only factor that has driven SE to choose which consoles it will release it's upcoming games for. Otherwise, the two upcomming FF titles for the psp wouldn't be coming out for the psp. They'd instead have been developed for the DS or the ps2. And otherwise, FFXIII and FFvsXIII would'nt have initallly been announced for the ps3. They would've been announced for the 360 right from the get-go since microsofts console had already established itself at the time of the ps3's release. Once again, this is all going under the hypothetical circumstance that SE only cares about making a large but yet reliable profit. The fact that the company decided to start production on FFXIII/vsXIII (for the ps3 and only for the ps3) even before the ps3's release already tells us that SE's willing to gamble and take a risk. (Afterall, that too is but yet another aspect of business.) After coming so far, it would be rather strange for SE to pull out now and make it go multiplatform if they could've just saved themselves the time and trouble and make it exclusive to the 360 to begin with.

2.)My 2nd argument has to do with the fact that SE stated they want all 3 next gen consoles to succeed. Natrually, this means they'd want the ps3 to succeed as well. The company isn't stupid. I'm sure they know very well that making FFXIII go multiplatform would not help the ps3 out at all.

3.)Third point could be connected to the 2nd point. Why would SE love all 3 next generation consoles to be successful? Why would any 3rd party company for that matter want this. Well, it's only an assumption on my part, but such a scenario would not only benefit 3rd party developers, but it would also benefit us--the consumer believe it or not. If 3rd party developers did not have to factor in how many people owned X # of consoles in order to decide if they wanted to develop a game for the said console or not, then more 3rd party developers could do exactly what SE has been known to do in the past. They could base their decisions more so around being able to design games that take better advantage of the chosen hardware as Flint stated in an earlier post. This would mean more exclusives, and more games being made to fully utilize the potential of each console. In other words, more better quality games.

4.)Last reason has to do with why SE would even consider hanging in there.
Let's face it. There are many people out there who would and have already bought a ps3 based on FFXIII's supposed exclusivity alone. By the same token, there are also many people out there who would get a 360 in a second and forget all about the ps3, should FFXIII go multiplatform. Case in point is that SE knows where ever FFXIII goes, fans will follow. Reffering back to point #2, SE knows they're in the perfect position to help out the ps3. It's true that in doing so, they might not sell the millions of copies as fast as they could have had it gone multiplatform. But that's beside the point. SE would still have plenty to gain by keeping it exclusive. Here's why.

-Because it is what it is, people will have to buy a ps3 eventually to play the game. So FFXIII will still sell millions of copies once it's all said and done.

-It'd greatly contribute to the ps3's success (which once again, they supposedly want)

-They'd greatly appeal to there valued japanese consumers in the process

So to sum this up, I personally feel that SE's got more to gain in the long term by keeping this game exclusive.

As for why Capcom did what they did with DMC4, well that's kind of obvious if you examine there recent history. Though the manner in which they went about doing it was completely wrong and irresponsible on Capcom's part. Capcom has caused a lot of controversy in the past by porting big exclusive titles to other consoles. (Resident Evil 4 & Viewtiful Joe to name a couple.) They've stated before that there goal is to make there franchises as widely accessible as possible. In other words, Capcom clearly is driven more so by money than a company such as SE. Where Capcom really screwed up this time was by promising an exclusive title and changing there minds before it's release. Had they been upfront from the start by at least keeping open the possibility of DMC4 going multiplatform, then I guaranantee this whole entire sitution wouldn't have gotten as out of hand as it has.

I'd like to end this post by stating that there is indeed a very likely possibility that FFXIII could go the 360. Do not be fooled by thinking hardware limitations and diskspace have much to do with it. I've been hearing a lot of talk lately about this "white engine" being open platform. If that's trully the case, then the conversion from the ps3 to the 360 might not be nearly as difficult a port to make as one may have thought. Compression and disk size issues are rather irrelevant at the end of the day. If a company is determined to port a game, they'll make it happen. Whether developers are hired to create customized compressing technology, or the graphics have to take a dive, there's really nothing stoping a port from being made if SE decides that's the course they want to take. What gives me faith in XIII remaining exclusive is really only SE's history alone. Hopefully now won't be the time they decide to try something new.

Well there goes ~30 minutes of my life. :P

[Pulse]

Japan is only a small piece of the world my friend

Population Of Australia: 20,264,082 (July 2006 est.)

Population Of England: 60,609,153 (July 2006 est.)

Population Of Japan: 127,463,611 (July 2006 est.)

Population Of The Entire United States: 298,444,215 (July 2006 est.)

Okay...... so we basically have about 300 million people in all of america.... which is how big.... lets see.....

United States
Area: total: 9,826,630 sq km
land: 9,161,923 sq km
water: 664,707 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
Area - comparative: about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; almost two and a half times the size of the European Union

Okay..... and now Japan.

Japan
Area: total: 377,835 sq km
land: 374,744 sq km
water: 3,091 sq km
note: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto)
Area - comparative: slightly smaller than California

Look at the amount of people in Japan compared to United States. There are half the amount of people in Japan in an area slightly smaller than California than there are in the entire 50 states put together. Also, in reference to the fact that you think SE are not banking on Japan to sell Final Fantasy you are surely mistaken. PS3 has sold more in Japan than anywhere else in the world. So i am sure that SE will most definetly rely on Japan for the most part to sell Final Fantasy. The reason I say this is because Japan have shifted more PS3's than anywhere else in the world, and PS3's are outselling X box 360's and it hasn't even been released in UK yet.

I personally, think FFXIII will be exclusive to the PS3. No contest.

Josh

[Kitmitsu]

I didn't realise there were soo many people in Japan :blink: It just reiterates the fact that the Asian market is that huge and relying on a console thats selling 2 or 3000 each month over there is a bad idea.

Some really good points too sayde :) Sony couldn't afford to lose this series.

[Allen Walker]

The only people that are saying that FF13 will be goin to the 360 are the fanboys.

[Xion]

The only people that are saying that FF13 will be goin to the 360 are the fanboys.


and the Sony Fanboys are the only ones that don't acknowledge the possibility, so it goes both ways :lol:

[Desi]

I didn't realise there were soo many people in Japan :blink: It just reiterates the fact that the Asian market is that huge and relying on a console thats selling 2 or 3000 each month over there is a bad idea.

The asian market is huge but the Japanese market is shrinking a lot. China and Korea mainly make up the Asian market now(both big PC gamer markets and WoW freaks).

[Flint]

The asian market is huge but the Japanese market is shrinking a lot.

Don't forget that the DS has provided a massive boost to the Japanese market over the last year or so and continues to trounce all opposition. The Japanese top 10 is constantly filled with DS titles and many DS games have sold over a million copies in the country. That Square-Enix decided to make Dragon Quest IX a DS exclusive should give some indication of the dominance of the DS and the role it's played in rejuvinating the Japanese market.

[Desi]

Don't forget that the DS has provided a massive boost to the Japanese market over the last year or so and continues to trounce all opposition. The Japanese top 10 is constantly filled with DS titles and many DS games have sold over a million copies in the country. That Square-Enix decided to make Dragon Quest IX a DS exclusive should give some indication of the dominance of the DS and the role it's played in rejuvinating the Japanese market.
maybe so but it isn't the game market. The DS is selling mainly what people call "non-games" in japan. This like How to speak english for adults and painting for adults, the 800th Brain Age clone make up the what mainly sells. The JP game market is still shrinking.

[Flint]

maybe so but it isn't the game market. The DS is selling mainly what people call "non-games" in japan. This like How to speak english for adults and painting for adults, the 800th Brain Age clone make up the what mainly sells.

True enough, but 'traditional' games can still sell in huge quantities on the DS. New Super Mario Bros sold in the millions in Japan (I forget the exact number) and Square-Enix's own Dragon Quest Monsters Joker sold half a million in it's first 2 days on sale.

There's nothing wrong with people buying the 'non-games' as you call them, as it helps to grow the industry by getting video games into the hands of people who may have never considered playing them before. More people playing games = more variety in future releases to cater to the different age groups / tastes. Maybe these casual people will go on to buy more typical games in the future or maybe they won't - whatever happens, there is nothing negative about more people buying and playing on consoles. This will ultimately be for the good of the industry and the market not just in Japan but worldwide also.

[Desi]

yeah but the market is still nowhere near as big as it was in its Prime. EU and NA are much bigger markets then Japan currently which used to be the leader.

[Shana]

Population Of Australia: 20,264,082 (July 2006 est.)

Population Of England: 60,609,153 (July 2006 est.)

Population Of Japan: 127,463,611 (July 2006 est.)

Population Of The Entire United States: 298,444,215 (July 2006 est.)

Okay...... so we basically have about 300 million people in all of america.... which is how big.... lets see.....

United States
Area: total: 9,826,630 sq km
land: 9,161,923 sq km
water: 664,707 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
Area - comparative: about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; almost two and a half times the size of the European Union

Okay..... and now Japan.

Japan
Area: total: 377,835 sq km
land: 374,744 sq km
water: 3,091 sq km
note: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto)
Area - comparative: slightly smaller than California

Look at the amount of people in Japan compared to United States. There are half the amount of people in Japan in an area slightly smaller than California than there are in the entire 50 states put together. Also, in reference to the fact that you think SE are not banking on Japan to sell Final Fantasy you are surely mistaken. PS3 has sold more in Japan than anywhere else in the world. So i am sure that SE will most definetly rely on Japan for the most part to sell Final Fantasy. The reason I say this is because Japan have shifted more PS3's than anywhere else in the world, and PS3's are outselling X box 360's and it hasn't even been released in UK yet.

I personally, think FFXIII will be exclusive to the PS3. No contest.

Josh
XD PlayStation 3 was launched on March 23 in Europe, same day you posted this D: rofl and quite actually beat XBox360/Wii Launch sales.

[Kitmitsu]

I'm bumping this thread!

http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20070511

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Ctrl+Alt+Del used to have some respect. Give me any place which says FFXIII is on the 360.

[Desi]

If it isn't on NeoGaf it doesn't exist. Since everything goes NeoGaf > Internet. I think the joke is on the fact that Final Fantasy is on every platform now(well didn't see a 360 title yet).

[Enedok]

I'm bumping this thread!

http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20070511

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Ctrl+Alt+Del used to have some respect. Give me any place which says FFXIII is on the 360.

I saw it, and its one of the few stripes that was boring. Humor can be fun when its random or have real facts as roots.

Combining chlamydia and final fantasy makes no sense. I would have smiled if FFXIII had choked 360 somehow but a sexual thing over it made it too human.

Edit: Maybe its the idea that FFXIII tricked 360 and thats why ps3 is so calm. Then FFXIII comes back ~ with ~ chlamydia?~~~

Edit2: This explains it:
"I think it was rumored to be going nonexclusive for a bit, but we found out it's gonna remain on the PS3.

Tim draws the comics a couple weeks in advance though so we get old news sometimes."