Final Fantasy 13 Producer Discusses Xbox 360 and More

[lightning.versus.xiii]

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168776

Here's the basic information we know about the U.S. release of FFXIII (for both PS3 and Xbox 360): It'll ship after the PS3-exclusive release in Japan, and Square Enix is attempting to minimize the window between the Japanese release and the North American (and subsequently, European) release. The Xbox 360 version is being ported by a different team than the core FFXIII PS3 team, and since the agreement with Microsoft has just been established, porting has, as of this moment, not yet begun.

q&a:

1UP: With the gap between the Japanese and North American versions of FFXIII, will you use that extra time to create additional material for the North American versions -- which usually ends up back in Japan as an "International Edition"?
Yoshinori Kitase: Until now, the Japanese versions of Final Fantasy would release in Japan, and then six months later, the North American version would be released, and then another three to six months later, the European versions would ship -- so there was usually a gap of almost a year by the time every territory got their version of the latest Final Fantasy. That's why we'd include new features or elements. But with FFXIII, we're aiming to decrease that gap and lessen the window, so there are no particular additions planned for the U.S. version.

full 1up interview here: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168776

also IGN has their own take: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/890/890359p1.html

they talk about Lightning:

The trailer often shows her alone, which was done to portray one of the major themes in the game. The game doesn't begin with a large group of people fighting together. "There's almost sort of a rejection at the beginning," says Kitase. Lightning refuses to fight alongside others at first and, "then the relationship builds from there. The trailer was crafted to portray that theme and get that message across."

[cas07]

Well, smaller gap between the releases sounds fine at least.

[wolfie13]

Well hard hit for Sony after MGS FF XIII was the other bir third party exclusive, Does this extend to FF versus XIII?

[steve]

so far square-enix has said FF versus 13 will stay a PS3 exclusive but i sent them a letter to find out for sure i will post their reply when i get it

[VeraAlexander]

Shorter release gaps i'll go for that and yes Final Fantasy Versus XIII for the time being is still a PS3 exclusive for now and hopefully in the future it will remain so.