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As you probably know by now, Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the Xbox 360 in both the US and Europe. Square-Enix and Playstation 3 fans were a little upset, but it's not as bad as the hardcore dedicated fans might think. Japan will be getting Final Fantasy XIII exclusively on Playstation 3. Square Enix president Yoichi Wada's answer was that the installed base was too small. This decision is rather surprising as Microsoft need all they can in Japan to attract Japanese gamers to their console.
So, with the game only coming to Europe and the US, how well will it actually sell on the Xbox 360? Sales data shows that the Xbox 360 exclusive "Lost Odyssey" has reached 740,000 across Japan, US and Europe. The majority sold in the US, then Europe, and the least in Japan. Another Xbox 360 exclusive RPG by the same creators [Mistewalker and Final Fantasy creator Sakaguchi] has only reached half a million since it's launch in August 2007. This kind of the data is the obvious reason for Square-Enix's decision to leave it Playstation 3 exclusive in Japan, but what does this mean? Well, it surely isn't going to help the Xbox 360's death in Japan and this kind of game could potentially make a difference to it's situation there. The Xbox 360 is doing terrible in Japan, that much is already known, but with no Japanese RPG being able to reach one million worldwide in Xbox 360, does this say that 360 owners just don't care about RPGs?
Final Fantasy XII sales data shows that out of a total of approx. 5 Million copies sold, about half of the sales were in Japan. So that's a potential extra 50% of sales that wont be on the Xbox 360. Current sales trend also shows that Xbox 360 games sell the best in the US
and best on PS3 in Europe and Japan (In most cases) so Final Fantasy XIII on Xbox 360 will most likely own America but wont make a difference in Japan (Because it can't) and Europe will most likely be equal on both platforms, perhaps edging towards Playstation 3 a bit more.
In the end it's hard to say so far away as installed bases can change a lot in short time, like the recent success with the Playstation 3, so things could be different. People may suddenly fall in love with Xbox 360 RPGs when The Last Remnant, Star Ocean: The Last Hope and Infinite Undiscovery are released, but as long as Playstation 3 keeps its sucess in Europe then the Xbox 360 sales will most likely be majorly in America where Xbox 360 owners don't seem to be too bothered about RPGs. However, having said that, the Final Fantasy name is a powerful thing which makes it too early to say.
The real factor in it's success or failure is the quality of the port from PS3. The game is still being designed as a PS3 game first so it will be interesting to see how well the 360 version measures up. How many discs will the 360 version be on, for example? Which one will have faster load times? Will the PS3 version require a huge hard drive install? Will either version have a graphical edge over the other? I think those kinds of factors will determine which version people choose to buy. If the 360 version is a bad rush job then I imagine most people with the choice would buy it for PS3.
It would be funny if the 360 version had to be 'dumbed down' or wasnt as good cos that would just show that the PS3 is more capable, so 360 owners claiming the death of PS3, it could just work out in sony's favor.
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I dont think it will do that well because while VsXII is still PS3 fans are gonna buy PS3 for both, it just means people who already have a 360 can have it, it might sell games but it wont sell xboxes.
it will sell tremendously well on 360. Lost Odyssey hasnt sold 1 million copies yet but it has done tremendously well for a new IP, traditional RPG on xbox 360 in the US. FF is a known quantity, ofcourse it will sell much better because of the established fanbase
I personally think it will do ok, you have to think of the people that already own a Xbox 360 and don't want to buy a new console just to play a couple games. There are exceptions like me however who just went out and bought a PS3 for this game and Versus XIII. I might get it for Xbox 360 because more than likely this game is gonna take more than 4 gigs off of my PS3 hard drive. Xbox 360 never takes that much, I have like 25 games saves on my 20 gig hard drive and still have 12 gigs left. I agree that in Japan 360 isn't doing so good. Microsoft is definitely trying to get more people in Japan to come to their console with their 3 new exclusive titles like Star Ocean and Last Remnant. I guess when the game comes out we'll now exactly whats gonna happen.
The real factor in it's success or failure is the quality of the port from PS3. The game is still being designed as a PS3 game first
Since it is being made on the PC first and foremost it should be alright.
I feel that the Xbox360 version will do great if not better than the PS3 version in the States. Europe I am still undecided on and of course so far Japan is PS3 only.
Since it is being made on the PC first and foremost it should be alright.
I feel that the Xbox360 version will do great if not better than the PS3 version in the States. Europe I am still undecided on and of course so far Japan is PS3 only.
I'm not sure how it will sell on the 360....I do believe that Sony will have the better version of the game. Some of my friends with XBox's (who are also hardcore fans of the series) are wanting to buy PS3's because they believe the same thing. We'll just have to wait and see. PS3 has more power. Hopefully square will ultimately exploit and take full advantage of that power.
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They'll be equal, if anything the 360 version could have more stuff since it comes out later. I really doubt that, though.
I think it'll sell really well on the 360, much more so than it would have if it stayed exclusive. I don't think it'll sell many 360's though. There'll be a few people that will, presuming they don't have a PS3 or 360, now go for the cheaper console, and some'll go for the the PS3 which, at the moment, is the only console with Verses. It's quite ambiguous, really.
I think it will sell a lot more on 360 than PS3, You have to think, Its coming out in Japan first for PS3 only and not many people have 360's there. However its coming out in Europe and in the US for 360 and PS3. There have been 3 times as many 360's sold in US than in Japan and there are 3 times as many people in the US than in Japan as well. The only real thing you have to consider is there are a lot more RPG fans in Japan than in America but Role-Playing games are quickly becoming the big thing in America too. like 5 of my friends are big 360 FPS fans and not so much RPG. However we were watching E3 08 and we saw FFXIII coming for 360 and now their going to get it because it looks so bad ass. Well it doesn't matter, maybe I'll buy one for both consoles and test their differences myself.
Actually the last I heard, PS3 was selling more than 360. Almost as much as the Wii. I don't have a source but you can google it and I'm sure you'll find lots of sites citing it, with probably more detailed info than I have.
But anyway, I think they may be about the same, if not having the PS3 version of a little better quality since that's what it was made to take advantage of originally (don't tell me "it's being made on PC." I know). But it's similar to the Assassin's Creed situation. The games were about the same quality as long as you have your tv and console settings set right.
Actually the last I heard, PS3 was selling more than 360. Almost as much as the Wii. I don't have a source but you can google it and I'm sure you'll find lots of sites citing it, with probably more detailed info than I have..
while thats true, it really doesnt help the fact that the 360 still has a lead of millions over the ps3 in the US. In Europe its neck and neck.
Like i said before, it will sell tremendously well on 360 and the qulity will be the same over both versions, with the exception of FMV's wich are shure to be a bit clearer on PS3 because of the Blu-Ray
But anyway, I think they may be about the same, if not having the PS3 version of a little better quality since that's what it was made to take advantage of originally (don't tell me "it's being made on PC." I know). But it's similar to the Assassin's Creed situation. The games were about the same quality as long as you have your tv and console settings set right.
except that AC was actually much better on 360. Same with DMC4 but that is understandable due to LP (oh god ps3 port) and Dead Rising.
They cant have the same quality on the game unless they want to dummy down the PS3s version. The PS3 processor capabilities are far beyond 360. As for sales most likely will not do that great. Just as FFXI failed at 360, XIII is most likely going to fall short. And the 360 version will NOT have more than PS3. They are scheduled to be released on the same Day and Date. Which can easily fuel the thoughts that the 360 version will be a rushed and crappily ported version from the PS3. Or maybe they'll just take the game as made as it is and destroy the graphics engine to make it run on the 360(again rushed and crappily ported). Overall I think that it obviously won't sell systems, and probably won't sell many copies on the 360. Alot of people are already buying PS3 for XIII and other exclusive games, so it will unlikely tip the tides in the 360s favor, and will probably barely cut even economicly speaking for SE.
Well, I have to say that it depends on how well they manage to compress and port the code to the 360 once they have finished with the PS3 version. Not only do they have to compress it, but it will probably take more than 1 disk so that it can be as similar as it can to the PS3 version. If they manage to make it exactly (though I can of doubt it, but it can be possible) the same on both versions, then it should do pretty well. Other than that, I think that most hardcore fans of FF series most probably bought as PS3 to play future FF games, so I have a feeling that it will be more successful in the PS3.
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