Comments on: Square Enix CEO Explains How Final Fantasy XIII Got On The Xbox 360

By: ffgamerx360

ffgamerx360 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:05:17 +0000

Don't get me wrong, Nomura is high up in there, but he isn't no CEO or COO or CFO or Pres or Vice Pres, etc. He can get FIRED for not following orders and if SE wants a game on X360 and he refuses, they can ALWAYS find someone to replace him.

By: rock1644

rock1644 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:54:17 +0000

Where did you read that 360 game discs have a GB of copy protection software on them? And that whole licensing thing? Developers have to pay a license fee so they can sell their games, but I sincerely doubt they send their gold masters to these companies so they can make the games. That's the publisher's responsibility.

By: bobhoskins

bobhoskins — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:01:40 +0000

I'm pretty certain the same won't be the case with Versus XIII. The only way that'll end up on the 360 is with Nomura's assassination or something – fool hates that system with some serious determinator passion.

By: David Macphail

David Macphail — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:40:13 +0000

Anyone with a working brain can tell you exactly how FF XIII got on the 360. Microsoft wrote Square – Enix a check to the sum of $200 million. That's how.

It seems that nowadays the only way Microsoft can get people to develop for their console is by driving a dump – truck full of money up to the front door of the publishers HQ.

By: Chris Taran

Chris Taran — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:06:07 +0000

Would not argue with anything you've said here. Doesn't mean the port was as good as it could be though.

However, glad that people with only 1 system have the opportunity to play it regardless.

By: ffgamerx360

ffgamerx360 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:05:17 +0000

By: rock1644

rock1644 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:54:17 +0000

By: bobhoskins

bobhoskins — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:01:40 +0000

By: David Macphail

David Macphail — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:40:13 +0000

Anyone with a working brain can tell you exactly how FF XIII got on the 360. Microsoft wrote Square – Enix a check to the sum of $200 million. That's how.

It seems that nowadays the only way Microsoft can get people to develop for their console is by driving a dump – truck full of money up to the front door of the publishers HQ.

By: Chris Taran

Chris Taran — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:06:07 +0000

Would not argue with anything you've said here. Doesn't mean the port was as good as it could be though.

However, glad that people with only 1 system have the opportunity to play it regardless.

By: SlashZaku

SlashZaku — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:33:51 +0000

And the game should have been left as such. FFXIII has been in development from the start (aside from what little they had did/planned on the PS2) exclusively for the PS3 (as I believe the engine they were using/creating was as well. If I recall reading, they needed to build an engine from scratch in a short period of time just to run the game on 360).

Then, when it was announced for 360, it just seemed like they didn't know any specifics about how they were actually going to handle it. "Give us the money and we'll find out everything later.". It's 2 groups 'reaching'. Should have just announced another 'spin-off' series like Nintendo has been getting, tailored for the hardware/crowd.

Better not pull the same bullshit with Versus...

By: thebanditking

thebanditking — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:54:55 +0000

Im not understanding how they did not put any effort in? Yes the 360 version looks well below the original and has horribly compressed cutscenes, but that doesn't mean they didn't try. They did not have the best odds going in to begin with. Final Fantasy XIII is a PS3 exclusive game, if you want to debate that your silly. The game spent 3 years in development only on PS3, which means its entire design (from the way the engine runs right down to how the data is streamed) is dependent on the PS3's architecture. Games that are that specifically tailored can not be ported easily, and for anyone to say otherwise shows a complete lack of understanding of game design.

Im not going to sit here and debate which platform is "stronger" what I will say however is that neither platform is capable of running an emulator of the other. Meaning if a game is made specifically for the PS3 the 360 is incapable of running that game the exact same way and vice versa (Bayonetta anyone) and thats just factoring in the hardware. It goes without saying that the 360's biggest difference from the PS3 is the DVD's it uses.

Many might not know this but the 360's DVD's actually have less space on them then a PS2 or Xbox 1 DVD. And not a small ammount less but an entire gig less. Why? Because each 360 DVD uses up 1GB of data for encryption/'piracy protection (not that it helps mind you) that fact makes a game like FFXIII which uses tons of HD cutscenes, audio and texture work already in a bad way for the port over. Now factor in that FFXIII was almost 40GBs and S-E compressed it to 19.8GBs and you can see why the graphics too such a hit (Much like SO4).

There is also the licencing fees that a developer has to pay to the platform holder. S-E, Capcom, Konami etc don't print their own discs, manuals and box art they send the finished gold disc (along with the assets) to Sony and MS to do it for them. So did you know that MS charges a seperate licencing fee per disc? More material costs more money and the more discs also means different cases. So you can see why Square settled on 3 discs, because while 2 would have not been enough 4 would have cost more then they were willing to pay.

I could go on but I made my point Final Fantasy XIII is a PS3 game in every way possible and the 360 is too different to run a PS3 tailored game the same way.

By: MrMee

MrMee — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:39:38 +0000

If you have a PS3, then get over not having Bluray on the 360. The next console will almost definitely have it. Moreover, the PS3 is the obvious choice if you have both consoles. If you're like me and only have a 360 the you would get that version only. The game looks nearly identical. You have to have 20/20 vision to be able to see the differences well enough to critique the fine details. When I get a PS3, my 360 copy will be replaced. Also, speaking of greedy…which console launched at a $599? Moreover, what console dropped PS2 backwards compatibility before an alternative emulator was and still has not been released? Yeah PS3, it's the one big reason I haven't gotten one yet, that and I'm broke.

By: MrMee

MrMee — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:30:56 +0000

The effort is fine in the 360 version, especially if you don't have the PS3 version to compare it to. It still looks better than any other JRPG on the 360. As I mentioned above, if you only have a 360 then get that version.

By: MrMee

MrMee — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:28:41 +0000

that's not true. I have the 360 version and it looks almost as good as the ps3 version and plays just as well. I've watched my friend play his PS3 version of the game. I think that plenty of effort when into the port. If you only have a 360 then you can be more than happy with that version, obviously if you have a PS3 that version is better.