Update: Wada’s released a clarification statement.
Original: When Final Fantasy XIII was announced at E3 2006, it was labeled as a PlayStation 3-only title. Two years later, at E3 2008, Microsoft and Square Enix announced on stage that the game would arrive on Xbox 360, as well.
Final Fantasy Versus XIII was also announced as a PlayStation 3-only title and till this day still remains one. Every trailer we’ve seen for the game labels it as a “PS3-only worldwide” title. Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada seemed to avoid those indications during a Q&A session in Tokyo today.
When Impress Watch asked whether it’d be best if Versus XIII was released as a multiplatform title, Wada responded “We’ll be looking into it internally until right before the formal announcement.”
By formal announcement, Wada is referring to a proper unveiling of the game. We’ve already seen a few trailers, but other than that, the company has shown no gameplay besides some handy-cam-filmed footage at last year’s Tokyo Game Show.
Everyone’s expecting the game to show up at this year’s E3, but director Tetsuya Nomura has already made it clear that there’s a chance the game will miss the show due to changes in development.
Thanks, Andriasang.
I SWEAR 2 F****** GOD I HATE SQAURE ENIX WITH PASSION JAPAN HAS HONER YEA RIGHT……… I KNEW THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN IM DONE WITH THEM
@go-go-boy
NOT ONLY YOU MY FRIEND
IAM DONE WITH SQUARE-ENIX TOO, NO MORE GAMES FROM THEM
This comes as no surprise, but I’m willing to see what the reactions could possibly be.
Now, I would be very mad if they did this, but that’s not going to stop me from getting it. I can only hope that it stays a PS3 title.
I don’t care as long as they won’t deteriorate the quality of the game for PS3. Will buy PS3 version anyway…
@AIQI
i care alot because square enix has not yet given U.S ps3 owners a exclusive yet all of them go towards japanese ps3 owners & Xbox owners i don’t have a problem with xbox but this is just insane. I mean we deserve a exclusive from them thats the problem with japanese developers they try to please the wrong crowd. i hate it im still going 2 buy it but after square enix can lick the bottom of my shoes
I’m no fanboy, but I prefer my PS3. Exclusives are supposed to bring out the quality of the system and Final Fantasy Versus XIII can do that. Bringing it to 360, clearly an inferior piece of hardware, will not help.
Holy s*** !!!!!!!!!!! Not this one too……
Square Enix Why?……………. Why!!!!!!!!!
go-go-boy, i know that, and to be honest i still would prefer it to be PS3 exclusive because it’s just better for the game. It’s no good for QE to look up to US so much, but on the other side – developing such a game equals enormous costs so Xbox version is understandable from financial point of view. But if they gonna deteriorate the game just to develop it for the Xbox, like they did with FF13 ( early builds marked as PS3 only are of visible better quality etc. ) – then i’m going to join the uproar with all of you guys.