Mon, Feb 15, 2010 | 11:40 GMT
Square admits to using fake identical FFXIII screens
Square Enix has said in a statement to Kotaku that identical shots Final Fantasy XIII released at the weekend, supposedly showing parity between the PS3 and 360 versions, were “altered”.
One of the shots was found to be identical bar the shoulder buttons, which had the LB 360 button shopped on top of L1 button for PS3.
Square said it would release new shots soon, but the released batch were meant for “non-promotional use”.
“Unfortunately we did mistakenly include screenshots taken for pre-production (non-promotional use only) in our latest release of assets,” read a Square statement. “Screenshots from the final game intended for the press kit will be released shortly. As shown in our recent demo tour and Microsoft’s X10 event, there is no material difference between the two consoles.”
Away from the screen-shopping matter, the company showed off the game’s first TV ad, which only mentioned the 360 version.
New and exclusive bundles for the RPG were announced last week for 360 in the US and Europe.
The game’s out on March 9.
Thanks, Kotaku.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: ffxiii, final fantasy XIII
18 comments
#1
Blerk
15/02/10, 11:45 am
Tut tut! What are they hiding?
#2
Bulk Slash
15/02/10, 11:54 am
Screenshots will only tell half the story anyway, we’ll probably have to wait for Digital Foundry to hear about framerate or FMV quality issues.
#3
Jadeskye
15/02/10, 12:00 pm
i’m at a point now where i just don’t care anymore. bring me the game i want on some form of hardware i own and i don’t care anymore.
#4
Filofax
15/02/10, 1:33 pm
Its such a shame that gaming needs to be analysed by places like Digital foundry, its even more sad that people base their purchasing decisions on such findings.
#5
NiceFellow
15/02/10, 1:40 pm
@4 – couldn’t agree more.
OT this is quite funny, though. I doubt it was anything more than some guys in their media department deciding to save themselves some time, and no doubt SE management is having a word with them about it.
#6
mington
15/02/10, 1:41 pm
now that i have both a ps3 and 360 i am quite interested in comparisons, for example if i had known about the screen tearing i would’ve got Darksiders on the ps3
when it comes to games like ff13 and bioshook 2, if theres a better gaming experience to be had on one console i’d like to know which it is
#7
Aimless
15/02/10, 1:47 pm
I enjoy reading the comparisons, it’s the inevitable console war skirmishes in the comments sections that I make a point of avoiding. I’d rather people discussed the games themselves instead of the console they’re on, unless there’s some pressing relevance.
#8
Blerk
15/02/10, 1:48 pm
The patch takes care of pretty much all of the tearing in Darksiders 360, mington. I’ve been very happy with it since.
#9
mington
15/02/10, 2:08 pm
yeah i know, its a shame they couldn’t get the patch out earlier, i very rarely replay games, and quite often with action adventure games, i’ll get them release day and have them completed within the week, never to be touched again
so although darksiders is patched up and runs fine now, it makes no real difference to me as its done and dusted.
#10
Syrok
15/02/10, 2:13 pm
Another good reason not to buy shortly after their release.
#11
zoopdeloop
15/02/10, 2:49 pm
SE definitely hides something and they tried to fool people with photoshoped screenshots,they got caught and now try to cover it up.
especially that tweet from SoniaIm at SE smells fishy
” Aside from easily being proven as altered, and this method not being one we use, we don’t feel there is a need to enhance the X360 #FFXIII”
#12
MasterChiefFenix
15/02/10, 4:16 pm
WOW. WHAT A SURPRISE! pretty cool somebody finally confesses to this.
#13
Michael O’Connor
15/02/10, 4:21 pm
“We’ll probably have to wait for Digital Foundry to hear about framerate or FMV quality issues.”
I can save you the trouble of waiting: http://ps3.rpgsite.net/previews/42/198/final-fantasy-xiii-xbox-360-version-hands-on-impressions.html
#14
Blerk
15/02/10, 4:25 pm
Pah, where’s the anal framerate analysis? Torn frame stats? Loading time charts? Call that a comparison?
#15
Michael O’Connor
15/02/10, 4:28 pm
@ Blerk
That split second frame lag in that one cutscene 10 hours into the game totally made me choose the PS3 version over the 360 version!
… *laughs*
#16
dirigiblebill
15/02/10, 4:42 pm
Heh
In DF’s defence, their analyses have thrown up some pretty damning contrasts in the past (Assassin’s Creed, Bayonetta) and unlike the bulk of “technical experts” they at least have a decent toolkit at their disposal. Shame about the spit shower comments threads, yes, but don’t shoot the messenger etc.
#17
RGW1982
15/02/10, 4:58 pm
“Pikolo| February 13, 2010 ~ Yeah we’re all know 360 console is more powerfull than ps3″
The Sheer Stupidity Of That Statement Made Me Laugh, The Mentality Of 360 Fan Boys Is Hilarious.
The “we’re all know” Made Me Laugh Even Harder, The Under Education Of America Prevails Again.
#18
dirigiblebill
15/02/10, 5:15 pm
You, sir, are a sock AICM5P.