Wed, May 19, 2010 | 08:32 BST

Don’t read too much into Versus XIII 360 comment, says Wada

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Calm down, calm down. Everyone return to normal now. Let there be peace again.

Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has clarified what he meant yesterday about comments that the company was internally looking at bringing Final Fantasy Versus XIII to Xbox 360. He’s now said that, for the time being at least, it’s staying as a PS3 exclusive.

“It looks like the ‘net is heating up. Versus on Xbox?,” Wada tweeted. “What I said at the earnings press conference was just that until a formal announcement is made at the announcement time, all points about all titles are not finalized.”

So for now, don’t expect the internet to break come the second week of June. That said, just in case, don’t take a single eye off Mattrick on June 14 when Microsoft’s E3 presser takes place. Don’t even blink, just in case Wada taps that shoulder again, like with FFXIII.

The game’s expected to make a formal reveal at E3 next month, director Tetsuya Nomura said in October last year, although that might not happen now, according to comments made by him in February.

FFXIII and FF Versus XIII are part of a three game trilogy, alongside Final Fantasy Agito XIII, known as the Fabula Nova Crystallis saga.

Thanks, Andriasang.

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#51

Kerplunk
19/05/10, 2:26 pm

@43, 44, 46

Answer: FF13 “International Edition” to be released Q3 2010 with bugfixes and extra language tracks.

Cha-ching!

The above may be pure speculation. Your mileage may vary. Always read the label.

#52

Gheritt White
19/05/10, 2:27 pm

@ 48: True, but there’s no reason why games on two different platforms have to be identical. Pre-order bonus bundles often differ from platform to platform and territory to territory.

OlderGamer is right – the reason Squeenix most likely didn’t include JP voiceovers on the PS3 PAL and NTSC versions is because the cost/benefit wouldn’t have been worthwhile. The number of people who would have either a) specifically bought the game for the JP voiceovers or b) specifically wouldn’t have bought the game ‘cos they weren’t there would have been so small as to not make financing their inclusion worthwhile.

#53

Blerk
19/05/10, 2:31 pm

Don’t forget that you’d also need to have different versions of all the pre-rendered movies if you include Japanese audio too. Even having separate audio tracks and the same visuals wouldn’t work because the lip-syncing would be out. I still think they used the ‘the versions must be the same’ excuse to get around the fact that it was just too much work to do the Japanese audio for the West.

#54

Erthazus
19/05/10, 2:38 pm

@52 what costs if JP languages was already ready at that time? You just need to include them and thats it.
Fans of the series could be happy. It’s not even a bonus. For example a lot of games have different languages in their games.
Bullshit Gheritt. I think it is bullshit.

@53 what work? A lot of companies do that and Japanese audio was ready. So there is not much of a work IMHO.

#55

zoopdeloop
19/05/10, 2:38 pm

@40
first of all
I never said that FFXIII was bad (at least for me)
I said it was a disappointment for many
I never said that it was Microsoft’s or 360′s fault
i said it was SE’s fault all the way.

If you played the game in both systems as i did you would notice SE uses three types of cutscenes. CGI,in game cutscenes using the game engine(which actually are the same with how the gameplay is)and an improved version of ingame cutscenes using the game engine put into the discs as a video file.
The game has primarly these video file cutscenes and CGI and less in game cutscenes.While playing the 360 version i noticed that after you insert the last disc the in game cutscenes are “at the front”(which are worse,less polished btw)and there are very few improved cutscenes “video file” that show clearly that they were out of space at least for the DVd format or they were bored.

The same thing is on the ps3 too which they had clearly more freedom of space to make them all video files(not CGI) and is a bit unacceptable.
That is a very minor detail and no one cares(me neither) but this is proof that they were limited with the Dvd format thus they limit to these ends the Blu ray format.
It was their fault that they didn’t wanted to exceed 3dvd’s for the 360(because of costs)thus they compromised the ps3 version(blu ray) to some extend.
I mean c’mon even one at Capcom a few days back mentioned cut content from Lost Planet 2 (that it will eventualy released as DLC)because of limited capacity and SE said it themselves before it’s release that they did cut content out of FFXIII because of the same reason

#56

OlderGamer
19/05/10, 2:42 pm

Fair enough Zoop.

#57

Gheritt White
19/05/10, 2:48 pm

@ 54: Everything incurs a cost. Absolutely everything – if something takes even five minutes to do, you can bet somebody’s cost-centre will be charged for it.

But, to be fair, Blerk’s response makes way more sense than mine!

Also – I bloody love you Zoop. You’ve got real passion but none of the snark that so many posters here display. Big yourself up onetime now d’ya-get-me.

#58

OlderGamer
19/05/10, 2:56 pm

I second that setitment, I love a good games chat. But nice to have it with people that are jerks. Zoop and Erth, while I don’t always agree with your pov, I enjoy talking to you about them anytime.

#59

zoopdeloop
19/05/10, 3:08 pm

I may have been misunderstood around here as Sony fangirl.
That’s not the case.

I own all three next gen consoles.But truth be told i’m more into companies and devs that kept me entertained for years like Nintendo,Sega,Sony e.t.c it’s not loyalty.It feels familiar along with those past years of enjoyment and less familiar with Microsoft.

I was a huge fan of gaming but as the industry grows old so do i(a little bit ) and my interests in games with each passing gen.I guess i’m used to more simplier and fun times than the generic future the industry is heading towards to.
I truly am very hard to please now days with games but i try to be subjective with my judgement
anwyay i love you too guys

#60

Erthazus
19/05/10, 3:21 pm

@57 Alright Gheritt. It makes sense. Lets stop here and i’m now interested to see if Final fAntasy XIII Versus as an exclusive will have JP language from the start. If it is exclusive of course. If it is multiplat i’m still interested in what the game will come to an end. I hope Tetsuya Nomura with Kingdom Hearts team will make a great game.

@58 Thanks OG, i like to talk about that with you on any topic anyday.

#61

Gheritt White
19/05/10, 3:23 pm

@ 60: [*shakes_hand*]

#62

Phoenixblight
19/05/10, 3:26 pm

You still won’t see the JP VA on the game, Square ENix just doesn’t feel like paying royalties to the Japanese VA when they don’t have to.

FFXIII with Xbox 360 just gave them an excuse instead of just saying we don’t feel like paying.

@51

Wada said months ago there will not be an international version. So time to move on.

#63

mortiferus
19/05/10, 3:39 pm