Mon, Oct 18, 2010 | 18:04 BST

FF Versus XIII PS3 exclusivity questioned again after job ad

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The PS3 exclusive status of Final Fantasy Versus XIII is under siege once more after Square Enix listed a vacancy on the game team for a “Battle Planner”.

According to Google’s machine translation, the job’s criteria includes “development experience on a PS3, or Xbox 360 package title”.

While the game remains officially listed as heading for Sony’s console alone, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has not explicitly ruled the move out, saying it was being “looked into.”

He added, however, not to read too much into the comment.

Designer Tetsuya Nomura has previously stated the game “is being developed specifically for PS3″ – but similarly steered clear of categorically denying a Xbox 360 version was in development.

Kotaku has the full story here.

Watch the most recent footage of the game from TGS here.

37 comments

#1

Michael O’Connor
18/10/10, 5:55 pm

Fanboy ridden bitching in 3… 2… 1…

#2

cookiejar
18/10/10, 5:56 pm

Does anyone care though at this point?

#3

Erthazus
18/10/10, 5:57 pm

Oh yes! YES! YESH! FANBOY TEARS ARE COMING :D

PS: but seriously, i don’t give a fuck anymore.

After final Fantasy XIII i thought that ok i give them a chance

After Final Fantasy 14 FAIL i lost all hope for any Square Enix JRPG.

I don’t give a FUCK about Square Enix rumored quality anymore. Just release the damn game already and let it die.

I don’t even give an F about Nomura anymore.

#4

YoungZer0
18/10/10, 6:00 pm

I Seriously couldn’t care less. I just hope this game is going to be good.

#5

Gekidami
18/10/10, 6:02 pm

Because they would only hire people who have worked on PS3 games?

#6

Erthazus
18/10/10, 6:03 pm

I remember myself so excited when SE announced all three games. I shit my pants while they were beautiful. I remember myself thinking about Playstation 3 purchase and it costed at that time too much, but still i wanted PS3 badly just for these titles + MGS4.

few years later, i just don’t give an F about it. Just don’t care really. Basically Versus is a vaporware.

#7

G-Sama
18/10/10, 6:05 pm

Hmmm…..What About a pc version :D
Seriously!!

i don’t know why a ff game has to be for ps only,what’s wrong with x360 and pc??

#8

Suikoden Fan
18/10/10, 6:05 pm

honestly couldn’t care less, SE’s entire output this gen has been WOEFUL

#9

Hunam
18/10/10, 6:07 pm

@7

They released 7 and 8 on PC, but it wasn’t the best as the 2D background got slaughtered. 10 would probably have had the cutscenes get stretched at the time too. But now the tech level between PC and Console is more even so it’s a bit silly that they haven’t put much on PC, aside from the terrible Last Remnant and the even worse FF14.

#10

itsucks
18/10/10, 6:09 pm

Gekidami said:
“Because they would only hire people who have worked on PS3 games?”

Step 1 for Tears & Meltdowns: self-delusion.
3 steps to go.

Oh E3 2011, please deliver the goods and shot square in the foot again for massive lulz.

@Hunam: The Last Remnant is one of the Best Square games this gen.

#11

choochoo
18/10/10, 6:17 pm

lol another ps3 exclusive game lost which is the reason why i only own a xbox360 because ps3 exclusives will always end up on the superior console (xbox360)lol.

#12

Dark
18/10/10, 6:22 pm

so.. they want to make the game with 6 discs lol.

#13

itsucks
18/10/10, 6:25 pm

why? Is it again a cutscene shitfest like FFXIII? if so, good ridance.

#14

spiderLAW
18/10/10, 6:29 pm

Just bring on the KH3 already.
Make this game for 360, who cares. The more people that get to play the better. Just finish it, release it and move on already SOBs

#15

Erthazus
18/10/10, 6:30 pm

@itsucks
“The Last Remnant is one of the Best Square games this gen.”

BEST POST EVAR!!

#16

spiderLAW
18/10/10, 6:33 pm

@11
I think you have that backwards buddy. Not the superior console part(there isnt one) but the PS3 exclusives being lost to multiplatform idea you had. FF13 was the only major PS3 exclusive that turned into Multiplat.

#17

typeface
18/10/10, 6:35 pm

Honestly most people will just care about the game coming out soon or at least a time-frame rather than exclusivity at this point.

As for job postings, you would like someone with a wider range of talent. I mean seriously if you’re hiring would you say ONLY PS3 programmers need apply?
e.g. Here’s a Naughty Dog advert seeking a lighting artist with PS3, 360 and PC experience. http://www.naughtydog.com/site/careers/lighting_artist/

Since that’s a first party studio we can be rest assured that it’ll be exclusive.

Info like this is more bait XD than the real question which is is this coming anytime soon?

Hmm hiring of a battle planner with experience on both consoles does mean one thing, this is probably going to have more action-adventure gaming element than RPG (Kingdom hearts and GoW more than say final fantasy.

#18

Johnny Cullen
18/10/10, 6:35 pm

Oh god.

Last Remnant was anything but brilliant.

It was alright at best, but that’s not saying much.

#19

Erthazus
18/10/10, 6:37 pm

@18 it was not even alright. there is nothing alright…

But i think it is better than FFXIII schwing! At least there you can explore somewhere.

#20

cookiejar
18/10/10, 6:37 pm

@17 lulz can’t you see what this means? Uncharted 3 deffo coming to 360 with EXCLUSIVE content. Butthurt fanbois just cant see it lulz.

;)

#21

Monk
18/10/10, 6:38 pm

I don`t care, if dosn`t change anything on it !

#22

Erthazus
18/10/10, 6:41 pm

@20 and PC :D

#23

lexph3re
18/10/10, 6:44 pm

@10&11 ok officially you 2 are labeled as trolls. Nothing you 2 say will ever be of merit.

I just want ff to return to its days of glory 10 was its last great title. Outside of spin offs off ff. If it comes out for 360 at this point then we can truely expect another delay into late 2011 2012 just release the game when its complete in the spring summer quarter and release a port for 360 later in america like namco did vesperia releasing it globally on 360 then on ps3 later. You won’t miss sells. Since you saw ps3 users practically carried ff13 which wasn’t even as great as I hoped. SE is failing so hard lately…..

#24

cookiejar
18/10/10, 6:44 pm

@22 Not if they have any sense. Unlike M$ and their Fable 2.5 PC port.

trolololol :D

#25

M2Kx
18/10/10, 6:50 pm

I’m actually pretty curious about this one. I don’t like traditional jrpgs, but if this is going to end up in a japanese hack’n slay or sth like this, than I’m in :)

#26

Razor
18/10/10, 6:53 pm

The fact that this game, which will have precisely zero impact on either consoles future, still has the ability to attract so many comments is quite unbelievable.

#27

OrbitMonkey
18/10/10, 7:35 pm

I remember reading a piece by a games journalist where he & his mate cheered when GF13 was announced as multiformat at some convention (can’t remember which one). I wonder if their cheering about this? I bet not.

#28

Johnny Cullen
18/10/10, 7:37 pm

@27 – E3 2008.

#29

Lord Gremlin
18/10/10, 7:43 pm

Gosh, a shitty game may get shittier. Anybody cares? Really?

#30

DaMan
18/10/10, 9:45 pm

all Squenix titles this gen were average at best, if you really think one generic jrpg is better than another, then thats nothing but your own distorted perception.

#31

KrazyKraut
18/10/10, 9:46 pm

Michael o COnnor, stfu and comment on your own cat copy news site. Only those who see fanboys are the real idiots.

#32

Psychotext
18/10/10, 10:05 pm

I see fanboys…

…all the time.

#33

reema
18/10/10, 11:19 pm

Who cares. The game is not gonna see the daylight till 2012 or 2013 I think.

#34

Happy Hardon Harry
18/10/10, 11:51 pm

Seriously, who gives a fuck. The FF franchise has been soulless for over a decade now.

Any decent gamer gave up on the franchise fucking ages ago.

FFXIII: wank, wank ,wank…

#35

Kuwabara
18/10/10, 11:51 pm

the last versus game on ps2 bombed , didint it? anyway square enix can suck on my ding ding dong.

#36

Rosseu
18/10/10, 11:54 pm

Last remnant sucks

#37

Epic Fool
19/10/10, 2:31 am

Oh the humanity… :|

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