MS can buy the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MS might win the war.... if they drop the price

it will hurt sony a lil but it will still move hardware cause most of the sales come from japan and ff vs. 13 is still exclusive.

the end of ps3???? cmon now... use your brain.

No, it doesn't. Like Bombibomb said, it isn't the biggest game as much as it is in Japan. These articles are getting really dumb and old.

Thats absolutely ridiculous of course its not gonna b the end if Sony thought for a second that Final Fantasy goin multi-plat would "spell the END for the Ps3" would they of not paid SE ££££ to keep it exclusive?

Sony r busy with other exclusives they dont need 2 worry 2 much about this, HELL i wasnt even plannin on buy FFXIII

Stupid article

PS3FTW WOOT WOOT WOOT

really? again?

these are getting old.

it's not the end or beginning
for either console, life will go on.

It doesn't spell the end for PS3, it spells the end of Final Fantasy taking advantage of a single piece of hardware.

Yes, XIII is built for PS3 and everything, whatever, but what about XIV?

Basically, Square Enix have done a real diservice to future games, not XIII, by saying they are willing to have multiplatform games rather than take advantage of 1 console.

This isn't about 360 vs PS3, it's about a series that has been built for 1 console since it started, going multiplatform for profits.

Does FFXIII Going Multiplatform Spell the End for PS3?

The answer is no.

It is good that 360 owner will get this game but people will still go for the PS3 version because of Versus 13 and with Agito VIII going to the PSP it will push sales towards the PS3 and with brand loyalty I will say it will do far better on PS3 all the 360 version did is lower what the PS3 would get.

Reading the articles reassures me that FFXIII won't be compromised for the PS3 but might with the 360 as they are porting the 360 version not from the PC build but with from the PS3 build so it will be interesting how it will turn out.

I mean like really they act like it aint coming to the ps3, lol. Anyways, "WhaTZzZzZzZz UpPpPpPpPpPpPpP", lol. q:)

how do you figure that? its still going to be on the ps3

It spells the end of 3rd party exclusives. Im happy I will get a chance to play FFXIII on my 360, because I don't have money right now for a ps3. I saved myself $400.

It just makes me think about how much FFXIII will really sell. I'm actually a little worried about it. I mean, it REALLY has to be great. It also has to be advertised a crap-ton. Every FF game after VII has sold less and less...

Edit : Why disagree? Its a fact they sold less after FFVII. I'm a FF fan myself, and its my right to be worried about how much it sells, especially if it's really expensive to make.

The 360 version is invisible right now. It is not tangible and the eyes can't even see it. It could be the worst PORT in the history of Square Enix (crosses fingers). Stop talking about a game that is indeed a PORT and not even in freakin' development or coming out in Japan. :)

No, FFversusXIII is still ps3 exclusive, you have to go SONY for the complete FF experience, and another multiplatform on the 360 won't help M$ either.

wait a minute.... Microsoft was the one desperate in having something huge because their software line wasn't strong enough to compete with the PS3 line up, so I won't say that about FF going multi, in any case I would say that with titles like Bioshock....... uh oh

Does controversy create more website hits? That should be the real question. Its funny how the only person who was right all along about the PS3 was Ken Kutaragi, but the "American" media would have everyone believe otherwise. These supposed journalists, analysts, and commentators are always wrong and at the end of the day its ONE game.

another dumb ass site looking for hits...
give it up already, these articles are garbage.

Where is a 360 version? Square has not even started this 10 disc PORT. I wish the PORT sends RROD's to every 360.

just kidding, but seriously. :)

FFXIII going to 360 will have as much impact as GTAIV on 360. Meaning, the game won't help 360 sales, but it will hurt Sony sales in the sense that now gamers that wanted to play FFXIII that own only a 360 no longer will go out and buy a PS3 for the game. However, only gamers that own a 360 will buy the game on 360 and I doubt the 360 will see any increased sales (much like GTAIV) as a result of the move.

In other words, the move hurt Sony more than it helps Microsoft (if that makes any sense). However, because the game will be available in more areas on PS3 than 360 (especially in Japan) I'd imagine that the PS3 sales will outpace the 360, but I'm not going to guess as to by how much. Also, a lot of unknowns are still up in the air about the 360 version that I think will also factor into people's buying decisions; such as how many disks the 360 version will have, whether or not the graphics and sound quality is inferior to PS3 due to 360 disk compression and also whether or not there are any tie-ins with FFXIII Versus for the PS3 (or whether or not this game will also make it to 360).

Also factoring in that PS3 will more than likely see a bit more content for FFXIII along the road to completion (Blu-Ray demo disks to come packaged with the Blu-Ray movies more than likely, etc.) could also potentially swing favor of the game to Sony's system, as the first demos of the game have a high chance of being released on PS3 first. Given that the 360 version won't even begin development until the PS3 version of the game is complete, I'd say that this is very likely that PS3 gamers will see demos and other content of the game before 360.

However, as aforementioned, this does not spell doom to the PS3. This move just hurt Sony more than it helps Microsoft, as you won't see people buying 360's for FFXIII, but neither will you see 360 gamers buying a PS3 for FFXIII any more either (which would have been the big increase in sales for Sony) since the game is also on their platform. Unless there are some major differences between the Blu-Ray PS3 version and multidisk 360 version, both versions will sell respectively on each console. Like I said, this move just took away Sony's advantage of being able to increase their console sales significantly.

But, there are still a lot of great first party titles announced and more unannounced that will help Sony next year. Don't forget about big franchises Sony could potentially bring back, including Shadow of Colassus, Sly Cooper, Rogue Galaxy, Ico, The Mark of Kri, Jet Moto, Twisted Metal, Crash Bandicoot and Dark Cloud. Sony has a very strong history of excellent first party titles that are far greater in numbers than the competition.

On a side note, I don't see why people found this so surprising. We are fast approaching the end of Third Party exclusive games. The costs of developing games in HD is too high to limit yourself to one platform and developers know that. Most of 360's exclusive have all ready been announced to find their way to PS3 as well and more will come. What will make the difference in the future will not be third party games; it will be first party games and that - as of right now - is something Sony has a lot more of (if they choose to bring them back).

It could put SE and their FF-series in trouble:

if the quality of FFXIII on the PS3 is NOT being pushed to the limits because they have to work on 2 versions and the fanbase wont buy it.

if it doesn't sell on the 360 as expected.

imho they risk a lot with first taking the bloodmoney from MS and then letting them smack it in the face of the PS2/PS3 owners.

I really think it's rather the way it has been announced than the fact that 360-owners can now enjoy a new FF_game that is annoying the PS2/PS3 owners...

"people will die...I'm a man of my word..."

Anyway, PS3 will be fine.

Like GTA 4 right? .. oh wait.

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No one game is gonna make or break either PS3 or XBOX 360. We already saw with MGS4 and Halo 3, that those games give a good boost in sales for a month or two and then that's really it. It's not gonna end the console war.

no because ps3 has alot of good first party titles

monster hunter 360
final fantasy 14 360
dragon quest 10 360
metal gear solid 5 360
gta5 360

if microsoft manages to make a deal in a way that they get monster hunter, final fantasy or dragon quest exclusively on the 360 in japan, even for 6 months, they will manage to shift the momentum in japan to their favor, and turn the tide worldwide.
or perhaps if mgs5 or gta5 is 360 only in EU or US, again even for 6 months, would be a major blow too.
multiplatform stuff? nah, it won't kill sony.

The Final Fantasy announcement won't kill them, but it won't help them a whole lot either. And I think that this is what Microsoft wanted. They wanted a big game that would split the market, just like GTA did. Instead of pushing one console through the roof, the game instead created a stalemate. Final Fantasy may do the same thing, as it could keep PS3 sales stable in Europe/US instead of the big boost it could have had by being Sony Exclusive.

Of course, FF13 will obviously sell better on the PS3, due to the Japan factor. But the 360 version will sell well too. In the end, it will be a win for SquareEnix if nothing else.

When games like Siren: Blood Curse are released, they make me happy that I have a PS3 sitting next to my 360. There are games on a Sony console that I can not miss, and I'm sure there are plent that feel the same way. Because of this, the PS3 will be fine. Will have PS2-like success? More than likely not. But that won't stop me from enjoying it any less.

The article was okay (a little jumbled and missing a clear point) until i read the last line of the article, "all sales numbers courtesy of VgCharts." in order for the author to make a more clear and credible point he needs to pick a more credible source. Those numbers are off for both systems.
Also I don't believe that ff13 will spell the end for Sony at all. they are losing there exclusives because they are not giving money to third party developers. instead they are pouring it into there first party studios where there exclusives are guaranteed to stay "exclusive". Microsoft has a different approach they are buying out all the third party developers, its a good strategy as well when your as rich as M$, but it is also frowned upon. there trying to x out the rest of the competition, there playing Monopoly and i don't think it is in the best interest for gamers. because when you destroy the competition there is nobody left to push or motivate you to do better. you get lazy and start pushing out work that is well below what your capable of.

Most of it was numbers but I don't think people are taking into consideration of the disc space. Are XBOX 360 owners ready to switch between six DVDs on the XBOX 360 for just playing through it. The last generation every console pretty much has the same disc media space, it was levelled. This time around even id Software who favours the XBOX 360 over the PlayStation 3, is even struggling with the disc format with a first person shooter.

I don't like numbers all that much because it can be deceiving. For example because Kenu Reeves movie "A Scanner Darkly" made $5,501,616 (USA) it doesn't mean "Street Kings" will follow suit ($60,665,656). You also have to look at the quality of the product you can't expect crap to sell just behind a name. They can drop the ball one year but have the ball the next running with it.

All I'm saying it's too late to have really made an impact on the Sony console. Everything is going to be on one disc not only it's an advantage to us but developers can do more with it. Just look at Infamous to Prototype when these two games release Infamous is going to be the bigger game. The only reason Infamous is exclusive is because of the disc space. Too little too late is what I call Final Fantasy XIII on the XBOX 360. You never know they might do something to compensate for the limited disc space. I wonder what’s going to happen with the next Gran Theft Auto if it filled the XBOX 360 disc space the first round?

what the f*** does it matter. get over it you moronic people. it's not like this topic hasn't been brought up 1 billion times already on various message boards. does this guy think he's really bringing some ground breaking insight with this article. i'm tired of these no name idiots that can spend the $100 to buy a online domain and start up a "video game" blog thinking they're opinion really means something.

no it doesn't mean crap for the PS3 that this game went multi-platform. if GTA was able to sell 4 million copies on the PS3 even though it wasn't an exclusive then i don't see why FFXIII shouldn't sell as many if not more. I own a PS3 so do 14 million other people out there. i've never ever played a FF game and based on what i've seen from the trailer will buy it when it comes out. i guarantee at least half of you will be getting this game also.

oh, please.

Who here volunteers to write Sony's obituary?

A multi-platform game will be the absolute death of Sony. Even worse, it's "only" exclusive in Japan. Oh man, I need to sell my PS3 fast before it loses its value. I can't believe I invested in this failure of a console. What the heck was I thinking?

Edit: While it's pretty apparent that my intent was sarcasm, what MS is failing to recognize is that they have to not just get formerly exclusive Sony games on their bench, but they have to make sure the game won't appear on Sony's bench, period. I think they only want to slow down the inevitable instead of truly knocking Sony off its pedestal. On a world-wide scale, the PlayStation name is more widely recognized than Xbox. What would truly hurt Sony is if MS bought out large 3rd-party developers (Square, EA, etc) and make their games unavailable on the PS3 (and beyond).

of course not. don't be dumb. where there is a sony platform, there will be droids.

retard question....yeah it spells the end...sure, right, whatever. Rpgs aren't the system sellers they once where..there is no impact of this going multi-plat. What happened when devil may cry when multi-plat? Ps3 still standing!

But it does destroy Sony's invulnerability.

OMG im gonna sell my PS3 buy a 360 and then buy the game, hold on a second I just have to go clip some bills from the tree, oh and I also have to go out and clip my pigs wings. Ya who the hell cares if its multiplat most 360 owners dont expect too be getting the FF series but hey great for them. Now the people who bought the PS3 will buy it on it. I hate articles like this.

Xbox does need an rpg, all the one they have suck donkey ass, now i know i cant prove that, but meh, Ps3 is losing, only because M$ had 1 year advantage. Just wait till ps3 lower prices that can match Xbox360 and youll see

My god these artilces are getting stupid lately..

is getting sad with this lame news all the time,everytime something happen oh is this the end of ps3?,if a cow farts <now that a cow has farted is this the end of the ps3?> jeez, is getting ridiculous now.

For most of the people that play Final Fantasy 13 on the Xbox 360, will most likely become big fans of the Final Fantasy universe. So when the Xbox only fans become infatuated with the Final Fantasy universe and they see they cant get FF Agito/FF Versus 13 on a Xbox system they might just go buy a Playstation 3 so they can play the entire next gen Final Fatasy series. I know that most PS fans egos got hurt when FF13 went muli-platform, but to say that this will end the ps3 is just plain stupid. FF 13 on Xbox 360 is only a half assed teaser of what they can accually get if they buy a PS3 and play the real versions of true Final Fatasy games. We are only making the PS3 more attactive to Xbox fans buy letting them sample a small piece of Final Fantasy.

Viva Pinata is being released for Nintendo DS because Microsoft and Rare want to pull away casual gamers from Nintendo. (IMO)

I am not saying FF13 on Xbox 360 is Sonys way to steal gamers away from Microsoft,but that will definitely happen. (we just dont know how much it will happen)

No. Also, the full Fabula Nova Crystallis saga can only be enjoyed on Sony platforms.

Wow...I didn't know FFXIII was canceled for the PS3 and became exclusive for the 360???? /sarcasm

Who actually read the article, and who is merely responding to the headline?

No, this does not spell the end of the PS3. It did hurt for the game to go multi-platform but seriously, this person is getting on as if Sony doesn't have other tricks up their sleeves or something. FFXIII going multi-platform all depends on which console will sell the most.

Well...it's safe to say that xbots want to see the end of the PS3.

Please, this game is not the end of the PS3. GTA, Devil May Cry, as well as Assassin's Creed didn't end it. It all depends on how well this game will sell on the consoles.

PS3rd is 6 millions behind and inferior in every possible way.

PS3rd will be behind this whole generation. I dont want to be playing my Xbox 360 for 5 more years. Ive already played it for 3. New consoles release after that many years.

Your last place PS3rd sucks right now stupid PS4rd droids!!! Its REALLY going to suck when the new Xbox releases in 3 years!!

hahahahahhaha stupid droids. PS3rd is losing!!! hahahahahhahaha

zomg, it's the end!!!!!

/sarcasm

Meh. WAY too early to start predicting how FFXIII will affect consoles sales, especially since we probably won't see the game until 2010 in the U.S which is still a good two years away. By that time, I'm sure that the "console wars" would have been long decided and MS would have probably already announced their next console.

I'm going to spell it out for everyone like this. If anything it might spell the end of Square as we know them, not Sony. Why you ask? Well, it's clear as day Square simply doesn't believe in their games stability. If they believed their games were what they once were this would still be on the PS3 as an exclusive. What them going multiplatform with it tells me is they simply don't believe in themselves as developers to make a product worth the sales they had seen in the past on Ps1 and ps2.

This is Square's easy out, not Sony's.

Sorry but games going popular franchises like ff do alot of damage to the ps3..... Having said that Sony compensates with new franchises.

If they stop doing that .... we can assure ps3 is dead... but that is not the case from the looks of it.

No.
Not even close because of the following reasons.
1.) FFXIII Demo is exclusive to the PS3 and it comes w/ a PS3 Bundle in March 2009 w/ Final Fantasy VII Advent Children.
2.) FFXIII Versus is PS3 Exclusive. (In order to get the full story and experience you'll have no choice but to buy a PS3.)
3.) Just like w/ Versus FFXIII Agito the expanded version of both FFXIII and Versus is exclusive to the PSP so once again you have to go to the PS3 to get the full experience.
4.) FFVII Remake game is also exclusive to the PS3 so in order to get the full experience PS3 is your only option.
Let's also not forget the other exclusives Square Enix is giving to the PS3 that's gonna make Square Enix be loyal to Sony.
ex.) Kingdom Hearts 3, One Spirit, etc.

Sure FFXIII might be multiplatform but in order to get the full story and the other FF games your forced to get a PS3 or PSP.

This is why Sony isn't tripping balls because of these facts and if you also think about it Sony owns 1/3 of Square Enix so Sony also makes money on the FFXIII Port as well.

versus!

sony thinks that one game can save them

GTA4, DMC4, Assassins Creed and some others to multiplatform and they have not fallen yet. My guess is that with the loss of these "once thought to be exclusive titles", Sony has become stronger in their planning for the future. They have stabilized their first party line up and have surpassed the 360 in sales for months on end now. If they can be successful during the loss of some pretty heavy hitters, you can imagine that FFXIII being multiplatform will not have that big of an impact on the PS3 in terms of living on or dying out.

I say that the PS3 is well on its way to a healthy life of 10 years and will hit the 100 million mark before that end comes.

i noticed that when someone is racist on this site, none of you lot say anything, like that Veraegic guy just said something about the Muslims and no one cares, seriously this site is filled with racist people, gaming isn't important when it comes to someone bashing another race,religion ect

This so called war will only and I repeat ONLY end when Sony drops the PS3 price to the same cost as a Wii. Only then will the war end not because of games. People don't look at games they look at prices. (That's the sad truth).

*HEAD EXPLODES* if i hear this one more time i will vomit out my eyes

LMAO no... it's just one fwcking game that's on 360, and it hasn't even started being developed, and versus XII is ps3 exclusive anyway!

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.