FF XIII No Longer A PS3 Exclusive?

[Melf]

In news that is sure to rock the gaming world it has been confirmed that Final Fantasy XIII, the blockbuster RPG highly anticipated by millions of fans of the series, will not be an exclusive game for the PlayStation 3 console.

The Final Fantasy XIII project as of right now consists of two games for the PlayStation 3 as well as a mobile game. Motomu Toriyama of Square Enix has come out and made the confirmation that other consoles will be receiving Final Fantasy XIII on top of the PlayStation 3.This is pretty big news and could lead to speculation as to which Final Fantasy XIII games are going where. The obvious rumors are going to be that FFXIII is heading to the Xbox 360 as well as the PlayStation 3.

This quote though could also mean that the series could be heading to the Nintendo DS handheld and or the Nintendo WII as well since Square Enix has been very impressed and pleased with the progression and installed user base of the Wii, with the DS already receiving the Final Fantasy treatment a few times.

Let the rumors begin. Either way though the fact that Final Fantasy XIII will not be a PS3-exclusive has to make any Sony fan cringe in their gaming chairs.

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Think it's true or just bullshit?

[Rico]

Allow me to be the first to say: lol@sony.

[Cowdisease]

Major blow to Sony if it is true. Critical if the Xbox 360 version is released at the same time as the PS3 version.

[Opaque]

I would love for it to be on 360.

Nothing better than being able to get a Halo 3 invite while playing Final Fantasy.

[Melf]

I'm trying to find any other sites that can corroborate this article, but so far nothing's come up.

[bbobb]

Yeah, a real source from that guy would be nice. I'd check Square-Enix's page... but for some reason that page is blocked here at work.

[Mikhal]

Probably what Final Fantasy Haeresis XIII is. They trademarked that name last year.

[Shinobi128]

I will buy a cake if this turns out to be true.

[Peas]

Aren't there like 30 Final Fantasy XIII games planned? I wouldn't be surprised if this just means one of the satellite games will make it to other systems.

[Andy]

That quote is incorrect, at least halfway. They repurposed a GAF thread where someone posted a German translation of a quote from an interview from some European PSM magazine, where a Square-Enix guy said that the "Fabula Nova Crystallis" of FFXIII (that is, the mega-conglomerate of seventy fucking Final Fantasy XIII games) would not be PS3 and mobile exclusive.

Needless to say, the story is sketchy at best.

But it isn't saying that the main FFXIII is no longer PS3 exclusive. It's saying that there are games in this retarded amalgam of franchise-whoring that will not be on the PS3 or mobile phones. Which, I think, should've been readily apparent when they announced the whole plan way back when. I think a 360, Wii, DS, and PSP title in S-E's grand scheme are all highly likely.