SURPRISE ~ FINAL FANTASY XIII for Xbox 360 - THIS TIME, IT IS TRUE

On 14 Jul, 22:11, Chris F <ch...@asifimtellingyoulot.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:33:25 -0700 (PDT), skidz <skid...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >What a dumb ass Sony Fanboy you are....posting this crap on xbox
> >NG...and besides, the xbox 360 isnt getting FFXIII Versus mode which
> >is still exclusive to PS3 so go stick Pissy3 up your fucking arsehole
> >you quack...Sony Facking fanboyism at its utmost disgust...just fuck
> >off to your PISSYSTATION NG and PISSY3 blu ray player, dickhead...
>
> finished?
>
> >Now, I am buying a PS3 in a few months to complement my xbox 360 now
> >DS3 is out...will my CFW PSP work with a PS3?
>
> wait, you didn't buy a PS3 purely because it's pads don't wobble? ok,
> i was waiting for some games to come out on it i wanted, personally,
> but whatever.
>
> anyway, i don't see why a CFW PSP won't work with a PS3, after all the
> newer versions all use the official Sony FW, then just change it a
> little.
> --
>
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ps I was replying to the blig merk and this post got pushed down the
thread a little, I was taking the piss like he was...

finished?

yes...

skidz

On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:00:48 -0400, Ross Ridge
<rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:

>Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>>It's also being released at the same time as the PlayStation 3 version in
>>North America and Europe. That almost certainly means that there's not
>>going to be a simultaneous release of the Japanese and English versions
>>of the game. Assuming Square/Enix is planning to release it in Japan
>>later this year, and given that Star Ocean 4 is already slotted in for
>>Spring 2009 release that might mean the North American and Europe release
>>of Final Fantasy XIII won't be until Summer 2009.
>
>Chris F <chris@asifimtellingyoulot.com> wrote:
>>i don't think that would surprise anyone, tbh.
>
>No, but a simultaneous release has been rumoured for a while now.
>At the last E3 Square/Enix said "We'll, try our best" when asked
>about the posibility of a worldwide relase of Final Fantasy XIII.
>Their announcement today at E3 pretty much confirms that they've given
>up on that idea.
>
> Ross Ridge
well, they confirmed it would release in NA and Europe on both
platforms simultaneously.

i suppose that could be interpreted that theyre not bothering to
release the 360 version in japan.

but that may just be wishful thinking.

besides, i've not finished 12 yet, so i'm in no rush!
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Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>No, but a simultaneous release has been rumoured for a while now.
>At the last E3 Square/Enix said "We'll, try our best" when asked
>about the posibility of a worldwide relase of Final Fantasy XIII.
>Their announcement today at E3 pretty much confirms that they've given
>up on that idea.

Well, Square/Enix officially confirmed that there won't be a simulataneous
worldwide launch of Final Fantasy XIII at their own news conference.
Apparently they also said that they won't even start work on the XBox
360 port until after the Japanse PS3-only version is done, which probably
means my Summer 2009 prediciton was overly optimistic.

Ross Ridge

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Blig Merk wrote:
> Final Fantasy XIII going multi-platform is not that big of news.
> Square-Enix needs the money and it only makes sense for them, as they
> said, to get a bigger North American market. It isn't as if the news
> was that it had become exclusive to the xflop 3-shitty, which the
> xflop fanbitches are acting like it was. This is very similar to the
> situation with Assassin's Creed, where Ubisoft was trying to make a
> deal behind the scenes for Sony to buy an exclusive from them. And the
> result with Assassin's Creed is that it was pretty much a wash, it
> didn't turn out to be that great of a game. No doubt, Square-Enix
> probably tried to get Sony to pay for Final Fantasy XIII to be a PS3-
> only exclusive and Sony turned it down. Final Fantasy XIII will be
> probably be a much better game than Assassin's Creed and it may not be
> as big of a system seller as it could have been.
>
> Seems the xflop fanbitches are very confused around here, as usual.
> This is Square-Enix, not Squaresoft. Infinite Undiscovery, using
> Unreal Engine 3, and Star Ocean 4 are being developed by Tri-Ace, not
> Squaresoft, and being published under the Enix side. Last Remnant is a
> joint effort between Squaresoft and Tri-Ace and multiplatform as well
> as being a PC game. Micro$teal has paid for a timed exclusive for Star
> Ocean 4 and Last Remnant but they are coming to the PS3, probably
> sooner rather than later. So far, the RPG's that have come to xflop 3-
> shitty haven't met with all that much success from the hardcore xflop
> fanbitch crowd and it is unlikely any of these titles will grab them
> that much either.
>
> The more telling result is that Micro$plooge spent more time on their
> E3 conference advertising 3rd party titles for other companies plus
> showing off Mii, Apple, and Playstation rip-offs more representative
> of 3 years ago, like Eyetoy and Singstar, than they did showing
> anything new plus showing they are trying to move to primarily casual
> gaming for the xflop 3-shitty. They are phasing out of the console
> game business, despite all the insistence they aren't. This is what
> they have done with every product they have decided to abandon.

Had FF13 not been announced for the 360 today, you would have used the
title as leverage for the PS3 as you always did in the past. Whether you
say it or not, you were just as surprised as we all were when FF13 was
announced for the 360. Of course, as always, you treat any big news for
the 360 as being nothing special. Having roamed this newsgroup for
years, I have seen your pathetic behaviour on countless occasions and
every time the PS3 is pounced on, you act as if it is nothing.

As it is, the 360 has something to counter Blu-Ray with Netflix on the
360 (a lot more convenient than Blu-Ray, especially for HD content... it
plays INSTANTLY through streaming and you can share the movie that you
are watching with 8 of your friends instantly for simultaneous
viewing... can Blu-Ray do that?). It took away PS3's biggest title after
MGS4 in Final Fantasy 13, it obtained exclusivity for Rock Band 2 and
Portal (two humongous titles) and it out-homed PS3 Home by providing a
service that appeals to everyone and is IMMEDIATELY useful unlike the
bloated pointlessware that PS3 Home is supposed to be (why would anyone
want to move around in a Virtual World exactly?). Not only that but if
you are a fan of Singstar, the 360 just humiliated Sony by proving the
exact same kind of game that DOES NOT REQUIRE YOU TO BUY MUSIC because
you can use ANY MUSIC YOU WANT FROM YOUR OWN COLLECTION.

Of course, I already expect you to take all of this surprising news as
being 'nothing surprising.' The truth is, your PS3 is about to die a
death similar to HD-DVD. It has NOTHING to put on the table. If people
needed just ONE good reason to get a 360 over a PS3 now, they just got a
handful. Besides, I didn't even mention that the 360 will now ALLOW YOU
TO INSTALL ANY GAME YOU WANT TO THE HARD DRIVE TO REMOVE LOAD TIMES AND
DISC-SWAPPING, essentially killing any advantage the Blu-Ray medium had.

On Jul 14, 6:12*pm, Andre Matuch <n...@spam.com> wrote:

> The truth is, your PS3 is about to die a
> death similar to HD-DVD. It has NOTHING to put on the table. If people
> needed just ONE good reason to get a 360 over a PS3 now, they just got a
> handful. Besides, I didn't even mention that the 360 will now ALLOW YOU
> TO INSTALL ANY GAME YOU WANT TO THE HARD DRIVE TO REMOVE LOAD TIMES AND
> DISC-SWAPPING, essentially killing any advantage the Blu-Ray medium had.

I wouldn't go that far, we don't know what Sony and Nintendo have up
their sleeves tomorrow... although I'm sure right now they're going
through a patch of shivering and dry heaving having to follow all
those major announcements today.

- Jordan

On Jul 14, 1:23*pm, The alMIGHTY N <natle...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jul 14, 4:08*pm, PBDepot <chu...@paintball-depot.com> wrote:
>
> > On Jul 14, 12:15*pm, parallax-scroll <parallaxscroll...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:> Just announced at the Microsoft E3 press briefing
>
> > > Final Fantasy XIII *will be coming to Xbox 360.
>
> > > Not some spin-off, but the main game.
>
> > >http://ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=327004
>
> > ~~~
> > That's a bummer. FFXIII was the only reason I initially bought a PS3
> > in the first place.
>
> Why is it a bummer? You can still purchase the game for your
> Playstation 3. Nothing has changed.
~~~
What *has* changed is that I no longer need a PS3 to play FFXIII.
Having that info before I bought my PS3 would've been nice. I guess
it's my own fault because I purchased one so early, but I really
wanted that Blu-Ray player too... so, oh well.

On Jul 14, 1:37*pm, skidz <skid...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 14 Jul, 21:23, The alMIGHTY N <natle...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jul 14, 4:08*pm, PBDepot <chu...@paintball-depot.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Jul 14, 12:15*pm, parallax-scroll <parallaxscroll...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:> Just announced at the Microsoft E3 press briefing
>
> > > > Final Fantasy XIII *will be coming to Xbox 360.
>
> > > > Not some spin-off, but the main game.
>
> > > >http://ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=327004
>
> > > ~~~
> > > That's a bummer. FFXIII was the only reason I initially bought a PS3
> > > in the first place.
>
> > Why is it a bummer? You can still purchase the game for your
> > Playstation 3. Nothing has changed.
>
> > > Oh well, odds are my 360 will be sporting the RROD at the time, so
> > > I'll probably be forced to get it for my PS3 anyway.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> you still got exclusive content versus mode apparently...jeez....that
> cant be the only reason you got a PS3? Cmon, you got it cuz you wanted
> it...jeez...
~~~
Well the BD player was part of the choice, but the FFXIII line of
games were the only ones I cared about. I can't honestly think of
another "exclusive" PS3 game I even care about. I'll wait and see what
Sony announces tomorrow of course before I get annoyed about it, but I
seriously doubt anything will change.

"Jordan" <lundj@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:eda1f772-c812-4ab1-8d2a->91e6c75e2918@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
>On Jul 14, 6:12 pm, Andre Matuch <n...@spam.com> wrote:
>
>> The truth is, your PS3 is about to die a
>> death similar to HD-DVD. It has NOTHING to put on the table. If people
>> needed just ONE good reason to get a 360 over a PS3 now, they just got a
>> handful. Besides, I didn't even mention that the 360 will now ALLOW YOU
>> TO INSTALL ANY GAME YOU WANT TO THE HARD DRIVE TO REMOVE LOAD TIMES AND
>> DISC-SWAPPING, essentially killing any advantage the Blu-Ray medium had.
>
>I wouldn't go that far, we don't know what Sony and Nintendo have up
>their sleeves tomorrow... although I'm sure right now they're going
>through a patch of shivering and dry heaving having to follow all
>those major announcements today.
>
>- Jordan

What major annoucements?

Yes, i'll admit i'm a bit biased.. i'll admit that outright, but can you
honestly say that MS brought anything new to the table this year? Minus
Gears 2 and the Netflix deal... what else is there? Everything else that
even remotely matters is multiplatform. No?

And most of the time spent was trying to pump the crowd for excitement for
ideas that are either from last gen or last year. Trivia game with special
controllers, check! SingStar, check! Eyetoy, check! Mii's, check!

Seriously, thos avatars look like the parents of the Mii's. Some sort of
mash up between a Mii and a character from HOME. Is Microsoft really serious
with this? Can the new dashboard remind me a little bit more of the XMB??
Yeah it probably could, but what was wrong with the old dashboard? Not
APPLE-ish enough?

Gears 2. That's all they got.. it's the new Halo. And to think he started
off by saying they'd outsell PS3. Someone put that on a plaque so we can
revisit it later on.

Now dont get me wrong, i realize that Sony has been pushing alot of stuff
back in the release queue... but MS doesnt have anything TO push back.

I didnt buy the original xbox for Halo, and i'm not going to buy a 360 for
Gears... Microsoft has yet to win me over, and a keynote like that isnt
doing them any favors at all. I'm sure there are the MS fanboys and
Anti-Sony brigade that will disagree, but it's still my opinion, and you're
more than welcome to have your own.

On Jul 14, 9:11*pm, "Brenden D. Chase"
<brenden.chaseREMOVET...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Jordan" <lu...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> >On Jul 14, 6:12 pm, Andre Matuch <n...@spam.com> wrote:
>
> >> The truth is, your PS3 is about to die a
> >> death similar to HD-DVD. It has NOTHING to put on the table. If people
> >> needed just ONE good reason to get a 360 over a PS3 now, they just gota
> >> handful. Besides, I didn't even mention that the 360 will now ALLOW YOU
> >> TO INSTALL ANY GAME YOU WANT TO THE HARD DRIVE TO REMOVE LOAD TIMES AND
> >> DISC-SWAPPING, essentially killing any advantage the Blu-Ray medium had.
>
> >I wouldn't go that far, we don't know what Sony and Nintendo have up
> >their sleeves tomorrow... although I'm sure right now they're going
> >through a patch of shivering and dry heaving having to follow all
> >those major announcements today.
>
> >- Jordan
>
> What major annoucements?
>
> Yes, i'll admit i'm a bit biased.. i'll admit that outright, but can you
> honestly say that MS brought anything new to the table this year? Minus
> Gears 2 and the Netflix deal... what else is there? Everything else that
> even remotely matters is multiplatform. No?
>
> And most of the time spent was trying to pump the crowd for excitement for
> ideas that are either from last gen or last year. *Trivia game with special
> controllers, check! SingStar, check! Eyetoy, check! Mii's, check!
>
> Seriously, thos avatars look like the parents of the Mii's. Some sort of
> mash up between a Mii and a character from HOME. Is Microsoft really serious
> with this? Can the new dashboard remind me a little bit more of the XMB??
> Yeah it probably could, but what was wrong with the old dashboard? *Not
> APPLE-ish enough?
>
> Gears 2. That's all they got.. it's the new Halo. And to think he started
> off by saying they'd outsell PS3. Someone put that on a plaque so we can
> revisit it later on.
>
> Now dont get me wrong, i realize that Sony has been pushing alot of stuff
> back in the release queue... but MS doesnt have anything TO push back.
>
> I didnt buy the original xbox for Halo, and i'm not going to buy a 360 for
> Gears... Microsoft has yet to win me over, and a keynote like that isnt
> doing them any favors at all. I'm sure there are the MS fanboys and
> Anti-Sony brigade that will disagree, but it's still my opinion, and you're
> more than welcome to have your own.
~~~
Pretty spot on for the most part... though the slew of RPG's shan't be
ignored, and the 360 has all the good ones now. If you're into that
genre even a little bit, it makes it pretty hard to ignore Microsoft's
console.

Still, I would've liked to have seen more games instead of just a
crappy dashboard revamp, and access to a movie service I don't use.
But the MS conference was at least successful enough that I'll
continue to support their Evil machine... for a little while longer
anyways.

It remains to be seen if Sony and the Big N can even do the same for
their consumers, but we'll know fairly soon.

On Jul 14, 9:12*pm, Andre Matuch <n...@spam.com> wrote:
> Besides, I didn't even mention that the 360 will now ALLOW YOU
> TO INSTALL ANY GAME YOU WANT TO THE HARD DRIVE TO REMOVE LOAD TIMES AND
> DISC-SWAPPING, essentially killing any advantage the Blu-Ray medium had.

Seriously? I didn't read anything about that. If that's true, that's
FUCKING AWESOME. FINALLY.