Final Fantasy XIII Going Multiplatform?
- Scribbled on March 22nd, 2007 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Interviews, Microsoft Xbox 360, RPG, Rumor Mill, Sony PlayStation 3
In an interview with a French newspaper, Sony executive Georges Fornay revealed that Square Enix may go multiplatform with Japanese uber-RPG title Final Fantasy XIII, stating:
“The development costs of games have exploded, and it has become more difficult to have exclusives, outside of our own games. But we have for launch day [in France] 30 games, including MotorStorm, Resistance: Fall of Man, and Virtua Fighter 5. Moreover, we are expecting 200 games [for the PS3] by the end of 2007…As far as Final Fantasy XIII goes, I can tell you that the exclusivity is in discussion.”
There’s no comment from Square Enix, however, so it remains to be seen. However, with other major titles for the PlayStation 3 going to where the money is (namely, the Xbox 360), how soon before this title joins the other third party titles in the multiplatform arena?
(Thanks, GameSpot.)
March 22nd, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Final Fantasy is a “console buyer” for hardcore gamers that are awaiting this title with drooling anticipation.
The PlayStation 3 is determined to gain momentum from hardcore gamers: it is their demographic (casual gamers won’t drop $600 for a “toy”).
So… if they lose this exclusive they’re going to lose the interest of many hardcore gamers.
Then, what you have left are hardcore gaming playstation fanboys. That pool is a bit smaller than the whole of the industry (at least as far as hardcore gamers go).
Bad news for Sony if true.