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[Azuran]

 

[Jinfash]

:lol :lol awww shit! so this was the big announcement Nomura was hinting at :lol

so big it hurts

 

[AmericanNinja]

Doesn't matter Sony doesn't need third party games. 1st party is the future. (Y)

 

[skynet]

lol, those are some priceless smiles right there.

 

[anonnumber6]

I KNOW!

So annoying.

No footage could be recorded, kinda sucks but you could make out what was about to be announced clear enough

 

[K.Jack]

Is Sony's conference is now irrelevant to anyone who doesn't already own a PS3?

A few months ago, I said that SCE had to be run by people who knew that paying for FFXIII was mandatory. I guess not. There are no words.

 

[Mefisutoferesu]

I wonder if we'll see a MGS4: ***-ence on 360 now. That's basically all that's left. And I'd wager if FFXIII is multi then FFvsXIII will be multi as well.

 

[kylej]

Talk about a roller-coaster :lol

I was saying that not even Alan Wake could save the conference... I was wrong haha


Way to go Sony! haha



For how much do 60GB BC PS3s go on ebay these days?

there's 1. now where's chubigans

 

[devildog820]

This is a big deal, but wait a day and then reflect. It just means that the status quo will stay the same for a while longer. Now, 360 owners won't have to buy a PS3 to play FF13.

 

[kiUNiT]

Not surprised with all that money MS has. Why don't they just buy Nintendo and Sony and be done with it?

bitter tears?

 

[Weisheit]

Thanks for selling out your fanbase S-E. I poured probably thousands of dollars into your lap with your offerings on Sony platforms. Your support of the PS3 was instrumental in my purchasing one. Now you're murdering your flagship series for a quick cash grab. Why? Because you have no faith in your fans. Konami turned out all right with Metal Gear, what makes you think we'd be any different for motherfucking Final Fantasy? I and millions of others have rushed out to buy your major releases precisely at release time and time again. I'm certain many of us were still poised to do so, and still are.

I'm not happy that you drank the kool-aid. You had no reason to get into bed with Microsoft and take it this far.

:lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[animato]

I'm calling a VERSION of Final Fantasy 13 (like versus) or timed exclusivity in Japan.

Other than that, yeah, Sony fucked this one up for sure. As long as I have my Final Fantasy sometime this or next year, I am a happy camper.

 

[borghe]

Anyway, I honestly didn't think it was that surprising. It does, however, now leave MGS4 as the only AAA 3rd-party exclusive... unless you count Tekken 6. And that may well not stay exclusive, either.

but by the same boat, exactly how many AAA 3rd party exclusives does MS have?

Clearly this generation isn't about 3rd party exclusives. It's about PS360 vs. Wii. Watching all of the previous exclusives fall by the way side just proves it. All that either console has left for the most part are first party exclusives. Otherwise their lineups look eerily similar.

 

[Wizman23]

Is this the equivalent of Halo 4 being announced on the PS3?

 

[TuSeiSkeefoso]

maybe I'm wrong, but it's a megaton not for the 360 getting FF, but for Sony LOSING the exclusive of its biggest franchise :lol

Yeah your right. I'm just saying looking at the big picture, it was really a painful Conference to watch.

 

[Hunahan]

That was without a doubt the biggest megaton to ever happen at an E3.

There was no way anyone saw that coming.

No matter what you feel either way about the game's placement, you just have to hand it to Microsoft for even pulling that shit off. Fake ending to the conference and everything.

Fucking. Epic.

 

[Guled]

wow, this is good news, now more people could enjoy this game (plus the meltdowns are going to be awesome). But whats with the ps3 is dead comments, sony fans can still play this game and IMO I think it has a better future line up. Ya the 360 has this title, but how dose that matter to ps3 owners (who are not crying fanboys)

 

[Spotless Mind]

Great news.

Now MGS4 needs to be announced for 360 and I will have zero reasons to buy a PS3 (I have nothing against the system, I just don't have the $$$ for it.)

Same boat really. I have nothing against Sony and i have owned their first 2 systems and loved them to bits, but i'll jump first to the console that has the most exclusives i want. I really don't see much reason to buy a ps3 before the 360 (i *will* buy both eventually) when my sole reason at the moment is MGS4, as much as i love that franchise.

 

[Evlar]

So, anyone want to guess how many millions of dollars Microsoft forked over to Square to make this a reality?

None. S-E did this because the PS3 userbase is too small to support (presumably) the most expensive game in the industry.

 

[maniac-kun]

wow at the square backstabbing didnt see that comming ,_,

 

[Tyrone Slothrop]

as huge as this is, i think everybody's overreacting a tad. the main numbered FFs don't sell like they used to. even if it was a sony exclusive, it's questionable how much PS3s the game would actually move.

its a huge win, regardlesss, and telling of the times. but you gotta keep it in perspective

 

[tak]

Thanks for selling out your fanbase S-E. I poured probably thousands of dollars into your lap with your offerings on Sony platforms. Your support of the PS3 was instrumental in my purchasing one. Now you're murdering your flagship series for a quick cash grab. Why? Because you have no faith in your fans. Konami turned out all right with Metal Gear, what makes you think we'd be any different for motherfucking Final Fantasy? I and millions of others have rushed out to buy your major releases precisely at release time and time again. I'm certain many of us were still poised to do so, and still are.

I'm not happy that you drank the kool-aid. You had no reason to get into bed with Microsoft and take it this far.

:lol :lol :lol

 

[le.phat]

nice catch MS, and boo on sony's part. The only genre they really need to kick up a few notches. Oh well, i just hope multiplatform development means the ps3 version will get cut short.

 

[Blablurn]

holy crap, i'm going to trade my wii for a xbox360 now.

 

[ElyrionX]

:lol

I'm looking forward to seeing what the new avatars of some GAFers look like.

 

[thebagofsand]

You see what happens Larry! You see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps!

 

[camineet]

off-topic:

Just wait until Dragon Quest X is announced for Wii. That will seal this current-gen, in Japan.

 

[arg2bad]

this is on the same level as saturn $399 / psx $299

WtF is up with sony ?

have they just decided to give up this gen

 

[btkadams]

wtf, im supposed to be mad about this but im laughing at everyone freaking. especially on the blog. everyones overreacting a bit though, its not like its exclusive to 360 or anything, and its been being developed for ps3 from the start so itll run great.

 

[Returners]

insane... my inner fanboy died a little inside

don't know if sony could counter that.

 

[RSTEIN]

Just had our first meltdown

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=327009

 

[MikeE21286]

FF13 exclu ps3 in japan ??

thats what 1up is reporting......

 

[PjotrStroganov]

Square-Enix, tri-Ace, Mistwalker... I bow to the 360.

Would be nice if JRPG's actually could be called true RPG's

 

[nfreakct]

Seriously, people are surprised about this?

In this day and age game development costs are too large to make any moves that unnecessarily minimize your audience. FFXIII is a hugely expensive title that forces Square-Enix to be aggressive in recouping their development costs. We've already seen this with Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII, branching out FFXIII into a brand that utilizes development tools, assets, and technology across a series of games to mitigate some of those expenses. Making the game available on the 360 is the next logical step, the platforms are close enough and neither console has the mainstream market share to justify owning the game solely.

Really, the time of honest-to-goodness exclusives are long dead. Games are too large and too expensive to risk on silly things like traditional platform loyalties. Timed exclusives will exist as long as 1st parties are willing to shell out money and there will always be the 1st party or pseudo-1st party games that of course will remain platform-specific, but otherwise the 3rd party exclusive is going the way of the dinosaur.

 

[Orlics]

I wonder if the woman who was dancing knew about this megaton announcement.

It would explain a lot of things... that grin...

 

[Ephemeris]

 

[GQman2121]

Is this the equivalent of Halo 4 being announced on the PS3?

You would think that wouldn't you......


It's as if one game or series makes a system or something.

 

[CloudNL]

I'd like to see the Japanese hardware sales next week.

Uh why?
It won't be released in Japan for 360.

 

[BeeDog]

Since my "meltdown" topic was locked, I might as well once again post: how the hell could you let this slip out of your hands Sony? It's almost like you're giving up.

Anyway, this shit's laughable anyhow. Talk about megaton surprise.

 

[Powerslave]

Really don't give a fuck about what happens to the FF franchise. It has been dead since FF9 anyway.

 

[Bojanglez]

It is going to come out in Japan a few months before US and EU so all PS3 owners worldwide are still effectively getting it as a timed exclusive due to the fact that PS3 is region free.

I think it is good news that it is coming to the 360, I hate it when platform holders pay to have it kept from another console.

 

[blame space]

This really sucks. We'll be getting a worse game for it. Oh well, I've got a few years to get over it.

Hey guys we got one of those psychics over here!

 

[Reilly]

Would be nice if JRPG's actually could be called true RPG's

go die

 

[Joe211]

wow just wow

 

[Loonz]

Wow, betrayalton indeed :lol

After this news, MGS4 is the only (and last?) relevant third party exclusive of PS3. If Konami doesn't release the game on the 360 (while the rest of the third parties are doing it) they're going to look like a bunch of idiots or something.

BTW, right now I'm thinking on selling my PS3. I don't want to be stuck with a dea... I mean, right now I can sell it for a good price, right?. Right?.

 

[LCfiner]

LOL after ff 13 announcement a sony guy should had jumped to stage and say "$299" that would be megaton counterattack!

I imagine him popping up in the corner like "Toasty" in MK II.

remember everyone, every single glitch and framerate hitch in the game will be blamed by Sony fanboys on the 360 and multiplatform development.

it's going to be glorious.

 

[h3ro]

Time for Insomniac to reevaluate your relationship with Sony, that MS cheddar is serious.

I wonder what this means for Versus though? Sony better shed some light on this tomorrow.

Oh man, if we thought Tretton was nervous last year... not only does he have XBots on his case, he now has every Sony Fanboy frothing like rabied dogs...:lol

 

[Digi V]

Is this the equivalent of Halo 4 being announced on the PS3?

Absolutely not. It's a few notches below that but it's huge nevertheless.

MGS4 will come to the 360 at which then there is no point to own a PS3 besides bluray.

 

[pulga]

Thanks for selling out your fanbase S-E. I poured probably thousands of dollars into your lap with your offerings on Sony platforms. Your support of the PS3 was instrumental in my purchasing one. Now you're murdering your flagship series for a quick cash grab. Why? Because you have no faith in your fans. Konami turned out all right with Metal Gear, what makes you think we'd be any different for motherfucking Final Fantasy? I and millions of others have rushed out to buy your major releases precisely at release time and time again. I'm certain many of us were still poised to do so, and still are.

I'm not happy that you drank the kool-aid. You had no reason to get into bed with Microsoft and take it this far.

MOAR MOAR MOAR NOM NOM NOM NOM

:lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[Bending_Unit_22]

Yay, finally passed the 500 errors.

Anyways I suppose I would be surprised if I hadn't been saying FFXIII will come to the 360 for financial reasons for over a year (on forums where such talk isn't bannable at least). My only questions are how much did MS pay to save S-E and how mush will it effect the game's quality and release date.