Final Fantasy Versus XIII remains a PS3 exclusive

by Jem Alexander { Aug 2nd 2008 at 7:00AM }

Not really news per se, but the Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer shown at the DKS3713 party in Tokyo ended with the words "PlayStation 3 only worldwide." So it's nice to know for certain that we have at least one part of the FFXIII series to our greedy little selves. Not to mention Agito coming to PSP. Versus XIII's release date is still very much up in the air, while XIII will be out in Japan next year sometime and a demo will be made available with Advent Children: Complete in March 2009.

The FFXIII series is finally starting to look like a collection of real games, as opposed to concept work, with actual gameplay being shown off at the event. If any sneaky attendees managed to video any of the footage shown, hopefully we'll be able to see it with our own eyes soon.

[Via Forever Fantasy]

Tags: dks3713, ffvxiii, final-fantasy-versus-xiii

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

chin @ Aug 2nd 2008 7:14AM

Great :)

playcrackthesky @ Aug 2nd 2008 7:17AM

Am I the only one who thinks (via the trailers) that Versus looks much more interesting then XIII?

Spigget @ Aug 2nd 2008 8:05AM

I agree with you but I'm still buying both.

Any shot at the trailer being posted? The real one, not the cam.

Shay @ Aug 2nd 2008 8:52AM

Yup, and Versus, is A LOT more appealing, and it is also has a darker atmosphere from the trailers. I'm really happy that it's still a PS3 exclusive, cuz thats the one i want.

ryan @ Aug 2nd 2008 8:54AM

it certainly is darker, but frankly i've not seen enough of both games to give an opinion. i mean, 3 secs of FF 13 gameplay footage? come on! throw us a bone here! lol

McBonk @ Aug 2nd 2008 10:57AM

I dunno... I think they both look great, and will definitely play each of 'em. You have to admit it is a little fishy for PS3 gamers, after loud complaints regarding the lack of RPGs, to begin badmouthing XIII right after "the announcement."

It _is_ and RPG, isn't it? It _is_ Final Fantasy, isn't it? And... it _is_ being released on the PS3, correct?

Off topic: crackthesky, is your nick by any chance related to a Baltimore band?

playcrackthesky @ Aug 2nd 2008 11:01AM

Its the title of a song from a band but I believe their from Long Island. I honestly don't know much about the US geographically as I'm from Australia!

But regardless, it is from a band and it is also my PSN username.

browntown @ Aug 2nd 2008 11:53AM

Verses looks pretty futuristic, and it looks cooler than ff13 from the cg, but i need to see more environments. I like the characters design and clothing in verses more, but the world of ff13 will be great, are they sharing the same environments though?

Iain @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:46AM

"you only think its more interesting because its the only damn exclusive ff ps3 has"

I was just about to say that.

I don't play them but I do like exclusives.

Arnon @ Aug 3rd 2008 12:54PM

It's true though what deaftly says.. if both titles were multi-platform.. I can guarantee you that the people where would be going "meh.." to FFXIII versus.

Phantom @ Aug 3rd 2008 8:07PM

No Arnon , people were saying that they thought versus looked better since WAY before MS's little bombshell . (E3)

Arnon @ Aug 3rd 2008 8:15PM

And I'm telling you, that if they were multi-platform from the start, people would be going "meh.." to them.

stargateheaven @ Aug 2nd 2008 7:31AM

what is versus about is it an rpg too?

nahworry @ Aug 2nd 2008 8:02AM

I'm still waiting for the promised shocking announcement. Or did SE think this news was it?

Spigget @ Aug 2nd 2008 8:06AM

yeah, it seems like a much darker FF than 13 is but I haven't figured out the story yet.

koehler83 @ Aug 2nd 2008 8:43AM

Can't really say what its about, except a vague concept that its post-modern. There may be a Capulet and Montague style rivalry between the main character and others like him in other cities.

Its a Kingdom Hearts style action RPG with a much more mature tone, possibly aiming for an M rating. Much more action oriented. The inspiration came from a desire to make the action scenes from Advent Children a playable reality.

ryan @ Aug 2nd 2008 9:09AM

M rating? i kinda doubt that from a square game.

janofam @ Aug 2nd 2008 8:33AM

the exact same words were in all FFXIII trailers (except for the wordlwide part) up to last E3 and we all know what happened in the end. does anyone really trust S-E after that? I definitely don't.

Aozora @ Aug 2nd 2008 10:05AM

"Versus XIII 13" is Tetsuya Nomura's project. He has stated that he told the team behind Versus XIII to develop the game exclusively for PS3.

Parker @ Aug 2nd 2008 11:55AM

You would be foolish to believe anything coming out of Square's mouth. FFXIII was also touted as an exclusive right up until E3 when it wasn't anymore. There is no trusting Square. Their word means absolutely nothing.

Aozora @ Aug 2nd 2008 1:06PM

@Parker

Why did they add PS3 only "worldwide" at the end of the new "Versus" trailer? They never said that "FFXIII" was PS3 only "worldwide". If Square wants "Versus" to go multi-platform, there is no point in hiding about it now.

Brute @ Aug 2nd 2008 8:37AM

Final Fantasy Versus XIII > Final Fantasy XIII

ryan @ Aug 2nd 2008 1:59PM

because it's exclusive, mirite?

Brute @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:48PM

Absolutely not, I've always thought that FFVXIII is better than FFXIII, the dark world, the mysterious characters and the action-based gameplay, it all seems so great, and what does FFXIII have to offer? An ugly longhaired woman shooting ugly yellow soldiers in a weird subway, nope, that doesn't sound good at all, and it sure doesn't look good either.

So I'm not saying "Final Fantasy Versus XIII > Final Fantasy XIII" because it's a PS3-exclusive, I just think FFXIII looks like a pile of shit judging by the trailer.

ryan @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:54PM

that's funny, i've only seen a few trailers from each of the games.

i guess we should wait till we see some actual gameplay before we start spewing crazy notions of things ">" each other.

ryan @ Aug 2nd 2008 8:49AM

sod that? oh, right. uk site. gotcha.

so, what is Versus XIII again? is it like Dirge of Cerebus to go along side XIII? i demand gameplay of both dammit!

Emophia @ Aug 2nd 2008 9:01AM

Not UK site, just a UK blogger.

Nice one Jem.

ryan @ Aug 2nd 2008 9:09AM

ah, I get confused by all the £ and € signs i see every now and then on this site.

Brodie-san @ Aug 2nd 2008 5:08PM

Brace yourself, here comes the socio-economic bit.

The European Union is a collective of twenty-seven member states. The UK is a member of Europe but uses the pound "£" (they had an opt-out clause of adopting the euro) which means about 60 million people use this currency when buying their PS related wares.

Another 15 countries in Europe use the euro "€" and these countries are collectively known as the "eurozone". This means 320 million people buy their PS wares in euro. Apart from the UK another 11 countries in Europe have either yet to adopt the euro or have decided to stay with the currency they used before the euro came into effect (Januaury 1st 1999). As already stated in other posts on this site, it would be a bit excessive to price everything in pound, euro, Danish krone, Swedish krona, Bulgarian Lev, Czech koruna, Slovakian koruna, Estonian kroon, Hungarian forint, Latvian lats, Lithuanian litas, Polish zloty and Romanian Leu so the two main currencies in the region (pound and euro) are quoted.

As Jem is British he sometimes only prices things in sterling (£) when reporting on European related topics because that's what he sees when he logs in to the PS store. A lot of the times however he does remember the rest of us non-Brits and also displays the € (euro) prices which we thank him for profusely.
;)

Oh, and as for FFXIII Vs. FFVXIII (I really wish it had a different name!) and people like Deftly who claim Sony fanboys are dissing FFXII just because it lost its exclusivity, I too was always more fascinated with Versus but that's just me. I'll be getting both.

Jem @ Aug 2nd 2008 5:41PM

Just be glad I decided against "Bugger that!"

:)

ryan @ Aug 2nd 2008 6:13PM

you're all full of poppycock! :P

but thank you for the info. i appreciate it.

Lars @ Aug 4th 2008 6:30PM

Yeah, "sod that" threw me for a loop. When I think "sod" I think of pre-grown grass sold in rolls or squares.

Ken @ Aug 2nd 2008 9:43AM

"the exact same words were in all FFXIII trailers (except for the wordlwide part) up to last E3 and we all know what happened in the end. does anyone really trust S-E after that? I definitely don't."

My thoughts exactly. Once a Square-Enix fanboy, I now don't trust anything they say. It's going to take a lot less talking and a lot more action from now on.

iamkid @ Aug 2nd 2008 11:21AM

NICE. cant wait to finally play these

Meresin @ Aug 2nd 2008 12:24PM

Versus XIII will remain PS3 exclusive...Until E3 2009 or E3 2010, when Microsoft will walk up to SE with another nice, fat check, and history will repeat itself.

Let's try not to have too much faith in SE again, guys. While I don't blame them for breaking exclusivity on XIII, I see no reason to expect any different from them in the future.

SuicideNinja @ Aug 2nd 2008 12:25PM

Lame. I guess I have to keep my PS3 after all.

I don't see why FF exclusivity matters so much. The PS3 is doing really well lately regardless of losing an exclusive. Exclusivity is the loss of consumer choice, and somehow that's being translated into a good thing. Since when do we want to empower the companies that take our money and laugh at us later (all three do it).

It's apparent that exclusivity is hurting the developers/publishers more than the console makers. And the devs are the ones we should be caring about!

ryan @ Aug 2nd 2008 12:40PM

"oh christ, you only think its more interesting because its the only damn exclusive ff ps3 has"

my thoughts exactly, where did all this FF 13 'hate' come from all of a sudden? it's like: "well, i didn't really like it all that much anyway, so i don't care about it losing exclusivity". jeez.

Efeez1986 @ Aug 2nd 2008 1:07PM

All of you Xbox fanboys need to go back to your site. Sorry to tell you, but some people are more interested in VS13 so deal with it.

ryan @ Aug 2nd 2008 2:13PM

i agree, exclusivity makes this game more interesting now.

Khaled @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:17PM

WATS the difference?

Khaled @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:18PM

???

Frastoglegnia @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:23PM

We need more posts that consist entirely of punctuation marks.

Yuel @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:37PM

I don't trust SE anymore, they said FFXIII was PS3 only on its trailes, so maybe Versus could go multi-platform in the next E3.

Khaled @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:47PM

You that doesn't mean that its an exclusive right?
"PLAYSTATION 3 Only Worldwide" only means that it will be available on ps3 worldwide, but XBOX 360 can still get it in US and Europe...

Cagalli @ Aug 2nd 2008 5:03PM

No... for the FFXIII trailer, it says Only in PS3 in *Japan*

VersusXIII trailer meant exclusive in all territories. Stop reading into it.

Brodie-san @ Aug 2nd 2008 5:12PM

Hey Khaled, despite the nonsense I usually post to this site, I do not live on another planet. Europe (and US) is part of Worldwide.

If it says "This game is PS3 exclusive worldwide" that means, in this world, it's only on PS3.

I think this phrase is come about purely from the trailer at E3 where FFXIII was stated as "PS3 Only .... in Japan."

They're just emphasising that it's PS3 exclusive irrespective of the region.

That said, I also don't "trust" SE and, unfortunately, wouldn't be surprised if Versus also appeared on other consoles. Now, before I get voted down (like I did the last time I mentioned this!!!) I don't WANT it to ... I just think that it might.