Kitase: FF13 maximized for PS3, some parts are 80% done

by Majed Athab { Sep 22nd 2008 at 11:00AM }

Official PlayStation Magazine Australia sat down with two Square Enix heavy-hitters, Yoshinori Kitase and Shinji Hashimoto, to discuss what's up with the 13th Final Fantasy. Kitase gave an update on the development progress stating that several aspects of Final Fantasy XIII are now nearly done. "The scenario is pretty much complete and the artistic side is about 80% complete," said Kitase. While that's a lot of work already through the fire, there's still a few things left to do and don't forget the good old spit-shine polish.

Being a PlayStation mag, the publication also naturally asked the duo how the shift to a multiplatform release would affect FFXIII's quality. Kitase was quick to reiterate what Yoichi Wada had been saying since E3: "...the team is looking to specialize it for the PS3 so that the game will be maximized [for that console], and then they will port it over to the 360 and utilize the capabilities of that console." That means no loss of quality.

Tags: fabula-nova-crystallis, final-fantasy-xiii, shinji-hashimoto, square-enix, yoshinori-kitase

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Gaucho @ Sep 22nd 2008 11:06AM

...*Splat!*

Hashbrown Hunter @ Sep 22nd 2008 11:23AM

...care to elaborate?

SuperGayParade @ Sep 22nd 2008 11:46AM

You don't want to know...

telamascope @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:13PM

y yo pense de que era el unico fantico de boca y final fantasy

Echnaton @ Sep 22nd 2008 11:19AM

Well, not much to say. I won't buy it anyway, anymore...

deaftly @ Sep 22nd 2008 12:31PM

Just because its going to the 360 as well? So you're going to miss out on a great game just because you're a retarded fanboy. Awesome.

altctrlpwn @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:15PM

I feel like making a bunch of random accounts just to +1 deaftly's response.

anthonyjh @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:49PM

Who says it's going to be great? FF hasn't been good since 10.

Erik @ Sep 23rd 2008 8:08PM

ahhh relief that there is no loss of quality..stupid 360

Chris @ Sep 22nd 2008 11:29AM

Well, 80% done sounds like 9 more months of waiting.

Brad @ Sep 22nd 2008 11:37AM

"'...the team is looking to specialize it for the PS3 so that the game will be maximized [for that console], and then they will port it over to the 360 and utilize the capabilities of that console.' That means no loss of quality."

Is that really what that means?

LiqwidZero @ Sep 22nd 2008 12:15PM

It just means that the port will be on three to four DVDs for the 360, more than likely, with no loss in actual graphic quality. It's a PS3 to 360 port, rather than the other way around. They will both be about the same, and I doubt anyone would be able to tell a huge difference between the two.

Jerses @ Sep 22nd 2008 1:20PM

But im guessing they are only using 2 out of 8 processors the ps3 have so they can port it to the 360...thats what lazy devs do

Steve Childs @ Sep 22nd 2008 7:12PM

Square can be accused of a number of things, being lazy devs isn't one of them.

deaftly @ Sep 23rd 2008 9:57AM

"But im guessing they are only using 2 out of 8 processors the ps3 have so they can port it to the 360...thats what lazy devs do"

Why the hell did you people vote this guy up?

Brad @ Sep 22nd 2008 11:40AM

Maybe I just misread...

Did you actually mean that the PS3 version won't suffer, because they had to "dumb it down" to work on the 360's hardware?

Dan @ Sep 22nd 2008 12:04PM

That's what I assumed it to mean.

RasenganFury @ Sep 22nd 2008 11:53AM

I was wondering the same thing. On another note, does anyone know what the battle system in ff13 is going to be? I know Versus is going to use a battle system similar to KH/FF7CC but i dont know anything about this one.

KiraXD @ Sep 22nd 2008 1:05PM

yeah thats what i assumed it meant.. they maximized it for PS3... and wont dumb it down for the port... they will maximize it on 360 hardsware too.

Chris @ Sep 22nd 2008 12:01PM

They haven't even started working on the 360 version. They said at a press conference that once the PS3 version is complete they would port to 360. I just hope that they don't delay it another year while they try to figure out how to port it.

Vincent @ Sep 22nd 2008 12:03PM

I call it "damage control". They know that if they openly said "the game will be dumbed down to meet 360 standards" people would rage everywhere, so they just pull out some bs to please the masses.

Mattchewie @ Sep 22nd 2008 12:10PM

I'm still mad at square for making the states wait until they finish porting it over. All the while they no issue on releasing Last Remnant for the box about a year ahead of the PS3 version due to complications with the epic engine. I understand releasing multiplatform to maximize profits but if the damn game is done why not at least give us some timed exclusivity?!

deaftly @ Sep 22nd 2008 12:32PM

Sony doesn't pay for exclusives, remember?

anthonyjh @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:51PM

Your so full of contempt that you completely avoided Matt's intentions so you could be a douche.

realityzero @ Sep 22nd 2008 12:12PM

I can't wait for this one!

Codeman420 @ Sep 22nd 2008 12:33PM

Yes utilize the 360 when that time comes. which means either 5-8 discs, or cutting a ton of stuff out to make it at least 1-3.

Metal_Gear @ Sep 22nd 2008 12:57PM

As long as I am able to play it before 2010 and I fall in love with the graphics and looks of the spells and summons, I will be happy.

jarhead906 @ Sep 22nd 2008 1:17PM

I have no doubt that the 'quality' of the game won't be affected, but that doesn't mean the game will be as visually stunning on the 360 port as the PS3 version. Remember that tidbit about 360 not being able to reach 1080p? And that the HD quality isn't even on par because of how it functions through the 360?

Face the facts, its going to be more than one disc. Its not the end of the world though.

ryan @ Sep 22nd 2008 1:35PM

certainly wasn't the end of the world when i popped in FF7 disc 3.

Metal_Gear @ Sep 22nd 2008 2:04PM

Final Fantasy is linear enough to work with multiple discs. It is open ended games like Grand Theft that cant run multiple disc.
And yes, the 360 has to upscale to 1080i/p (I forget which) and the PS3 can produce those graphics straight up. And with a bit of clever coding, they can get that at 60fps too.

Topsu @ Sep 22nd 2008 1:24PM

Soo the 360 can't run the game as well as the ps3? Sweet revenge.

ryan @ Sep 22nd 2008 1:37PM

you are reading it wrong.

Timmy @ Sep 22nd 2008 2:43PM

Ithought they meant no loss of quality for the ps3 version and i agree, why not us ps3 owners some timed exclusivity. Someone else already put that Last Remnant was a timed exclusive on 360. But anyways ps3 is OBVIOUSLY more powerful than the 360 take Heavy Rain for example

ryan @ Sep 22nd 2008 3:30PM

i like the look of Heavy Rain.

i think limiting the area and amount of action on screen creates more focus on Ai and detailed graphics. I think a game like that is certainly possible on a 360.

bambino @ Sep 22nd 2008 2:59PM

FF13 Versus > FF13
Action RPG > Console RPG

imho of course

;)

ryan @ Sep 22nd 2008 3:25PM

1. you haven't played either to judge

2. action RPGs and console RPGs shouldn't be compared (wtf does that even mean? there are action RPGs on consoles y'know!)

3.(yes a 3rd) the last action FF game wasn't so hot, so please reserve some of that hype.

dmd @ Sep 22nd 2008 4:07PM

Sure, the game wont be dumbed down for matching its 360 port, and I already knew it way before Kitase's statement. My dear friend, the Easter Bunny, told me so.
This is an subject that makes me so angry about! I love FF series, I'm playing them since ps1 Era, and FFXIII was the main reason I chose the ps3 over the 360. So, no matter how excited I am for this game to come out, I'll always see it as an SE betrayal, and nothing that anyone could say will make me believe that this game is exactly the same it would be if it was still an ps3 exclusive.

deaftly @ Sep 22nd 2008 4:55PM

That was one of the dumbest things I have ever read.

ryan @ Sep 22nd 2008 7:25PM

i agree. disillusioned fanboyism at it's finest.

Richie_Tozier @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:15PM

1) I don't trust anything Square says anymore, and I agree with Vincent that they're just doing damage control.

2) Deaftly, shut up and go back to 360fanboy.

deaftly @ Sep 23rd 2008 9:44AM

Excuse Me? As an owner of all 3 this gen it makes you all look like complete assholes whenever you jackasses make brainless comments about your system of choice. All you're doing is defending a fucking piece of plastic for christ sake.

syllableslayer @ Sep 27th 2008 10:41PM

It's ok rich. Sometimes people have to compencate their overall great but obviously withering system with witty comments about how things are taken out of content. I just can't wait untill he whips something up from his smoldering cauldron on a console and manufactures it into a timely comment at my expence. Your go.

leonhart @ Sep 22nd 2008 8:29PM

sure they won't have to dumb it down for 360.... but that's because the once great and now lazy jerks at square probably won't push the ps3 to its limits with the game. if they don't squeeze every last bit of power out of the ps3 (like they usually do with whatever platform they develop for) then the 360 version won't need to be dumbed down in relation to the ps3 version, because the ps3 version won't be what it could have been.

i agree with dmd and whoever else feels betrayed by square. a lot of people spent a lot of money on a more powerful system so we could play better games. not so companies like square could get lazy and use multiplatform development as an excuse for making sub-par games.

oh well, at least we still get little big planet, resistance 2, killzone 2, infamous and god of war 3. but i swear if kingdom hearts 3 goes multiplatform i will swim to japan and take down square myself

dmd @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:27PM

Ahn... isnt this the ps3fanboy blog? Oh, it actually is! So why are people complaining about fanboyism regarding the ps3 system? oO

dmd @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:31PM

Bravo, leonhart! Bravo!

Roto13 @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:54PM

The originally said they were going to take full advantage of the PS3 hardware and then they said the Xbox 360 version was going to be identical. That doesn't make any sense.

ryan @ Sep 23rd 2008 5:36AM

you can make a game look identical and maximize both system's hardware to achieve that goal.

here's the thing: despite what this generation has led us to believe, both PS3 and 360 are identical when it comes to games. and both are obsolete to what computers are capable of.