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No FFXIII 360 for Japan: it's official Comments by Ellie Gibson

27 August, 2008

Literally dozens left disappointed.

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booner
27/08/08 @ 09:53
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Jesus how many FF games are there? reminds me of heroes of might and magic!
Dizzy
27/08/08 @ 09:54
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Don't think Japanese RPG lovers have any game shortages on 360 anyway.
the_dudefather
27/08/08 @ 09:55
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"There will absolutely not be an Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII for Japan,"

be he is being sarcastic FFXIII is now confirmed as a360 exclusive!

/internet interpretation mode
captainrentboy
27/08/08 @ 09:56
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Awwwww, you took the piss out of the 360 in your sub header.
Sony bias, Sony bias. Yep, you're definitely being paid off by Sony.

Ahhh, just wanted to see what it felt like, PS3 owners tend to do it a lot on here.
To be honest, it was shit.
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Triggerhappytel
27/08/08 @ 09:57
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"Literally dozens left disappointed."

Heh. It's probably missing out on no more than about 150,000 - 250,000 potential sales there. A drop in the ocean for FF sales figures, comparatively speaking.

Still, it must have cost Sony quite a few million to keep it exclusive there. I would rather they instead put the money into developing The Legend of Dragoon 2 for PS3, or another big first-party RPG.
Chufty
27/08/08 @ 10:01
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I doubt anyone in Japan who owns a 360 doesn't have a PS3 too anyway
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27/08/08 @ 10:10
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What a truly odd decision.

Japan being RPG Land and the Xbox 1 struggling over there (dunno how 360 is doing), this seems bizarre.
des
27/08/08 @ 10:12
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Really?
kingmob
27/08/08 @ 10:14
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Considering that, due to the release of Tales of Vesperia, you can't get your hands 360 in Japan for love nor money this is a very odd decision
Amicus
27/08/08 @ 10:15
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Perhaps they'll be able to import and set their region to Japan or something...
chris_ace
27/08/08 @ 10:18
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what happened to white knight? vanished?
dr_faulk
27/08/08 @ 10:25
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Weirdest. News. Ever.
Xerx3s
27/08/08 @ 10:39
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"Heh. It's probably missing out on no more than about 150,000 - 250,000 potential sales there. A drop in the ocean for FF sales figures, comparatively speaking. "

250k * 50 € = 12,5 million € in sales. I doubt any company would walk away from that without a very good reason.
dirigiblebill
27/08/08 @ 10:55
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"I doubt anyone in Japan who owns a 360 doesn't have a PS3 too anyway"

This may well be it. Major JRPG exclusives have given the 360 a boost in the past, but in the multiplatform stakes the PS3 would probably stamp it flat. SE presumably figure it's not worth the additional outlay to get a 360 version ready on time...
spammage
27/08/08 @ 10:59
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250k - (those who own a PS3 as well + those who wouldn't buy it) = not very many

They are porting it to xbox purely for north american xbox penetration. Teehee, i said penetration.
ps3owner
27/08/08 @ 11:02
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he said penetration ......
actionfitz
27/08/08 @ 11:09
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"As yet there have been no reports of rioting in the streets, though several Japanese Xbox 360 owners are said to be "disgruntled".

lol
sarcy bastards :)
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Chufty
27/08/08 @ 11:24
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Woah, racism?
kobashi
27/08/08 @ 11:24
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As long as they release an Asian version I wont complain..

No Asian or Japanese and then I gonna be ready to throw punches.. :)
Triggerhappytel
27/08/08 @ 11:26
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Coin-Op, welcome to my ignore list.
anomagnus
27/08/08 @ 11:35
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Not a lot of people know, that in his early days, Bill Gates traveled throughout Europe.

While in Romania in the sixties, he crossed teh path of an old gypsy woman, and in his youthful arrogance, told her to move out of his way. The gypsy woman cursed him, in her own words 'from this day henceforth, as sure as the sun rises in east, you shall see no success in the land of the rising sun'

and lo and behold......
OfficialBlue
27/08/08 @ 12:17
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Well considering the 360 hasn't reach a million yet its not surprising... lol
Yaster
27/08/08 @ 12:22
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Get ready for Microsofts spin when all versions come out "ahhh but we sold the most copies in the US"
BillyBrush
27/08/08 @ 13:00
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You forgot to write - BREAKING NEWS at the top of the article...

silly billys
SpyroViper
27/08/08 @ 13:20
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Good, The more people picking up the PS3 version the better..
Feanor
27/08/08 @ 17:16
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"Heh. It's probably missing out on no more than about 150,000 - 250,000 potential sales there. A drop in the ocean for FF sales figures, comparatively speaking. "

250k * 50 € = 12,5 million € in sales. I doubt any company would walk away from that without a very good reason


Never heard of opportunity cost, I assume.
Rash'
27/08/08 @ 19:28
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Dizzy: Don't think there are many Japanese 360 lovers. ;o)
Lamb
27/08/08 @ 20:50
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Well I haven't touched my 360 in a month and my PS3 in 6 months so oh well.

Got to keep that Wii Fit going though! ;)
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bdc
27/08/08 @ 21:02
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Literally dozens lol

It's funny because it's true
Sevens
27/08/08 @ 22:48
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"As yet there have been no reports of rioting in the streets, though several Japanese Xbox 360 owners are said to be "disgruntled". "

"Literally dozens left disappointed."

Hehe.
RazorObsession
28/08/08 @ 09:08
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its understandable as there are not that many 360 users in japan, and most of the FF fans who would buy it, would already get it on the console that has it released first.

though i did run into the dozen Japanese 360 owners in one squad on battlefield bad company last night, all 12 of them. seems like they are getting the hang of this western FPS thing after all. they totally gun raped me.
Daikon
28/08/08 @ 12:19
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I doubt anyone in Japan who owns a 360 doesn't have a PS3 too anyway

I'm in Japan I don't own a PS3. And I'm p*ssed off by this news.
I just hope the US 360 version will be multiregion or that there will be an Asian NTSC-J compatible version.
Otherwise I will get a PS3 just to be able to play this.
SpyroViper
28/08/08 @ 17:03
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Just get a PS3 anyway. They aren't expensive.

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