Over the past weekend Square Enix hosted their DKS3713 (what the hell?) fan event in Japan, where they made a few big announcements and showed off some of their upcoming titles. As far as announcements go, it’s no surprise that Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is getting a Blu-ray release. What is surprising, however, is that this release will include both a bonus disk of Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy Agito XIII videos as well as a playable demo for Final Fantasy XIII itself.
Square Enix also revealed, as you may have guessed from this article's title, that both Parasite Eve 3 and Final Fantasy Agito XIII will be arriving on PSP. We don't have any release date information yet, but it's great to see these two titles getting released on a medium the rest of the world can enjoy. I’m sure everyone here knows the Final Fantasy series well enough, but if you’re unfamiliar with this Parasite Eve business then I would suggest you do yourself a favor and look up this bizarre survival horror gem from the PS1 era.
[via 1UP]
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At their E3 press conference today, Square Enix officially announced a port of Final Fantasy XIII (that's thirteen FYI) to Microsoft's Xbox 360. Why is this important you ask? Well, the central Final Fantasy games (yes, excluding Crystal Chronicles, etc.) have been exclusive to Sony's consoles since the iconic Final Fantasy VII. This marks the most notable RPG to be released on the Xbox 360 since Microsoft began actively seeking out the genre on their console.
This announcement, which has been discussed for months as a strong possibility, means that Microsoft is now in a position to combat the Playstation 3's growing sales numbers, seeing as the latter only retains one major, established exclusive franchise: Metal Gear Solid. The problem? Japan, the country in which Microsoft is seemingly unable to sell Xbox 360 consoles, will not get the Xbox 360 version, at least not according to the information Square has released. Since Japanese gamers are the primary and most vocal fans of Final Fantasy worldwide, this is sure to hurt Microsoft's plans for dominating the Playstation 3 and building its status in Japan.
[via Joystiq]
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With the recent news that Microsoft will now be the exclusive home to a number of Square-Enix RPGs, PS3 owners are counting on the impending success that Final Fantasy XIII will eventually bring. The PS2 was the source for nearly all the Japanese RPGs of last generation, but with the rising success of the Xbox 360 and Microsoft's determination to gain more exclusives, the PS3's lineup is looking rather thin.
However, according to a PlayStation fansite (Talk Playstation.com) PS3 owners need not fret because Square-Enix is 'likely' to bring more footage of the eagerly anticipated FFXIII along with its equally respected counterpart, FFXIII Versus to E3. The site also states that it is very possible that such footage will include a demo that will showcase the new gameplay that XIII will bring to the series. Unfortunately Square shot down such speculation stating that they have no plans of showing such a demo at this year's E3.
That does not mean however that Final Fantasy XIII will be absent from the show altogether. In fact, it is highly likely that the game will be shown in some form or another. Regardless, Sony needs to recognize the importance of the role-playing genre to the PlayStation brand and provide their customers with a library that will satisfy fans.
[via Talk Playstation.com]
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Kotaku's Flynn De Marco braved Square Enix's Closed Mega Theater presentation today at the Tokyo Game Show, and after watching the Final Fantasy XIII trailer, he was treated to text at the end stating "For PS3 Only." There it is, my friends: plain as day. Final Fantasy XIII is a Playstation 3 exclusive, at least according to this TGS video. Of course, fully official confirmation still needs to be given, but lets consider 360-Final-Fantasy-XIII rumors to be effectively punched in the face and subsequently beaten with a SIXAXIS.
The collective groans and sighs from fanboys on the 360 and PS3 sides respectively were accidentally registered as small earthquakes in observation stations around the world today.
[via Kotaku]
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