Final Fantasy Fans Boo Xbox 360 at London Event

[Knight of Cydonia]

Oh my god....that is taking fanboyism (new word!) to a whole new level.

 

[TK421]

Seriously people.

 

[aaronmcc]

maybe they all already owned a 360 and wanted a ps3 as well?

naivety is a blessing sometimes

 

[shadow skill]

It isn't about believing it or not, it is a fact. Just looking at captures of the game you can see the difference. In a game that depends so much on visuals you are going to notice that the game doesn't look as good even without being able to see both side by side. It's fairly easy to see things like compression artifacts on an HD display.

As I said: without them running side by side the difference is minute.

With a large enough TV, both look poor anyway - square fingers etc abound.

And I didn't recall the game depending on its visuals - such as Square have always smashed the graphical flair department, however in this particular genre gameplay is more paramount.

As said it isn't this "reason" that people cry; it's an apocryphal basis.

Really, it is not as if FFXIII is an action game. (It would have been better off if it had been but that is a different topic.) The visuals and the story have always been more important simply because the interface is so menu driven. If they really felt that the gameplay was most important they would not have spent as much time as they do on visuals consistently. Secondly when you see video (in particular.) with blocks, what you are looking at is a compression artifact in all likelihood. At standard viewing distance for your display it is not hard to spot even if the video was encoded well. People don't need a second higher quality source to see compression artifacts in FMV, it is blatantly obvious on HD displays.

 

[PolarBearClub]

BOOOO!!!
A FREE VIDEOGAME CONSOLE!!!
BOOOO!!!
I AM AN UPPER-MIDDLE-CLASS WHITE SUBURBANITE WHO HAS THE LUXURY OF BRAND AFFILIATION AND SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH DISPROPORTIONATE LEVELS OF RAGE, BOOOOOO-OOOOOOO!!!

Listen to this guy.

It's free. Therefore, if you have the option of buying a PS3 and your copy of FFXIII, or receiving a free one albeit the xbox version (which you could obviously go on to sell if you really wanted), regardless of any difference in graphics quality, you should be happy or keep your mouth shut and let someone who would appreciate winning have it.

 

[Riobux]

Thank you fan-boys for keeping my faith in gaming culture at a dead minimum.

 

[Cid Silverwing]

I chuckled. And then I laughed.

 

[James Hueick]

DAMN YOU FAN BOYS!

 

[zana bonanza]

Eh... It'd be a bit like Halo going multi-platform. Yeah, the early history of the developer wasn't with Microsoft, but the two have become so linked that it's a bit like a betrayal of the original fans.

Final Fantasy originally started with Nintendo. It wasn't until FF7 that was on the Playstation.
I've been a fan of the series since I was little, and I would feel more betrayed if they didn't offer it on other consoles. I can't afford a PS3 right now, but we already have a 360, so I can still play the game. I was psyched when I first found out, and I hope Square keeps making its games multi-platform.

 

[Bat Vader]

FF is a PS game, not a xbox game. Not a fanboy i would've booed too

The Final Fantasy series was originally on Nintendo first.

 

[Cryo84R]

and what the hell Mass Effect 1 or 2 in going on any console... that is a PC game through and through (mouse-aim is a dream for that game).

You realize that Mass Effect was a 360 exclusive for quite a while, right?

 

[soapyshooter]

FF is a PS game, not a xbox game. Not a fanboy i would've booed too

The Final Fantasy series was originally on Nintendo first.

Yes but everything after FF VI until FFXII was released on the PS. Its a PS exclusive, thats how i see it.

 

[Ubermetalhed]

This made me laugh and i would've done the same. I'm sorry but do i want a 3 disc, graphical downgrade version of the game on a console which isn't synonymous with Final Fantasy? No, no i don't. Good on 'em.

 

[GloatingSwine]

There's a difference between 1080p native resolution and 576p native resolution upscaled to 1080p. Also, the 2x anti-aliasing is applied on PS3 after 1080p upscale, while it is applied at 576p on x360 before the upscale.

FF13 isn't 1080p native. It's 720p native on PS3 which it upscales to 1080p depending on display.

Yes but everything after FF VI until FFXII was released on the PS. Its a PS exclusive, thats how i see it.

In that period, there were only four PS2 exclusives. FFIX, X, X-2, and XII. FFVII, VIII, and XI all had PC releases.

So actually, with five exclusives (FF2-6, FF1 was also released on MSX), Nintendo are still the Final Fantasy platform

 

[Crazy_Bird]

This made me laugh and i would've done the same. I'm sorry but do i want a 3 disc, graphical downgrade version of the game on a console which isn't synonymous with Final Fantasy? No, no i don't. Good on 'em.

While sane people should agree that the PS3 version is superior why do you have to resent 360 owner F 13? Be happy that you can enjoy the game even more so if you have the luck to own a PS3. Lucky you!
But why should it be exclusive? Just so the people, in the video can feel better?

 

[VanityGirl]

I'd be happy to win anything... What ungrateful bastards. I mean jeeze, you won, be happy and don't be a douche.

My friend in the UK was excited to get Final Fantasy on his 360. *shrug*

 

[chronobreak]

It's fairly easy to see things like compression artifacts on an HD display.

I would bet a lot of money that the average person, and even the average gamer, have no clue in hell what a "compression artifact" is or looks like.

 

[azazellee]

There's a difference between 1080p native resolution and 576p native resolution upscaled to 1080p. Also, the 2x anti-aliasing is applied on PS3 after 1080p upscale, while it is applied at 576p on x360 before the upscale.

FF13 isn't 1080p native. It's 720p native on PS3 which it upscales to 1080p depending on display.

Yes but everything after FF VI until FFXII was released on the PS. Its a PS exclusive, thats how i see it.

In that period, there were only four PS2 exclusives. FFIX, X, X-2, and XII. FFVII, VIII, and XI all had PC releases.

So actually, with five exclusives (FF2-6, FF1 was also released on MSX), Nintendo are still the Final Fantasy platform

And wasn't FFXI on the 360, also?