we'll see.
honestly, we'll just have to wait and see how it plays to really gauge how well it, 'pushes the limit.'
honestly, we'll just have to wait and see how it plays to really gauge how well it, 'pushes the limit.'
Final Fantasy XIII Will Use 100% of PS3's Power
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Except for that pesky fact that Japan does not dictate solely the success of a console OR a game... for that you need North America and the rest of the world, where considering number of consoles already owned, I'd wager the xbox version sells more copies. Hell their games market is doing pretty badly these days. You'd be surprised how many 360 owners are fans of final fantasy. And honestly, if MGS4 didn't turn out to be the system mover everyone predicted it would be, I don't think Final Fantasy is going to be that new hero.Jumplion said:
That said, we'll have to see what the quality is before making statements about whether people will buy it on the ps3 instead because of a huge leap in graphics... which up till now has been negligible, or worse, has actually proven to be in the xbox's favor on many multiplatform games.
In other words, Square knows what it's doing. It's publishing the game on both platforms for a reason... because no matter how many millions it sells on the ps3 or the 360, those combined millions equal success to them and money in the bank.
Well MGS4 kept saying it was 'Tactical Espionage Action' but its more of the action part overall, you have that stupid infinate ammo tranqulizer gun so there really isn't any stealthy way to do things, plus as Yahtzee said the controls are suited more towards a stealth game and when action takes over its like being on a knife edge, the story is crap and all likeable characters had taken a nose dive to hatesville and I soon gave up on the game when Emo pussy Raiden came into it... plus tell me why Solid Snake, a super-spy/soilder need a second or 2 to ready his gun? Sam Fisher never has that trouble and hes in his early 50s (round about).Kailias said:
I'm really hoping to see the PS3's fabled powerhouse graphics. Maybe this'll settle the graphics war for a while. Because PS3 fans have nothing to substantiate their claims of better graphics. and I'm just sick of listening to it.
The console has been out for less than 3 years, and they're already claiming to push it %100? I smell bullshit. It's too soon.
I actually did mean that the PS3 version would sell more copies overall, no where did I say that Japan would dictate the winner.HyenaThePirate said:
Really, you'd be surprised how many 360 owners are going to buy a PS3 for FFXIII regardless if it's on their console, I've seen dozens of comments on dozens of sites saying similar things. The FF series is so widely known to be on a Playstation platform (regardless on if it's been on other platforms) that people tend to associate it with Playstation even if other games in the franchise have hit other consoles. That's where the "superior" product comes in, even if it's just having the original Japanese voices with English subtitles (which the 360 version had to have cut) people are going to want that version.
And to my knowledge, MGS4 did move systems, though how much people expected it to move compared to how much it did is debatable.
EDIT: While, yes, this is only Japan, I feel that this recently necroed thread [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.109234] states my point somewhat nicely.
I respectfully disagree.Jumplion said:
Honestly, people who have a 360, why would they run out and buy a PS3 NOW, for ONE title? One of the biggest gripes about the PS3 is it's cost... so I doubt anyone is going to spend $400 for the opportunity to play a $60 game that arguably will deliver the same gaming experience on the Xbox as it will the PS3. Again, given Square Enix's commitment to quality, I seriously doubt any noticeable difference will exist between the two versions beyond a slight (almost negligible) graphical difference.
Saying a new game pushes systems to their limit is a common hype tactic. I'm not impressed by the claim one way or another.
Then again, if the game already exists on your platform, why would you buy another platform just for it? Unless of course it's a case like mine, where the biggest reason I'd want a PS3 at the moment is this. [http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-blazblue-calamity/52354] It's on the 360, yeah, but nobody knows when (or if) they're going to release it here in Europe.Jumplion said:
And since the publishers decided they don't want my money (i.e. they noticed how releasing Ghostbusters region-free brought them extra money and decided they couldn't stand that so they region-locked it), the only way I'm probably going to get to own that game this year is to get a PS3. There are friends, of course, and I have a HRAP for that purpose but I know I'll be left behind till I have my own copy of the game. Bah.
