I have been able to stream movies to my TV for 15 years, it's called pay-per-view

You do realize Microsoft didn't buy Square-Enix, right? S-E came to an agreement with Microsoft. Sure, knowing them it's entirely likely it included a giant box of cash, but if S-E was as loyal to Sony as fanboys assumed they were, they could've easily said no! It's not like S-E hasn't been publishing games on every console made in the past 10 years or so anyway.

Yes. Most people will release their game in a manner that provides them the most possible profit. Square Enix does not exist to enrich the world with art, they exist to make money. Period.

Thank you for shutting that member up.

I've been a huge fan of FF for a good 15 years now. I was happy with Square's move to PS and I am happy now about Xbox.

the only reason why i'm bothered by this is that the 360 version has to be finished before they can release the ps3 one. they've been working on the ps3 version for about 2 years now, and I'm guessing the xbox version has been in development for about 4-6months. I don't know how long it takes to port the code and what not, but ps3 owners are going to have to wait longer than if it was exclusive to the ps3.

i wonder if sony or square enix ever said it was only possible on ps3. heh heh

Have you been reading the articles about this, or just the headlines?

They're releasing it in Japan first. Since the game would take months to localize ANYWAY, they're going to port it to the 360 at the same time. The PS3 version is not getting any more delayed than it already would have, so please stop whining.

That's what I mean. If the big game you're waiting for is FFXIII, which was announced in like 2006 and probably won't be released until the end of this year at the minimum, why did you buy a console before now? Were there other games coming out for the PS3 that you wanted? That's all I'm asking, why people bought a console for a game that was going to come out well over a year or two later than the purchase.

FFXIII E32008 Trailer
 

I took the liberty of converting the direct-feed e3 2008 trailer stream which square enix put on their website to an avi. You can download it here:

ff13e32008.avi - FileFront.com

The trailer is mostly a rearranged version of stuff we've already seen with a few new scenes.

That green... THING that appears out of the CD had better not be a Moogle...

Uhh what kind of logic is that.

I bought a PS3 console in June 2007 and yes, I also did it because I wanted to be able to play games like GTA IV or Final Fantasy XIII. It did not exactly matter to me when those games were going to be released. I mean, why should I buy the console two days before a certain game is going to be released if there are enough other good games out now?

What exactly is wrong about an anticipated purchase like that?

You're missing her point, Mush. Lurker wasn't questioning buying a console for the games that are already out and also looking forward to future titles, she was asking why some people are claiming to have bought a PS3 on the launch day specifically so they could probably play FFXIII three years later.

That green creature is Carbuncle, a summon which has appeared many times in past FF games.

Carbuncles are green, have long ears like a bunny and always in every incarnation had a red gemstone on its foreheard. Though that Jester outfit is new....

As to why people bought a PS3 on launch with the sole intent of playing a game that comes out 3-4 years later... I say its overexcitement and impatience. Those people assume the PS3 is gonna rock and that FF13 is always gonna be exclusive, and decided waiting to see the situation isn't their style. And now they pay for it.

My PS3 wasn't purchased till the day MGS4 came out, and I currently have not bought my own 360 yet because I knew some better ones with new motherboards or chips are coming out soon. I waited and didn't jump the gun over every shiny new game, and I think its gonna pay off better than the people who spend $600 on a PS3 just got FF13, and the 360 owners who now have to sit and wait for monthes to get their Red Ringed console back. A little patience and research means you save alot of your time and money.

But, most folks don't wanna research and never wanna wait.

If you bought a PS3 for various games like Mush did, instead of JUST that one or two games that wont come out for years and you are happy with your purchase, great. But my god I've been seeing so many whiners in other forums crying cause their precious PS3 lost its prized exclusive, and whining that they spend $600 on a console that is no longer worth it. Book fucking hoo to them for not wait and see.

Ah, I see. I know what Carbuncle is, but it sort of looked like a green version of the FFXII Moogle, so I was a little scared. Heh.

Well I bought my ps3 in jan of 08, well after a few great games were already out in the market and after the price drop so I don't know why some people assume that everyone that suspected FFXIII to be exclusive bought the ps3 in day 1.
So I got my ps3 way after they started the creation of final fantasy XIII and the decision to make it multi couldn't have been that same day on e3. And like I said before, I'm not pissed that FFXIII went to branch out (thats great to those who can't afford both consoles.) Just disappointed that sony has become so careless to lose so many exclusives. Soon enough all they'll have left is SCEA.
I would have known before hand that both consoles would be twins then i would have gone with the cheapest.
Well no I lied there. Theres no exclusive that would have taken my attention away from mgs4 . Although the cancellation of heavenly sword 2 was also kinda of a blow ~_~
Wonder twin powers Activate!

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Clever :)

I myself am very excited to not have the necessity of purchasing a PS3 anymore. I just finished FFXII (with the Wyrmhero blade... I know I know, I have no life), and could not be more ready for a new experience. I think I'll go back and replay VII-IX in anticipation.

And if the music this time is NOT fully orchestrated, I'm boycotting videogame music in general. That's a lie, but I would feel like doing it.

Edit: I mean orchestrated as in, prepared for and recorded with a real orchestra. No more synth. That's so 1998.

There's something wrong with asking somebody why they bought a console without first waiting to see if it'll have more than a couple of games they're interested in? The guy was bitching because, if he had known then what he knows now, he would've gotten an xbox - which is perfectly logical and is why I was wondering why he and others like him made the purchase so early.

For me, I bought the 360 just at the right time. Because Microsoft already had several great looking RPGs. Eternal Sonata (even though it's in it's "incomplete" form, in terms of story and extras), then there's Lost Odyssey. And to top it all off, half of this year's jRPGs will be going to 360 alone. Like The Last Remnant, Infinite Undiscovery, Spectral Force 3 etc...

Yeah, I don't get the buying a system for something that's 3+ years away either other than impatience and money burning a hole in one's wallet. That's why I didn't get a PS3 when it came out. I want FFXIII and Disgaea 3 but I figured there'd be a long wait for them and a chance for some price drops on the PS3 as well as the possibility of ports eliminating the need to get the system at all. With games going multiplatform more and more frequently soon all that'll matter will be first party games for deciding your system.

Leaked Versus trailer

FF-XIII.net ~ Final Fantasy XIII - Versus XIII - Agito XIII

There was a shot in the trailer that had a Reno and Rude lookalike. One thing I won't deny, Nomura needs some fucking versatility.

Though I still like pretty FF FMV girls as my Icon...

You know, I realise that was entirely for my benefit, and yet still, I'm placated.

I almost hope this goes multi-console, just so the internet can explode again.

Wow, that looks pretty cool. Some characters actually look "human" instead of supermodels :), finally! Thx for the link.

News from Square's party

Final Fantasy XIII

--A demo version of Final Fantasy XIII (PS3 version) will be bundled with Advent Children Complete
- Is set for a 2009 Release
- Short and smooth animation is shown at the entrance.
- A Voice actor will be announced, though hasn't been announced yet.
- The feeling of the fields in FFXIII are expanded, and evolved from FFXII. (Not the combat, the actual areas.)
- Lightning and the Prince from vsXIII are walking together
- Lightning can Jump now.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII
- Stresses even more that it'll be for PS3 only by saying "Playstation 3 Only worldwide"
- Short and smooth animation of the game is shown at the entrance.
- Gameplay of vsXIII is shown for the first time.
- The prince is seen walking with Lightning.
- Prince's name is rumored to be Shinjuku
- An area like an Olympus is shown, with a lot of nature.

http://www.kh-vids.net/showthread.php?t=58007

So what we know from the trailer and screens

[bottom left side]
Command Reel - You'll choose your various actions [Escape, Items, Attack, V-Strike etc...]

[bottom of screen, aligned=center]

ATB Gauge - Each action taken from the Command Reel will be subtracted from this gauge

Above that...

[Command Input]

Looks something like this;
[attack]--[attack]--[V-Strike]--[Blizzard]--[Fire] <= my example of actions

[] = input box for the commands that you would put in [there are 5 in all]. Which a blank box would mean that you didn't put something in the box

Above that....

[Information]

This basically tells what the action [that you have selected does].

Sorry if it's not accurate enough ^^;.


Features added

• Airships
• Summons

Demo will last for over 2 hours

Final Fantasy XIII demo to last over two hours :: PlayStation Universe (PSU)

I gotta say, if the above is true, that would be awesome. The FF12 demo barely lasted 30 mins for me...