I’ve absolutely loved the Final Fantasy series, ever since I was a kid. In fact, I still have the original game for the NES, and a working NES that I could play it on (though I haven’t in a very long time).
When Square (the developer/publisher) moved from Nintendo to the Sony Playstation, I was caught. See, I had bought a Nintendo 64 in anticipation of the next Final Fantasy series. Oops.
Now the announcement comes that Square is moving from Sony to the XBox 360. I don’t have a 360, but by the time Final Fantasy XII is released, I’ll bet I could pick one up on the cheap.
Truthfully, I don’t know that I’ll go for it at all. Maybe I’ll wait to see if it comes out on PC, as several other FF games have. Though I have fond memories of my faithfulness to the franchise, I just don’t know that I want to continue. It may also depend on reviews, which is itself revolutionary for me—I’ve never cared before when it comes to this series.
Either way, I’m rather glad it’s not on the PS3. While having my first Blu-Ray player might be cool, I don’t really have a TV that makes it worthwhile, and it’s considerably more expensive. The 360 has the benefit of acting as a media extender for my PC, so there’s a lot more value there than just one game, which is good.
I’ll have to keep an eye on this.
read the link http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168716
It is not an Xbox exclusive either. There will still be the original two version of FFXIII for the ps3 but the regular FFXIII will also be released for the 360 and they are talking about releasing it for the pc as well.
Even better. I'd much rather get it on PC--no additional equipment to buy. That would seal the deal for me.
It's not the first time they've released FF games on PC, but I'm not sure that it has ever sold well. Still, it would be great if they did it again.