PS3 Version Of FFXIII Dominates Pre-Order Stats
Just about every source that has conducted a compare-and-contrast between the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Final Fantasy XIII has said the same thing: get the PS3 version.
Certainly, it remains true that when a franchise has been exclusive to one of the two aforementioned platforms for nearly 14 years, the vast majority of its fans have continued on with that platform. But with everyone saying the PS3 version is slightly better, that might also have had its impact on the pre-order numbers: as noted by VGChartz, FFXIII has hit the pre-order chart and the PS3 version resides in the #3 position with 338,765 reserves. The Xbox 360 version? It's in at #5 but with only 135,000 pre-orders taken. These numbers mean that approximately 70% of all pre-orders have been for the PS3 version. The bottom line is that if you own both consoles, there's really no reason at all to purchase FFXIII for the 360 and it seems that most of the long-time fans have recognized that fact. At the same time, the reserve crowd certainly includes the hardcore; the casual gamers who have yet to even try a Final Fantasy (maybe because they've only had an Xbox in the past) have yet to make a decision. And with over 38 million 360s out there, the sales numbers could end up being just dandy for Microsoft.
But I think we all knew what the proper platform was for this game; it was initially designed with the White Engine and the PS3 in mind and if there's one game that screams for Blu-Ray, it's right here. By the way, God of War III topped the pre-order chart with a massive 425,497 total reserves, which is pretty damn impressive for a PS3 exclusive. Remember, any exclusive is only catering to about half of the total potential audience multiplats can reach. It's just math.
Related Game(s): Final Fantasy XIII
3/8/2010 10:34:46 AM Ben Dutka
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Jawknee
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 1:42:29 PM
Kowhoho
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 7:56:41 PM
Banky A
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 @ 4:10:09 AM
Solaris Knight
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 10:58:52 AM
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Nynja
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 11:10:24 AM
Irievibes
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 12:14:05 PM
I think they "overdid" the tutorial part because of their new target audience, and while i agree that it is certainly a good way to introduce the audience to the game genre , it does the game a disservice rather than moving forward imo, because that very same tedium is what will ultimately bore said target audience while also alienating the old time audience already familiar with classic rpg mechanics
i guess i understand SE on their logic, but i think they might have oversimplified the game too much...
Highlander
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 1:55:09 PM
Highlander
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 @ 1:35:40 AM
You're right about Japanese developers catering to the Western audience. It's just plain nuts. Their home market is Japan, we are a secondary market at best. If they cater for the western gamer, that makes the west their primary market and the Japanese gamer becomes secondary. That's not a good recipe as other Japanese developers have finally begun to realize. SE however seems to be unable to grasp that the Xbox360 gamer is not their core audience.
coverton341
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 11:07:59 AM
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Nynja
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 11:13:36 AM
I'm interested to see what he has to say about Final Fantasy XIII.
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piratedrunk
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 11:16:06 AM
FullmetalX10
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 11:26:12 AM
WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 1:27:33 PM
Alienange
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 1:59:36 PM
Highlander
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 2:03:48 PM
Sadly I think that with their current state of mind SE may seek to become even more western focused and as a result their home market will cease to be Japan. In which case their next FF RPG will be even more westernized. At least if they go the whole hog on the westernization of the game we might get a true WRPG to play which might be better than this bastardized half and half blend they game up with this time.
FullmetalX10
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 11:23:54 AM
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godsman
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 12:48:29 PM
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FFXIII probably have same lifetime sales as all other FF series. Approximately 2-3 million in each USA, Europe, and Japan. Just by looking at the possible PS3 to Xbox ratio sales. Xbox probably just get 1 million worldwide sales, as PS3 gets around 7 million. This is REALLY disappointing!!
One must think, how BIG that check must be from Microsoft, for SE have a simultaneous release AND exclusive bundles for Xbox with these ridiculous 7:1 sales.
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piratedrunk
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 1:26:10 PM
Highlander
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 1:57:29 PM
coverton341
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 4:24:50 PM
Geobaldi
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 6:45:27 PM
SILVERAMMO
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 1:15:08 PM
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SirLoin of Beef
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 1:21:42 PM
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piratedrunk
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 1:27:14 PM
Jawknee
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 1:39:09 PM
piratedrunk
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 2:46:04 PM
Orvisman
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 4:15:27 PM
It is amazing what Xbots will hang there hats on these days.
As if the lower resolution of the 360 version isn't the reason for those two extra frames per second.
Furthermore, it is funny to read some comparison sites that claim the 360 version didn't need to be so poor because S-E didn't use all of the DVD-9 space available to it.
Why weren't these sites defending the PS3 and making the claim that the PS3 verision of Bayonetta didn't need to be so poor out of the box -- granted, the subsequent patch makes it a much better experience, imo.
WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 1:30:27 PM
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BUT, I have this sinking feeling they will just sell them out and be like, "Oh, sorry bout that we didn't count right, we'll have one for you in two weeks."
Highlander
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 1:56:22 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 2:00:39 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 1:59:45 PM
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tes37
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 3:07:56 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 3:16:10 PM
tes37
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 3:20:44 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 4:05:53 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 2:15:04 PM
Alienange
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 2:35:33 PM
Kowhoho
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 7:58:23 PM
Orvisman
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 @ 8:45:41 AM
Well, when push came to shove, he ultimately bought the 360 version, the sad Xbot that he is. Unfortunately, I actually like the guy.
It turns out he gave the PS3 Slim he bought at X-mas, along with Uncharted 2 and some other PS3 games, to his cousin.
Now that I think about it, I like most of the clerks at my local GameStops; even though they are obvious Xbots, they aren't obnoxious about it.
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Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 2:13:19 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 2:15:32 PM
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Alienange
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 2:36:42 PM
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NightHawk17
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 2:36:20 PM
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Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 8:13:28 PM
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Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 2:59:12 PM
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Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 3:14:45 PM
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Bandit King
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 5:17:23 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 5:40:31 PM
Bandit King
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 @ 11:16:47 AM
Solaris Knight
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 7:42:50 PM
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kraygen
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 7:45:51 PM
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Instead they thanked them for the giant paycheck and lowered their sales of the ps3 version, alienated at least some of their fans, and screwed over everybody in the end.
Look how poor the 360 version is, it got a bad port, and we ps3 owners didn't get our towns. Hoping its still a lot of fun tho.
Snaaaake
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 7:48:45 PM
Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 7:57:31 PM
Snaaaake
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 8:18:54 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 9:21:26 PM
Jawknee
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 9:35:54 PM
Highlander
Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 11:53:34 PM
The PS3 version runs at full 720p resolution 1280x720. The 360 version runs at a sub par 1024x576 (576p). In practice this isn't as visible as a comparison with 480p vs 720p. In terms of resolution the 360 version runs at about 60% of the resolution of the PS3 version. However there are two valid reasons for this. First of all, this resolution is perfect for the free anti-aliasing that the 360 hardware offers. Secondly PAL TVs in Europe run 576p so it fits perfectly for that and happens to match the resolution that the cut scenes are stored in on the DVD. So for the 360 platform, 576p is a very, very convenient resolution to use and visually doesn't suffer too much in comparison to 720p. You'll notice it if you look, but it will still look a lot better than games running at 480p.
What's worse than the in-game rendering is that the PS3 cut scenes are played back in full 1080p, but the 360 cut scenes are 576p which is the maximum DVD can handle (European progressive scan is 576p). So the cut scenes on the 360 are very appreciably lower in quality.
The sound isn't a huge issue as the difference between compressed audio and uncompressed audio are difficult for a casual listener to hear anyway, and on a standard home TV set up, it's even more unlikely you'd hear the difference.
kraygen
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 @ 12:04:56 AM
I'm really just saying that, xbox owners didn't ante up with the pre-orders like they should have. For what it means for this game to be multiplat, there should have been a surge of 360 pre-orders.
Geobaldi
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 @ 1:04:56 AM
BikerSaint
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:44:11 AM
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