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Square Steps Back from 'No FF on 360' Remark
GamesIndustry.biz is reporting that Square/Enix has stepped away from a comment made by Executive Producer Shinji Hashimoto. Wednesday we discussed his comment, which would seem to indicate that Final Fantasy titles won't be coming to the 360. Square took pains today to specify that he was only referring to current plans. "A spokesperson for Square Enix told GamesIndustry.biz, 'Hashimoto-san was talking about the current situation' - which would suggest his comments shouldn't be interpreted as forward-looking. Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter said he expects the next Final Fantasy to appear on PlayStation 3 exclusively - but observed that Square Enix will face a tough decision. 'The series has always been single console and given the Xbox 360 sell through in Japan, it would be hard to put the next Final Fantasy installment on the 360 only. Square Enix faces a dilemma: put the next game on the 360 only and alienate Japanese fans, depart with tradition and make it multi-platform, or go with PS3 as an exclusive and deal with the backlash from the west. I view Square Enix as a tradition-bound company, and expect the last alternative to be chosen.'"
I'd much rather get updated versions of Chrono Trigger and the Soul Blazer trilogy.
Circumcision is child abuse.
I would love for Square to make FF for 360 because then I could have Blue Dragon and FF. Only problem with 360 is that they are always breaking! Everyone I know with a 360 has gotten the red ring and I see reports of it all the time. The demo unit at Target had it just the other day! I will never buy a 360 no matter what game is on it or exclusively on it if they can't make them stop breaking like that. My Wii runs like a charm.