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Square Steps Back from 'No FF on 360' Remark

Posted by Zonk on from the of-course-can't-be-too-informative-now-can-we dept.

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.'"

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  1. Tradition? by Aurin+Wildfire · · Score: 4, Informative

    Final Fantasy VII and VIII were both released for the PS1 and PC.

    Final Fantasy XI is on the PS2, PC, and 360.

    A 360 port wouldn't exactly be an earth-shattering move.

  2. The original FF devs have already moved to 360 by Temporal · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Blue Dragon -- to be released in the US this summer -- is directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the original creator of Final Fantasy, who directed or produced every FF through FFX. The music is by Nobuo Uematsu, the composer of all the music in FF 1 through 9 and some of FFX. Neither of them were involved in FFXII nor are they involved in FFXIII. Blue Dragon is an XBox 360 exclusive.

    I know a lot of people liked FFXII, and indeed I thought the gameplay was awesome, but I was disappointed by the story. Although intriguing in some ways, it was much thinner than in previous FF games, and lacked any sort of emotion. I'm hoping that the spirit of FF has gone with Sakaguchi and Uematsu and will return in Blue Dragon. This is also convenient because I have a 360 but really don't want to buy a PS3. :)

  3. What this means by suv4x4 · · Score: 4, Funny

    MEDIA: Do you plan FF on 360?

    Exec1: Well.. I don't know of any plans to make one on 360 for now.

    MEDIA: Aha! "EXEC SAYS: FF ON 360, NEVER!"

    Exec2: Wait, we never said that, we're talking about immediate plans.

    MEDIA: Aha! "SQUARE STEPS BACK FROM WHAT THEY SAID BEFORE!"

    Exec3: But we never said it...?!

    MEDIA: Aha! "SQUARE TRIES TO BEND HISTORY AND CENSOR MEDIA!"

    Exec1: O_o
    Exec2: o_O
    Exec3: O_O