Final Fantasy XIII “Developed for PS2″
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Feb 3, 2010 21:50 JST
- Tags: Final Fantasy, Ports, Production Controversy, PS2, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
An interview with Square Enix reveals that Final Fantasy XIII was actually initially developed as a PS2 game.
Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase reveals in an interview with a Dutch gaming rag that the game was initially destined for the PS2:
This is the first Final Fantasy on the PS3. In what way was the development different then with the previous installments?
This time we needed to work extra hard. Final Fantasy XIII was originally meant to be a PS2 title, but we had to switch systems due to the arrival of the PS3.
That cost us about one and a half years and was constantly a case of trial and error.
However, because we worked so hard at the beginning, we got to a cruising speed much faster than anticipated and therefore could start on the translation and international voice recording process at an early stage of the development.
It’s because of this that we can release both the European as well as the American version barely three months after the Japanese release.
He also claims “we did prepare DLC,” which apparently contradicts the developer interviews published in Square Enix’s own mook.
With the game supposedly in development even prior to Square Enix’s knowledge of the PS3’s release, it seems to have constituted a massive and lengthy undertaking for the company, making revelations that the game dropped its non-linear design elements due to the trouble of designing towns for modern consoles even more bizarre.
Fans could be forgiven for suspecting there is something about the game’s development process that Square has been careful not to let on.
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Why is this news I remember when they announced that it was being moved to the PS3 about a year before the PS3 dropped
can we just go one week without talking about how horrible this game is? I am pretty sure there is something Bizarre going on in the world that I don't know about.
The game is awesome, people hate on it because the World is full of haters/trolls and pricks in general.
The sales are all that matter, not the opinion of some hateful prick who hasn't even played the game, learn to ignore the trolls and move on, they're not worth it.
sounds like an excuse for fucking this up
Another reason for my "Buy no game system under a year old" rule: Technological Maturity
When a game comes out for a brand new system, it's often in essence simpler than earlier works for the older system. Even with the best of the best programmers, it takes some time to get them able to properly use and then innovate the programs, and time is of the essence.
The best example of this are the Mario games between the NES and SNES.
Consider Super Mario 3, then Super Mario World for the SNES. The latter had much better graphics and effects, like the 'look ahead' function, but overall was more limited than Super Mario 3 despite the system having far more capability. Later, they actually re-released a compilation that had the first 3 mario games with better graphics.
Towards the end of the SNES's official 'life' they brought out "Yoshi's Island". This was one of the all time best games, and it truly used the SNES's capabilities to the max and was huge in scope and playability.
Not that I'm against getting any "Brand New" games. But if you've already been scalped waiting in line to buy from a scalper, then plonk $60+ per new game, you really get ripped off, esp when the new games are suck. Wait a while, and buy the stuff used, the newest games are the cheapest and well worth the money, then if the system is still alive it might well be worth buying some of the 'new' last games for it, for the programmers have had time to work out stuff that truly shows off what they can do.
Sorry but you're a bit late. We already knew this a long time ago so this is not new.
They could of release it as a Ps2 game at the time and they choose to release it as on PS3.
I dont care about Final Fantasy XIII anymore, it's already came out!
Tell me about Versus now, SquareEnix..
You cant make towns in HD consoles, hmmmm, i am right now playing the tibetan TOWN part of uncharted 2 and it looks and feels amazing its like a RPG TOWN, very towny whit lots of townsfolk, townanimals and so fort..., and what was that thing we just played in GTA4 i could sworn it was a FULL BLOWN CITY, but that is not posible right if a mere town is not possible how could someone EVER make a full city?, this is bullcrap, i just finished the game and it fells like they where holding out on us, this does not feel like 5 years development i belive they had this ready like 3 years ago and they where stringing us to make time for the poor XBOXport and worldwide launch, and to push all those other crap they been releasing lately down our throats.
That is a bad excuse to say they are not able to build towns and cities. Assassin's Creed, a game solely based on towns and cities, was originally intended for Xbox but was later brought over to 360.
Maybe they should have spent their time working on buildings than on transformer summons.
They should port it to PS2.
for all of you that where disappointed with ffXIII let me tell you that the xbox 360 has the spirtual successor too FF which is lost odyssey which was made by the creator of the ff series who left square enix and started mistwalker even the ff composer came with him they made two xbox360 exclusive turn based jrgs which are the fore mentioned lost odyssey and blue dragon both feature towns and level grinding and massive boss battles side quest air ships lost odyssey feature a pilot pirate character named sid and blue dragon is a job system like ffV and lost odyssey is the best turn based jrpg since ffVI so if your like me and you enjoy games like ff1-9 and games like crono trigger go out and get a 360 and these 2 games so this company and continue to support this dying genre we all love turn based jrpgs thank you for your time and long live mistwalker
sounds cool to me
...i thought they already revealed that before. that it was for the PS2 originally...like a WHILE ago. huh.
Something more interesting can be found on the last page of that article...let me translate it (Dutch -> English):
"Is that also the reason there's no Japanese language option with English subtitles? That's something the fans really want...
KITASE: That has to do with the storage capacity. The Blu-ray disc is already stuffed because of the countless CGI movies, a version with both Japanese and English voices was impossible."
Complete bullshit detected.
Funny how people are dissing FFXIII when they haven't played it yet.
I figured as much, that it was originally supposed to be on the PS2, which is why it was delayed greatly. Depending how much i like the game without reading crappy reviews saying the same thing over and over again (aka it's too linear, 2/10 and all taht junk), it might just be worth the wait. I own the Soundtrack and it amazes me and even my FF buddies. FFX was linear and i liked it. (except the fact that Tidus sounds gay and the lightning dodging)FF13 looks like a great game to me.
If it wasn't for those 360 fanboiz, FF13 wouldn't have been "too linear".
yeah damn those 360 fanboys ......dude your a dumb ass the 360 has lost odyssey and blue dragon both of which completely blow XIII away and yes they are turn based jrpgs that are both made by the original creator of the ff series who left square enix and started mistwalker and lost odyssey is really what would have been the next gen ff and blue dragon is just as awesome think of a job based turn based rpg like ff5 if you want the jrpgs that you fell in love with like the old school ff games than go out and buy a 360 and lost odyssey and blue dragon i promise they will not disappoint you long live mistwalker
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FFXIII & XIV were planning for PS2, but Matsuno has been way too long for developping FFXII
It would have been better if it came on the PS2. IMHO
You all need to learn to look things up better. If you actually see the original screenshots of the work in progress for the PS2 version you will see its completely different. Being for PS2 first had no effect on the game except for extending its production cycle because of having to basically start over.
New and exciting
I read somewhere years ago that it was first a ps2 game.
Same. I wonder where everyone's memory went at the time.
They should just develop it for PS2. Why the hi-end tech race? Oh, sure, who cares if the gameplay is decent if it's not on a shiny new PlayStation with coolz graphix and awwsum chicks with smooth boobs.
The standarts of school kids this days kills so much good games.
It's time to rename sankakucomplex to FFXIIIcomplex
Inferioritycomplex.com
standalonecomplex.com
seriously hanging out for versus after all this... don't screw this up SE...
I hope FF Versus XIII wasn't actually made for PS2 too ...
Originally made for IMAX
Originally made for VAX
originally made for TAX
Originalll mad for CAX
Originally made for .txt
it is ".txt"; as it is a Shakespeare story
what the FAX ?
Originally made for SEX
Originally made for SAX
It's Not to late!
Yup, not too late for you to suck Cid Raines' dick, so go do it...NAO!!!
...and Snow's as well as Yaag Rosch's.
It's too late.
Fix the mess with FF Versus XIII Enix, that's the only way to make up.
That was to be expected, the game was unveiled in 06 if I am not wrong.
Also slow repost is slow. Must be a slow day at SC eh?
now i'm curious, what would happen if they re-released the game for the PS2 as originally intended. graphics probably wouldn't be something to drool over but would the gameplay make up for it i wonder :P
"we did prepare DLC"
DLC...???
Delicious....Loli....Chest??
no they meant the
Dick Lady Character
Delicious Loli Cake...
How the hell did you get chest?
No wonder it's messed up. Seems like SE got shocked of PS3 release in the middle of FFXIII development and they got confused by their own project and rushed to redevelop it.
Still, their knowledge of the system at the time must be blamed for their failure of FFXIII. Let's just hope it won't happen again.
Rushed?? It was 06 when i first saw the trailer, and were are in 2010 still waiting for it. It was not time thats fucked up the game, but I'll still going to play the game, FFX was pretty linear and I still loved it anyway
i agree with this dude. you DID get an overworld mm..pffft.. map bwahaha, okay, it's not so much of a map as it was a picture of land with a bunch of dots on it, but you could at least choose your straight line. can you do that in ff13 or is it all straight lines with no choice in the matter.
lmao
FFX was extremely linear so what you arguing with him about. Practically walk in a straight line and collect your summons for the first half of the game then you go back and fight them.
Go look up what linear means and you will see a picture of FFX right next to it.
The thing is, why being linear such a big deal this time around? I still didnt play the game so I can only speculate, but I think it's the lack of towns. Towns are places to relax, buy upgrades itens, speak with some people, do some quest, take the towns away and what do you get? battles after battles after battles. But i guess I have to wait and see for myself
Your comparison of FFXIII with FFX is misconstrued and deserves a dick slap.
lol so they are now blaming the PS2 for how the game is turning out to be? This is turning out to be one of THE most hilarious PR spins done by SE.
How are they blaming the ps2 for how the game is now?...they were just asked a question about their development and they answered.
There was an article about a year or 2 back where SE already admitted that FF13 is made with the PS2 in mind. They just decided to jump ship when they knew about the potential of the PS3.
Redeem the franchise with FF Versus please...
REAL FF fans LOVE FFXIII and HATE Versus.
How do you expect the franchise to be redeemed when you have that situation on your hands?
The real FFVII team is working on Versus. It's been confirmed by the team to be more true to the roots than anything they've done in the past years.
Not only is this game going to redeem Square, but it's also going to redeem Nomuro.
so *thats why it looked so good. i think you mean Nomura
ummm..didnt most of the original ff team leave square enix and started mistwalker which brought us blue dragon (a great turn based job system like ff5) and lost odyssey (in my opinion the best turn based rpg since ff6) for the xbox 360. and both of those games are way better than anything square enix has put out in at least 5 years dont hold your breath for ff versus XIII go out and buy lost odyssey and blue dragon and get what you've been waiting for
Nomuro ? Nomuru Uno ?
I'm a 'real' fan and have always been looking forward to Versus more than XIII. It simply does not help that Versus has gotten little to no coverage, its all been about XIII.
you sirs are not TRUE FF fans otherwise you would have gone to a third world country and gotten married to tifa.
Oi, some of the Chocobo games are actually really good.
You sir are NOT a REAL FF fan. Since you don't worship FFXIII enough.
No sir, you are the one that isn't a REAL FF fan, because if u were, you'll love every game with FF in it...even the chocobo's games
i think REAL final fantasy fans left somewhere around 12.
Definitely after FFIX, since that was the last one made by the original team.
Hell no, before the MMO XI. X had it's flaws, but at least it was enjoyable. Also after X, that was when the stupid time in development started to get dramatically longer.
The last one y REALLY enjoyed was VI, VII had me worried, VIII made lost my faith in humankind, I liked IX but not no much, X was crap, XI double crap, XII triple crap, XIII not even now what to think anymore, this is NOT a FF game i hardly put it as a JRPG
No, REAL fans left after FF VI!!111
Or we could stop this shitty 'I'm a bigger fan than you!!!11' argument and just agree that anybody who loves a lot of games in the Final Fantasy series is a real fan.
Yes, real FANS left after FFIX
Before 12.
They left durring 8.
No, must be after 9.
real ff fans have played all ffs and knows how ff5 an 6 are better than ffXIII -_-'
they prefer to be called afro-(whatever country they breed in)
"Shit dawg?"trying to be steriotypically black?? not workin douche
The REAL fans are sticking it out waiting for the next one.
Shit dawg final fantasy something on the Wii was more fking exciting than this shit.
It's too late to redeem crap.
I don't get it.
Yeah, I get it if they half-arsed it and released it like back in 08... but it took them years. Years. And then they say it was patched, rushed and ported?
Unforgivable.
ha.. i'd still like to see it on ps2
it would probably be a much better idea to finish the game on the ps2. the sales would be probably better not only because of the popularity of the old console, but also because the review ranks would be imo a lot higher because the technical demands wouldn't be that big.
i think technical part of the the game is not a that big of concern as long as we are talking about production values. Gameplay mechanics is the fucked up part of the game
I dont see how originally being planned for the PS2 stands as a negative.
Both ICO and Onimusha began development on the PS1 and look how that ended.
But Ico and Onimusha were carefully made. FF13 was not. We don't get stories of a mess in its production.
well now I just feel like they weren't given the proper time to make a decent Final Fantasy game. . .
HOPEFULLY (and I stress that sentiment) the next FF game, after the MMO (which could be OK, considering it's designed with the PS3 in mind. . .), will be more like a true FF follow-up.
Square seems to have missed the mark for a lot of it's fans and other gamers, they'll need to really make a great apology game. . . whether or not it's developed in Japan, who knows. . I REALLY doubt it could help or hurt anymore than FFXIII. . .
it has been in development for 5+ years already.thats a lot of time
and i doubt the next ff after 14 will be ps3 only.those assholes are greedy bastards that only care about making money now.they dont care about making the game good because the game will sell anway because square enix is on the box
Final Fantasy Series already ended in FFVIII
all above it all trash :D
FFVIII was trash, FFIX and X were great through.
of course, which is why new ff games continue to sell millions,
stupid troll is stupid
Shit sells...what's surprising about that?
comes to show how much you love and defend shit.
another man's shit is another man's gold
keep ur worthless, bitter opinions to yourself
sigh, they milked this franchise enough
awesome
This shit was posted days ago on every major games site
you guys are so slow at copying and pasting.