Whenever a new Final Fantasy title is released on current generation consoles, you can bet it’ll be a graphically impressive game. The PS3s Blu-Ray disc should be able to handle whatever Square-Enix can throw at it, but it seems the Xbox 360 needs a little help in order to run Final Fantasy XIII.
In an interview with Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, Square-Enix reveals the PS3 version of Final Fantasy XIII will be shipped on a dual-layer Blu-ray disc due to the game’s massive size. It will also have uncompressed media. The Xbox 360 version will be shipped on multiple discs, which we knew already, but both the audio and graphics will be compressed.
When it comes to Final Fantasy games, I’ve always played them on Playstation, but with this new development, it seems like I have more of a reason to pick up the PS3 version over the Xbox 360. All the Chocobos in the world can’t save Microsoft from this news.
Square-Enix officially announced today the release date for their upcoming epic RPG, Final Fantasy XII. All Chocobo loving fans should mark their calendars on March 9th, 2010 as being the day this current generation of consoles to finally get a new Final Fantasy title.
Final Fantasy XIII will feature a new battle system (which has been the recent trend of new Final Fantasy games), summon system, HD graphics, and a storyline that’s promised to be an “emotional experience”.
The title will be made available on both the PS3 & Xbox 360, which is one of the first times a Final Fantasy title is being launched on multiple platforms on the same day. During Microsoft E3 2008 press conference, it was revealed Final Fantasy XIII would be making its way to the Xbox 360. No details yet on how many discs the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII will be packaged as its expected the PS3 version will simply take up 1 Blu-Ray disc.
Over in Japan, the Blu-Ray version of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children was released. As a special bonus, Square-Enix included a playable demo for their upcoming title, Final Fantasy XIII. Thanks to the power of the internets, you don’t have to wonder on how the game looks as YouTube user allthenamesaretooken has gone ahead and captured the entire demo!
It should go without saying that the video is full of spoilers, but since the game will reach stateside sometime in 2010, I guess it wouldn’t hurt to peek now as I’m sure we’ll all forget what we saw in a year.
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