Final Fantasy XIII scans: no delay, 360 development won’t start until PS3 version is done, more
For those who are worried that the PS3 version of the game will be reduced to match the size constraints of the Xbox 360, here’s a piece of good news: according to the game’s execs, development for the Xbox 360 won’t even start until the PlayStation 3 version is already burned unto Blu-ray discs. Execs also reveal that the game hasn’t been delayed at all. That and more after the link.
Worried for the development of Final Fantasy XIII now that it’s gone multi-platform? Chill. The game’s development has not been delayed (for the PS3 at least). In fact, the game’s scenario is already complete, and the artistic side is 80% done, according to an interview with the game’s execs from the latest Official PlayStation Magazine Australia.
According to the game’s execs, development for the Xbox 360 won’t even start until the PlayStation 3 version is already burned unto Blu-ray discs. That’s good news for those who were worried that the PS3 version of the game will be reduced to match the size constraints of the Xbox 360.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that the Xbox 360 would be shortchanged. According to producer Yoshinori Kitase:
Because it is coming to two platforms, there might be some fans that are worried it may become generic, so that it will fit onto both consoles, but the PS3 version is what is in development right now and the team is looking to specialise it for the PS3 so that the game is maximised, and then they will port it over to the 360 and full utilise the capabilities of that console.
We’re trying to use the hardware to the max for both consoles, so there will be no decrease in quality with it going to both platforms.
The execs talk on more interesting things, like how the game pursued a more sci-fi feel rather than the traditional fantasy vibe (though Final Sci-Fi doesn’t sound as catchy). Read the whole interview with them by clicking on the images below.
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