Square-Enix Now PC Compatible =Updated= - PS3, Xbox 360, PC

One of the less reported facts about FFXIII is that Square-Enix are bringing it to not just the 360, but to the PC as well. The Japanese game publisher officially announced that Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (in Europe and North America only) and PC. Apparently it's part of their new strategy which will allow all their new internally developed games to become multiplatform, thanks to the PC based Crystal Tools development environment.

"The content will be the same on all platforms," said Final Fantasy XIII Producer Yoshinori Kitase. "However, we have yet to determine how many discs will be required for the 360 version. We'll have to consider the differences between formats. Currently the game is being built on PC, where it's actually functional. We're still focusing on making it work on PS3, so it's difficult to know how long the process of taking it to 360 will take. Now that we're developing on a PC base, the pace is going a bit faster. We haven't introduced new footage of the game, but we should be able to show something new in the near future."

Update:  Square-Enix have now commented directly on this piece of news by saying “We have no current plans to release Final Fantasy XIII for PCs”. It seems some mistranslation and possible stretching of a statement is to blame for the false report. All they SE really confirmed is that they're developing all their new games on PCs, not releasing them for PC.

Latest Reader Comments:

Posted by Icersau 26/07/2008 2:34pm

yeah, but they usually just refer to us as the "PAL region" instead of europe

im not really FF fan, but if this came to 360 here i would probably pick it up and give it a go

Posted by RJG 26/07/2008 1:05pm

I'm not one to say I told you so, so I won't.

And Icersau, Europe = PAL, so we'll be getting it. I thought you knew that nobody cares to mention us by name anymore?

Posted by admeister 25/07/2008 10:03pm

Europe nearly always includes us, I'd be very surprised if we didn't see it on 360 here too.

Edit: Ok, forget most of this news, SE have denied that the game is coming to PC. It seems the report was actually an error.

Posted by Icersau 25/07/2008 8:00pm

that didn't really answer my question but ok

Posted by RJG 25/07/2008 5:01pm

Xbox 360 (in Europe and North America only)

so does this mean we dont get it or just that our region hasnt been confirmed?

It means it's exclusive to PS3 in Japan, which is the market MS needed the game in to make a dent.

Posted by Icersau 25/07/2008 3:13pm

Xbox 360 (in Europe and North America only)



so does this mean we dont get it or just that our region hasnt been confirmed?

Posted by admeister 25/07/2008 1:11pm

So they're actually bringing it to PC, or just developing on PC releasing on consoles?
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They're releasing the game on PC.

[quote]the Japanese game publisher officially announced that Final Fantasy XIII is coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (in Europe and North America only) and PC.

Posted by Julz 25/07/2008 12:44pm

They're definitely trying to broaden their audience.

Posted by RJG 24/07/2008 7:06pm

Capcom did the same thing for DMC4, and ended up releasing it for PC after the fact. I don't see SE doing that though.

Posted by nshady 24/07/2008 6:19pm

So they're actually bringing it to PC, or just developing on PC releasing on consoles?