Final Fantasy XIII Sales: PS3 vs. Xbox 360
Filed under: Gaming, Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360 | By: Jamie Pert
Posted on: August 11, 2009 | 31 Comments
With the release of Final Fanatasy XIII on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next year many experts are beginning to wonder which console the game will be more popular on. An article on Destructoid is currently looking into all of the factors associated with the game being successful on each console.
Many experts believe that because of the partnership Square-Enix have had with Sony since the release of Final Fantasy VII the game will be much more suited to the PlayStation 3 market, also previous fans of the Final Fantasy series probably brought the PlayStation 3 as apposed to the Xbox 360.
Currently the Xbox 360 is doing better than the PS3 in the US, there has been a constant pattern with cross platform games getting more sales on the Xbox 360 then they did for the Sony Playstation 3.
EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich had this to say on the matter“Ninety percent of multi-platform games will significantly outperform on the Xbox 360 compared to the PS3,” Divinich tells me. “However, there does exist a handful of titles where either the PS3 version outperforms its Xbox 360 counterpart or has a higher attachment rate to their respected hardware install base.”
I feel that the major competition occurs when people own both consoles, there are so many pros and cons for both choices, with the exclusive content the Xbox 360 usually receives for similar titles and also the falling price of the PS3 its too close to call.
Do you own both consoles? What console will you buy the game on?
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I own both consoles, and I guess either choice will work just fine. In my case I’ll buy it for the PS3 since I’ve always played these games in a Playstation console and I enjoy more the PS3 controller. Also, as this game will be exclusive in Japan for the PS3 and it’s developed first for the PS3 and then ported to the 360, I feel the game may have a better quality in the Playstation console. This has been the case also for some games that are developed in the 360 and then ported to the PS3, usually the game performs better for the console it was developed. Also, it has been mentioned the game may be quite large, which the Blu-ray format has an edge versus a DVD. In the end if you only have a 360, I assume you’ll do well too, but if you have both consoles then I recommend going with the PS3, not because I’m a PS3 fanboy, since I would do the same if the game was created for the 360 and porteded to the PS3, which has been the majority of times.
One of the reasons I bought a ps3 was for the final fantasy series, so no doubt in my mind which version I will pick up, I generally buy multiformat games for the ps3, I keep my 360 for halo and arcade games.the 360 brought me back to gaming so I support both consoles in different areas.
My guess is there’s a chance it will sell more on the xbox in the US it the PS3 version will sell more over all. It’s exclusive in Japan and games sell better for the PS3 in Europe.
ill play it on PS3, i have 360 but i barely use it, so yea PS3
Worldwide install base will definitely be on the Playstation 3 because of the Japanese exclusivity. In the US it depends, although the xbox 360 has sold more in the US, one of the reasons to buy a Playstation 3 was because of the Final Fantasy franchise, and with less discs, it is more appealing to buy it on the PS3.
Definately PS3. The game is going to be massive, and the developers are saying that on dvd it is going to have to be multi-disk, as many as four if I remember right and I don’t want to deal with that. Also it was developed and optimized for PS3.
PS3 version of course. I have both systems, but my choice is Sony’s console. Just like MGS series. Now if Halo or Gears of War came out on the PS3 in the future, I would buy them only for the 360. LOL
I will be buying this on the xbox 360, even though i own both consoles, i feel sony is way too money obsessedwhereas xbox is much more lax and thinks more about the customers.
you post makes absolutly no sense. Enjoy your 10 disc package, swapping all those discs will be fun. NOT!
Are you serious. Sony has been selling PS3 at a lose since release while M$ makes you pay for an online service that could easily be given to you for free.
ps3 money obsessive? I though ms is like that because they came out with a broken console, RROD, scratches dvd’s, now you can buy the consoles almost for the same price, only with the ps3 you will get blu-ray and no charges for online gaming. I also own them both, but FF13 will be played on my ps3, just because it will come out on blu-ray
PS3, i dont use my 360
I’ll get a PS3 by Xmas. So I’ll buy it on the system that gets the better reviews and/or has less glitches. The whole multiple DVD thing is an old PS3 fanboy argument. B-Ray is overrated. I don’t recall FFVII being on 1 disc, and nobody really cared about changing a CD every few days or at most few hours. What happens you want to play another game? You get off your lazy behind.
no one cared cause there was no other option. Now there is an option and i prefer not to have to switch discs. Blue Ray over rated? you must be one of those people who cant/doesn’t pay attention to detail. its okay, your not alone, i happen NOT to be one of them, but they have a place were you might feel comfortable. Its called the Special Olympics. jk!
lol!
blu-ray overrated? common dude, it’s just a big plus bones, no swapping dvd sounds like a dream come true, with ff7 in 1997 we had no problem with it, but hey, it’s 2009 now, swapping discs is old school, and blu-ray took over de movie world, like dvd took over vhs, blu-ray is taking over dvd. Nothing wrong with that, don,t you think