After a Gamefly listing for Square Enix's upcoming PS3/360 RPG Final Fantasy XIII tipped off the gaming public that the much-debated RPG would be shipping on 3 discs for the Xbox 360 version, fanboys on both sides of the line went wild for probably the 10 millionth time over the game.VG247 followed up with Square Enix, and was told that the game will indeed fill 3 dual-layer DVDs when it ships to North American and European retailers next month.
Depending on your view of disc-swapping, this could be good or bad news, or not news at all.
Some feel that disc-swapping is an out-dated work-around that should no longer need to exist in an increasingly lazy world, while other, more nostalgia-oriented gamers enjoy the opportunity to gauge their progress by how many discs they have finished. Still others don't see why this is a big deal either way.
I happen to personally fall in the third category. Many 360 RPGs - and, indeed many RPGs in even the last generation - required disc swaps. My feeling is, if they need to span multiple discs to fit the whole game in, shouldn't we just be happy that there is so much content? Is the physical act of swapping out discs really such a critical issue in the enjoyment of a game?
That said, I admit I enjoyed swapping the discs in Lost Odyssey because it gave me a sense of acheivement, while I hated the disc swapping in Star Ocean 4 because it felt like the developers just threw the swaps in wherever they felt like it (like in the middle of gameplay).
But honestly, either way, is it really a big deal? People will buy the game for whichever console they have, or whichever console they prefer. Disc swapping will have little, if anything to do with it.
Final Fantasy XIII will be available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 9, 2010 in North America and Europe. It is already available in Japan for PlayStation 3.
[Destructoid]
[VG247]
3 comments:
Yeah, I couldn't care less about disc swapping. I will be a little disappointed if, as IGN reports but 1UP denies, Square had to make noticeable concessions in texture quality and character model detail to get their port to run smoothly on the 360.
But then again, if it does turn out to be true it's not like I'm going to run right out and spend $300 on a new console. I'm sure it's still going to be gorgeous even if the 360 version is slightly inferior.
Hm, I can't say how the two stand up beside each other, but as for whether Square Enix made concessions on the textures or not, I'm told it looks gorgeous, even on the 360.
Unless you plan to run the game simultaneously on 360 and PS3 beside each other, I doubt you'll notice much difference.
For me, as long as the game looks as good as they're promising and has no framerate chugging, I'm happy.
P.S. I don't read IGN anymore, and rarely believe anything they say. They have to be the most well-paid game haters on the planet. I can't remember a single time I've agreed with anything they've said.
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