Xbox 360 Version of Final Fantasy XIII to Come on 3 Discs

Reminds me of the good old days of Final Fantasy VII. Nothing wrong with swapping discs IMO.

This is not a disc issue. It is a content issue. High resolution models, high resolution textures. Unless Square becomes as crafty as say...Factor 5, they probably won't implement compression and decompression tools (or have they already done so and 3 discs is after the fact?).

Honestly, if they simply modified the Final Fantasy XII graphics engine and improved the textures a bit, they could have saved a lot of disc space. Then again, people would bitch about the graphics.

Oh, and you're reaching. Really, really far.

Hephaestos says:
Though if you damage disc 1 and already fininshed it, then you can still play with your other 2 discs... not the case for PS3!



Damaging blu-ray discs, short of something like breaking them in half, is pretty close to impossible. I have had warhawk since it came out in August 2007, and I still play it a lot, and other people in my family do as well. As you can imagine, it gets dropped sometimes, which adds up to a lot of times since 2007. Even so, and even though it is almost 30 months old, it is just a tiny bit scratched.

Unless you are running your game discs through something like a blender/3-year-old, you are not going to damage PS3 games

Let the my disc is better than your disc war begin. This actually would make a good Harry Hill sketch if it were not for the fact that some people actual care. If you think it somehow vindicates the decision for Blu Ray then whatever.

Its on 3 discs its optimised for minimal disc swap even PS3 players are likely to swap discs when you switch off the game and play something else.

""One bad thing about multiple disc is that sometimes if you're on the next disc and later you realized that you missed out on an important side quest that can only be done during the previous disc.""

Wow interesting...

well that sucks! for 360 owners plus they said the sound quality's not going to be on par with the PS3 version. And these game testers said that the PS3 version looks waay better then the 360 version

its kind of annoying. Just goes to show how neccesary BR discs have become.

Bring on 360 2 Wii 2 with BR.

no big deal , you will just swap the disc 2 times ...i bet that PS3 owners will also swap discs on their PS3s more than 2 times while playing this game (I mean no one will beat the game with one sitting) and than you will want to play something else , or watch any BD movie ... No big deal at all ...

(I know PS3 fan boys you mock you if you own a 360 to death, bet rest sure that they know deep into their hearts that is not a big deal)

3 discs!? Blasphemy!

knowing square/enix there wont be a noticeable difference in quality between the two versions 3 discs are only relevant to the people who own both the 360 and ps3...so if you own both then uncompressed audio and video with only one disc should be the right choice(ps3) but owners of both systems will more likely follow their brand loyalty when they choose which console to purchase the game on

I survived 4 discs with Lost Odyssey, I'm sure I can survive this.

So 3 x 8.5 GB (I assume it'll be dual layer) is about 25.5 GB. I think I recall the PS3 FF13 will be a dual layer BR game(please correct me if I'm wrong) at 50 GB.

Oh great...here we go...

Just 3 discs... great, since I'm getting this version :D

Omg, idk how I'm going to be able to swap 2 times.

Thanks SE for making FF13 extremely linear and keeping my disc swaps to a minimum!

@kowen.
Ild rather lose 1 blu ray disc and not have it at all than the other way around. It's like having a hot wife you can't screw most of the time

don't use MGS4 as an example, MGS4 is fucking retarded to start with and they didn't have the technology of late 2009, good thing I always had my iphone with me when that shit was going on, and that's also one reason I'm having a hard time deciding on whether or not I should play it again since that whole install thing pisses me off.

@AlkamistStar The problem is the video compression, lack of uncompressed audio and being lesser quality than the PS3 version. Its not just about swapping discs, that just adds to the list of reasons not to get the Xbox 360 version.

Only swapping twice. What's the problem?

@blackops

and if you lose a disc from a single disc game you are still screwed... whats your point?

who loses discs anyway? lol. stop reaching....

@blackops.
Though if you damage disc 1 and already fininshed it, then you can still play with your other 2 discs... not the case for PS3! (in otherwords, it's a pointless remark you made there).

There is no issue with disc swapping... changing discs twice takes much less time than installing the game for that matter =) (though still recomanded on 360 for better load)

It takes less time to swap disks than it does to have to do the installs that MGS4 has. Play one chapter, and then wait anywhere between 5 to 20 minutes to play the next segment of the game? Again, number of disks mattering depends on number of disk swaps needed.

Considering trade-offs that matter regarding game systems, and costs involved with it, not sure that one can say Microsoft made a mistake here. They have a lead on the PS3 particularly because they went the DVD route.

Two people below me already mentioned that this is very old news I knew about this already three month ago.

"Swapping discs is not the biggest issue, The biggest issue is if one of the discs is lost or damaged then the other two are useless"

likewise if you only have one disc and it becomes lost or damaged, its useless. moot point

Swapping discs is not the biggest issue, The biggest issue is if one of the discs is lost or damaged then the other two are useless

If there is an option to not have to physically swap a disc, I'd always go for that option, if I have no choice, then ah well fuck it not like I have a choice.

"please enter disc 2 to continue" ... =) man, that sucks!!! i'm glad to have a ps3...

@Kowenicki

Quit getting so personal about it, just a picture.

@Kowen: Ah, ok, I hear you then. :-)

Meh, I was gonna get the game but theres just too many games being released that has garnerd my attention more, So Ill eventually get the game later perhaps on my ps3, Im shocked...this could be the First multi game I might get for ps3 instead of my 360!!

this is like epic old news.

BUT YAY FFXIII REGARLDESS!!

@huaxiong

if it was in the original article I'd have no problem, it has been added here... thats poor.

I ask again, why has this fanboy/flamebait picture been added when it isnt in the otriginal article? very unprofessional.

@kowen: Flamebait? Dude...have a sense of humor.

OT: Old news.

Anyone who is even aware of the fact they are changing discs needs to get out and get some exercise before it is too late!

What is next, having a tube connected to your toilet next to your couch?

You should cut down on your pork life mate, get some exercise! :)

this is old news
and why ppl complaint about swaping discs?
seriously the humanity get lazier and lazier
so sad

@ Domicinator - Disc swapping can be a big issues, depends on the game. If Wii Sports had a different disc for each different game that would be rubbish, and if GTA had a different disc for each quarter of the city that is also likely to be pants. It just depends whether the game involves lots of backtracking (I have no idea whether FFXIII will or not so I'm not gonna judge)

That said, the people who came in here to troll are pretty sad

They could make a nice package out of this... Love the multiple disc ps1 games! Just for their looks.

FF is in the truest sense of the word.. a "VIDEO"game

@kowenicki
Even 1 month before the release, some people just can't accept that the one and only reason of getting a PS3 back in the day for a big percentage of PS2 owners, is now available on 360 too.
Anyway, 2/3 of the discs' space is FMV, so, doesn't really matters.
And the game seems mediocre at best, so, suit yourselves...

noc about swapping discs.

also, haha @ 360 owners.

old... and whats with that ridiculous flamebait picture? very, very poor.

But just to say that two of the best 4 or 5 games I have played this gen are LO (4 discs) and ME2 (2 discs)... didn't make the slightest difference.

Switching discs is no big deal. Since becoming a PS3 owner, I have seen the benefits of having a BluRay drive in a console because of the amount of really nice looking content you can pack into one disc. (Uncharted 2 is the best example of this by far and large).

However, switching discs is a non issue. Spending your free time making fun of Xbox 360 owners because of this is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Yes, I have always wished that the 360 used something other than DVD, but in the end, it's really not a big deal.

disk swapping really sucks but, not cuz you have to get off the couch.. but, for example, look at Star Ocean 4.. once in disc 3 if you want to go back to earlier town you have to swap.. to come back swap again.. and again and again

It was either that or a significant drop in quality.

ROFL three discs!What an awesome boxart it will be!

to be honest some people are really lazy they cant even move their ass to change the disc which will take afew second and they saying omg we are in 2010 , disc swapping sucks ps3 fans really need to get a life

One nice thing about multiple disc was that Square would have nice disc arts such as on their Final Fantasy games like FFVIII and FFIX. Hopefully they'll do the same for this.

One bad thing about multiple disc is that sometimes if you're on the next disc and later you realized that you missed out on an important side quest that can only be done during the previous disc.

Wow big deal. I'm still most likely getting it on PS3. MGS4 had a few 1-3 min installs, it's much quicker to change discs.

swap disk suck!! we are in 2010 not 1950 :P

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Some "news" this is.

http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=6144

It was confirmed a little less than two freaking months ago.

Not really an issue....

Just played Mass Effect and had to change the disc twice. Actually encouraged me to take a much needed break.

Did not affect enjoyment of game one iota

It's like XBox owners live in a third world country. After playing for 15-20 hours they have to get off the couch and switch discs. Unfathomable.