Obviously since FF13 was most likely designed in the beginning as primarily for the PS3, the 360 version will no doubt be inferior in certain ways. For instance, the gorgeous HDR lighting in the PS3 version will likely be pared down (there hasn't really been true HDR lighting on the 360) to MDR so that it can still maintain 2xAA at 720p (very few 360 titles have used HDR and that's usually at the cost of sub-HD resolutions ala Halo 3). On the other hand, PS3 is noticeably weaker with alpha textures, something that isn't an issue for the 360 due to the eDRAM. As for the cutscenes, well unless you have a high end home theater setup, PCM audio isn't really going to mean much, though having cut scenes rendered at 1080p with 4xAA would be pretty nice. However, ultimately the question that I care about the most still has not really been addressed: what about the frame rate? If one version looks a little crisper than the other but doesn't perform as well, guess which version I prefer?

Is it possible for you to link to something that doesn't require registration? Also, you care about graphics too much.

" Obviously since FF13 was most likely designed in the beginning as primarily for the PS3, the 360 version will no doubt be inferior in certain ways. For instance, the gorgeous HDR lighting in the PS3 version will likely be pared down (there hasn't really been true HDR lighting on the 360) to MDR so that it can still maintain 2xAA at 720p (very few 360 titles have used HDR and that's usually at the cost of sub-HD resolutions ala Halo 3). On the other hand, PS3 is noticeably weaker with alpha textures, something that isn't an issue for the 360 due to the eDRAM. As for the cutscenes, well unless you have a high end home theater setup, PCM audio isn't really going to mean much, though having cut scenes rendered at 1080p with 4xAA would be pretty nice. However, ultimately the question that I care about the most still has not really been addressed: what about the frame rate? If one version looks a little crisper than the other but doesn't perform as well, guess which version I prefer? "

" @vidiot said:

" @JeffGoldblum said:

" @KaosAngel said: 

" WHO THE FUCK CARES?!  THE GAME SUCKS AND IS WORSE THAN FINAL FANTASY IX AND FINAL FANTASY X-2 AND THE BOUNCER!   

   @KaosAngel  said: 

"     FIGHT TO MAKE SURE VERSUS XIII DOESN'T GET THE SAME SHIT-TREATMENT THAT FF13 GOT! "

@KaosAngel said:

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If fucking Square takes away Numura's dream game with Versus XIII and makes it similar to this shit in FF13, I will freak out.  Numura said so himself that the true version and most important version is going to be Versus XIII. "

@KaosAngel said:

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Read my review and the disapointment thread.  This game gave me mixed feelings.  >.>    I'm waiting for Versus XIII to redeem this Nova Crystalis series. "

HOLY SHIT! Dude we get it! You hate 13, but love Versus. You can stop posting the same thing over and over again. "

I second this statement. "

and i third. although those posts did make me chuckle a bit. "

There's no frame drop for PS3, never has been.  I never had slow down, and I doubt the NA version would. "  

Why the fuck does it matter. You'd never notice unless you played the two side by side anyway. Come on dudes...

" WHO THE FUCK CARES?!  THE GAME SUCKS AND IS WORSE THAN FINAL FANTASY IX AND FINAL FANTASY X-2 AND THE BOUNCER!  People should be complaining and protesting to Square about them not fucking up Numura's dream with Versus XIII, the REAL version of Final Fantasy XIII. "

" @KaosAngel said:

There's no frame drop for PS3, never has been.  I never had slow down, and I doubt the NA version would. "  

Based on the footage I've seen (including the footage that was posted here), there are definitely slow downs during battle portions. There's got to be. There's always a limit to how many assets on screen the engine can handle before it starts to get bogged down. I've yet to see 360 footage so it's hard to compare at this point. Square Enix has always said that the two will turn out to be more or less equivalent but we've seen that on some cross-platform games, the PS3 version looks sharper but doesn't perform as consistently (i.e Dragon Age). That's not really my point though. My point was that no one has really talked about performance, which is the issue that I care more about than minor technical differences. "

" @KaosAngel said:

" WHO THE FUCK CARES?!  THE GAME SUCKS AND IS WORSE THAN FINAL FANTASY IX AND FINAL FANTASY X-2 AND THE BOUNCER!  People should be complaining and protesting to Square about them not fucking up Numura's dream with Versus XIII, the REAL version of Final Fantasy XIII. "

>,> You are horrible ! The Bouncer and FFIX both kick ass.... X-2 had a neat battle system.. I guess... so yeah... :p "

There's no performance drop, ask anyone else who has played it.  "

" @Terry_Bogard said:

" @KaosAngel said:

" WHO THE FUCK CARES?!  THE GAME SUCKS AND IS WORSE THAN FINAL FANTASY IX AND FINAL FANTASY X-2 AND THE BOUNCER!  People should be complaining and protesting to Square about them not fucking up Numura's dream with Versus XIII, the REAL version of Final Fantasy XIII. "

>,> You are horrible ! The Bouncer and FFIX both kick ass.... X-2 had a neat battle system.. I guess... so yeah... :p "

FF9 was the worst one, let's be serious for a second.  >.>    Who in their drunk mind would say The Bouncer was good? "

" @KaosAngel said:

There's no performance drop, ask anyone else who has played it.  "

Sorry, but that's not possible. There will always be frame rate dips when there are a certain number of assets on screen (how many depends on the engine). It happens with EVERY game, no matter how good the engine is. The hardware is irrelevant in this case since it's the engine that's causing the slowdown, not the hardware. "

Dude, I beat the game and own almost all the trophies.  I haven't noticed anything.  Ask the users here who beat it. "

" @spazmaster666: Uh, really?  I play UT2k4 at over 100 FPS and it never drops.  :-\ "

Yeah... This doesn't need to exist. As stated by others, it's hard to tell the difference unless you are really looking. They're equal.

" @spazmaster666: Uh, really?  I play UT2k4 at over 100 FPS and it never drops.  :-\ "

I find it very ironic that now PS3 users are saying that graphical difference doesn't matter.. 
Not saying that type of thing is important, but the complete reversal of opinions is always amusing to watch.
 
Regardless, I could care less for either version.  Tried to hype myself up about the game, but it just looks awful.

" This is why I don't want this coming out in NA, you got the idiots who just compare graphics between the two consoles...when the real issue is Square Enix making this shitty game.  So fuck the idiots who care more about TEH 360 HAS GRAPHICS AND POS3 HAS CGI, and open your fucking eyes that Square Enix is just doing it to make this shitty game passable.    FIGHT TO MAKE SURE VERSUS XIII DOESN'T GET THE SAME SHIT-TREATMENT THAT FF13 GOT! "

" WHO THE FUCK CARES?!  THE GAME SUCKS AND IS WORSE THAN FINAL FANTASY IX AND FINAL FANTASY X-2 AND THE BOUNCER!  People should be complaining and protesting to Square about them not fucking up Numura's dream with Versus XIII, the REAL version of Final Fantasy XIII. "

" not getting it any ways so i don't care, i like rpg's but jrpg's are falling behind the times. "

" @Terry_Bogard said:

" @KaosAngel said:

" WHO THE FUCK CARES?!  THE GAME SUCKS AND IS WORSE THAN FINAL FANTASY IX AND FINAL FANTASY X-2 AND THE BOUNCER!  People should be complaining and protesting to Square about them not fucking up Numura's dream with Versus XIII, the REAL version of Final Fantasy XIII. "

>,> You are horrible ! The Bouncer and FFIX both kick ass.... X-2 had a neat battle system.. I guess... so yeah... :p "

FF9 was the worst one, let's be serious for a second.  >.>    Who in their drunk mind would say The Bouncer was good? "

Lead platform > port
 
The 360 is supposed to be tons easier to program for than the PS3 so i wouldn't expect any differences as big as would they have swapped the two about.

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lol, apparently SE released Doctored photos of the 360 version, where they just took the PS3 version and Phototshopped a 360 bumper. http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2010m2d13-Square-Enix-responds-to-doctored-FFXIII-screens   So maybe it dosent look better after all. "

Who cares? There's going to be no difference between the two at the end of the day.
 
People will analyse it until the cows come home, but it ain't happening.

It's a console game, anyone deluding themselves into thinking the graphics are that important does't understand the way graphics technology moves. 
 
There were better looking games on PC 5 years ago than the best looking PS3/360 games, and at about 4 times the resolution. Playing console games for the graphics is like drinking paint for the flavour.

" It's a console game, anyone deluding themselves into thinking the graphics are that important does't understand the way graphics technology moves.  There were better looking games on PC 5 years ago than the best looking PS3/360 games, and at about 4 times the resolution. Playing console games for the graphics is like drinking paint for the flavour. "

It will likely be 99% the same but wasn't the PS3 version in development for a year before the 360 version was started?  Either way I'm buying it for PS3 for nothing more then the nostalgia of playing FF7 on a Sony console.

From the screen shots that I saw the XBOX 360 version does look crisper, but it's very very hard to notice..  I think it's just the way the 360 renders it's graphics because for all multi platform games the PS3 looks softer.  Anyway here is a link to the screen shots.
 
Final Fantasy XIII Comparison Link

" @KaosAngel: People have different opinions from you. Please stop being so annoying. "

I think the joke is on the people comparing the screen shots because these are the screens which are all PS3 with 360 control overlays, do none of you read Kotaku?

1 Disc >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

" I think the joke is on the people comparing the screen shots because these are the screens which are all PS3 with 360 control overlays, do none of you read Kotaku? "

" 1 Disc >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "

Bottom line, if you have the option, you'll probably be better served by playing the primary version instead of the port. But it's not going to be a major issue either way. I have a hard time imagining the X360 version being broken. It's extremely unlikely that the 360 version will look better though, just like I can't see Uncharted 2 running on the 360.

I dont get what the big deal is about multiple discs are with the 360. I'm just gonna install the entire thing and be done with it. I'm still going to buy it for 360 simply because my PS3 has been the biggest letdown and waste of 300 bucks ever.

" From the screen shots that I saw the XBOX 360 version does look crisper, but it's very very hard to notice..  I think it's just the way the 360 renders it's graphics because for all multi platform games the PS3 looks softer.  Anyway here is a link to the screen shots.
 
Final Fantasy XIII Comparison Link
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I have both systems, if the PS3 version shows it is the superior version (Graphics wise, yes I like my games pretty sue me) than I will play it on that console, but if they are so close that you can't even tell I will get it for the 360 so I can get some Achievements. (Sorry trophies are bleh)

I'll be getting FF on my 360, even though I own a PS3, just for the achievements.

DEM POINTZ, MAN! DEM POINTZ!

" Points dudes. I'll be playing this on my 360 for points. I am a simple man. "

Not hard to believe considering how Bayonetta turned out.  Extreme case yes, but I think the 360 may be easier to make games for and games with Japanese graphics (no bump mapping or pixel shaders) it is easier to make the game look good.  Games with that kind of stuff look so good on the PS3 like Uncharted and Unreal Tournament 3.  Not saying the 360 cant do that stuff, but it is easier to make the game on the 360 when it doesnt have that compared to making it on the PS3.  When it does have pixel shaders, would say that the 360 still easier but not much.

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http://www.n4g.com/News-474827.aspx       Apparently, according to gamespot, the 360 version has a Crisper in game image, while the PS3 version has better cinematics. This is a complete flip to what sites like IGn have said, where they said the 360 version is noticeably less crisp. I dont know who to believe, I guess I have to wait for comparisons. "

I think for the most part the consoles have the same graphics, not just with this game, but with all the others too.  Usually the majority of the difference is that the 360 renders images more crisp and vibrant and the PS3 more smooth.  If you have ever compared HDMI to VGA then 360 is HDMI and PS3 is VGA, they both look the same graphics wise one is just more vibrant.