It Looks Like Final Fantasy XIII Is Coming to Xbox One [Updated]

It Looks Like Final Fantasy XIII Is Coming to Xbox One [Updated]

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Richard Walker

Update: We've learned that back in April, a cloud-streaming partnership with Ubitus was announced for mainland China that would allow users to stream games to their Xbox One. Final Fantasy XIII was the first game to be coming to the service, so this could be the first evidence of that going into beta soon. What is unclear is if it will be a new version of FF13 designed for Xbox One, or simply the existing Xbox 360 version. We'll of course bring any official news as we obtain it. [via Neogaf]

Original Article: It appears that Final Fantasy XIII could be making its debut on Xbox One, if a leaked listing spotted on Xbox.com by XBA's Pants Party proves to be accurate. There's further evidence in this Xbox.com link here too.

As there has yet to be an official announcement regarding the release of Final Fantasy XIII on Xbox One, we don't know whether the game will be a complete remaster, a spruced up version, or a simple port, but it appears that it could be on the cards for release ahead of Final Fantasy XV this September.

At least, that would make sense. Final Fantasy XV is set for launch on 30th September, so perhaps Square Enix could be planning to release Final Fantasy XIII in the coming months before the new game comes out. We'll keep our eyes peeled for an official announcement, but in the meantime, here's the box art for you to admire.

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  • probably a spruced up port to get some cash on the side
  • Seriously? You can find this game in every f****** Walmart trash bin for 15$ on Xbox 360. Why would anyone buy this game full price on Xbox One? Knowing how of a disaster was this game? I enjoyed it but most people didn't. This is not a good entrance to the Final Fantasy series and I believe every Final Fantasy fan already played it.
  • Agree. I still have the copy I bought 6 years ago. When first reading the headline I got excited for X and X-2 remasters to come, but this is just more of what Xbox 360 already has. This is bogus. I need someone to draw me a picture of what the legal barriers are to bringing any pre-FF13 titles to Xbox One. Maybe Sony has some stake in it but Square Enix said they were acting independently now, but it sure as hell doesn't feel like it. Bring the X Remasters to Xbox One and CONFIRM Final Fantasy VII Remake! Jeese!
  • I did enjoy this game, but have barely started the second one and still have the third sealed. While I'll probably pick this up at a decent price eventually, it doesn't interest me at the minute.
  • I see the downvotes already coming but for me the whole FF 13 Franchise is the worst FF Franchise
  • @4 $15? I bet you can find it for less than $5 if you know where to look. If you guys have been following the news, Square Enix has been bleeding money lately. And I bet this is a cheap and easy port to make since they already released a PC version of it. Even if it sells terribly, it's free money for them.
  • How many bloody Final Fantasy games are there? You'd figure after the first game, that would've been the last one.
  • This has to be a bc game. Square knows how much people didn't care for the 13 series, so why would they put it out at the same time as 15?
  • Would only consider buying a remaster of this if it was $30 max and came with XIII, XIII-2 and Lightning Returns, and even then it's only consider.
  • Look give me ff7 remastered and ill buy it.
  • @11: I'm definitely hoping it's a collection as well rather than just the first game, though I doubt we'll got away with less than $50 if not $60. I mean, Type-0 was $60 and that was a short handheld port.
  • Why not. I liked 13 alot and would buy again. I just hope this version skips the 'Treasure Hunter' achievement.
  • If this is a port of the PC version (or that version is any indication of the quality of their x86 ports from 7th gen) you're in for a bad time....
  • why get FF7 when you can get the FF that divided the fanbase
  • id give it another go, didnt particularly enjoy it on 360, didnt give it much time though, really enjoyed 13-2 with the ligntning dlc not played lightning returns tho
  • oh look i can see a few douche bags already... its like you can not enjoy differant things any more, you guys do know its only OPPINION that you dont like it right? personally i loved the 13 trillogy, and HATE FF 7, not the game itself though, but the idiot fanboys who claim its the only true FF game... its over rated, and by a lot as is Kefka who is a failure of a Joker clone.
  • sorry @19 , this game may be underrated, along with some other ff games, but 7 is by no means overrated, it has been by far my fav ff game, 10 prob comes second then 9, probably 6 then whatever frim there... you then spout on about douche bags, yet you then go on to call people idiots for liking a game when you have just gone about having a different opinion.
  • sorry you cant grasp it but they start the fights all the time, FF 7 is by far the most over rated game of all time, largely due to the fanboys spouting nonsense all the time, FF 6 fanboys are not far behind them either. both games a great but not a single FF is perfect, in fact they all have flaws, but people get blinded by their love of each one refuse to acknowledge this. FF 13 has major flaws, leader died? game over, despeite having characters with LIFE spells. need gil? farm an annoying enemy that MIGHT drop an item you can SELL rather than giving you money instead. enemy uses status ailements? well, you CAN raise your defense to a certain point but only by sacrificing other better accessories and NEVER getting total immunitty, especially to death (see first rant) see that? i listed bad things from my favorite FF game, there a more, but i did what the FF 7 and 6 fanboys are not capable of, admiting the flaws. anyone who claims any game is perfect is an idiot and needs some help to admit the flaws, then i will not call them idiots, that is my problem, people making claims based on oppinion, they are idiots for doing so, oppinion is not fact.
  • I'm in the actualyl I really enjoyed ff13 camp, thought all three were solid games and enjoyed lightning as a character think she one of the best square have created, saying that dunno how interested I am in playing it again, less so with ff15 just around the corner. Why do they release remakes remasters etc in the fall when new stuff coming out these are perfect spring summer releases when not a lot else is released
  • This was the first FF game I played, I had no hang ups that other people seem to have with the game so even though I hope this is a collection of the trilogy I would still probably buy it if its the just FFXIII
  • FF13 is still on my shelf waiting to be played but I truly hope we get the FF12 remaster on xbox! Looking forward to seeing why people were so divided over 13.
  • I hated this game so much I traded it in for Red Dead Redemption. I have NEVER regretted that decision.
  • Couldn't pay me to play this again, near enough ruined the franchise for me.
  • would love it to be backwards compat as this is the game that got me into the franchise and would love to finish it off
  • I liked XIII a lot... *quickly retreats to the dark, cold corner of the room*
  • Hell yeah, day 1 for me.
  • Interesting news. I know a lot of people don't like this game or this mini series (FF13) but I liked it. Sure the grind was a bit much in the end game but I did not have that much of a problem with the rest. Having said that I'm not sure if I would get through the grinding again. I would love the FF13 series to become BC though. : )
  • what a waste of money why do a x1 version the 360 version IS the worste FF game ever made
  • Will get it again if they cut the grindy achievements
  • I just want the trilogy on XB1 either way. BC or remaster.
  • oh look, more oppinionated people claiming their OPPINION is fact... seriously, we get it, YOU did not like it, fair enough, i COULD respect your oppinion IF you stop posting it as fact...
  • @34 It’s an opinion that most people have. 13 is generally considered to be the worst main entry in Final Fantasy in some time, and 13-2 and Lightning Returns were generally seen, for the most part, as unnecessary and even worse (especially Lightning Returns). It’s similar to how most people consider Final Fantasy 7 to be the best entry in the franchise. That’s not saying that it is the best, but generally speaking most people share that opinion. Additionally, and I hate to be “that guy”, you’ve spelled “opinion” and its variants wrong six times now.
  • I am a professional Trapezohedron farmer, and I approve this update.
  • I am a professional back-logger and I approve this update :p
  • @34 Just because an opinion is shared by most doesn't make it fact.
  • @38 that is EXACTLY what i am trying to get through to some of these people, glad someone can see it. and my spelling? oh noes, a spelling mistake on one word, oh the agony i am in now...
  • I just don't understand how people can be happy when they re-release last gen games? Why did we buy an Xbox One? Those game don't need to be remastered yet, those game don't need a reboot yet. Game companies are laughing at all of you who re-buy last gen games. You are encouraging this bad marketing. We advanced to the next generation of consoles for new content, new games; Not for old already-existing games!? Why would anyone be happy for a re-release of FF XIII? Of ANY 360 titles? If you absolutly need to play those game, buy yourself a cheap Xbox 360 (if you didn't keep yours or if you didn't have one) and buy those old games which are probably very cheap.
  • @21 I don't understand how acknowledging some flaws in FF7 makes it "The most overrated game of all time". Every game has flaws. There are no 10/10 games out there. But there are a lot of 9.5/10 games out there in which people perceive as perfect to them. FF7 has a lot of fanfare for good reason. "Most Overrated" is a ridiculous claim.
  • it is over rated though, so manyn things that are wrong with it, it does not deserve the high pedestal that most place it on. you ask most FF fans and they all rave on about how its the best FF and none other compares to it, but its so dated now, sure it was good, about 20 years ago.
  • @39 / 42 - Considering you're attempting to drive home the fact that everything is a matter of opinion with such vigor, I'd say the spelling of the word "opinion" is a touch important, yeah. While I am of the mindset that Final Fantasy VII is overrated (I prefer VI, Tactics, and XII), there is absolutely no denying how ground breaking and innovative it was at the time of its release. For most, it was their first entry to the franchise that they hold so dearly, so there's a lot of nostalgia that comes with the game. For me, VIII was my first entry, so I personally have a lot of attachment and nostalgia for that game, despite the fact that most people tend to rag on it because of the Junction system. Additionally, it was one of the first 3D games on the market. It was a huge victory for Sony when Square jumped ship from Nintendo, and a lot of people ended up buying a PlayStation just for Final Fantasy VII. Just look at the reaction footage from the Final Fantasy VII Remake announcement - people lost their minds. While I'm sure XIII was someone's first Final Fantasy, it just doesn't have that same impact, and it was substantially more linear and convoluted than people would have liked.
  • UltimateAuron32 bought an N-Gage.
  • Enjoyed playing the trilogy on 360 just wish they remaster it for current gen
  • @45 - Why? Can you tell me a good reason why you want a remaster of a game that is not even a decade old? What is the point? There will be near to nothing better in term of graphic (They won't redesign the whole game).
  • @45 Well half of the remasters we have now are not a decade old we got them anyway and the whole trilogy deserves a remaster there are fans tht want it to happen
  • Also they could rerelease the whole trilogy for X1/PS4 for people tht didnt play them last time round thts a reason
  • Ok, so f*** the rest of all Final Fantasy? They dob't deserve a remaster for people who missed them? If people missed FF13, it is because they were not interested in playing it. If they really want to play it, they can move their lazy ass to Walmart and grab one of the thousand unsold copies all across the world. Following your logic, I just finished Dark Souls 3 and I am a huge fan, I want a remaster of Dark Souls 3 right away with Dark Souls 1 and 2 Bundled in it! Oh and what about a remaster of my favourite games such as Destiny? Halo 4 and 5 are getting old... Time for a remaster. You should not be encouraging laziness from game companies. They are already preying on us too much. We want imagination and innovation. They should also stop milking their game series to death. I would be a lot happier to play Halo 6 in 6 years then next year. If they can't do it this way, they should just stop milking Masterchief. Same goes for a lot of game.
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