Ah, mandatory installations. They’re a necessary evil most PS3 users have gotten used to, and all too common in many unoptimized multiplatform titles.
While a relatively minor gripe, it’s always nice to see a game whose developers have gone the extra mile to make everything work smoothly, and that seems to be the case forFinal Fantasy XIII‘s PS3 incarnation.
At least,if a supposedly leaked scan of the game’s case art is confirmed. The game will have no mandatory (or optional) hard drive installation, and even its save data will take up a piddling 500kb (with 1.9mb extra for Trophy data).
Better still, the game will support loss-less 5.1-channel audio, and itsgorgeous FMV cutsceneswill be rendered at up to 1080p.Mmmm, juicy HD.
Nothing’s been said so far about the Xbox 360 version, seeing asFinal Fantasy XIIIis still a PS3-exclusive in Japan. Perhaps more information will be available as Square Enix’s international marketing engines rev up.
A question comes to mind though, for you dual/console 360/PS3 owners: wereFFXIIIPS3 to offer these features, and the 360 version not (perhaps due to some Blu-ray snafu), would it influence your choice?
