Final Fantasy XIII demo 5+ gigs

[Super strokey]

Apparantly thats what it weighs in at for about 1 hour of gameplay. Crazy stuff.

[preelude]

360 version will probably be 4 disc set like lost odyssey

[Super strokey]

360 version will probably be 4 disc set like lost odyssey

Or bigger, its crazy. 5 = gigs for 1 hour? Im fairly sure lots of it will just be duplicates though, very interesting stuff.

[divx]

certainly the biggest game demo I have ever seen, but it is for the console though, they are uncompressed and contains duplicates to speed up the loading time.

[7Stryder7]

Or bigger, its crazy. 5 = gigs for 1 hour? Im fairly sure lots of it will just be duplicates though, very interesting stuff.

i'm sure the demo version didn't compress the data (either the developers were too lazy to do it?); but ya, i expect it to be 4 discs when the real game comes out;
can't wait

[kk1030]

developers are probably exchanging more space for faster load time...

[Setz]

Or bigger, its crazy. 5 = gigs for 1 hour? Im fairly sure lots of it will just be duplicates though, very interesting stuff.

I hope you know time and filesize aren't directly related.

[refraxion]

If anyone tries it out, give a mini review!! :D

[Jon Lai]

360 version will probably be 4 disc set like lost odyssey

That's why FF13 is going to suck on the 360. I still can't believe Sony lost exclusive for this.

[shannn]

That's why FF13 is going to suck on the 360. I still can't believe Sony lost exclusive for this.

That's what happens when your orginally sell your console at $599.99, assume everyone will buy one because it is a "Playstation" then fall so behind in the console race that you cannot throw enough money at Squeenix to keep their number one franchise exclusive for your system anymore :lol:

But I am looking more forward to FFXIIIVS (probably b/c I enjoyed KH so much)

[Constellation]

I think the major reason Lost Odyssey was 4 discs was because there's like fully translated audio tracks for it in 6 languages,

[mariokarter]

I hope you know time and filesize aren't directly related.

I'm fairly sure running uncompression algorithims isn't instant.

[CFRTim]

Since when is the quality of a game measured by the file size of its demo:confused:

[Super strokey]

Since when is the quality of a game measured by the file size of its demo:confused:

No one ever said it did, all we are talking about is the size, and a 5 gig demo is HUGE!

[Super strokey]

I hope you know time and filesize aren't directly related.

Of course they arnt related, just saying that the 1 hour of gameply requires a 5 gig demo which is rather large indeed. Depends on how much was actually included i suppose regarding cinemas, complete battle system, etc. Could be one hell of a huge game though if this is accurate.

[Eternia]

No one ever said it did, all we are talking about is the size, and a 5 gig demo is HUGE!
Hey, at least one person did but no one should listen to him in the first place. :cheesygri

Anyways, who know what assets are in the demo. They could have put all sorts of things that they were too lazy to take out. Isn't the demo in disc form only?

[Super strokey]

Hey, at least one person did but no one should listen to him in the first place. :cheesygri

Anyways, who know what assets are in the demo. They could have put all sorts of things that they were too lazy to take out. Isn't the demo in disc form only?

Thats a very good point, 1/2 the darn game could be there just locked out somehow. Im sure some one will try to hack it and see lol cause its sqaure and they are pretty lazy.

[Jon Lai]

It's really not that surprising that it's so big. They have to fit all the engines they use in the game. The amount of space required isn't proportional to the length of the game.

[thechampion116]

Thats a very good point, 1/2 the darn game could be there just locked out somehow. Im sure some one will try to hack it and see lol cause its sqaure and they are pretty lazy.

there are probably people working on that already but with the ps3 being unhackable at this point, how they can access this extra stuff?

I suspect the game is on a DL blu-ray.

[CFRTim]

there are probably people working on that already but with the ps3 being unhackable at this point, how they can access this extra stuff?

I suspect the game is on a DL blu-ray.

Maybe it's something like this they need, in order to start a hack.

[thechampion116]

Maybe it's something like this they need, in order to start a hack.

I still think Sony has learned from the PSP in regards to updates and making sure it stays hack free.

[infamouskid]

WOO HOOO FF!!!!! god damn square making us wait years. geez.
the bigger the better my boys!!

[gamer123]

umm im still new to ps3, so where do i download demos or dlc stuff?

[thechampion116]

umm im still new to ps3, so where do i download demos or dlc stuff?

sign up for PSN and then go to the Playstation Store.

They will have tabs for demos and such there but you can't get this one.

This was a special demo disc that came with the release of FFVII Advent Children on Blu-ray in Japan.

[Firestorm]

umm im still new to ps3, so where do i download demos or dlc stuff?The demo for FFXIII costs about $90 US. But it comes with the extended Blu-Ray version of FFVII Advent Children for free.

[brucedlx]

The demo for FFXIII costs about $90 US. But it comes with the extended Blu-Ray version of FFVII Advent Children for free.

For another 600$, they will throw in a 160gb ps3 with a Final Fantasy logo on it.

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-bo-49-en-70-384d.html

[Xinef]

For another 600$, they will throw in a 160gb ps3 with a Final Fantasy logo on it.

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-bo-49-en-70-384d.html

That is made with material that doesnt smudge and show fingerprints!

[d_Ave]

Of course they arnt related, just saying that the 1 hour of gameply requires a 5 gig demo which is rather large indeed. Depends on how much was actually included i suppose regarding cinemas, complete battle system, etc. Could be one hell of a huge game though if this is accurate.

I am sure a large portion of it is the games source engines. Meaning they have to put large portions of the games system in regardless of the demo's "size" (comparable to the full game). So I would guess that this doesn't directly relate to the final size of the game.

It's really not that surprising that it's so big. They have to fit all the engines they use in the game. The amount of space required isn't proportional to the length of the game.

^ You beat me to it ;)

[Super strokey]

It's really not that surprising that it's so big. They have to fit all the engines they use in the game. The amount of space required isn't proportional to the length of the game.

I am aware of this but as we have no idea how much of the game is actually included in the demo it really doesnt matter. Hi def cinemas like FF is known for will eat up tonnes and tonnes of data and so will the audio tracks. Who knows though. The demo is huge in size. Also engines dont take up too much space either, as cause you can get full games that are smaller downloads than this (burnout, warhawk etc)

[bahasad]

The demo for FFXIII costs about $90 US. But it comes with the extended Blu-Ray version of FFVII Advent Children for free.

what..so let me get this straight, you have to pay $90 US to play a frickin' demo? You can't get it separately?

or am I misinterpreting something...

[Jon Lai]

I am aware of this but as we have no idea how much of the game is actually included in the demo it really doesnt matter. Hi def cinemas like FF is known for will eat up tonnes and tonnes of data and so will the audio tracks. Who knows though. The demo is huge in size. Also engines dont take up too much space either, as cause you can get full games that are smaller downloads than this (burnout, warhawk etc)

You're comparing FFXIII, the most anticipated RPG for the past 3 years, to American FPS games? Oh brother.

Even just the average JRPG is usually 2-3x the size and production cost than a normal American FPS.

[Super strokey]

what..so let me get this straight, you have to pay $90 US to play a frickin' demo? You can't get it separately?

or am I misinterpreting something...

It comes bundled with a special edition blu ray of advent children, its just a joke about the reason why people buy it.

[CFRTim]

You're comparing FFXIII, the most anticipated RPG for the past 3 years, to American FPS games? Oh brother.

Even just the average JRPG is usually 2-3x the size and production cost than a normal American FPS.

That's why big budget games like FFXIII go multi-platform. And btw,big budget does not equal great game and great profits; just look at all the gaming developers going bankrupt.

It comes bundled with a special edition blu ray of advent children, its just a joke about the reason why people buy it.

I remember when the Halo 3 beta came with the Crackdown game, I didn't buy into the Halo hype, but Crackdown was a blast

[kleptodathief]

so this demo is NOT free to dload from the japan PSN store? not that i'd dload it, cuz it'll take DAYs

[thetrufinder]

wow have u guys seen the gameplay vids from this game?
blown away :eek: looks amazing!!!

[Super strokey]

You're comparing FFXIII, the most anticipated RPG for the past 3 years, to American FPS games? Oh brother.

Even just the average JRPG is usually 2-3x the size and production cost than a normal American FPS.

Umm what FPS are you talking about? Also an entire game being 2 gigs and this ones demo is 5 gigs, who compared the games at all just the size of the files. Oh brother!

[Setz]

so this demo is NOT free to dload from the japan PSN store? not that i'd dload it, cuz it'll take DAYs

You must be on one garbage connection if 5gb takes you days.

[Super strokey]

That's why big budget games like FFXIII go multi-platform. And btw,big budget does not equal great game and great profits; just look at all the gaming developers going bankrupt.



I remember when the Halo 3 beta came with the Crackdown game, I didn't buy into the Halo hype, but Crackdown was a blast

I did that for tobal 1 too lol

[4evil]

links for people who want to see it

part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMzMZUL8okg
part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM7g1aiS9C4&feature=related
part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqf0HSfuR78&feature=related
part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TVN433wM7E
part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUAdrCNqLZE
part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiYLD4Vqy4U