Final Fantasy XIII Headed to the PC?

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Written by BuckGB on July 23rd, 2008

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Though the console editions of FF13 can run on Square's PC development units, this does not confirm that the title will be released for PC, especially as a full-fledged PC version would require additional testing and texture work to ensure compatibility across a broad range of non-standardized PC hardware.

The additional challenges of a full-fledged PC port are familiar to Capcom. Though titles such as Lost Planet and Devil May Cry 4 were developed using the PC-based MT Framework tools, the respective PC releases trailed those of the console editions.

Furthermore, not all of Capcom's MT Framework titles have been released on the PC, with Dead Rising continuing to stay an Xbox 360 exclusive.

Certainly, Square Enix's comments suggest that a PC release of Final Fantasy XIII is possible, especially given that Square's history of bringing Final Fantasy VII, VIII and XI to the PC, along with the recent revelation that the Unreal Engine 3-powered RPG The Last Remnant is now slated to arrive on both consoles and PC.

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