Square Enix announces 'FF' latest work 'Final Fantasy XIII' and the sale and development are announced for PS3 and carrying.

This is the one also in an official site at the same time announced by "The Electronic Entertainment Expo2006" (E3 2006) that has been held in Los Angeles in the United States since May 10 in local time 2006 of making public. ([Public Site]).It works actually as not the project as a single title because of the simultaneous, multipronged development on two or more platforms but 'FABULA NOVA CRYSTALLIS (Fabranovacristaris) FINAL FANTASY XIII' about this 'FFXIII' according to the announcement release. A different hero in each title, a different outlook on the world, and a different story are unfolded.

Project name FABULA NOVA CRYSTALLIS (Fabranovacristaris) FINAL FANTASY XIII has the meaning "Story of new Crystal" in Latin. And, of each originally places the story in a line based on one common myth.

It is put on the market in shape that "At present", 'Final Fantasy XIII', and 'Final Fantasy Versus XIII' are twin on the same platform (PS3) in the project now though I want the career and the image visual etc. of the staff and the staff of each title referring to the above-mentioned announcement release. And, the offer of ..'FINAL FANTASY Agito XIII for Mobile phone'.. service is scheduled to be done as "It is the most familiar" 'FFXIII'. All sales, management time, and prices, etc. are undecided. Moreover, the cellular phone version is unpublished for the model which platform.

Moreover, it is, and will be expected development with the derivation title or another model to release with the same model , saying that "A further extension is shown besides three titles announced this time" in the future. Of course, the possibilities other than the game are also incontrovertible.

As for the style of offer simultaneously, the title of a content separate on the same platform is unusual apart from PS3 and carrying. If the user evaluates the content and the system as for this way, sales and popularity more than the synergy effect is invented, and two separate titles put it on the market can be expected. However, if the one more than the expectation of the customer cannot be offered, neither becomes a result in which it is not interesting.

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