Square Enix Releases Xbox 360 vs. PS3 Doctored Screens, Responds

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Square Enix recently released some screens for the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII. As it turns out, however, the images were actually from the Playstation 3 version of the game with the button layout altered for the Xbox 360.

Sonia Im, the Senior PR Manager of Square Enix North America, posted the following statement regarding the mix-up on her Twitter:

"We are looking into how the #FFXIII altered screens ended up in our presskit &will update asap. This was obviously not intentional...

..Aside from easily being proven as altered, and this method not being one we use, we don't feel there is a need to enhance the X360 #FFXIII"
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Final Fantasy XIII will be released on March 9th for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. You can view the controversial screens from the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII in the slideshow here.

Source: Examiner

 

[Talbain]

How the heck is a button swap not intentional? Sounds like a "wasn't me" defense if I've ever heard one.

Does Square have ANY control over their press releases?

 

[The Witch]

Oh, snap! Sounds like they were lazy and hoped no one would notice.

Ahh, SE--you're really hitting the crapper hard.

 

[Linnaete]

"Not intentional"? Really? Well of course they would say that to try and get themselves out of this, but I find that rather hard to believe. They must have unintentionally swapped the button layout then......possibly by accident!

Honestly - you would think at this crucial stage in the company's life, SE employees would gather up their act together and make sure everything is perfect, right?

 

[Gingerbread Lesbian]

They just happened to change the buttons on the screenshots then all of a sudden it's an "accident" This just sounds like some cover up for something or other, even without the button images it's clearly obvious that they were both the same screenshots. Does the 360 version have something to hide?

 

[Dionysos]

I agree, this seems like they are just covering up and are surprised and a little ashamed that they have been discovered.

Even if it was an accident, it is a terribly clumsy one. There should be people checking what screenshots are released, and people that would notice the difference.

 

[moogling]

2/14

“Need to clarify a few things re: #FFXIII screenshots. These were not meant to be released as a comparison of FFXIII on the two consoles…,” tweeted Sonia Im, Public Relations Manager at Square Enix. “The X360 batch in our press kit was the wrong one. We will have a statement shortly.”

 

[Gingerbread Lesbian]

Update: Square Enix has released this official statement on the matter:

Unfortunately we did mistakenly include screenshots taken for pre-production (non-promotional use only) in our latest release of assets. Screenshots from the final game intended for the press kit will be released shortly. As shown in our recent demo tour and Microsoft's X10 event, there is no material difference between the two consoles.
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