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Red_Eyes
03-12-2007, 06:38 AM
Square Enix programming supervisor Taku Murata revealed that Final Fantasy XIII will not use Unreal Engine 3, the game will run on the White Engine as previously announced. The company is experimenting White Engine with Final Fantasy XII and use the experience on FFXIII.

Source: http://www.the-magicbox.com/gaming.htm
LiquidEagle
03-12-2007, 06:40 AM
Isn't this old news though?

I never thought there was a danger of that to begin with :-p
mario25
03-12-2007, 06:42 AM
The whole "FFXIII using the UE3.0" was an assumption by some guy that internet sites propagated (like every piece of bad ps3 info) without confirming with SE before doing so. SE never intended to use the engine for FFXIII or VS.
Jay Gee
03-12-2007, 07:51 AM
Yeah, it was already announced that the UE3.0 engine was for future Square Enix titles, nothing already being developed. Anybody who saw that one developer video from Youtube of that one massive level being built in Maya should know that the White Engine wasn't being scrapped. If it had, an early 08 release would've been laughable. Also, I highly doubt that we'll see any "Gears" in any Square Enix title using the UE3.0 in the future.
totobeni
03-12-2007, 08:37 AM
the name is Old ...Old News ..very old news ...

it was just a mistake in that interview ,White engine was in dev since 2005 , so they stupid if they just drop it , and after we saw FFXIII trailer the White Engine its a superior engine ( for JRPG) it's the perfect thing for S-E and Final fantasy games ..
killermmn
03-12-2007, 08:58 AM
wow!!

we know that ff xii and ff xii vs use white engine!!

ue3:huh:
Z
03-12-2007, 12:51 PM
Final Fantasy XIII will not use Unreal Engine 3, the game will run on the White Engine as previously announced.
so why is any idiot think they are using anything else than that? oh, right, because they're idiots.

seriously, some of the things I see online...

allow me to address these folks:
Hey JackAss, believe it or not, these huge international companies actually work with more than one engine.
Hey JackAss, believe it or not, these huge multiplatform companies actually work on more than one platform.
Hey JackAss, believe it or not, these huge companies have multiple projects in the works with multiple teams on each.
Hey JackAss, get off the internet.
Fats
03-12-2007, 01:40 PM
This was because SquareEnix acquired the UE3 engine, right? So even though FF13 was well into development, the media though all of a sudden, that they'd start using the UE3 engine? Right, that makes a great deal of sense.
cliffbo
03-12-2007, 03:45 PM
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curryking1
03-12-2007, 04:02 PM
UE3.0 suxxorz!!112oneno11

J/k, but I don't like the UE3.0 engine very much anymore. I liked it when they first showed it, but no more.

White Engine for lyfe! ;)

But ya... FF XIII... use UE3.0? When they put so much into the White Engine? This is like deciding whether to use UE2.0 for FF XII or let Squeenix make their own solution.

And on that note about FF XII, I say, give me a break!
cliffbo
03-12-2007, 05:52 PM
so exactly why has Square Enix aquired the UT engine? i've got a bad feeling about this fellas, really bad feeling... if the console business heads more and more to multiplatform, they will need a quick and easier way of producing those multiplatform games... i'm not saying we won't get exclusives but we could get a lot less. this purchase shows that they are considering this strategy
Sephiroth_VII
03-12-2007, 06:03 PM
^They're developing titles for the 360, too. They'll probably use UE3 with those titles instead of porting the White engine to 360.
curryking1
03-12-2007, 06:05 PM
Yes, Voa is right I think, I believe they are making a shooter title for the 360, no?
jaxmkii
03-12-2007, 07:24 PM
^They're developing titles for the 360, too. They'll probably use UE3 with those titles instead of porting the White engine to 360.

i would like to see the 360 run white.... no honestly i would. im courus as to how well if all if it could do it.
cliffbo
03-12-2007, 07:27 PM
i would like to see the 360 run white.... no honestly i would. im courus as to how well if all if it could do it.

never tempt fate!
curryking1
03-12-2007, 08:20 PM
This cross engines and engines running on other platforms... Each has their strengths, for an engine to get the most out of either, you have to play to each's strengths.

Using the same engine over multiple platforms as a competition of power is a flawed test, because we know for a fact that each has a different architecture. They employ different methods, engines are a play on each's engine, it's stupid too compare the results of the same engine on two platforms, mainly those that are meant to be exclusive to platforms because they play on only one console's strengths.

The best comparison of 'power' is stupid, the best comparison of output, the combination of power and efficiency, will be made by the best looking games on either platform.

2 cents in the bag!
rpgamer_2k5
03-12-2007, 08:25 PM
Xbox 360 could run white. Would it be identical? Probably not. The XeCPU won't be able to catch up with those 6 SPEs. However if Square were to use the Xenon as a GP-GPU then you may be able to run the engine (albeit downscaled).

Gap isn't that large, more like PS2 and Xbox, ordinary gamers hardly noticed any difference except for the 733Mhz vs. 300Mhz. ;)
cliffbo
03-12-2007, 08:38 PM
This cross engines and engines running on other platforms... Each has their strengths, for an engine to get the most out of either, you have to play to each's strengths.

Using the same engine over multiple platforms as a competition of power is a flawed test, because we know for a fact that each has a different architecture. They employ different methods, engines are a play on each's engine, it's stupid too compare the results of the same engine on two platforms, mainly those that are meant to be exclusive to platforms because they play on only one console's strengths.

The best comparison of 'power' is stupid, the best comparison of output, the combination of power and efficiency, will be made by the best looking games on either platform.

2 cents in the bag!

i've always said that competition is good for gaming, but i'm beginning to realise that Sony HAS to win... for the love of God, please don't go multiplatform
LiquidEagle
03-12-2007, 09:01 PM
Gap isn't that large, more like PS2 and Xbox, ordinary gamers hardly noticed any difference except for the 733Mhz vs. 300Mhz. ;)

:laugh: that reminds me of the days when the Xbox came out and game store employees used those numbers to tell me the Xbox was 2 1/2 times more powerful than the PS2 :laugh:
EvilTaru
03-12-2007, 09:02 PM
Good. I never thought FFXIII would be using UE3.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v500/EvilTaru/Indifferent2.gif
Sephiroth_VII
03-12-2007, 09:08 PM
Yes, Voa is right I think, I believe they are making a shooter title for the 360, no?

Lol, I'm not Shadow, we just agreed that I'd taker over the responisbility of having an "L" avatar.
curryking1
03-12-2007, 09:10 PM
seriously, some of the things I see online...

allow me to address these folks:
Hey JackAss, believe it or not, these huge international companies actually work with more than one engine.
Hey JackAss, believe it or not, these huge multiplatform companies actually work on more than one platform.
Hey JackAss, believe it or not, these huge companies have multiple projects in the works with multiple teams on each.
Hey JackAss, get off the internet.

I can't believe I missed this. Some people just can't understand simple concepts, because it's the internet.

Take it to them Z!