PSP Consoles

If Square Enix can be persuaded to release of “Final Fantasy XIII” on the Xbox 360, what’s to stop them from getting a Final Fantasy MMO onto portable platforms like the DS, 3DS or PSP? Not much, judging from what one the higher-ups at SE had to say when asked if he thought a portable FF MMO would be possible.

“Yes, I think it is certainly possible,” senior vice president of Square Enix software, Hiromichi Tanaka told VideoGamer.com. “The DS and PSP both networks have implemented, so it is certainly doable.”

If a game comes out, finally, is not likely to be a port, but from the PC, but I do not necessarily want someone anyway.

“The CPU of mobile consoles are much lower spec compared to other consoles, or even to PC, so that could be a difficulty if you want to simply transfer a console-based MMO onto a mobile machine,” Tanaka explained. “But if it’s built specifically for DS or PSP that’s definitely possible, even on the current technology.”

Nintendo already has an impressive set of third party support for the 3DS. MMO or not, you have to wonder what Square Enix is interested in providing. His name appeared on a slide with Capcom, Sega and Activision Nintendo E3 press conference, so that the path may already be open.