Final Fantasy XIII version differences

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The following is a list of version differences between the various versions of Final Fantasy XIII.

PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

The following is a list of differences between the PlayStation 3 version and the Xbox 360 version.

	PlayStation 3	Xbox 360
Distribution	1 Blu-ray Disc	3 DVD-ROM DL
Data Size	37.6 GB	18.3 GB
Install Option	Not available	The player can install the game to the hard drive.
Resolutions	1080p (upscaled from 720p)	576p
CGI Cutscenes	720p uncompressed	720p high compression
Trophies/Achievements	35 Trophies	34 Achievements*(the Xbox 360 does not have a counterpart for the PlayStation 3's Platinum Trophy)

Japanese version

• Original release.

North American and European versions

• Versions outside of Japan use X to confirm and O to cancel.
• Some terminology is altered.
  • "Optima Change" changed to "Paradigm Shift".
  • "Driving Mode" is changed to "Gestalt Mode".
  • "Battle Rate" is changed to "Points per second."
• The sound effect for Paradigm Shifts is different.
• Lip-syncing in cutscenes is re-edited to match the English voice overs.
• Some vocal tracks are different.
  • "Eternal Love" is replaced with "Serah's Theme".
  • "Kimi ga Iru Kara" is replaced with "My Hands".
  • The English lyrics in "Serah's Theme" and "Sunleth Waterscape" are changed.
  • "Chocobos of Cocoon - Chasing Dreams" is in English instead of Japanese.

Asian version

• Only Japanese voice overs are used, with English, Chinese, and Korean subtitles/menus.
• Background music remains the same as the original Japanese version.

Japanese re-released versions

• The battle difficulty can be changed between Easy and Normal under Settings (Ultimate Hits International Edition for Xbox 360; the PS3 version requires a patch update).

Microsoft Windows and Steam

The Settings menu in the initial PC release.

• Screen resolution is locked to 1280×720. This was fixed in the December 2014 patch, but only for gameplay. Pre-rendered cutscenes remain in 720p.
• 60 FPS is supported.
• An option to choose between English and Japanese audio is available in the North American and European versions. The Asian version only has Japanese audio.
  • Background music for both versions is from the English-North American version.
• Cloud saving is available via Steam Cloud.
• Steam Trading Cards are available.
• The camera can be rotated with the mouse.
• The battle difficulty can be changed between Easy and Normal.
• New options are added to the Settings menu.
  • Keyboard Settings - Assign keys for when using keyboard control.
  • Gamepad Controls - Check the control scheme for when using a gamepad controller.
  • On-screen Button Explanations - Choose between keyboard buttons and Xbox buttons to be displayed on HUD.
  • Staff Credits - View the game's credits.
  • Middleware License - View middleware license information.
  • Open-source software Licenses - View licensing information for open-source softwares.
• Six new weapons that were not in the original can be found within the game's data. They appear to be debug weapons and as such are not obtainable in normal gameplay: Godslayer (Lightning), Death Penalties (Sazh), Omnipotence (Snow), Faerie Tail (Vanille), Rising Sun (Hope), and Longinus (Fang).

Version 1.2 (December 2014)

• Custom rendering features (720p, 1080p etc.).
• New graphics options.
  • Shadow resolutions (up to 8192×8192).
  • Anti-aliasing (up to 16x).