
This announcement, which has been discussed for months as a strong possibility, means that Microsoft is now in a position to combat the Playstation 3's growing sales numbers, seeing as the latter only retains one major, established exclusive franchise: Metal Gear Solid. The problem? Japan, the country in which Microsoft is seemingly unable to sell Xbox 360 consoles, will not get the Xbox 360 version, at least not according to the information Square has released. Since Japanese gamers are the primary and most vocal fans of Final Fantasy worldwide, this is sure to hurt Microsoft's plans for dominating the Playstation 3 and building its status in Japan.
[via Joystiq]