Not Quite The Way its meant to be Played

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2002:

http://developer.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=IO_20020918_6817

TOKYO GAME SHOW—ROPPONGI, JAPAN—SEPTEMBER 19, 2002—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, today announced that it is working closely with Square Co., Ltd., (“Squareâ€), Japan’s leading third-party developer and publisher of home video game console software, on the development of Final Fantasy® XI for the Microsoft® Windows® platform. Square has selected NVIDIA® GeForceâ„¢4 Ti graphics processing units (GPUs) for the development and deployment of the next installment in the Final Fantasy series, one of the best-selling game franchises of all time. The first PC game developed by Square and the first massively multiplayer online game in the Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy XI delivers crisp 3D graphics and unique visual effects, made possible only by NVIDIA GPUs.

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Final Fantasy XI for Windows will be released in Japan on November 7. Retail copies of the game will feature NVIDIA’s “The Best Way to Play†logo, an NVIDIA marketing program in Asia designed to increase consumer awareness to games that take full advantage of NVIDIA GPUs to deliver an unmatched gaming experience. Players will also be able to access Square’s PlayOnline™ network service and enter the borderless world of the Final Fantasy XI gaming community.

2003:

http://mirror.ati.com/shopati/promotions/finalfantasy/index.html

ATI & FINAL FANTASY® XI BETA TEST PROGRAM
New and familiar features of the FINAL FANTASY® series can be found in FINAL FANTASY® XI, as it expands into a brand new online gaming experience. Some of the new features you can expect are:
Enhanced game play using the latest ATI technology

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ATI Technologies Inc. will be making available FINAL FANTASY® XI beta test kits to the first 1000 eligible applications for this promotion. Failure to submit all requested information will result in disqualification from this promotion. ATI currently anticipates shipping the FINAL FANTASY® XI beta test kits in July 2003. You must be 18 years of age or older to particpate.

 

[AlphaWolf]

Interesting but Doom3 flip flopped the other way. I doubt which company has their logo on the box really has much to do with the development of the game. It's just business