Final Fantasy XIII supports 1080p

Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII is stunning. There’s no denying that. Most assumed that due to the game’s graphical prowess that it would stick to a less taxing 720p resolution. We have more good news for the certainly not final Final Fantasy: most were wrong.

FF-XIII.net reports that the Final Fantasy XIII demo runs runs in 1080p. That, however, is only half the story. While some of the demos lengthy cut-scenes do appear to be 1080p native, other elements, like shorter in-game cut-scenes and gameplay, are projected in 720p and possibly upscaled to a 1080p resolution.

Still, we’re flabbergasted that Square Enix would even attempt to support 1080p in Final Fantasy XIII. Meanwhile, thanks to Blu-ray, PS3 owners shouldn’t be stuck with a six-disc edition.

We’ll have more on Final Fantasy XIII as it comes in.