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[M.D]

Lol, good one.

But in reality, not a chance in hell.

Sure, but can you imagine what a glorious thread that will be?

 

[DR2K]

Sony knows how to make HD towns.

 

[Perfo]

With the jRPG market getting even smaller I don't understand why S-E should stop supporting multi-platform when all their major IPs are clearly multiplatform today (FF, TR, THIEF, DEUSEX, HITMAN ecc.). Doesn't make much sense... I'm actually expecting the next big FF to be also on PC Windows <.<'

 

[Vyrance]

Optimism increasing with the thought of Sony doing work on it themselves

 

[SloaneRisette]

This is kind of crazy. But it would definitely be a megaton, no doubt about that..

 

[Diablos54]

So I have to wait until after Verses for a new mainline FF game? Fuck that, why haven't S-E got Matsuno to write/co-direct FF XV/FFXVI before this!?

 

[keit4]

Can SE be that silly?

 

[DJIzana]

GOOD. As long as it has a release date I'm happy!

 

[Wilsongt]

If true, looks like I won't be playing versus for a long, long, long time.

 

[Floex]

Exclusives make no sense. They need to die.

Of course they matter. The more the system has the more likely people won't feel jilted that they're getting the same experience over multiple consoles.

 

[phosphor112]

Awww lawd. This can't be real... that would be a megaton though.

 

[MCD]

With the jRPG market getting even smaller I don't understand why S-E should stop supporting multi-platform when all their major IPs are clearly multiplatform today (FF, TR, THIEF, DEUSEX, HITMAN ecc.). Doesn't make much sense...

Actually, it makes perfect sense to me.

FF lost the appeal once it went multiplatform and you know it baby.

 

[Biggzy]

They're making up for the honor they lost and the shame they brought onto themselves by porting XIII to the 360.

More like making up for the absolute turd that was FF XIII.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

The thing SE struggled with most is the transition to HD. I'm guessing Sony will help on the tech, assets and visual development side of things. But who knows.

+ possible funding/co-marketing investment

 

[Honey Bunny]

Bwahaha, bring on next gen

 

[Zoe]

It's sad to see how far Final Fantasy has fallen when compared to Dragon Quest. It's not even a system seller anymore.

It was a system seller for me.

At launch in 2006 :\

 

[DR2K]

If true, looks like I won't be playing versus for a long, long, long time.

True or not, most won't be playing it for said time.

 

[darkwing]

this is what happens when a game is delayed for so long

 

[brandonh83]

Well it makes sense and lines up with S-E being at the PS4-centric announcement event. I believe it.

 

[Diablos54]

FF lost the appeal once it went multiplatform and you know it baby.

That's a pretty silly thing to think. If anything, going multiplatform could help FF, especially after XIII's reception.

 

[daveo42]

So what year can we expect this?

Would SE risk releasing such a game near a new console launch? Surely the numbers wouldn't be there?

Launch window? They've been working on this (Sony) since 2011. If they miss launch window, it'll be a missed opportunity.

 

[maniac-kun]

this is one game franchise I could honestly see die and I would be happy. I know many love the FF games, I just am not excited by them...so this rumored leak does little to get me excited about the PS4. Just a game I wont play on the PS4.

Every FF game has its own style and universe. If youre not interested dont post. Nobody cares.

 

[Canis lupus]

Oh yeah the first megaton of next gen!

 

[Spinluck]

Well in that case, I'm not buying this.

Although, there is a possibility, and that random "Please Be Excited" statement after the Square tech demo has me thinking.

EDIT: Can someone refresh my memory on the HD towns joke? I remember knowing what it meant at some point, lol. Does it have to do with the FFXIII trilogy?

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Aye but when will it come out?

 

[Mulligan]

Well that's a surefire way to shift a lot of PS4s.

 

[Majmun]

But I bought the Ps3 for Versus six years ago!!!

 

[Zoe]

With the jRPG market getting even smaller I don't understand why S-E should stop supporting multi-platform when all their major IPs are clearly multiplatform today (FF, TR, THIEF, DEUSEX, HITMAN ecc.). Doesn't make much sense... I'm actually expecting the next big FF to be also on PC Windows <.<'

Because going to the 360 worked so well for all of the other J-RPG's?

 

[SniperHunter]

The thing SE struggled with most is the transition to HD. I'm guessing Sony will help on the tech, assets and visual development side of things. But who knows.

yea I guess they can give it to Polyphony Digital, they will take six weeks to model one town

 

[nib95]

With the jRPG market getting even smaller I don't understand why S-E should stop supporting multi-platform when all their major IPs are clearly multiplatform today (FF, TR, THIEF, DEUSEX, HITMAN ecc.). Doesn't make much sense...

FXIII sold considerably more on the PS3 than it did on the 360. Double the 360 in the US, and much more than that else where (in Japan 360 version sales were almost non existent). If they can still recoup that loss being exclusive, plus get development aid/funding, and put less strain of the development studio in not having to worry about a port, it doesn't sound all that implausible.

 

[nelsonroyale]

Sounds believable.

Versus being on PS4 would please me greately.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Sooooo this is not releasing until 2019 huh?

 

[thetrin]

Exclusive for PS4, in Japan?

If Sony is helping develop, it'll be exclusive to PS4 everywhere.

 

[PedroPanache]

I remember when Final Fantasy XIII being on 360 was a megaton. Then I played it. Still, if they can pull something out of the bag and put out a Final Fantasy that rivals the SNES-PS1 games, it's a hell of a coup for Sony. If it's another FFXIII, they really should have spent their money elsewhere.

 

[Amir0x]

I hope so much that they really expand the concepts in Versus XIII. It sounded like it had a really expansive world, like everything was the polar opposite of the shit game design decisions on FFXIII. I don't hope for much these days out of the series but here's finger crossing that they break their trend..

 

[btkadams]

final fantasy XV: the last guardian

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

And what is Microsoft doing?

They are placing all their focus on Kinect and ads for the nextbox.

 

[sn00zer]

Exclusives make no sense. They need to die.

Completely disagree...I would argue that some of the best games are exclusives....they are usually given more creative freedom

 

[Spinluck]

If Sony is helping develop, it'll be exclusive to PS4 everywhere.

Yea, this. This in my mind solidifies it as a PS4 or Sony exclusive for life.

 

[coldfoot]

Exclusive for PS4, in Japan?

Unless SE wants to shoot their other foot, too, it'll be exclusive everywhere.

 

[Risk Breaker]

Well, damn!

 

[Future PhaZe]

This game launching on Ps4 would be crazy

 

[noobasuar]

If anything I hope this leads to more third party exclusives between platform holders.

Fanboy wars arent very much fun when both systems have 99% of the same games.

 

[jet1911]

Will next gen see the return of major third party exclusives? I hope so

 

[Seda]

Being renamed 15 and being moved to PS4 arent interesting rumors.

Sony co-developing in some way is.

 

[Perfo]

Actually, it makes perfect sense to me.

FF lost the appeal once it went multiplatform and you know it baby.

-.-'

And here I thought XIII wasn't appreciated for other reasons. Instead is the Xbox 360 version that condamned it!!!

Then: it's a masterpiece on the wrong console! (lol)

 

[Alec]

I hope it's true. I've always believed that exclusives help drive competition.

 

[B.K.]

It makes sense. That would explain why Square Enix won't say anything about the game and won't even let Famitsu publish the screens that they show them.

 

[spats]

PS4 Versus would be pretty crazy. I doubt it'll happen though.

 

[Skiptastic]

I first wonder how many copies of FFXIII sold on the Xbox 360, worldwide.

I then wonder how much it would cost for Sony to co-develop it, making it exclusive.

I finally wonder if my first wonder outweighs my second wonder.