FFXIII demo this year
Square Enix aiming for E3.
According to the latest issue of Dengeki, Square Enix is preparing a Final Fantasy XIII demo for July this year.
"We are hoping to have a playable demo ready for E3 in 2007," an unnamed company spokesperson told the magazine.
No specifics have been mentioned in terms of content.
Two FFXIII projects are currently being simultaneously developed by Square Enix in Japan. Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII are two alternate titles featuring different characters, worlds and stories. Both will be available on PS3 simultaneously, and will make up "the new tale of the crystal", or Fabula Nova Crystallis, to give it its suitably facetious Latin title.
Final Fantasy XIII is expected to be released across Europe in 2008.
Meanwhile you can read our thoughts on the last of the PS2 Final Fantasy games, Final Fantasy XII, which is released in Europe on 23rd February.
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Ah, my fat fingers. Sorry about that.
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Shall I tell them, or do you want to?
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Better thanīthe usual FIRST though.
/ok I'm leaving
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Yay E3 is the best time of the year where i can look at the newest games, oggle at the booth babes and... and...
:'(
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Or am I thinking of something else?
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I think SE will bundle the demo with some other lesser-known PS3 game so as to boost sales of said game. The game chosen would be different for each territory of course, based on past sales if an existing franchise, or feedback/reactions if something else new.
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Hopefully it'll pop up as a PSN demo
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I don't understand why more demos from game shows don't end up online. Or are they generally larger sized then downloadable demos?
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Forgive my pessimism but with Squenix's past records I'd wager that'd be early 2009 in Europe...
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And that was due to various mitigating circumstances. I don't think they have a habit of delaying games.
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Yes, sorry, I should've stated specifically that I was referencing the lead times for our usual transfer/localisation to Europe and not the actual release dates they announce.
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Can't wait to see what this is like. Strange how I feel pretty negative about the PS3 at the moment and one article about FFXIII changes that completely
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Just slightly good news, what a way to start the weekend.
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Fuck Euro release, the PS3 is region free. The moment it hits US shores, we can play anything. And even more so, racers and beat 'em ups are playable in any language.
PS3 region free, as Borat would say, iz nice
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@Steroyd
You said
"1) Acknowledge said games existance at E3 (or wherever).
2) Piss off and work on the game.
3) Market the shit out of it a month before release"
You need to leave stupidity behind. Trying to play it smart proves more and more how stupid you can really be.
To the rest of you I hope you enjoy FFXIII whenever it comes out
Does anyone play FFXI? I want to start an online RPG since I got borred of the rest and here in Greece noone knows about FF online!!! Any oppinions? I'm thinking of starting it on the PC here at work since I got the night shifts
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Well done. -_-
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FFXII combat is in no way similar to KH
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*sigh* selective quotes you've gotta love em.
Steroyd also said:
I'd hate it if I was told a little update every week for games like FFXIII, MGS4 or GTA4 even though I complain of the lack of info on these games.
Opposite ends of the spectrum.
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I wouldn't hold your breath, man.