Square Enix reveals 360 release dates

By Ellie Gibson Published 10 June, 2008

Star Ocean, Last Remnant, Inf. Undiscovery.

Square Enix has listed a load of release dates at the Xbox 360 RPG Premiere event in Tokyo.

Star Ocean 4, or as it's officially titled Star Ocean: The Last Hope, will be released for Xbox 360 in 2009. There's been no mention of when, or indeed whether, it will turn up on other platforms.

Next up is Infinite Undiscovery, confirmed as a 360 exclusive and down for a European release on 5th September. The US will get it three days earlier while Japan will have to wait, for once. But not for long, as the game's out there on September 11th.

And finally there's Last Remnant. The game's in development for PS3 and Xbox 360, but will be released for Microsoft's console first. The 360 version is down for a global release this winter, with no word on how long PS3 owners will have to wait.

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Comments (78) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • Darren #1 4 years ago

    It's quite superb that the Xbox platform is getting so many RPGs this generation... it really is! :D

  • des #2 4 years ago

    360=RPG box

  • Dizzy #3 4 years ago

    Who would have thought that the 360 is *the* place to be for JRPGs.

  • WinstonChurchill #4 4 years ago

    Japan certainly wouldn't have thought so.

    And still don't.

  • NewbieZilla #5 4 years ago

    360 FTMFW.

  • NewbieZilla #6 4 years ago

    "Japan certainly wouldn't have thought so.
    And still don't."

    I'm sure you are trying to make a point, but I am missing it.

  • Widge #7 4 years ago

    Infinite Undiscovery!?

    Thats like naming an FPS "The Forever Non-shooty".

  • muscleblade #8 4 years ago

    "Who would have thought that the 360 is *the* place to be for JRPGs. "

    The 360 is actually *the* place to be for all game categories. No matter wich category you prefer the 360 has a lot of games in that category.

  • Dizzy #9 4 years ago

    >Japan certainly wouldn't have thought so.

    Seems like SE get their sales elsewhere? The DS is the place to make money on RPGs in Japan anyway.

    Well if there is any way for MS to sell more 360s in Japan it must be RPGs, but I doubt that PS3/360 still have a chance in Japan. Traditional console gaming seems to be dead there.

    >The 360 is actually *the* place to be for all game categories

    Yea ok.. but JRPGs is a bit of a surprise ;) 360 already has 5 or more atm and 5 or so coming. Impressive.
    Edited by 1 at 10/06/08 @ 10:06

  • Der_tolle_Emil #10 4 years ago

    Good news!

  • peteb #11 4 years ago

    Wouldn't be crazy if these new JRPGs magically turned around the 360s fortunes in Japan, kind of like Monster Hunter did with the PSP.

    It'll never happen of course, but it would be funny.

  • chris_ace #12 4 years ago

    Post deleted at 11:55:13 13-12-2011

  • Dizzy #13 4 years ago

    >they're wasting their time and money the 360 will never sell well in Japan

    Maybe these games sell well in Europe and US as well?

  • Nostromo13 #14 4 years ago

    Infinite Undiscovery has to go down in history as the most nonsensical name for anything, ever.

  • mingster #15 4 years ago

    Yeah Infinite Undiscovery is a werid name... so you wander around never discovering or getting anywhere for the whole game.
    Maybe you just go from one blank white room to another....

  • anomagnus #16 4 years ago

    man, i can't wait

    along with tales of vespaira, and spectral forces 3, i'm in anime rpg heaven!

  • alimokrane #17 4 years ago

    YET, Japan will never give the console a chance ..... I still applaud MS for trying. I certainly cant ask for a better JRPG line up. Tales of Vasperia, Inifite Undiscovery, Last Remnant and then Star Ocean. Bloody hell, if FF makes it to the 360 - I may never have to buy the PS3

  • spongebob #18 4 years ago

    What does Infinite Undiscovery mean? Like neverending voyage of not discovering things? I don't get it.

  • chris_ace #19 4 years ago

    Post deleted at 11:55:13 13-12-2011

  • Widge #20 4 years ago

    Maybe its a next gen version of FFX-2... no discovery because you've already been everywhere in the previous game.

  • anomagnus #21 4 years ago

    its unfortunate, but xbox will never take of in japan, and that is purely a cultural thing.

    if you look at the following line up

    Tales of Vesperia
    Spectral Forces 3
    Infinate Undiscovery
    Last Remnant
    Star Ocean
    Blue Dragon 2 (well, it was big in the land of the rising sun)

    Thats a killer line up for any system in the next 12 months, but i doubt it will make a dent.

    For me, i don't know how i'm supposed to fit them, along with Age of Conan, and Warhammer online.


  • Mr_Brown #22 4 years ago

    Well I'm all for it. I'm still not convinced it will make the console any head way in Japan, but every RPG I've played on the 360, I've throughly enjoyed.

  • Widge #23 4 years ago

    Well I think its a fantastic RPG line-up on paper for the 360.
    Personally, some fingers crossed for portage to PC or PS3.

    Be interesting to see if Star Ocean 4 is any good. I played the 3rd one for a bit on the PS2, kinda got halfway through and lost the vibe for it.

  • des #24 4 years ago

    I see a lot of Sony fans crying over this on internet...
    It is a bit ironic that PS2 was JRPG monster last gen and now Xbox has taken the lead.

  • Xerx3s #25 4 years ago

    360isonlyaboutshooters&racersLOL!

  • Wash #26 4 years ago

    Something the original xbox was derided for in droves by anti-xbots.

    Fixed for this generation, changes nothing shocker :o..

    Ohh well, i look forward to playing them anyway.

  • DjFlex52 #27 4 years ago

    Also, lets not forget that these announcements ALL COME FROM A MICROSOFT PRESS EVENT. So don't expect there to be any word about Sony or Nintendo product unless it can't be helped!

    @Arbiter

    Let's not forget that your comments all come from a Sony-centric mindset. If these JRPGs were listed for PS3 (Last Remnant is due later on PS3 - a problem the xbox had with PS2 getting games much sooner), you would be touting "see how diverse the PS3 game library is, my friend" :)

  • Dizzy #28 4 years ago

    >Wouldn't be crazy if these new JRPGs magically turned around the 360s fortunes in Japan

    They would need DQ for that ;)

    DQ is DS exclusive ofc now.

  • chris_ace #29 4 years ago

    Post deleted at 11:55:13 13-12-2011

  • Gradius #30 4 years ago

    Great news but give me Lost Odyssey 2 over any of these titles. I lost faith in SE after FFXII, sad but true.

  • Killerbee #31 4 years ago

    This stuff all looks great, but I can't see it changing the 360's fortunes in Japan.

    Not least because the two biggest hitters - Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy - are going to Nintendo and Sony platforms respectively.

  • Xerx3s #32 4 years ago

    I wish ms would think a bit more about generating new hardcore IP's. Now that Halo is out of the way, they should take the time to launch some new FPS IP's ffs.

  • Madafunkola #33 4 years ago

    @Xerx3s
    I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not... Aren't there too many FPS IPs right now? I get confused with all the Brothers in Arms/Battlefield/CoD/Frontlines/etc...

  • oceanmotion #34 4 years ago

    Is that not Gears of War ?

    I think the 360 will take off when they make a mini one next year.

  • Turambar #35 4 years ago

    Not to turn this into a fanboy war but the PS3 has an equally impressive (if not moreso) list of upcoming JRPGs so claiming the 360 is "the place to be" for JRPGs is a little premature.

  • chris_ace #36 4 years ago

    Post deleted at 11:55:13 13-12-2011

  • Gradius #37 4 years ago

    @Turambar

    The PS3 doesn't have any JRPGs at present though, so for now, the 360 is definitely the place to be for said genre. In a few years time, that may change, or maybe it wont...

  • Turambar #38 4 years ago

    @Gradius

    Well there is Enchanted Arms out on PS3 but you make a good point, there isn't a lot of JRPGs out yet for PS3.

  • Widge #39 4 years ago

    Ere you go, more on it:

    [link url= http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/880/880441p1.html
    ]http://uk .xbox360.ign.com/articles/880/8...[/link]

    so a bit coy on yes/no for Star Ocean on the PS3, then again I doubt shouting about it surfacing on another platform at an event like would have gone done rather well.

  • des #40 4 years ago

    "star ocean 4 is listed as a ps3 release on other sites so i guess thats multiplatform aswell, and where they hell is versus 13 already!"

    Actually tri-Ace said that their game will be exclusive on one console...

  • captainrentboy #41 4 years ago

    But, but I thought the 360 only did Shooters and Racers, this little line up makes no sense, it must be lies, LIES!!!!
    And after reading Arbiter's many freak outs in the MGS4 comments section, I'm not really sure he should be telling anyone else to grow up.

  • Widge #42 4 years ago

    No, they actually said

    "Asked if the game is 360-only, he said, "We cannot announce anything on that. We can say that it will be released first [on the Xbox 360]. Whether we'll release it on the PS3 is undecided. We may release it, we may not.""

  • chris_ace #43 4 years ago

    Post deleted at 11:55:13 13-12-2011

  • InsoFox #44 4 years ago

    Wow. Star Ocean on 360? Score! The last one managed to keep my interest through all of it's squillion hours, so I'm looking forward to this!

  • Dizzy #45 4 years ago

    "And that, is a "problem" when it comes to predictinhg future growth - by appealing so strongly to a relatively niche market MS are arguably ghetto-izsing the 360"

    I think most people will see that MS is working VERY hard to widen the software lineup of the 360. TBH it has one of the best software selections ever for such a young console. Every time some game comes to the 360 people are shouting "MS BOUGHT IT" (as if that is a bad thing). 360 has great games and is expanding every day into different types of software. The fact that the PS3 and 360 are fighting hard has been a good thing for gamers (and especially 360 owners). And to be truly a wide range console you need the "niche" products as well (like these JRPGs arguably). BTW a lot of the "succes" of the software lineup for 360 is not due to money hats but due to easy dev tools and very good dev support. Most of the devs I know have a 360 at home to play. Devs love the machine and MS is quietly laying a solid base for a long console future with many new generations to come (dev support).
    Edited by 3 at 10/06/08 @ 11:55

  • des #46 4 years ago

    "probably a timed exclusive, SE would be silly to make it an exclusive knowing that its not gonna sell very well in japan cause noone has a 360 over there, and as mentioned before only FF and DQ sell in the west"

    Probability has nothing to do with it,PS3 is also on life-support in Japan,if they cared about sales in Japan Wii would be their target console.As for FF you are not going to see it until PS3 reaches 5-6 million in Japan,Square does not gamble,DQ is proof for that.

  • ParanoidZombie #47 4 years ago

    Great news! Star ocean 3 is a great RPG, even if the story is quite a mess.

  • Dizzy #48 4 years ago

    >You judge future opportunity based on past performance

    Err.. yes and no ofc.

    PS1 had no official chance against the others remember?

    Also the 360 is already a pretty good success for MS. They do not need to reach that 100M landmark. They have gained almost all the devs and will probably reach 50M by the end of the cycle, breaking the dominance of Sony and largely increasing their share. Of course Sony and MS will have Nintendo to deal with next generation ;) since the Wii looks like the 100M boy this time.

    Anyway.. the brilliant games selection on the 360 is a requirement for MS to gain market share. They have no Wiimote or Bluray so they are fighting it on software quality, online features and price (and dropped the ball on reliability sadly for them). So it is very logical that they are grabbing as many games as possible. I am a bit surprised that they haven't bought some of the big devs yet... maybe the games market is not *that* important to them anyway ;)
    Edited by 1 at 10/06/08 @ 12:10

  • Quak #49 4 years ago

    Lastly, one of the strongest features of the 360 is its software library which is NO DOUBT better than Ps3's right now (which isn't to say that the PS3 has a poor softwware library - its actually pretty good and improving all the time) . However, most of its big marquee titles (up to now) do not appeal to a mainstream buyer, there's a major lack of casual/family-orientated products and a surfeit of hardcore gamer orientated fare.

    And that, is a "problem" when it comes to predictinhg future growth - by appealing so strongly to a relatively niche market MS are arguably ghetto-izsing the 360. And until they rectify this, Analysts will favor the broader (if arguably shallower) portfolios of Sony and Nintendo.

    Getting worked up about there being no casual games on the 360 is like getting worked up that the latest V8 off-roader isn't "environmentally green" i.e. the people who buy them couldn't give a fuck, while those who do care about it should buy something else. I don't care if the granny down the road is convinced to buy a 360 because it's got MS Wii Sports or not as it doesn't affect me and what I like to play in the slightest.

    The 360 has by far the best exclusives in its genres, and better versions of multi-format releases too, and since these are the genres that are important to me, that's all that matters. When I want to play Nintendogs or Cooking Mama I'll give the relevant Nintendo-badged console a spin.

  • chris_ace #50 4 years ago

    Post deleted at 11:55:13 13-12-2011

  • Quak #51 4 years ago

    You judge future opportunity based on past performance.

    Tell that to Atari, Nintendo, Sega and now Sony.

    Things change. If they didn't then we'd all be speaking Latin now.

  • macmurphy #52 4 years ago

    Just a quickie, I didn't realise sales of PS3 were bad in Japan and as I'm not sure if it's true i'll not comment on the ongoing battle. Did want to say that as Monster Hunter led to massive PSP sales (still inferior to DS but massive nonetheless) so couldn't these titles do the same for the 360? No idea if they're big enough IPs to achieve similar success, but nice to see Microsoft bringing the fight to Japan anyway. I think variety is always a bonus, and like an above poster says at least they're showing their ability to cater to a wider market.

    Even if the Japanese resist this generation of Microsoft there's a good chance they'll come round next time if they see titles that cater to their interests, and I think that's important as this will encourage Japanese software developers to embrace the system too.

  • Dizzy #53 4 years ago

    >Things change.

    Alea jacta est

    >If they didn't then we'd all be speaking Latin now.

    O_o errr ;)

  • Saltefanden #54 4 years ago

    360lol

    ...Oh sorry wrong thread.

  • McFly55 #55 4 years ago

    hmm well the cast majority of people who buy these machines dont come on the internet to bicker about who has made the right choice-theyll buy a ps3 cause they owned a ps2-not cause MS are gonna release some JRPGs that normal folk have never heard of before.

    but whatever. good to see MS releasing a wide variety of games.

    now whens Sonys FPS Presser?

  • spookyzombie #56 4 years ago

    Where's FFXIII anyway? Not heard anything about that for a while.

  • Gaol #57 4 years ago

    Ugh I will need a 360 at this rate. JRPGs on a console with little Japanese installed base - you can't fault Microsoft for trying. PS3 is in desperate need of some RPGs - only one I've played this year is Mass Effect on PC :p

  • chris_ace #58 4 years ago

    Post deleted at 11:55:13 13-12-2011

  • des #59 4 years ago

    "isnt releasing jrpgs on 360 a gamble? i think so"
    Of course,but it seems that releasing jrpgs on PS3 is even bigger gamble.

    This gen is all about online shooters,lets kill everything that moves,RPGs in general will have hard time selling imo.
    As you said aside from FF an DQ,JRPGs were not that popular in sales last gen(with 120mil PS2 userbase).

  • Xerx3s #60 4 years ago

    "Is that not Gears of War ? "

    Fuck that, it's not a new IP. When was the last time ms did a new shooter IP?

  • captainrentboy #61 4 years ago

    @Arbiter-''Do you actually read my posts?

    If you don't, please refrain from passing comment from your pedastol of blissful ignorance.

    If you do, which parts of what I wrote do you disagree with and why? ''

    From having a quick skim over your comments on the MGS4 thread, I kind of disagree with the fact that you went on and on and on, about how basically, the reviewer's final opinion didn't match what your own expectataions of the title were (I say expectations because I'm guessing you hadn't actually played the title by that point) you went on about it so much so infact that EG's staff writers ended up replying to you.
    And you kept bringing up the Online aspect of it, even though it had been explained why it had been left out, it was just all a tad bit immature, it wasn't the type of comments you'd expect from rational thinking grown up, y'know?
    Which is why it's always kind of strange to see that you keep telling others on here to ''Grow up''.
    Annnyway, I'm not going to argue about it, I'm just explaining my previous comment that's all.

  • Dizzy #62 4 years ago

    >When was the last time ms did a new shooter IP?

    Shadowrun?

  • CannonAnBall #63 4 years ago

    Couldn't give a fuck about any of these titles to be honest.

  • Dizzy #64 4 years ago

    >Couldn't give a fuck about any of these titles to be honest.

    Well enough to post about it it seems.

  • LeD #65 4 years ago

    I think LO did OK in terms of sales in the West...

  • Xerx3s #66 4 years ago

    >When was the last time ms did a new shooter IP?

    Shadowrun?

    So all the more reason to ramp up the development of that if they are capable of making such all-time classics!

  • InsoFox #67 4 years ago

    @captainrentboy

    In defense of Arbiter, even though I thoroughly disagreed with almost all of his points on the MGS4 thread, unlike most of the other people there he was at least making an effort to fit his thoughts into some kind of coherent argument. Something that you could actually have a discussion about, as opposed to the usual.

    It doesn't matter that I think he was wrong, wrong, wrong on almost all points. It doesn't even matter if I think the logic he was using was extremely flawed. Whatever I think of the actual content it was presented in a way that made it at least possible to engage with it above the usual gutter-level, so he's really not the bad guy here.

  • Widge #68 4 years ago

    Interesting, Undiscovery doodah looks like it has the FFXII combat engine while Last Remant looks like the FFX combat engine.

  • patchbox360 #69 4 years ago

    what rpgs are there for ps3 and wii

  • DjFlex52 #70 4 years ago

    "Also, lets not forget that these announcements ALL COME FROM A MICROSOFT PRESS EVENT. So don't expect there to be any word about Sony or Nintendo product unless it can't be helped!", says Arbiter.

    @DJFlex52

    Oh just grow up. Please.

    @Arbiter

    Pot - kettle - black, Arbiter.
    The reason I even commented on your post is because what you stated was such an obvious attack (you even added caps) of MS on something so matter-of-fact. The point is that, OF COURSE, Microsoft wouldn't be mentioning if the RPGs are coming out on the PS3 or Wii....Duh! Neither has Sony or Nintendo mentioned MS at their press events. So why would you even bring that up in the first place? Immaturity on your part?
    Edited by 1 at 10/06/08 @ 16:59

  • Fayt #71 4 years ago

    After the genre was almost completely unrepresented on the original Xbox, who would have thought the 360 would become the home of Japanese RPGS, certainly not me.

  • Triggerhappytel #72 4 years ago

    Is Microsoft throwing all sorts of money at Squeenix of late, or something? I mean, they're not getting FFXIII, but they seem to be pretty much cleaning up with everything else.
    Edited by 1 at 10/06/08 @ 17:26

  • onyxbox #73 4 years ago

    I've been into the PS3 for sometime now, I like the machine, the games and what's on the horizon but I agree with most of what Dizzy is saying.

    Had the 360's reliability been better I probably would have stuck with it and not bought a PS3 as well. I also think that if they had produced a machine with rock solid reliability it would have been much harder for Sony to regain some ground after turning up a year late.

    Generally speaking the 360 has better performance in the games, nicer looking, better online and loads of games... credit where it's due... MS is really pulling out all the stops... by the end of the year I hope they bring out a newer re-styled ---- re-engineered and better reliability XBox 360... if they do then I might just Jump back in.

  • Vaclav_9 #74 4 years ago

    I loved Star Ocean 3. Real time combat, no random encounters, and a decent story made it one of m favorites (even if the voice acting was sub par). I played through it twice. I will probably get this installment if they stick to what made 3 good.

    But this news leaves me with a question: why the hell did I buy a PS3 again? (At least I can play FF XIII on it if/when it comes out - unless that goes multi-platform too.)

  • Widge #75 4 years ago

    Eh? SO3 was all random encounters. You randomly encountered things and then got put into a 3D action battle grid.

  • Vaclav_9 #76 4 years ago

    Widge,

    In SO3 the monsters were all wandering visibly on the map. You walked into them and entered the real time grid. Or you could avoid the monsters - although that would really shaft you on leveling. I though this was much better than the FFX and Shadow Hearts "random attack out of nowhere" system.

  • Widge #77 4 years ago

    Its been so long since I've played it, I was sure you got a mix of the both.

  • Les #78 4 years ago

    I'm wondering whether Square's strategy of releasing JRPGs on 360 first is a smart one. Perhaps they got a huge sack of money from MS but at this stage of the 360's life, I can't help but feel that this kind of support arrives too late. True, without putting stuff on 360 first, it would probably have sold even worse in Japan, but all the extra support hasn't made the 360 perform much better than the original xbox.

    Apparently using third party exclusives as a means to sway people to a particular platform has lost much of it's effect. Which makes you wonder why platform holders (MS it seems in particular) keep pursuing this strategy. And the pay-off for the publisher for (timed) exclusivity must better be good, as it must outweigh both the loss in sales compared to releasing multiplatform as well as the negative effect it will have on growing the installed base of current gen consoles overall (so people not getting a 360 no matter what but also not getting a PS3 (or vice versa) for a game that's being perceived as old by the time it gets released on the next platform).