Last Remnant: simultaneous 360/PS3 release in US, Japan

by Christopher Grant { May 10th 2007 at 11:28AM }

As a sign of the West's growing importance in the global video game landscape (we are pretty important, if we don't say so ourselves), Square Enix's Last Remnant will not only be coming out on the Xbox 360 as well as the PS3 (as suspected), but will see a simultaneous release in both the US and Japan -- a Square Enix first. So, this "reach out to American gamers" not only features a new type of "dark hero" -- a first for a Square Enix RPG and something that US gamers will ostensibly appreciate -- but it will also use the US-developed Unreal Engine 3, launch simultaneously on a US-owned console, and actually come out day and date in ... the US! It's a beautiful thing. No, we mean it. The Last Remnant screenshots are beautiful.

[Via PS3 Fanboy]

Tags: JRPG, lastremnant, squareenix

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

kingofwale @ May 10th 2007 11:33AM

This will sell well in BOTH Console, nicely done.

JodyAnthony @ May 10th 2007 11:37AM

I should just contact my payroll department and have half of my paycheck direct deposited directly to square-enix. day one purchase for me.

http://www.jodylovesnintendo.com

bob hoskins @ May 10th 2007 11:40AM

No simultaneous launch love for Europe though, hardly a surprise.

kingofwale @ May 10th 2007 11:41AM

>4. No simultaneous launch love for Europe though, hardly a surprise.

Just bloody port it.

Adam @ May 10th 2007 11:48AM

Why not release it in the UK on the PS3 at the very least at the same time.

They can't use the excuse that they need to add extra languages and also, for the PS3, many users will simply import it, I will probably do that myself.

sheppy @ May 10th 2007 11:48AM

"No simultaneous launch love for Europe though, hardly a surprise."

You guys are the ones touting PAL as the superior format. Well, NTSC is standard for US and Japan. So naturally they can focus on that TV format. Or is Europe special and HDTV is the standard set over there so they don't have to worry about all those icky old SDTVs?

ComradeTrotskii @ May 10th 2007 11:52AM

"Just bloody port it."

What you want him to do the PAL conversion himself? Oh you mean import it? Thats great. But saying 'just bloody port[sic]it' doesn't change the fact Europe is still very much neglected in the videogame industry. Its not a matter of whether we can import stuff, indeed many of us have become greatly accustomed to doing so, the question is why should we have to import it? Why have Square taken the decision not to release in Europe at the same time as the US and Japan (Blah, blah translation, blah blah conversion blah blah). Maybe someone should tell them that the European PAL territories are actually the single biggest videogame in the world.

JodyAnthony @ May 10th 2007 11:53AM

its cause europe isn't a real place.

ComradeTrotskii @ May 10th 2007 11:54AM

*'single biggest videogame market'

kingofwale @ May 10th 2007 11:55AM

@ComradeTrotskii

Let's face it, European market has ALWAYS been the forgotten continent. let's take this site for example. We see Japanese/US sales number WEEKLY. and when was the last time we see European number?

At least for PS3, you get to import it from US and Canada.

sheppy @ May 10th 2007 11:56AM

Damnit.... UK gamers, read this!

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/07/ps3-is-region-free-but-theres-a-hi-def-catch/

If they focus on an NTSC version, they can launch in US and Japan at the same time. Europe is PAL though. So yes, conversion will take time.

whosmav @ May 10th 2007 11:56AM

Too it won't sell to potential, seeing as its not on my Wii.

For real though, this is just some random fanboy shit, just check the top ten Jap software sales April26-May 5. Its redunkulous. Nintendo is shittin' on the game. PS3 AND 360 are fizzucked!