Square Enix: No PS3 games (Final Fantasy XIII) until after April 2008

by John Bardinelli { Jun 25th 2007 at 5:25PM }

According to German gaming site Gamefront, the Japanese publication Nihon Keizai Shimbun is reporting that Square Enix will not release any games for the PlayStation 3 until the start of the new fiscal year, April 1, 2008. In other words, keep waiting for Final Fantasy XIII. This is backed-up by an earlier statement from the company's president Yoichi Wada that FFXIII would not be released this fiscal year. Assuming the game hits Japan shortly thereafter, factor in translation, localization, and the hiring of bad voice actors, and we could be facing a North American and European launch in 2009 ... or later (cue spooky noises).

Tags: ff13, ffxiii, finalfantasy, finalfantasyxiii, ps3, rpg, square-enix, squareenix

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

konajinx @ Jun 25th 2007 5:34PM

Altogether Sony fanboys, "Just wait until...!"

Jay @ Jun 25th 2007 5:35PM

That's it. I can't take it anymore. Anyone wanna buy my PS3? It's practically new thanks to not having any games worth playing!! :(

Tadioku @ Jun 25th 2007 5:35PM

so who was not expecting this? they always do this with those FF titles still though the PS3 is getting some amazing games even this summer

Fernando Rocker @ Jun 25th 2007 5:36PM

Most accurate title:

Square Enix: No PS3 games (Final Fantasy XIII) until PS3 sells more than 8,000 units per month.

Xerges @ Jun 25th 2007 5:38PM

That image is in real time??

DBX00 @ Jun 25th 2007 5:40PM

Umm...This doesn't provide any new information from what was reported by Square Enix, so why are we commenting on old news? Anyway, you making a big asssumption that they aren't translating the game right now and including multiple languages on a single disc. It's no more of a stretch than your 2009 release date that really comes from nowhere. They seem to plan on releasing MGS4 in the same time frame in Japan and NA, so it isn't so far fetch.

odium @ Jun 25th 2007 5:42PM

I so wish people would stop posting the fake, none ingame CGI trailer pictures for FF XIII. It really annoys me. Yeah FF XIII looks good, but not THAT good.

So many Sony fanboys cry thats ingame...

Fatima @ Jun 25th 2007 5:49PM

bad voice actors??
FF12 has some of the best!

Martez @ Jun 25th 2007 5:50PM

Too bad they couldn't pronounce "Marquis."

Stevo @ Jun 25th 2007 5:52PM

A spring or summer 2008 release of Final Fantasy for PS3 would be earlier than I expected...I don't think we'll see it until Fall '08. I think I'll still be playing Halo 3 then though...

Henry @ Jun 25th 2007 5:55PM

Thats ok, Im still stuck on XII.

Aex @ Jun 25th 2007 5:54PM

@Jay

Depends on your price and what comes with it :)

sheppy @ Jun 25th 2007 5:57PM

@Xerges

According to Nomura... yeah, it is. But it's unknown if that's a gameplay scene or a cinematic scene.

SeeD @ Jun 25th 2007 6:05PM

An so it continues. The PS3 will sit in japanese stores until 2008. The japanese are waiting for this game. They will not buy a PS3, until this game is released. Sorry Sony :(

Well at least they have Crisis Core for the PSP this sept 07.

Grindstone @ Jun 25th 2007 6:08PM

That is assuredly not gameplay footage! Why else have an extreme close-up save for a cut-scene?

And is that Cate Blancett from LOTR? Or is it one of those infamous androgenous males that make me question my sexuality preference? I can never tell until its too late... :-[

stewis @ Jun 25th 2007 6:09PM

@7: yeah it is in game that screen will be followed by a press X bit to continue onto the next part of the game which will be a bit more of those hard core exciting 4D graphics we all have come to expect from a PS3....

Dannagar @ Jun 25th 2007 6:14PM

I work at a video game store and I got my PS3 from a customer for $300 but it isn't even worth that to me. Sony has fallen. They will never, ever enjoy the lead they had with the PS2. I personally tell customers not to buy it and recommend a Wii or Xbox 360 or both.

synce @ Jun 25th 2007 6:18PM

Nothing you've seen of FF13 so far is in-game. They're all renders. If you believe the final game will look like the image in this blog you're about as stupid as the people thinking the recent Ivy image (from SC4) is real-time. And Square sucks balls. They haven't released a good game in 7 years.

tcc3 @ Jun 25th 2007 6:28PM

Square should never have made FF12 for the PS2. They could have used that dev time for PS3 instead and had a system selling FF game by now.

Smart move for Square - better install base with the PS2. Bad for Sony.

WhackMushroom @ Jun 25th 2007 6:40PM

good with everything else coming out april 08 seems just right for the FF attention whore machine ;)

Strike Man @ Jun 25th 2007 6:42PM

@ #9 (Martez)
"Too bad they couldn't pronounce "Marquis.""

Check the dictionary. Most will show both pronunciations as being correct. I suppose it depends on what region of the world you live in, and therefore, what dialect of the English language you are using.

The choice to pronounce it as "markwiss" as opposed to "markee" or "mahkee" was intentional.

BulletToothTony @ Jun 25th 2007 6:43PM

am i the only that thinks that 360 fans get a hard on everytime they get reminded of old news??

they're like.. ""yesss!!! my xbox is gonna be kinda worth it until mgs4 comes out.. that's another 5 months until my crapbox is worthless, (unless it dies of course)""

i mean is not like they have awesome games coming anytime soon..the only good game is gears of war.. and when is gears 2 coming out?? 2009?? lol, like if microsoft is gonna still selling 360's by then.. HA

Triforceowner @ Jun 25th 2007 6:44PM

SeeD is right. This was the game that was supposed to come out in March-ish of next year to start the PS3 selling systems. Late summer or holiday season (do they have that in Japan) will find this game, and it won't be too late (it will never be too late for Final Fantasy in Japan).

AwesomeStuff @ Jun 25th 2007 6:53PM

@ 22

Lol, keep telling yourself that and keep Waiting B3yond!! XD

360 here I come, Wii will follow

hvnlysoldr @ Jun 25th 2007 6:55PM

The Final Fantasy games I like are FFV, FFVI, FFIX, FFCC, FFTA, and FFIII. I hate all the main series starting from 7 except 9 which is a throwback to the older styled FF's. Too much cinema not enough story.

konajinx @ Jun 25th 2007 6:55PM

Oh Tony, you're so funny with the things you say. You don't seriously think everyone's going to suddenly rush out and buy a PS3 just for MGS4, do you? But hey, by that time your camp will have undoubtedly taken over with the awe-inspiring Home and Little Big Turd, so you won't even need Geritol Snake to save the day.

"The only good game is Gears of War." Spoken like a true Sony fan. On the other hand, if your console had *any* fun games on it, we could have a discussion here, but Resistance and Motorsprinkle aren't really console movers, as we've all seen. Of course, you can also fall back on the whole Blu-Ray kicking HD-DVD's butt tactic as well, which never gets old. Especially when the majority of movie watchers are still enjoying the regular DVD format and couldn't give a crap less for the new formats.

It's OK, man. You bought a niche product. People also bought the CD-i at the time, too.

Triforceowner @ Jun 25th 2007 6:57PM

BulletToothTony, shut the puck-man up. I'm trying to decide if I want to buy The Darkness, Overlord, or Shadowrun this week. In a few weeks Two Worlds will pass July by. BioShock, Blue Dragon, and Too Human are all slated for August. September shows Halo 3 and Mass Effect for us 360 users. October has Half-Life 2 and Naruto: Rise of a Ninja. And for those oh-so-cold winter months we have an awesome line-up of multiplatform and exclusive titles flowing in via the holidays. Suck it, man. I hate this level of post of bragging about game lists, but suck it, 360 is just as good as PS3. This doesn't even include the already amazing list of games on the system and some games I missed like Eternal Sonata.

AwesomeStuff @ Jun 25th 2007 6:59PM

Wait.. or was that sarcasim?

Because that response was too stupid to be taken seriously

Leobebes @ Jun 25th 2007 7:20PM

@ BulletToothTony

Your either clueless or a troll, or maybe both.

I think the demo footage of Mass Effect alone is causing a worldwide epidemic of manic depression among Sony fanboys. BioShock footage is the nail in the coffin, suicide hotlines are now packed to the max with Sony crybabys.

AwesomeStuff @ Jun 25th 2007 7:02PM

My previous comment was to #22 still

AwesomeStuff @ Jun 25th 2007 7:05PM

Sonybots am cry

BulletToothTony @ Jun 25th 2007 7:09PM

oooooohhh look at them trolls get all cranky like someone put salt on them.. lol

get back to your hotbox fellas and stop posting crap in ps3 news..

what other reason would you have than to try to make yourselve feel better about your crapbox..

why don't you go troll on the wii.. oh yeah cause is not a threat.. but ps3.. oooh we gonna talk trash, hopefully that makes people don't buy the ps3 and we can add 1 more year of crappy games to our hotbox.. i never said that mgs4 is gonna increase ps3 salers even thou it is..

doesn't matter what you say.. the ps3 is gonna rule again just like the last 2.. so don't get all hyped up and bash your KING!!!!

FM @ Jun 25th 2007 7:11PM

I was expecting this,so it's no big suprise.

Triforceowner @ Jun 25th 2007 7:12PM

BulletToothTony: "i mean is not like they have awesome games coming anytime soon.."

Triforceowner: "I'm trying to decide if I want to buy The Darkness, Overlord, or Shadowrun this week. In a few weeks Two Worlds will pass July by. BioShock, Blue Dragon, and Too Human are all slated for August. September shows Halo 3 and Mass Effect for us 360 users. October has Half-Life 2 and Naruto: Rise of a Ninja. And for those oh-so-cold winter months we have an awesome line-up of multiplatform and exclusive titles flowing in via the holidays. Suck it, man. I hate this level of post of bragging about game lists, but suck it, 360 is just as good as PS3. This doesn't even include the already amazing list of games on the system and some games I missed like Eternal Sonata."

BulletToothTony: "oooooohhh look at them trolls get all cranky"

Am I really the troll? I hope you are not saying that.

AwesomeStuff @ Jun 25th 2007 7:20PM

The anger and denial is STRONG in BulletToothFairy

Triforceowner @ Jun 25th 2007 7:26PM

@BulletToothTony
Good, I can feel your anger. I am unarmed. Take your weapon. Strike me down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the 360 side will be complete.

Snukadaman @ Jun 25th 2007 7:38PM

bulletheadtony is definetly a troll...an angry,bitter 600 dollar poorer troll....lol..hey hows that mlb the show holding you up tony??

KenShigeruKutaragiMiyamoto @ Jun 25th 2007 7:46PM

BulletToothTony : English motherf***er, do you speak it?

GoonieGooGoo @ Jun 25th 2007 9:17PM

Anyone else doubt they'll even make Fall 2008 for PS3....???

Because instead it'll be - FALL 2008 - FINAL FANTASY XIII for the XBOX 360.

SKI @ Jun 25th 2007 9:25PM

"why don't you go troll on the wii.. oh yeah cause is not a threat.. but ps3.. oooh we gonna talk trash, hopefully that makes people don't buy the ps3"

People don't need these comments not to buy a PS3. They just need to look at the cost of entry.

AQuickOne @ Jul 10th 2007 12:15AM

No surprise, FFXIII will probably launch in 2009. That will really hurt the PS3, especially in Japan, since they don't have Dragon Quest anymore.

Knight Marquise @ Jun 25th 2007 10:32PM

@bluetoothtony

" oooooohhh look at them trolls get all cranky like someone put salt on them.. lol"

The irony of this statement simply astounds me. Your are, without a doubt, one of the biggest PS3 trolls/fanboys on the joystiq cadre of blogs. Certainly not the most intelligent, nor informed, but definately one of the most verbose.

Bob Marley @ Jun 25th 2007 11:13PM

I like the PS3 and hate the 360 and Wii, sue me.

Knight Marquise @ Jun 26th 2007 1:19AM

@ Bob Marley

"I like the PS3 and hate the 360 and Wii, sue me"

First, somebody would have to give a shit what you like and/or hate.

Triforceowner @ Jun 26th 2007 1:49PM

Bob Marley, why the hell would you hate any console? That is just being plain uninformed.

Silver @ Jun 27th 2007 12:16AM

Wow... here we go again. Who cares what system we like. We all have our preference so all you you damn PS3 and XBox 360 fanboys should shut the hell up.

Tray @ Jun 29th 2007 4:25AM

This whole delay thing is simply a race. If last remnant, lost oddysey, blue dragon, and eternal sonata sell well on the 360, and vastly increases the user base of rpg gamers on the 360 then we WILL see FF13 with a big fat "only for brakebox 360" logo looming above it. If the failstation 3 picks up a larger user base in order for them to make a profit by mid 2008 then it will remain exclusive 2 ps3.
If it goes both ways FFV13 will be for xbox 360, and FF13 will be for PS3. All of this is IMO (IN MY OPPINION) so don't aim your flamethrowers at me.