Square Enix: Final Fantasy XIII release date rumors 'erroneous'

49 Comments by James Ransom-Wiley Jan 31st 2008 2:45PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, RPGs

Boy, this is awkward ... After "certain videogame websites" reported last week that Final Fantasy XIII had been promised for 2008, Square Enix has issued this sobering statement: "Any reports of a confirmed release date are erroneous and should be disregarded. Square Enix will make an official announcement in the future concerning the release date when it has been determined."

While we had corrected and reclassified our post as a mistranslation before the release of this statement, we felt it important to highlight Square Enix's official response to the misinformation, despite again acknowledging our error. Is an "our bad" enough of an apology? If not, feel free to take a few shots at us in the comments section. (Hint: This is the one time you won't be banned for it!)

Tags: ffxiii, final-fantasy, final-fantasy-xiii, finalfantasy, finalfantasyxiii, square-enix, squareenix

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jynxycat: Jan 31st 2008; 2:49PM

floodgates. open.

Justin: Jan 31st 2008; 2:50PM

ZOMG J0YST1Q I$ T3H st00P1dz!11!! L0lz

umm....hello???: Jan 31st 2008; 2:50PM

2009 or 2010 anyone?? now taking bets....

JakubK666: Jan 31st 2008; 3:24PM

hmmm...PS4 era?

McWeen: Jan 31st 2008; 2:51PM

Who cares. Constant delays in release dates even make official announcements irrelevant.

Justin: Jan 31st 2008; 2:51PM

Okay, I apologize. That was extremely unnecessary.

ViagraFiend: Jan 31st 2008; 2:53PM

After the show I was asked if I wanted to go meet some of the performers backstage. Man, I was thrilled. But when I got back there, they were drunk and out of control. Rumpus Cat and Macavity kept feeling up my leg. I tried to leave, but, Rumpleteazer held me down, and... I was raped by Mr. Mistoffelees.

baby sea tuna: Jan 31st 2008; 2:54PM

Guh. Did anyone really expect XIII in the US in 08?

FidliousWong: Jan 31st 2008; 2:58PM

It will take a while still. I mean, they are still on their first director on this game. They have to have at least two quit the project due to nervous breakdowns before it comes out... right?

...well, it's how FFXII got good...

baby sea tuna: Jan 31st 2008; 3:06PM

Well, unlike XII, hopefully XIII won't be "last-gen" by the time it releases. Then again, I haven't liked a Final Fantasy since IX on PS1, so I'm not exactly their target market anymore.

FOXHOUND: Jan 31st 2008; 3:10PM

FFT was the last one I liked, IMO.
Unless FFXIII takes some kind of drastic change in gameplay & combat/spell system, I'd have to agree with the comment about getting listless with the series.

B1gC72 - PSN: KillaKornbread: Jan 31st 2008; 6:59PM

i was hoping by some sort of miracle it would release in '08 but that is super unlikely since even if it does come out in Japan this year, they are going to take forever and a day to localize it to release it in the states. i can still dream though, havent played a FF game since X and i was really excited about this one.

Justin McElroy: Jan 31st 2008; 2:55PM

Joystiq sucks.

FidliousWong: Jan 31st 2008; 2:56PM

ZOMG! I hope they ban/fire you...

*runs in fear of Ludwig's lions*

samfish: Jan 31st 2008; 3:03PM

GO BACK TO KOTAKU, TROLL!

samfish: Jan 31st 2008; 3:29PM

Actually, I like Kotaku.

THEY UPDATE AT NIGHT WHEN JOYSTIQ DOESN'T.
And they have Kotaku After Dark posts, which means fap fap fap. Hence why I dub myself Mr. Fap☆Fap over them parts o' the internets.

AND they have friends lists! FRIENDS LISTS!

GET WITH THE TIMES, JOYSTIQ!
Jeepers Cripes!

captain underpants and the bringdown gang: Jan 31st 2008; 4:21PM

Correction AOL sucks.

baby sea tuna: Jan 31st 2008; 4:24PM

Dude, what are you talking about? Archers Of Loaf were AWESOME!

Brello: Jan 31st 2008; 9:13PM

Oh, hi there Mr. Fap☆Fap! Being all sneaky with the different names. Hell even my avatar is the same.

Anyways, boo hoo FFXIII remains a mystery. I'll live.

Christopher Grant: Feb 1st 2008; 11:13AM

AOL is the greatest web company on the planet! *cashes check*

Bucket: Jan 31st 2008; 2:55PM

You all smell funny. And you can't accessorize properly.

Anni: Jan 31st 2008; 2:57PM

FIRST POST! This is not news!!!!

I like these ban-free posts. Let's have these more often.

Raikage (Wii FC 5508 0487 4434 0992): Jan 31st 2008; 2:59PM

*BANG *BANG!!!

Scott: Jan 31st 2008; 3:11PM

My non-exsisting sex life is more consistent than Joystiq's ability to report the correct release date for games...and I haven't been laid in two years. So in other words Joystiq can suck my "never been touched by anyone but myself" balls. I've had a better experience with a cat licking paint thinner off my nutsack and masturbating with sand paper than I ever have reading any news post (or lack-there-of) from Joystiq. You suck. Yes, you do too.

Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School): Jan 31st 2008; 3:15PM

Way to much info, guy.

Jake11: Jan 31st 2008; 6:16PM

this the funniest thing i ever read on joystiq

FOXHOUND: Jan 31st 2008; 3:13PM

PROTIP: Joystiq is a mockery of the word joystick.

Mike: Jan 31st 2008; 3:17PM

2008 sounds great to me! I'm extremely excited about this title.

Luke: Jan 31st 2008; 10:33PM

2008 sounds great to me! I'm extremely excited about this title.

Mike: Jan 31st 2008; 3:18PM

2008 sounds great to me! I'm extremely excited about this title.

Luke: Jan 31st 2008; 10:33PM

2008 sounds great to me! I'm extremely excited about this title.

JakubK666: Jan 31st 2008; 3:20PM

I fart in your general direction.Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

Druff: Jan 31st 2008; 3:33PM

Call me crazy, point and laugh at me, etc. I still think FFXIII will be out in 2008, at least in Japan. SE just either isn't 100% positive they can do it, or they have some anal-retentive publicity plan whereby they refuse to announce a date yet in a misguided attempt to divert gamers' attention towards their lesser projects on the horizon. They've been working on the damn thing in one form or another since 2003, it was apparently expected out in 2007 at one point, it doesn't seem to be having any serious development problems like FFXII. They just can't crank out a AAA FF quality game in 18-24 months anymore like they could 10 years ago. The techonology is way more complex and they have to provide much more detail, and those poor salarymen have to sit at their computers for a few years and sweat it out.

FOXHOUND: Jan 31st 2008; 3:52PM

j00 crazi mang :0

Zsavior: Jan 31st 2008; 3:35PM

Fox News: Joystiq did what? They did a retraction on their site! That's Maddness! I mean they got the hits alreay they should have denied denied denied. We'll teach them to show accountability for what they say. *Loads shotgun* Dark Lord bring the car around we got us a murder simulator to commit.

Hyams: Jan 31st 2008; 5:53PM

Madness?

THIS, IS, JOYSTIQ!

Night Elve: Jan 31st 2008; 3:52PM

Screw you guys... I'm goin' home.

Sam: Jan 31st 2008; 3:55PM

What the fuck happened to the Joystiq I used to know? Where's the spirit? Where's the guts, huh? "Ooh, we're afraid to go with you Joystiq, we might get in trouble." Well just kiss my ass from now on! Not me! I'm not gonna take this. Orland, he's a dead man! McElroy, dead! Niedermeyer ...

KushielsScion007: Jan 31st 2008; 4:00PM

It would be funny if it weren't so obvious how biased you guys are for sony.

Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School): Jan 31st 2008; 4:20PM

BWAHAHAHA!

OMG Joystiq is TOBIAS!!!

Mr Khan: Jan 31st 2008; 4:15PM

Vladimir Cole is in bed with Microsoft, how obvious does it have to get?

Or is it a bit too late for that?

O_O

dan stabbingworth: Jan 31st 2008; 7:28PM

Vlad doesn't play video games because you have to press buttons to do stuff like read signs.

That and he's too busy being a bitch.

Purple Haze: Jan 31st 2008; 4:37PM

Its alright joystiq, I don't blame you, I blame the crappy translation.

Ross Miller: Jan 31st 2008; 4:59PM

Fine, Joystiq, then I'll blame you. *BLAMES*

Trickob: Jan 31st 2008; 10:19PM

we can get banned? fuck-damn, i didn't know that... better watch the ol' languange from now on...

dnzperson: Jan 31st 2008; 11:03PM

Good work joystick for admitting you were wrong and taking the flack for it. +1 respect.

ZForce915: Feb 1st 2008; 10:16AM

Bah, you can't win them all. All is forgiven.

HiGhEr^PiKeR: Feb 1st 2008; 9:51PM

Man..fuck abuncha apologizing about reporting the wrong release date for a freggin final fantasy game, I can't remember them giving an accurate date for any game in the past unless it was 45 to 60 days prior to being released. Damnit James...They should give you this information and then they'd know it was correct, well until the first or second production delay, by then it'll be anybodies guess, hell they should thank you for reminding consumers that it's in production because they've been working on this project for a little piece of forever, which really puts the pressure on square-enix because their last few titles weren't their greatest, after spending all this time on the project if they don't produce a good game, well then they suck, so back to what I was saying...fuck apologizing to them non-informing bastards, I'll post a site stating that the game has been released since July of 07 but can only be purchased at local Moogle Depots for 60 gil, I can't wait to see what they say about that one. until I rant again.... you might be a frequent flier but you'll never find a HiGhEr^PiKeR

cody: Feb 22nd 2008; 1:06PM

I don't really care if you Shisnos botched the date because I am not a Shisno. I usually go to gamestop or whatever on the weekends and if i see it there then I'll get it I'm not a camper gamer. But that being said if this is another !@#@#$ #$@#!%$^ chick led Final Fantasy like X2 I WILL be boycotting the franchise if i wanted to play barbie dress up i wouldn't have my testicles on the outside shame of SE for pulling that dirty shizno crap.

p.s. Shisno.

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