Square Enix says Final Fantasy Versus XIII not 'on hold'

Square Enix is fast to slam the book down on the recent reports about Final Fantasy Versus XIII being put on the back burner. The company has gone out with a statement on the hot topic: "Reports that development for Final Fantasy Versus XIII is on hold are false. The truth of the situation is that when free, some staff from the Versus team have been helping with the XIII team on development of Final Fantasy XIII. Development for both titles is continuing as originally scheduled."

As Eurogamer points out, that statement wholly contradicts what Mr. Nomura had said in the latest issue of Famitsu when he told the publication that Versus XIII was "on hold" and that the "entire Versus team is helping to finish Final Fantasy XIII." Either way, whether Tetsuya Nomura was misinterpreted or perhaps revealed too much and had his words retracted, we're even more intrigued with the behind-the-scenes goings-on over at Square Enix HQ.

It seems there is more here than meets the eye. We'll be keeping a close watch on both titles, especially come August and October when the Square Enix party and Tokyo Game Show pop up respectively.