Square Enix frequently releases "International" versions of its
Final Fantasy games in Japan -- they're basically the Western versions of the games with some extra cutscenes and whatnot to encourage double-dipping among the rapt Japanese audience. According to this
Famitsu scan, the publisher is going to try the same thing with
Star Ocean: The Last Hope, turning the once 360-exclusive game into a multiplatform release in the process. The scan states that
Star Ocean: The Last Hope International will be released on PS3 on February 4 of next year.
Siliconera says that it will include both English and Japanese voice acting.
Another scan reveals that
Nier Replicant, the mysterious
other Nier game revealed next week, will also be a PS3 release. We're awaiting confirmation from Square Enix.
{ Sep 15th 2009 at 3:00PM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
eNrique @ Sep 15th 2009 3:07PM
Oh Snap!
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Sep 15th 2009 3:11PM
It's time to unpimp the Auto.
phobic99 @ Sep 15th 2009 3:17PM
V-Dub! Representing Deutchland!
On topic, I liked Star Ocean on the 360 but by the time I got to the end, I just didn't wanna grind anymore since I was too weak to do anything else. Maybe I'll finish it one day.
(Probably not)
makimak22 @ Sep 15th 2009 4:08PM
All the disc-swapping can be tiring...
Marius @ Sep 15th 2009 4:13PM
Thanks for the beta testing 360 owners
phinnvr6 @ Sep 15th 2009 6:17PM
Oh that would be cool, the game looked pretty mediocre hopefully it gets the usual PS3 tweaks that most games like this will get (like Oblivion, Eternal Sonata, etc got).
Hard to say if this would be worth getting with White Knight Chronicles and 3 Final Fantasy games all coming to PS3 next year. If it gets a nice polish then yes.
Josh @ Sep 16th 2009 12:26PM
Yeah, there's a dumb Internet campaign petition thing going on in Japan to stop the release of Tales of Vesperia for PS3, since the 360 owners feel like they were just beta testers for the PS3 release.
Morons.
Adaran @ Sep 15th 2009 3:08PM
Now Square Enix feels bad and notices that PS3 is getting a HUGE support in Japan after the price drop. JRPGS are making a come back. We want more support for PS3 !!!
Sean @ Sep 16th 2009 3:34PM
Not exactly...
MS signs contracts with Devs to have a one year exclusive. It's good for the devs as MS provides some funds and support in exchange for the year exclusivity and it is apparently easier to code for and port a 360 game over to PS3.
However, SONY won't license the title on their system when this tactic is used unless their is some "substantional" new content.
Oh and look... one year after release, Star Ocean comes out for PS3. What a suprise.
Hmm... let's look at the titles that suddenly appear one year after their release on 360.
-Castle Crashers
-Star Ocean
-Ninja Gaiden 2
-Eternal Sonata
Etc.
DreamingDarklyRobin @ Sep 15th 2009 3:08PM
Color me shocked!!! /sarcasm
Star Ocean was sort of mediocre 'kay.
(I hate that girl so much)
RagingStormX @ Sep 15th 2009 3:39PM
Yeah...I think they tried to go with the dry-lifeless tone similar to Fran in FFXII, but failed horribly. Although I know its not that grand..I am still getting it when it comes to the PS3.
...and to think this game and FFXIII made me buy a PS3 with out question back in 07. Better late than never I guess....now if we can get Magna Carta 2 I will be happy (yes I know its a below average RPG...I just love the art style lol)
Ballistic H @ Sep 15th 2009 4:34PM
English voice-acting dub was soo bad, I hope they redo it.
Cody @ Sep 15th 2009 3:09PM
Wasn't there an article a while back about a PS3 version of Star Ocean popping up on Gamefly?
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 15th 2009 3:21PM
yup
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Sep 15th 2009 3:10PM
Wasn't Star Ocean a big reason why JRPG fans bought a 360?
Or am I mistaking it for another game?
Seems like Microsoft is only paying for the exclusive press release. It's unfortunate for those who bought the console expecting it to be a hit in the JRPG market.
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Sep 15th 2009 5:11PM
If I'm wrong then tell me what game it was because I said I wasn't sure.
Instead of just downvoting me and contributing absolutely nothing.
David @ Sep 15th 2009 5:30PM
well that and FF13 coming to the xbox. if it wasn't for that, i wouldn't have bought an xbox at all.
Ballistic H @ Sep 15th 2009 6:06PM
Lost Odyssey
Infinite Undiscovery
The Last Remnant
and they all sucked.
Fandel @ Sep 15th 2009 8:49PM
Lost Odyssey sucked? I'm sorry, you must have mistaken Lost Odyssey for Enchanted Arms or something, cause Lost Odyssey was the best next-gen JRPG so far this gen.
Kris @ Sep 15th 2009 9:56PM
Child please! Lost Odyssey was a great game!
doc j @ Sep 16th 2009 1:10AM
Really? I thought Lost Odyssey was pretty sub-par... not as bad as Infinite Undiscovery but I didn't really enjoy the 22 hours I plunked in. Did I give up too early?
The only JRPG I have really enjoyed from this generation was Valkyria Chronicles (if you count that), though I will admit I have not yet played Eternal Sonata or Star Ocean... and I doubt I will ever have time to play Eternal Sonata.
HighFiveJesus @ Sep 15th 2009 3:10PM
good for those fans of the game
any jprg support is good, bad or not i think for the ps3.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 15th 2009 3:11PM
360 people...whats the verdict on this game?? I mean is it really that bad or did not enough people bother to play it....I mean since 360 is FPS/Sports heavy console.....
Import PS3 version or GameFly 360 version?
phobic99 @ Sep 15th 2009 3:20PM
It's not bad for a typical JRPG. Combat is alright and the story is more or less predictable but my main gripes were the characters. I mean, if you're familiar with JRPGs then you know what to expect but man... some of the characters really got on my nerves in this game. Kay?
*feels the rage building*
Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington, Soon-To-Be-PSN: OrIsItAltonBrown] @ Sep 15th 2009 3:20PM
I, for one, did not care for it. Till the End of Time was waaay better. If you want a good, JRPG, however, you could do worse than the Persona series.
DreamingDarklyRobin @ Sep 15th 2009 3:23PM
The extra voice tracks don't matter that much and unless they add a bunch more crap, you should just rent it. Its not a horrible game, just not anything perticularly new to the genre or series. One thing I will say is that they have one of the creepiest little girls in a Jrpg.
phobic99 @ Sep 15th 2009 3:28PM
Oh and I'd get the PS3 version. My 360 verson was prone to freezing and locking up during battles and that got really old after you battle 45+ minutes and THEN you encounter a boss you fight for ANOTHER 30 mins only to have the game freeze up on you forcing you to start over.
Apparently tht was a result of a bad pressing of the discs or so I've read. Anyway, 1 blu-ray is better than 3 DVDs IMO considering if you want to backtrack to other areas you need to swap discs. Lame.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 15th 2009 3:32PM
thanks guys.....I might go ahead and import it if we dont hear more rumblings of it coming to the US on PS3.....just didnt wanna put 20 hours into it on 360 only to have it come out on PS3....
ballistic3188 @ Sep 15th 2009 4:19PM
it was an ok game. but grind became a chore when you have to do 8 area changes just to get the damn black roses. then 2 area changes and a discswap to get the other rose just so i could get the friggen special ending.
side quests require so much back tracking and grinding.
yeah the item maker girl the angel the child all grate on the ears and nerves
individual level ups were an annoyance as well.
i liked the combat and the board system for encounters. but standard JRPG fare and story.
mahouneko @ Sep 15th 2009 10:01PM
Question: Did the US version of the 360 release have an option to switch the dialogue? English voice-overs in JRPGs have not exactly been kind to my sanity (I bitched out the Tidus MC at the Dear Friends Concert in 2004).
Because if the option to switch the dialogue didn't exist, then I'm going to have to import it, complete with the Moon Speak.
Misframed @ Sep 15th 2009 3:19PM
Great, the PS3 community can stab their eyes out while trying to play this game too!
simplyrice @ Sep 15th 2009 3:24PM
I feel you on that one.
More like "Cheese Ocean" with extra cheesyness
Yazuka @ Sep 15th 2009 3:20PM
Why even have the rumor in the title. It was in this weeks famitsu. Its confirmed. =)
Jrinswand @ Sep 15th 2009 3:21PM
Pfft. Who cares about Star Ocean? I'm still waiting on the PS3 version of Tales of Vesperia. I really want that game, but I don't want to have to bust out my 360 to play it.
Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington, Soon-To-Be-PSN: OrIsItAltonBrown] @ Sep 15th 2009 3:22PM
Spoiler: It's gooood.
-Z- @ Sep 15th 2009 3:21PM
Sweet, now the PS3 audience can be hate fucked by the worst Star Ocean ever too.
skyzbig @ Sep 15th 2009 3:22PM
Inevitable, really.
RKN @ Sep 15th 2009 3:36PM
So much for Microsoft trying to secure Japanese games as exclusive to the 360 and having several of them eventually come to the PS3. Not surprising, considering the number of PS3s in Japan compared to 360s. They will just give a short burst of 360 sales in Japan.
Also not surprising to see Playstation mainstays like Final Fantasy, Devil May Cry, Grand Theft Auto, etc. come to the Xbox due to its large install base outside Japan.
This has been a crazy console generation.
David @ Sep 15th 2009 5:32PM
up is down, down is up
CtrlBurn @ Sep 15th 2009 3:37PM
Damn, that sucks that it isn't a good game. Until the End of Time was a lot of fun. I liked that even when you were strong enough to beat the game, there were really hard enemies/areas out there that made it somewhat worthwhile to chase down the awesome items. That was the one pitfall of FF7. Once you got the best gear, there wasn't much to do with it.
Phil @ Sep 15th 2009 3:42PM
Wow, so the PS3 is going to get the dirty thirds of the sloppy seconds of JRPG's with this game?
Hope it doesn't catch the herpes.
Okay, back in reality, this is really meaningless of SE. They need to cut their losses and let the Star Ocean series die already. Most dull piece of shit I ever played.
The skill upgrading system was mediocre, the story was boring (And if you completed the third game, you knew that in reality, NONE OF THIS MATTERS) and the combat worked half the time and didn't half the time.
Oh, let's not forget that SE fucked over the american players by sticking the CG imagery in the battle over the drawn images in an attempt to, POINTLESSLY I MIGHT ADD, improve the chances of american sales.
Please, SE, don't waste your resources and money on another game in this series. It's so... MEH.
RagingStormX @ Sep 15th 2009 5:34PM
What are you babbling on about? SE did not make this game....Tri-Ace are the developers, SE only publishes the game. Atleast bitch at the ones responsible for your personal hardship with the game......
chris @ Sep 15th 2009 4:17PM
Don't expect me to pay 60 for a year old port, you'll be wasting your time. No more than 40, don't pull a bio shock on us.
steven @ Sep 15th 2009 4:24PM
Didn't this game suck? Don't get me wrong I like this step towards removing console exclusives, but is Star Ocean really worth being excited over? It's not like this is Halo on the PS3 or Uncharted on the 360.
Godmars @ Sep 15th 2009 4:43PM
Its certainly a meh. Not really worth all this noise.
Djiego @ Sep 15th 2009 5:19PM
I get what your saying.
The reason this is a big deal is because all past games of the SO franchise (except 2) came to Playstation consoles.
Most fans (like myself) expected The Last Hope to come to the PS3.
You can imagine the reaction when they said it was coming exclusively to the 360.
It was the same thing with Ace Combat 6 really...
Godmars @ Sep 15th 2009 4:42PM
Why is this being called a rumor when a pic from a JP mag is being used as proof?
psych7111 @ Sep 15th 2009 5:05PM
Joy, a sub-average game remade on PS3. Now the question is, getting off my ass to change a disc once every 30 hours, or, Waiting 30 minutes just to play it and sacrificing 5 GB of storage. hmmm.
krash411 @ Sep 15th 2009 5:17PM
This game IMO is good. Yes voice acting sux, but most jrpgs do. PS3 stat hos rejoice!
Copland @ Sep 15th 2009 6:01PM
Switching between different languages confirmed.
Its say so in the top right hand corner on the following photo.
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9190/so42.jpg