Square: Final Fantasy 13 Release Coming No Earlier than April 2010 in North America, Europe

January 15, 2009 3:30 PM

The overseas release of Final Fantasy XIII will occur no earlier than April 2010, according to word from Square Enix President Yoichi Wada in a Reuters article. Wada also told Reuters that the long-in-development epic is still on target for a 2009 release in Japan.

The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Final Fantasy XIII will be released simultaneously in North America and Europe.

Nick Breckon

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omnova

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January 15, 2009 3:42 PM

This game is either going to be an epic masterpiece or an abysmal failure. :(
- breadsticks
  
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  January 15, 2009 3:49 PM
  
  They spend so much time on their cut scenes and details that their games always take forever anymore.
  
  The games always look good, but I haven't finished an FF title through since 9.
- XSilencedXDream
  
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  January 15, 2009 3:54 PM
  
  Probably a total failure. By 2010 I will have forgotten about this game, oh wait this isn't even the version I was looking forward to. FF13 Versus looks much better.
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    January 15, 2009 4:01 PM
    
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    - XSilencedXDream
      
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      January 15, 2009 5:27 PM
      
      Guess you didn't get what I was saying. I'll forget it because it looks just like every other FF game since 8, like shit.
      - Jobos
        
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        January 15, 2009 5:47 PM
        
        Yeah, like you can tell that from the 4 screenshots that have been released. Hey man, if you don't like Japanese games, then stay out of the kitchen...
        
        XSilencedXDream
        
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        January 16, 2009 12:36 PM
        
        Oh I love Japanese games, and I'm a huge fan of FF. I must be the only one that is reminded of FFX-2 and FF12 when looking at these screen shots. FF has been going down hill since 7 IMO.
        
        [deleted] 362342491
        
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        January 16, 2009 12:55 PM
        
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        XSilencedXDream
        
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        January 16, 2009 2:13 PM
        
        A good number of people would beg to differ. Don't just assume your opinion is the end all be all of RPG gaming.
        
        FF8 had strong points, I hated FF9, 10 had a few good points, beyond that I hated each release. Those are just my opinions. I am man enough to admit I may be wrong about FF13, and I hope I am, but at this moment in time it looks to me like another flop.
        
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        January 16, 2009 2:32 PM
        
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        XSilencedXDream
        
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        January 16, 2009 3:10 PM
        
        w00t.
- TwiLyght
  
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  January 15, 2009 6:10 PM
  
  Because any previous Final Fantasy game has been a failure right?
  - omnova
    
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    January 15, 2009 11:59 PM
    
    Obviously that depends on who you ask; I'm not a huge fan of a few of them. Objectively, they've all sold well as far as I know, but precedence is not the sole factor in determining future success. This game represents a pretty significant risk due to the budget it seems to be getting, and there's probably more than a few hopes riding on it. That and 12 strayed far enough away from the series' roots to alienate a few fans, and their last few in-house games haven't been quite up to par. There are a lot of places things could go wrong and reasons why the success isn't guaranteed, and I don't see a whole lot of middle ground.
    
    Now that we've covered the half-empty glass, I do hope it turns out well because that means I get to play another great game. I have no reason to bank on their failure.
    
    Satisfied?