Square-Enix dropped the bombshell at last year's E3 by announcing Final Fantasy XIII for the Xbox 360. But they had a little something else up their sleeve this year, and you had best prepare yourselves.
After showing off a drool-worthy video of Final Fantasy XIII – GOD, we want that soooo bad – Jack Tretton made the single biggest announcement of the conference thus far: he showed off the first footage ever of Final Fantasy XIV and…oh dear Lord…it'll be exclusive to the PlayStation 3! Now, it did say it would be online and we don't know if it'll be entirely online like Final Fantasy XI , but based on the trailer, it almost seems unlikely. We saw a lot of what appeared to be cut-scenes and non-interactive footage, so we'd like to think it will feature a single-player quest. It did say it'll launch in late 2010, though, which makes us think FFXIV will be a more online-oriented title that might even hit store shelves close alongside FFXIII. But either way, this is absolutely gigantic and will certainly kick off a firestorm of discussion and conversation. Who said Square-Enix is ignoring PS3 owners? …oh, wait, we did. Well, they were, but perhaps they're making up for it entirely with this new announcement, and we can guarantee we'll be seeking more details ASAP. …my fingers are actually shaking.
Okay, that's that. We move right along to Sony's new motion-sensing technology, which actually appears more advanced than what Microsoft revealed yesterday…
Related Game(s): Final Fantasy XIV
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!
*still running around the room like maccaulay culkin in home alone*
It seems that maybe not so exclusive. On gamespot Square talked about keeping open for a port to Microsoft's hardware (and since it's comming to the PC that's probably ref. the 360).
There is more to come……
I have a mess to clean up now..lol
I would much rather see some gameplay from FF13Vs and a new kingdom hearts for Ps3 than another online FF game. I play RPG's to immerse myself in a single player experience, not share it with other people in a limited scope. BLA
But it is online 🙁
I second that 🙁
Oh and when he initially announced this game, I thought Sony was pulling our leg… which would have been mean and all. But damn, my jaw hit the floor when I realized this was not a joke. Even though I hated FF11 (because of it's massive difference from WoW), I hope that they make some changes with FF14, and HOPEFULLY it isn't completely online.
Did you hear the crowd laugh when he said Final Fantasy XIV? I giggled too, then there it was!
I know lol, at first I was like…
"Who can you call vsXIII, XIV?!"
but then I was like.
"What in the?!"
True story!
Haha I was like wtf?
But then when I saw the LUSH environments, the more traditional looking characters
wow…
So does this mean that FFvsXIII will be released after FFXIV? or before?
AFTER
if it's online will it be subscription? oh,and i'm so downloading ffvii tonight.
AMEN TO THAT. PSP VII, here we go!
This is exactly how they originally announced Final Fantasy XIII, with those horrible words "…Will be exclusive to the playstation 3 WHEN IT LAUNCHES in 2010"
Why do i get the feeling this is going to turn out to mean that it launches in Japan first, then on ps3 and 360 together at a later date.
Still… awesome announcement.
that was the first thing i thought when it was announced, lets just hope they dont give in to M$ this time round
Exclusive…..heard that before….
I was like oh damn xbox owners gonna DIE! but it turned to be online =/…at least is clearly that this was sony e3.
Last edited by Oxvial on 6/2/2009 3:14:58 PM
Not sure if FF14 will stay exclusive, especially if it is an online FF.
Is this what was slowing FFXIII down. Damn-it…work on one at a time fellas.
Last edited by Tim Speed24 on 6/2/2009 3:17:28 PM
they've probs finished the PS3 version of final fantasy, so they've gone on to a new one whilst they port it to the Xbox version
Final Fantasy XIII will be exclusive in Japan.
Final Fantasy Versus XIII will be exclusive to PS3 worldwide.
Final Fantasy XIV will be exclusive to PS3 worldwide.
Online means sucky…
any news of FF13 vs?
No, but Square Enix's conference is tomorrow, so there is still some hope.
When is tomorrow's Squenix conference? Watch it, I must.
Square is at 2:00(EST) and we also have Konomi at 6:00(EST). I think they should both be pretty good.
Be there… or be Square 😉
This was the biggest shocker this gen at E3 so far.
i retract this comment
I don't believe it I'm not falling for SE crap anymore I'm sorry folks I just don't have it in me to trust them again, a bunch of liars
im speechless
nothing on white knight chronicles
I feel this game is an enhanced final fantasy XI. And final fantasy XI wasn't that good.
Did they say 2010?! That dosn't leave Microsoft much time to strike a deal and get it Multiplat.
Trust me — I'm sure Sony wouldn't have announced it as a (presumably timed) exclusive at their E3 conference if they didn't have a deal in place with SE ensuring it.
What are you talking about? Sony announced FFXIII as a PS3 Exclusive and then went multiplat.
And my mother tells me never to trust people I don't know. 🙂
Well, that's good advice 🙂 but you can ignore mamma this time. Sony knows how pissed their hardcore fans were when XIII went multiplatform. They wouldn't make an announcement like that again unless they KNEW they were getting the exclusive (for a while at least.) You can TRUST ME on that 🙂
XI was good. We still know virtually nothing about 14. After there conference tomorrow, we'll know some more details.
That was my oh sh*t moment of E3. I was like "No. You mean 13 vs"… then the trailer rolled and I was awestruck. Wow! Just Wow!
Last edited by Mr Bitey on 6/2/2009 3:54:12 PM
Would have been much more excited if it wasn't online.
What if it's simply an out and out FF RPG with online enablement so you can assemble a party combined from in-game NPCs and your friends and play the story together, that way when your friends aren't there to play, you can sub in the NPCs again. That didn't sound as clear when I wrote it as it did in my head. What I'm trying to get at is that in a traditional offline RPG you have your party of characters that you build and adventure with. In a traditional MMO, you have a party made from individual avatars of your friends or associates. How about a game that can be played just like a traditional RPG without any online interaction at all, or by two friends together along with some NPCs. You might play with four friends one day, and only one the next and the NPCs in your party take the place of your absent friends so that you can continue playing.
Hmmm, that's still not very clear. Ah well I hope I got the message across.
I understood.
Makes sense and sounds sweet, wasnt Fable 2 kinda like this?
The fact that it's called "FFIV Online" tells me it's an MMORPG. If it were just an online component to the game then it would be called White Knight Chronicles.
@Highlander
Yes you did; like White Knight Chronicles.
Now can you stop slaggging off S-E, Damn im going to have to get my PS3 fixed soon lol
Cant say im stoked about 14 lol never played a single damn one of the type of games. How have I missed such a brilliant game, I have no recollection lol. Oh well I'll see it eventually I guess
I think all the complaining probably paid off.
No it didn't
12 wasn't far behind 11…. so …yeah …it did. 15 should fpllow sooner after 14 than later
Last edited by tes37 on 6/2/2009 8:15:27 PM
OMG! no GT5 this year!!!
FFXIV exclusive hummm! not my type of game but its good for the rpg aficionados!!!