20 July 2007
Ferry

Final Fantasy XIII only 13 percent complete, 2009-2010 release date likely?

Over eight months ago we reported that Final Fantasy XIII was estimated to be 3% complete. This week Square Enix said at the Tokyo PlayStation Premiere press conference that the PS3-exclusive RPG sequel is currently 13% complete.

Meanwhile the PS3 spin-off, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, only jumped from 1% completion last year to 1.3% this year.

At this rate it’ll take them six years to finish FFXIII, of course development isn’t that slow, so an expected late 2008 release in Japan would suggests a 2009 release worldwide. All guesses of course, but the above screenshot from the trailer last year is all you’re going to see for a while. IGN is hopeful to see more from both games at the Tokyo Game Show in September 2007.

Update: Now that a Final Fantasy XIII demo won’t be out in Japan until March 2009, the game will likely not see a release date worldwide until the 2009-2010 period.

21 July 2007 12:30
Reeteshinator

woah my godz!

2009? but this game will definitely will be something so amzing! that whole planet will shift its axis!

I am sensing FFVII 2 here

22 July 2007 03:39
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2ch　kara kima——-shita

8 October 2007 08:57
Kim Naroz

Simultaneous release would be mandatory in order for my friends and I to buy the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy 13; otherwise, we will publicly hear how the story ends, and we won’t want to buy the game. We do not have a Playstation 3 system, and we have no plans of buying one. If Square Enix wants our business, please release all versions of Final Fantasy 13 simultaneously for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

24 April 2008 01:52
Dwight

hmm wat i think is that instead of wasting all there timing making an brand new remake of FFVII, they should go ahead and just design and make some sort of FFVII:2 so to speak, it would be so f*cking h-core lol i would dbe so happy and pleased i think people would agree with me

15 May 2008 02:13
traveler

hopefully it comes out 2008!

30 September 2008 12:58
TJ

i remember a time when we where spoiled with FF games, every 2 years at the most, but they are really pushing themselves to the limits with each game now, 3 real ff games for ps one, 2 for ps2 and probably only one for 360 and ps3, doesnt really feel like a game anymore, just a masterpiece each time

2 December 2008 08:11
Tim

there wont be a FFVII2 thats what advent children was and they should just leave the 7 series alone before the butcher the storyline anymore like they have already.

3 December 2008 10:03
Dark_angel

I dont think FF should go to the 360 system at all. Its been with the Playstation for how many year and all of a sudden they decide to make a system change? FF’s place is with the Playstation and only that console. Thats my opinion. As for the release date. Maybe they are dicking around! The last release date I heard of was Nov. 2008. Now its Nov. 2009. Maybe they have fat fingers??
— HEHE

28 December 2008 14:22
trenb

well the company is not going to make it just for the playstion, not base it on your mini bad comment, but im sure they are just trying to make more of a profit off their huge franchise. point made.

27 April 2009 08:51
mcjakeqcool

1. Dark_Angel, shut the hell up, of coarse there should be a 360 port, just cos you have titchy hands and you’ve never had a controler you could make love to before does’ent mean you should force the dogbone PS controlers on everybody else. 2. This game is not going to be releaced until 2010, except possibly Japan in most likely November 2009, but regardless, this will be a great, great game. mcjakeqcool