Posted by Zidane007nl on 14 November 2016, 23:33 - 0 comments
In the last Active Time Report, that was streamed last Thursday, Hajime Tabata announced that Japan will get another demo of Final Fantasy XV and details about the PlayStation 4 Pro version.
Since last Friday (11 November) Japanese fans can download a new demo called Judgment Disc. This demo covers the half of the first chapter and has a playtime of 1½ hours. It's not possible to carry your save to the game, but you'll be rewarded with a special video at the end of the demo.
Hajime Tabata also announced that the PlayStation 4 Pro version of Final Fantasy XV will have two modes: upscaled 4K resolution with 30fps and 1080p on 60fps. The developers are currently working on a patch to get the game running at 1080p / 60fps on PlayStation 4 Pro which will be available in December. The Judgment Disc demo also contains these modes.
Final Fantasy XV will be available on 29 November on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 27 October 2016, 22:51 - 0 comments
During the Paris Game Week 2016 Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XV has gone gold. The development will now be shifted towards creation of the downloadable content (DLC) with Episode Gladiolus being the first one that will be available. Also online multiplayer is coming.
The main focus of the Season Pass is three original episodes that take place during the events of Final Fantasy XV. Each episode allows players to take control of one of Noctis’ comrades in all-new adventures that offer unique play styles tailored to each character. Players can explore previously unseen areas filled with new monsters, and even obtain weapons that can later be used in the main game. Episode Gladiolus is the first new character adventure to arrive, and will be followed by Episode Ignis and Episode Prompto. Each episode will be available for purchase individually.
Following the release of the character episodes, Comrades—an expansion pack for Final Fantasy XV—will introduce a brand-new online co-op mode for up to four players which features intense battles allowing players to take full control of Noctis, Gladio, Prompto and Ignis as a group. Comrades will be available for separate purchase, and is also included in the Season Pass.
This additional content and character episodes are managed by Haruyoshi Sawatari (Producer, Business Division 2) and overseen by Final Fantasy XV Director Hajime Tabata with development led by core members of the Final Fantasy XV team.
Last year I travelled around the world and attended many game events. I felt an amazing passion and sense of expectation towards Final Fantasy XV from series fans everywhere. From seeing that I really wanted to make it so that the fans could enjoy the game for longer and evolve and expand it even further. I will take these feelings and give them form, to deliver an amazing experience.
-- Haruyoshi Sawatari
To mark this milestone a new CG cinematic trailer, entitled Omen, has been released. Final Fantasy XV will be available on 29 November 2016 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 10 October 2016, 23:49 - 0 comments
Recently Hajime Tabata, director of Final Fantasy XV, has been interviewed by Spanish website Vida Extra and he dropped quite a few interesting things.
On the question how long it will take to release a PC version (if it is in consideration) Tabata had the following to say:
On that hypothesis, not talking about something real, just an idea, if we worked on a PC version of what I have very clear is that we would work to provide a better version of what we have now on consoles. We could say that something like this would take us more than a year. We should work to adapt the engine, which is very laborious, and from there to develop its course.
The other interesting thing Tabata mentioned is that Square Enix is toying with a DLC specifically made for PlayStation VR:
Final Fantasy XV was obviously not designed for PS4 Pro from the beginning, but obviously we work following the launch to go adapting to the new consoles appear and improve it according to their power. What we do have is the idea of launching a focused DLC PS VR.
What you saw at E3 was just a technical demo. I’m talking about a whole new DLC so you can play from VR. Not the whole, of course, would be additional game content, perhaps a particular part of the game to be enjoyed in virtual reality.
With the recent delay Square Enix is trying to squeeze a lot of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and recently footage has appeared showing improved graphics from earlier builds. The game will be released on 29 November 2016.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 16 August 2016, 23:50 - 0 comments
Yesterday, when the sad news arrived that Final Fantasy XV has been delayed till 29 November 2016, Hajime Tabata made a promise that today they will release a 30 minutes gameplay video. He keeped his promise and the gameplay video is not 30 minutes, but 53 minutes long!
This video contains gameplay from the master version of the game which has just been finished a few days ago. The video contains many cuts and switchesback and forth between the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One version.
Please note that this video contains many spoilers!
Posted by Zidane007nl on 15 August 2016, 23:38 - 0 comments
Hajime Tabata, director of Final Fantasy XV, has announced today that Final Fantasy XV will not be released on 30 September 2016, but two months later on 29 November 2016 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The reason for this delay is to allow the development teams to have more time to further polish and conduct quality testing so that the reality of the game can match the expectations of both the fans and the creative teams.
Hajime Tabata had the following to say:
From the moment we joined this project, our vision was to create a level of freedom and realism previously unseen in the series. Regrettably, we need a little bit more time to deliver on this vision and are confident that this new release date will help us achieve this.
As the director and lead of this project, I wish to personally apologize for the additional wait. As a team, we want FINAL FANTASY XV to achieve a level of perfection that our fans deserve. We kindly ask for your understanding.
The team recently completed work on the master version of the game and they are currently working on a 'zero day patch'. He explains that when the game was released on 30 September 2016 with this patch, not everyone could download the patch due to not everyone having a good internet connection.
Tomorrow a 30 minutes gameplay video will be released of the master version and it will be playable at gamescom starting later this week.
Please note that you have to switch on subtitles (if you don't understand Japanese)
Posted by Zidane007nl on 30 March 2016, 23:03 - 0 comments
In about 5 hours Square Enix will hold the big Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV event, where the game's release date will be announced. According to a news update video from GameSpot, that has been taken down, Final Fantasy XV will be released on 30 September.
The other announcement in the news update video is that a new demo will be released featuring a younger Noctis. No footage of the demo was shown in the video, however a Chinese trailer has also hit the internet today showing footage of the demo.
In the Chinese trailer you enter the dream of young Noctis and you meet a new friend, the summon Carbuncle. This demo part will not be playable in the final game.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 30 August 2015, 23:17 - 0 comments
During the Final Fantasy XV Active Time Report that took place yesterday at PAX Prime 2015 director Hajime Tabata announced that Final Fantasy XV will be released in 2016. An exact release date will be announced at a special event that will be held in March 2016.
In this Active Time Report new concept art and in-game footage was showed and a new Active Time Report exclusive was revealed called the Final Fantasy XV Progress Report (Vol. 1). In this progress reports various features of the game are shown which are currently in development.
You can watch the Active Time Report below. The next Active Time Report will be aired during the Tokyo Game Show which will take place from 17 till 20 September.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 19 March 2015, 23:41 - 0 comments
Square Enix has released the last trailer of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, which is the launch trailer. Only one night to go for us European fans. North America and Japan already got the game. When you purchase the first print of the game, you'll also receive a download code for Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 11 March 2015, 23:10 - 0 comments
On the PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) East, which was held in Boston (United States) last weekend, Square Enix has revealed a new trailer of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD. With only a week away from release, this might be one of the latest trailers of the game. Please mind that it can contain spoilers. Also footage from the Final Fantasy XV demo: Episode Discae is shown.
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD will be available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in North America on 17 March, in Japan on 19 March and Europe on 20 March.
