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Star Ocean 4 titled Star Ocean The Last Hope, confirmed for 360 in 2009

Square Enix has confirmed that RPG Star Ocean 4's official title is Star Ocean The Last Hope.

The company gave the details at the Microsoft's ongoing Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008 event in Tokyo.
Updates:
Update: The issue of Star Ocean’s platforms has been clarified on IGN. From the site:

Square Enix producer Yoshinori Yamagishi cleared things up during a roundtable interview session that followed the press conference. Asked if the game is 360-only, he said, “We cannot announce anything on that. We can say that it will be released first [on the Xbox 360]. Whether we’ll release it on the PS3 is undecided. We may release it, we may not.”

Thanks, Psychotext!
Alternative Sources:
STAR OCEAN 4 ON 360? - xbox360.ign.com | By: Ogrekiller
Star Ocean: The Last Hope o... - x360.hardgame2.com | By: Batusai
Star Ocean 4 confirmed for ... - videogamer.com | By: Cyrus365
'Star Ocean: The Last Hope'... - worthplaying.com | By: harry190
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Published: 564 days 22 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360
 
 

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1 Ariexv | 564 days 22 hours ago - comment has been reported as SPAM -
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JVIDICAN - 564 days 22 hours ago
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reported as spam ;)
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spectyre - 564 days 22 hours ago
1.2 - Yeah.
The blog clearly states that it never said "Exclusively" to the 360. In fact, here is the entire blog entry:

"Square Enix has confirmed that RPG Star Ocean 4’s official title is Star Ocean The Last Hope.

The company gave the details at the Microsoft’s ongoing Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008 event in Tokyo, confirming that the game will release on Xbox 360 in 2009..

No other platforms were detailed, but neither was exclusivity."

Now what I derive from this post is that Square Enix was at a MS event in Tokyo and they confirmed the title and that it would be releasing on the 360. If it were exclusive I think they would have mentioned it. They wouldn't mention the other consoles because it was an MS event.
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Dream Machine - 564 days 21 hours ago
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They mentioned ages ago that it'd be exclusive to one console, I mean things do change and the fact they didn't mention its exclusive here means it could be multiplat... but we shouldn't get our hopes up :(
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NinjaRyu - 564 days 22 hours ago
2 - All right!!!!!!!!!
Another J-rpg to add to my list of games to buy for the 360. I wonder if it's 360 only or if theirs a PS3 verson on the way as well?
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Ariexv - 564 days 22 hours ago
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Nope Tri-Ace has said their exclusive to 1 console this gen
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Superfragilistic - 564 days 21 hours ago
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I will not have the time for so many titles, the JRPG collection on 360 just keeps growing and I just keep pinching myself to wake up!

Cry On, Infinite Undiscovery, Tales, Spectral Force 3, Blue Dragon 2, and now Star Ocean 4! And I've still got to play Fallout 3, Fable 2 and Too Human! *multiple expletives related to there not being enough hours in the day to play*...
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CrazzyMan - 564 days 21 hours ago
2.3 - yeah, right, on M$ conference, they will announce that game also coming to PS3 =))
They just said that SO4 is heading to x360.
Have you seen a word "SO4" and "EXCLUSIVE on x360", just like "FFXIII" is "ONLY for PS3" ???

Then it`s just like Tales of Vesperia, the game will be first released on x360, but you WON`T find anywhere, that ToV will be x360 ONLY game.
2.4 LaChance | 564 days 19 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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PS360WII - 564 days 22 hours ago
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Alright Star Ocean for 360 how about that :)
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kewlkat007 - 564 days 19 hours ago
3.1 - Yeah I know I just finished Lost Odyssey
I think Last Remenent or Infinite Undiscovery is my next RPG's.

The 360 is no longer just Shooters Console.
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Xeoset - 564 days 19 hours ago
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I said this elsewhere...but:

Woah, well done MS Japan!

You've gotten your own Tales game series by the looks of it, 'Tales of Versperia', much like the Wii has Symphonia.

You've got the likes of Cry On coming up, by the amazing Sakaguchi and it Lost Odyssey is anything to go by then that will be win!

Add the likes of Infinite Undiscovery to that list.

Now you've gotten Star Ocean 4 under your belt.

Then you've hit it with Last Remnant, by SquareEnix as a Timed Exclusive.

Can't give them more than enough praise, even if Japan doesn't because even if they don't want all this good stuff, I do ;)
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darkwing - 564 days 22 hours ago
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looks like for the 360
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green - 564 days 22 hours ago
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was about to post the story as well.There is a live blog about the conference coming from ign.

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/a...

No word if it's exclusive.
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JVIDICAN - 564 days 22 hours ago
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they didnt outright say "exclusive to the xbox 360" so im guessing its multiplat
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Ariexv - 564 days 22 hours ago
7 - Man Ps3 fans are desperate
Tri-Ace has said a dozen times already that the game would be an exclusive it just took till now for them to say what it was exclusive to.
7.1 Veryangryxbot | 564 days 21 hours ago - comment has been reported as SPAM -
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soccerluv - 564 days 19 hours ago
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Who's calling who a fanboy?

The 360 was the worst choice?

After today, even if these titles are not exclusive, the 360 doesn't seem like a bad choice at all.

And why is my PS3 still continuing to wait for those inevitable AAA games?

And now if I only owned the PS3, I would also have to wait for these games too? Since they are TIMED exclusives.

Thank god I own both.
7.3 Veryangryxbot | 564 days 18 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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MaximusPrime - 564 days 18 hours ago
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looks like its going to be timed- exclusive. PS3 will eventually get one(with better graphic and gameplay etc etc)
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The Lazy One - 564 days 21 hours ago
8 - HOT!
I haven't played star ocean in ages.

Super excited
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clintos59 - 564 days 21 hours ago
9 - I knew it was star ocean 4...
Its a good move and besides if square enix were to put kingdom hearts or final fantasy as an exclusive for 360 it wouldve bombed. This is why I knew star ocean 4 made more sense. But I have a feeling its only time exclusive unless the 360 has big sales for star ocean 4 but I doubt it since Lost Odyssey didnt sell so well.
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Silogon - 564 days 21 hours ago
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Wow, this is another nail in Sony's coffin. The system that was home to 97% of all rpgs is now reduced to 0% RPGs. what happened? Almost 2 years out and the ps3 hasn't had 1 rpg hit the system Folklore, maybe and That's really pushing it guys.

Sony should've paid for exclusives to Suikoden & Final Fantasy this time out. Atleast give us Something internally. Wild Arms, Alundra, Legend of Legia, Legend of Dragoon, Dark cloud all are Sony owned IP but where are they? Where is Sony's answer to this?

Are they just gonna sit back and let Japan go xbox 360 green too? Rpgs sell systems and right now Sony isn't selling anything.
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JVIDICAN - 564 days 21 hours ago
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both final fantasys are still exclusives
edit: so according to these dissagrees ff13 and vs are not exclusive to the ps3 yet the event that just took place says otherwise
intresting....
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Lumbo - 564 days 19 hours ago
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Oblivion is not an RPG ? thats a rather unique view ...
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PS360WII - 564 days 16 hours ago
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Well Wild Arms is out on PSN...

Oblivion can be counted as a RPG but it's also on the 360.. I guess maybe that's why it wasn't counted? Or because it isn't a JRPG
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CrashSharc - 564 days 13 hours ago
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wow, "nail in coffin" stuff is so old dude, give it up. You've been trying to "bury" for quite a while now.... keep trying lol...
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Forbidden_Darkness - 564 days 21 hours ago
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i really doubt that square enix would let this title be xbox exclusive, unless they want to loose money on it. even if this game was exclusive not many japanese would buy a xbox to play it. the xbox has no chance in japan.
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Drunken Moogle - 564 days 21 hours ago
13 - It's muliplatform
When last years TGS was setting up the screen display someone caught coming to Playstation 3 on the sign before it was shut off.Also why put all your games on PS1,2,then remake them for PSP just to put Star Ocean 4 The Last Hope the beginning of the story on Xbox 360. Thats crazy so it's got to be multiplatform man.
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solidjun5 - 564 days 20 hours ago
13.1 - yea it's multiplatform.
come on, think about it. Microsoft is like the rich kid on the block that likes to tout its horn about being first or being the only kid on the block to get something. If it was exclusive, they would all over it in the media, gloating like a fool.
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PS360WII - 564 days 16 hours ago
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yeah good point why put the first one on the snes and then put the others on the playstation? Oh because franchises move to other systems! Just because a game was on a system last gen doesn't guarantee anything that it's coming out on the same next gen.
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Azures - 564 days 21 hours ago
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I know you people all like to believe its still console exclusive or something, but why would they shoot themselves in the foot in Japan? They saw what happened to Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey.

They've already expressed interest in how Sony moves, look at the Star Ocean remakes.

Whatever this is all trivial, multiplat will be confirmed at e3 and this will disappear from n4g within 48 when the FLOOD of MGS4 stuff hits.
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bakasora - 564 days 20 hours ago
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Last Remnant and this, Im so angry and sad.
I bought the PS3 to play JRPG, then I ended up with nothing NOW.
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Silogon - 564 days 20 hours ago
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I guess now would be a good time to sell the ps3 since we know they're not in the market for rpg's anymore. All they care about are fps and casual games and lying.
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PumPum - 564 days 20 hours ago
16.1 - Pathetic
Funny how you fanboys said that Sony has nothing but uninteresting JRPGs and now when you drones get a little piece of the fun and boom suddenly JPRGs are the best things since silicon tits.

Good for xbox only owners but it wont save the 360 or make it the "next ps2" in Japan like delusion of green thinks.
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Drunken Moogle - 564 days 20 hours ago
17 - We will have rpgs
Sony always waits to mid system lifespan to throw out rpgs.we still have Atlus,Factor 5,NIS,Final Fantasy and X seed besides Namco Bandai are still porting Xbox 360's Eternal Sonata and we will also get Tales of Vesperia because Famitsu reported on it plus Famitsu said a bit ago Star Ocean 4 The Last Hope will be on PS3 and also Xbox 360. So don't worry. Plus I heard Sony and Square Enix are working on a secret title so who knows.
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Xeoset - 564 days 19 hours ago
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Wow...desperate.

Thin I'll go play Eternal Sonata, Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, KuF, Dead Rising, Etc now ;)
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Jenzo - 564 days 19 hours ago
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So there's basically no point in getting a PS3 right now? I'm going to follow your advice and wait for at least 2 more years(mid system lifespan).
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allforcalisto - 564 days 20 hours ago
18 - man...square enix
I'm glad i own both consoles, but tbh i wanted this to be a ps3 exclusive. I played mass effect on 360 and liked the idea of another space exploration game coming out on a system and could take advantage of the hard drive n blu ray space. I now mass effect was big n all, but still there were loading screens all over the place. Lol those infamous elevators, didnt bother me too much tbh.
I'm still pretty new to "next-gen" and maybe i've listened to too much rhetoric, but do any of you think the hd drive benefit expectation was just bull? and it'll be real good anyway?

THey did say that the game would be exclusive to what ever platform it was announced on, and i s'pose "business is business". I just thought it'd DEFINITELY be a ps3 exclusive.

EDIT.
If Versus XIII, and or XIII go multiplat i think this gen war is just pointless lol
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Immortal Kaim - 564 days 19 hours ago
18.1 - Come on people
All this means is that more people will get to experience this wonderful series. Why does everything have to turn into a stupid mud slinging match, the more people who are exposed to this fantastic genre the better.

Im just really pleased Microsoft has managed to deliver these great games, something the original Xbox was clearly lacking.
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allforcalisto - 564 days 19 hours ago
18.2 - immortal
dude i wasn't mudslinging, just being honest. It was a genuine query, not a jab.
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Lumbo - 564 days 20 hours ago
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If its multiplat, i'll get the PS3 version, if its 360exclusive, i'll get it for 360 and buy a 360arcade :p

No matter what, i WILL get it
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squallsan - 564 days 19 hours ago
20 - I'm gonna
and hug my Xbox, thanks. I'm just waiting now for a FF game to come to the console.
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Auron - 564 days 19 hours ago
21 - wow
I never expected this to be on 360.
good for 360 owners.
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entmania - 564 days 19 hours ago
22 - New Trailer(HD)
Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope New Trailer(HD)
http://videogamerx.gamedong...
23 sumfood4u | 564 days 18 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Ashta - 564 days 18 hours ago
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Wow, now I'm officially pissed.
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squallsan - 564 days 18 hours ago
25 - So who here
is guessing at TGS Square announces a FF game for the 360, not FFXIII but an offshoot.
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zonetrooper5 - 564 days 18 hours ago
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Ironically people keep on saying the 360 is a shooter only console...
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