Final Fantasy 15 Simultaneous Worldwide Release Confirmed

For the first time in franchise history, Square Enix will be releasing Final Fantasy XV simultaneous around the globe.

"Up until now in previous Final Fantasies, we've never attempted a complete global worldwide release with them," game director Hajime Tabata told IGN. "It's always been the export model, where it comes out in Japan first and is then exported to other territories. We're not doing that this time; we want to go full global release."

[FallenAngel1984]

FFXV is signing some great changes within Square Enix's business structure. I hope more of their major games also get simultaneous worldwide releases.

[Magicite]

after 10 years we will finally see great FF mainline game again.

[FallenAngel1984]

We already have the awesome FFXIV from 2013

[syotos77]

I'm actually really interested in seeing more of the action-oriented combat.

[KryptoniteTail]

Hopefully this happens for FFVIIR but that it stays turnbased (it's too late for XV but I have hope for VIIR).

I hope we get a release date soon.

[abcde-12345]

Nomura has already said that the battle system will be changing.

http://www.vg247.com/2015/0...

“We can’t have these upgraded, beautiful 3D models of Cloud and Barrett, still lining up in a row, jumping forward to attack an enemy, then jumping back to wait for their next turn,” Nomura said.

“That would be bizarre. Of course there will likely be changes there.”

[Ratty]

And I suppose we'll have to say goodbye to the worldmap as well since it doesn't fit with the beautiful 3D models and all that. I mean Cloud and Barrett being 1/4 the size of a whole city. Now that would be bizarre.

If they're going to change this much, they'll take other liberties. We can't be sure the story will be anything like the original. It could be much shorter. In the end, it's likely that all we'll be left with is a game with a different story, with characters behaving differently yet looking the same. It looks like being their only priority is to be loyal to the characters' original design. The rest is all up to Nomura.

I sure hope I'm wrong but that's what it all sounds like to me. I'm probably going to get it unless they end up really butchering it. It's most likely going to end up being a really good game anyways.

[PSN_ZeroOnyx]

That does not say it will not be turn based, simply means they won't be lined up. The characters can be placed on a 3D battlefield and move around it while remaining turn based like some PS2 RPG's did.

Change comes in many shapes.

[Ratty]

I don't mind about that in FFXV. The worst they could try is to make some sort of weird hybrid between turned-based and realtime like what they've been trying since FFXII. Now THAT is bad. I think we're fine if they stick to either full realtime combat or full turn-based.

[masterfox]

Is so damn good to see so many news of this game in comparison of the past when it was Versus, also it will be great to see some information of Dissidia Arcade the PS4 version of course ;)

[MetroidFREAK21]

This may be my first FF game... Haha

[silvacrest]

i even forgot that it was likely that this game would be released in japan first and everywhere else second, nice to know everyone gets it at the same times

[Magicite]

Japan has become quite irrelevant now, so it makes sense to release simultaneously worldwide.