New Suikoden, Final Fantasy XII and Xenosaga HD, New PlayStation Exclusives & More Teased by Insider

Fans have been wondering about the possibility of a new Suikoden game, HD remasters of Final Fantasy XII and Xenogsaga (especially since Katsuhiro Harada mentioned it) for a while now, and industry insider Verendus, who is well known on NeoGAF for knowing what he talks about, dropped quite a few interesting pieces of information on the forums today, in a thread about the possible exclusivity of the new Silent Hills.

[rawshack]

let it be true please

[littlezizu]

make it happen square, then you will be surely forgiven for ffxiii.

[breakpad]

i hope not a MGS 4 for the PC ..i dont know why but Solid Snake must stay PS exclusive..(i know for the MGS PC port but the his real legacy is on PS consoles with the most completed versions of games)

[alstruck]

If they release FFXII HD, I'd rather forgive them for holding FFvsXIII for a decade.

[bouzebbal]

I have been hoping for this since PS3 came out.
This is a massive bunch of good news.

I still believe! PS4 is the hope of jrpg revival. In the meantime everyone, please go support Suikoden ll when it comes out. We need to prove that jrpg fanbase is still alive

[jaymacx]

@breakpad why keep it an exclusive? I would think you would want more people to have a chance to play it if they skipped ps3 last gen or whatever. Konami has to make money besides the fact mgs5 is coming to pc and ppl want the full story ... So mgs4 and mgs hd collection makes sense. And metal gear has Nintendo roots as well but Nintendo fans have given up hope on it returning to them.

[Ratty]

@breakpad

Solid Snake was featured in Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2 : Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid 1 and Metal Gear Solid 2. All of which are not Playstation exclusive. Metal Gear Solid 4 is the only exception.

Actually, Big Boss just as much a Playstation exclusive character since they never ported Portable Ops (pun not intend I swear) to another console.

But then I'm not sure what would be the point of making characters exclusive to platforms.

Edit: I suppose you could add Metal Gear Ac!d which feature "Solid Snake" but they were ported to cell phones at one point.

[Bansai]

Yeeee, and PS4 will cure cancer - also confirmed by an insider

[user5575708]

hmm i hope its FFXII international zodiac job system

most likely dragon quest VIII on ps2

[Reibooi]

I would LOVE to see FFXII HD. It's my personal fav game in the series despite the fact that so many people seem to hate it. I would love to see them put in equal effort and have something that is similar to or surpasses what they did with X HD.

Also the Xenosaga thing is mighty exciting if it happens although I have to wonder what exactly they would do with it. I kinda expect them to just up res it and toss it out the door if it happens. It would be a dream if they could rebuild 1 and 2 to look like 3 did and that was it would have a consistent look across all the games but that is a damn pipe dream really.

Still I hope most of this stuff is true. Would be a shame to get excited about things that may never happen.

[DarkAstronaut]

It's true. Verendus works for Sony. There are a bunch of 3rd party PS4 exclusives. Street Fighter 5 was just the beginning.

[SoapShoes]

PS2 era all over again! 3rd party exclusives up the wazoo this gen!

[DarkAstronaut]

Final Fantasy VII-2 is a PS4 exclusive aswell, again said by Verendus. It's not a remake, it's a sequel or based in the same world as FFVII. 2016, after FFXV.

[AirJohnston]

Do you have a link to the FF VII-2 rumor?

[TheOneWhoIsTornApart]

When did Verendus say that a Final Fantasy VII sequel was in developement?. All I heard him say was that FFVII was being remade.

[DarkAstronaut]

Regarding FF7-2, he said he saw it with his own eyes early in development. If I can find the comments in the Gaf thread I'll post or PM them.

[DarkAstronaut]

Found them.

http://neogaf.com/forum/sho...

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

I can't find the one where he said he saw it though.

This part could be a hint at multiple titles and/or Crisis Core as well.

"The core of it will end up being a proper home console game and that's going to be the main thing, but it's basically a visit back to the FF7 world again, and there'll likely be a few things surrounding that. A large part of their discussion is likely surrounding this point."

He's like that.

I've also heard (not sure if true) it has to do with Sony selling the shares back to Square and letting FFXV go multiplatform is how the PS4 exclusively (for multiple titles?) took place.

Makes sense and the FFVII HD (as akward as it was) could be the precursor to this plan, which also makes sense.

[-Foxtrot]

I hope they do the Final Fantasy HD remake first though and not a sequel...the game has had it's fair share of extra content for that world it's time to give other FF games a shot

I hope they remake FF7 and then they get started straight away on FF8 and then FF9

Imagine the Garden Battle in HD <drools>

[torchic]

@DarkAstronaut

pretty sure Square said there would be FFXV sequels before anything else

[DonFreezer]

It must be really funny to see people telling us about a bunch of 3rd party exclusives for the ps4 with pride and joy when they screamed about Tomb Raider going to the Xbox.The hypocrisy on this site amazes me. Someone above cries after 6-7 years about losing Metal Gear 4 to the PC telling us that Snake's legacy is on PS. Someone below talks about the ps2 era where Sony bought pretty much every third party game their dirty hands could get.Just read about Resident Evil and their dirty tactics. If it weren't for Nintendo's own faults you would never see Resident Evil 4 on the ps2. Hit me with disagrees as you always do to anyone with commonsense on this site. Also there is not way in this world Final Fantasy VII in any form would release exclusive to one platform.

[freshslicepizza]

its quite obvious the ps4 will take the bulk of japanese content since the wii u and xbox one dont do well in japan, especially the xbox one. i think this is why the pc is gaining attention because the wii u cant really do the games justice, only the pc and xbox one can.

im still not seeing much happening outside of japanese studios as far as exclusives are concerned and the ps4 for aaa games no matter how much sony fans want to discredit the xbox one. its the wii u missing out, not the xbox one.

[TheLyonKing]

I am not the biggest fan of 12, I didn't like the single player mmorpg game style and was not emotionally attached the to character but and HD remake I will sure try and complete it this time.

The controls were tight and the story was good, who knows maybe I will like it this time.

[Wintersun616]

I hated it the first time I played it. I wasn't expecting what I got at all, and didn't understand much of the deeper mechanics in the game. A year or two later I gave it another chance and it became my most favourite FF game. I've completed it at least 5 times already, and I'm still waiting for this HD remaster like a kid waits for christmas.

[Muigi]

I really liked the environment of 12. It also pushed the ps2 to the max graphically so a ps4 version should look amazing!

[bangoskank]

FFXII is one of the best FF games. The gameplay is a lot more fun and challenging than the original turn-based mechanics IMO. The music is some of the best in the series, the characters are multilayered(even Van grew on me after a while) and it's got a great story that exceeds the typical "save the wotld plot". It would be awesome if Square remastered it in Matsuno's vision. I would become their fanboy again for the first time since in almost ten years.

[Inception]

For me it's better than XIII. But the story got a bit messed up in the middle to end. Maybe it's because Matsuno not finished wrote it when he got hospitalized. Even Sakaguchi refused to play it and just watch the opening CG.

[RedDevils]

@Inception even it story messed up, it still had a better story than 13 which I found very boring

[3-4-5]

Information Overload!...can't compute!

Tons of potentially great info, hopefully we get some of this revealed at E3 2015.

* I missed out on most of Sony's good games, especially the RPG's, as I've never owned a Sony Console.

I would LOVE to play FF12, a new Suikoden, Dragon Quest 8, ect.....

All mentioned in the article sounds awesome, and if I have to buy a PS4 to play them, then that is what I will be doing eventually.

[3-4-5]

Also a Suikoden 3,4,tactics,5 HD remake collection would be nice as well.

Would re-introduce the series to gamers along with S1&2 on Vita.

[Muzikguy]

I've been hoping that with the PS4 there's a resurgence of JRPGs. By this I'm hoping new games too, not just remakes or remasters of older games. I won't complain though if they're done right!

[Tapewurm]

The Sega announcements have my interest.... would love to see either Panzer Dragoon Saga 2 or even a Panzer Dragoon HD Trilogy.... throw in Burning Rangers 2 and a new Shining game too .... All very wishful thinking, but would love to see it. (All on PS4 and Vita too) Would also love to see footage of or even hear some news on The Last Guardian.

[turab]

God. this is news alone convinced my friend to get a PS4. am glad I made the right decision for this gen and got a PS4.

[WeAreLegion]

Sony would be crazy NOT to secure Silent Hills. I'm more in favor of 3rd party developers creating for all platforms, but from a business perspective, it would be a good move.

A new Suikoden? I'm in!

[vishmarx]

im almost certain sh is a ps4 only title.sony has chosen to put up a free advert(P.T.) for years possibly(sh is way off)
theyre co publishing it at the very least
pt would have come to other platforms by now , otherwise

maybe a pc release later.

[VsAssassin]

I'm thinking, given the stupendous amount of positive hype SHs got by way of PT, that Sony is seriously considering SHs as an exclusive.

Also, PT should have already made its way to XBox One's store for XO gamers to download, but curiously it still hasn't. Either only the demo is PS exclusive, or the entire game has already been secured by Sony.

I don't want to be selfish, but I want SHs to be exclusive to Sony, so development can be focused on only one console, and its quality to be equally great.

[Inception]

I think Silent Hills will be PS4 exclusive. Silent Hill 1 and Book of Memories still exclusive for PS platform. But let's wait more info about it...

[turab]

its not PS4 exclusive.

[DragonKnight]

Suikoden VI for PS4. Make it frickin' happen Sony. Throw money at Konami until they can't refuse. And don't put it on the frickin' Vita alone. Both PS4 and Vita fine, but not Vita alone, that'd be some real B.S.

[bangoskank]

This is news I've been waiting to hear for a long, long time. Please make it so.

[Summons75]

All sounds good. Didn't care for FF12 all to much but I would love to play it again.

[nitus10]

Unfortunately the only way to play FFXII is if you have the DVD (not including pirates here) is either have a PS2 or a Backwards Compatible PS3 of course a remaster to say the PS3/4 is a good way of making money from people who don't have the original games.

Having an emulator for the PS4 would be helpful (I would purchase a PS4 immediately) but then again why create and sell an emulator (one purchase) so that you could play all your old PS2 games when you can make more money selling remastered copies of PS2 games.

[Blackleg-sanji]

Suikoden.. suikoden!!! Awwww yeaaaaa suikoden VI? Suikoden II and III hd aaah i need to know

[Borma]

An HD remaster of the previous Suikoden's or Suikoden VI would bring tears to my eyes. One of THE best RPG series around IMO. I am still patiently waiting for hopefully a Dark Cloud 1&2 remaster or Dark Cloud 3. Over the last 1+ year it seems like there has been a lot of fud spread by some so called "insiders", let's hope this one is legit.

Also please do a new Chrono Trigger.

[Blackleg-sanji]

As far as i kno this one has gotten a number of them either completely right or a lil off so i actually believe a little.

Dark cloud 3/ dark cloud 1&2 u say...*faints

[indyman7777]

I all knew Suidoken is all I need. But I'm greedy! Remakes of the others is also what I WANT!

[Viryu]

Oh. My. Gosh! So many amazing leaks which I want to be true! It's just... a shame that most of that stuff won't be out until 2016/2017.

[gangsta_red]

A new Suikoden would be great, I really loved 1 through III, I never got to play any of the rest after that. But the thought of collecting 108 characters for a new gen system is very exciting.

[GokuSolosAll]

Okay, okay...new Suikoden, FFXII HD, AND Xenosaga? This is some good news and a trend which needs to continue. Maybe I'll even buy FFVII to support the iddea of old games making a comeback, despite being a prick move on Square's part, but they'll likely just misconstrue it as lack of interest, damn robot hearts.

[rainslacker]

Suikoden was one of my favorite RPGS of the PS1 days. Xenosaga was my 2nd favorite RPG of the PS2 days.

Hopefully XS is released as a trilogy. Wouldn't mind the series getting completed, but MonolithSoft is pretty cozy with Nintendo now.:(

[starcatcher]

Yes !! This is why I bought ps4 for great jrpgs/aciton/adventure!/rpg please bring new wonderful magical ips!!! Also give us resonance of fate 2 and Valkyria chronicles collection sega!!!

[indyman7777]

Especially JRPG's for me!

[nitus10]

This is one of the reasons why I don't have a PS4 at the moment but next year things will be different.

Basically I was a PS2 and PS3 early adopter because of backwards compatibility but I still have so many games I am still playing on my PS3 that I can wait till mid next year.

If they had software that would allow me to play PS2 games on the PS4 (PS1 not so much since they can be played on any PS3) I would purchase one immediately. Of course I still won't get rid of my PS3.

[Revengeance]

Oh my God if this is true I might break down and cry manly tears.

THIS is what it means to be a PS gamer.

[HeartlessGamer]

Oh crap I hope this is true

[HeavenlySnipes]

Would get FFXII remaster with trophies in a heartbeat

[Sigh]

I've been clamoring for this for awhile but, please Square Enix, Remaster my favorite rpg of all time! Dragon Quest VIII!!!

[eddieistheillest]

Xenosaga HD !!!!!

[TM333]

YESS!!! I would KILL for Xenosaga HD!! Honestly, I'd like to be able to play it on Vita. If they put it on PS4 tho, I could stream it:)

[Spotie]

This is the big news I'm here for.

[zero_gamer]

For some oddball reason I have never played the Xenosaga trilogy. This would give my PS4 some major use. Sick of still playing on my PS3 when I should be enjoying my launch PS4 some more.

[NatureOfLogic_]

The Xenosaga games are really good. Highly underrated series imo. Especially episode 2.

[ricochetmg]

I thought Nintendo owned the ip. Xenogears was better.

[lashes2ashes]

Nintendo only has the rights for xenoblade. Bandia namco ownes the xenosaga ip and square enix still owned the xenogear ip.

[Gatsu]

OMG please let this be true ;O ! I've missed FFXII so much since my PS2 times and really wanna play it again ;)! Even though some hate it, I have really fond memories of it. I loved it more than FFX.

[StormLegend]

Please be real!!!

[WhateverBlah]

Me want Suikoden VI & Xenosaga HD remaster!!! give me that plx! I can't w8 to hear more info about the new Suikoden game best JRPG series along with Squaresoft FF.

[Neo_Zeed]

I pray that Xenosaga HD becomes reality.

[lodossrage]

Honestly, as much as I would love to believe this. The fact that xenosaga HD is mentioned makes me believe this is fake.

Monolith owns the Xeno franchise, and they were bought by Nintendo years ago.

[izumo_lee]

Actually Namco has the rights to Xenosaga, while Squarenix has Xenogears. That is why Monolith again has to come up with a different name for games. Yes they now have the rights to Xenoblade so that is indeedvtheir IP.

The other games they have no say on cause they don't have the rights to. So if Namco wants to do a HD Xenosaga they can.

[rainslacker]

Maybe if it does well on the remaster, maybe Nintendo will work will fund the development to release the rest of the series on the Wii U. Namco works with Nintendo, so one could hope.:)

I'm not sure if Tetsuya Takahashi wants to finish the series anymore though.

It's funny the original Xenogears was originally created to be FF7, but square considered it to be too dark and complicated. Too bad it never reached the heights of the FF series, because IMO it's better than any FF game.

This news makes my day, I really hope it's true.

[chikane]

Final Fantasy XII HD yes please hope its for the ps3 ps4 and vita

yea i know i said ps3 just cause i don't own a ps4 yet ^_^

[theshredded]

MY GOD!

[jambola]

hope so
never finished 12
would be nice to give it another shot now that i'm older

[PrinceOfAllSaiyans]

You will start to hear about digital revivals of some old IPs in the next one to two years. Playstation and otherwise.

That's what got hype

[LightDiego]

So good to be true, lol, let's hope for it. Dragon Quest HD, Xenosaga HD and a new Suikoden, we need more jrpgs and that would be perfect.
I'm still dreaming for a new game of Level-5 with Studio Ghibli, also Vanquish 2.

[Predaking77]

It smells like the new Silent Hill will be a PS4 exclusive. It is rare that the P. T. Demo was only available on PS4.

I would really like to play a new and good Silent Hill game. I have fond memories of the first 4 games.

[Knightofelemia]

If this is real about Xenosaga this just made my Xmas wish can't it for it. Shame Sega couldn't announce a Shenmue HD remake or a Shenmue 3

[killbillvolume12]

Am i the only one who is excited about the HD MGS collection coming to PC?

[DragonKnight]

No, but you're in the minority thanks to Suikoden and FFXII news.

[HentaiMasterRace]

I hope FFXII HD is also on Vita.

[HentaiMasterRace]

Or at least one of the other games to be PS4/PS3/Vita.

[Inception]

Pretty sure it will be. FF X/X-2 HD for vita sold more than 500k. That's easy profit for SE.

[reaper602]

SEGA exclusive? Please god let it be Shenmue!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tdmd]

It will probably be a space channel 5 sequel, since Shenmue 3 and/ or remakes of 1 and 2 are what fans really want.

[PsBoxGamer]

Sony is really making things feel like the Ps2 days here.WOW! If all these are true the FF7 remaster will make the ps4 sell like warm bread with a side of butter lol.This is shaping up to be one memorable Ps Generation guys and Gals.Strap on Ya seat belts and enjoy the ride!!!

[gokuking]

If they're not natively playable on Vita I don't care.

[Tdmd]

All I've read was FFXII HD! I've been hoping for that since HD remake's become a thing. Oh, and a DQVIII HD would also be pretty sweet indeed!

[StormLegend]

Someone confirmed this already :( it needs to be true!!!

[Leaguer]

Any chance that Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden series would have an HD remake?

[InTheZoneAC]

FFXII HD!!!!!!!!!!!

[tiffac008]

I hope the Suikoden rumor is true and hopefully, its the continuation of the True Rune Saga.

The Sega IP better be Shenmue. lol!

FFXII and Xenosaga HD! Why not :)

[Der_Kommandant]

SUIIIIIKOODEEEEEN!!!!!!!!!!

[RDF]

Nanami!!!!!!!!!!! ; ; Curse you Joey!!!!!!!!!!!! (falls to floor Platoon Style)

[PiNkFaIrYbOi]

Oh please make it so.

[JMyers]

Holy Shit Balls if true!

[young7yang]

If a remake comes out of Xenosaga, Final Fantasy XII or Suikoden I will finally downgrade my ps3 to a slim model and sell off my PS2 collection. Just throw in a Onimusha collection please!

[Majin-vegeta]

Legend Of Dragoon!!!!!!!!!!

[RDF]

Its hurts just hoping. ; ;

[PsBoxGamer]

I will take any of these rumers, any of these games lol.

[GokuSolosAll]

Really loving PS4's future...slow start for me but what traction it's gaining...

[RDF]

Suikoden!! FFXII!!!!!! Xenosaga HD !!!!!! Must be dreaming!

[AHall88]

What's the track record of this Verendus character?
I remember him stating a FFVII remake was for sure coming a couple years(maybe just a year?) ago and now it's not a remake but a "project" that may or may not be games.

I remember this user name being linked to a few other leaks that never came about too.

[juniorpop]

If they were to remaster Xenosaga trilogy they need to redevelop Xenosaga Episode II first!
But FFXII HD would be truly be awesome if it happened

[Miraak82]

omg I would be so happy for xenosaga and ff12 in hd .... i don't care what anyone says, FF12 is an amazing game

[TheOnlyMastrx]

Good list, some things sound interesting, can't wait for official news over the next couple years.

[tweet75]

reminds me of reading quarterman in the old egm. I miss that.

[Vithar]

my lord! please let it be :) this would be paradise!
thank you for the Christmas eve hope

[hkgamer]

cant think whats worse atm, writing articles about a tweet or writing articles about a gaf post.

[Tzuno]

I have them all on Emulator, FFXII looks so damn good.

[lashes2ashes]

MUST HAVE Xenosaga lol.

[sovkhan]

FFXII hd please :) my favorite FF so far.

And of course Xenosaga is more than desired ^^

[Ma1nframe]

Another one of these F'ing "insiders". So sick of this BS.

I've used up all my bubbles for this converstation lol @ admins

[execution17]

Xenosaga HD... My god I hope that happens

[Relientk77]

Yes! the JRPGs are coming to PS4

[RandomGamer]

OMG if Suikoden VI gets made I will shit my pants .

[turab]

Dam this is the best news I have heard in this year. So fucking excited for this cant wait.

[hazelamy]

FFXII HD?

oh god yes.

and the Xenosaga trilogy as well?
yes, yes, YES.
we never got the first one in europe so hopefully if this does get made they'll release it in europe.

[brando008]

Today is a good day :)