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Final Fantasy XIII release could be affected by Dragon Quest IX delay

Posted Feb 12, 2009 at 6:01AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 Tags: Square Enix, Yoichi Wada

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Oh you did not just say that *snap* *snap*. *FIRAGA*!

Major bummer. Square Enix prez Yoichi Wada has just announced that the delay of Dragon Quest IX for the DS may affect the release of Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, 360).

Well, frak.

Final Fantasy XIII It may be affected by Dragon Quest IX's delay. We'd like to work towards (a release) within fiscal 2009.

We've yet to finalize our plans for the next term, so I cannot say for sure if there will or will not be an effect, but Dragon Quest's release being March or July changes the premise. I can't say that there won't be an influence.

Apparently, the reason for Dragon Quest IX's delay was caused by a bug they didn't catch in time. Oh well. It's not like we already had a definite release date for FFXIII to look forward to anyway. It's not like we lost anything.

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You also have to consider that they're trying to please their investors. If they release two games too close to each other, they get too much money in one quarter of the year, and not enough money in another quarter. On paper, that'll look like they lost money. They have to time it right so they can spread their earnings evenly.

# ugh. — Allstaraugustine 2009-02-12 09:44

im so mad that DQ9 isnt on PS3! DQ8 was amazing and how the next installment is gonna be dumbed down to chibi characters....pisses me off.

# That retarded! — hush404 2009-02-12 11:14

Honestly. A DS game gets delayed and it messes with a PS3/360 game? Someone's gotta get their priorities straight.

# Blame MS!!! — Hekynn 2009-02-12 11:30

Blame MS for getting SE to make a 360 version of FF13 they freaking delayed everything!

# ... — Koolaidsred1 2009-02-12 12:08

you're an idiot... GTA4 wasn't dumbed down because of the 360 and also the 360 doesn't use HDDVD's they use DVD9's which are regular DVD's but they're dual layered.

# gta4 — milo128 2009-02-12 12:39

was supposed to have character customization in the actual game but was taken out to fit the 360

# hmm — DFresh 2009-02-12 14:22

it shouldnt really matter how the games "looks" as long as gameplay, sound, and story are good. and DQ characters are made to look like cartoons anyway i thought.

# ... — DFresh 2009-02-12 14:30

no. the only thing you should blame MS for is helping SE sell a lot more FF13 copies, which gives SE a lot more money, which will in turn make SE capable of making better games (I would hope) that EVERYONE can play. besides, we're getting FFVersus13 exclusively on ps3 anyway. dont be so ignorant.

# oh isn't the internet great... — PS34ME 2009-02-13 07:12

...no proof needed, just assumptions. ;)

first, this is about dqix delaying ffxiii, not the 360. the 360 port of ffxiii doesn't start until after the japanese ps3 version is finished! the devs have said this enough times already. so although the 360 port _may_ delay the us/european version, it has no affect on the initial release of ffxiii in japan.

secondly, there's no proof that customization was ever in gtaiv. the devs never said it was, it was only gamers yapping away online who assumed it :). besides, the game's story focuses on you being a _specific_ character, Niko Bellic, not some generic character who can fit neatly into the storyline regardless of gender or race. Therefore it is clear that customization was never in gtaiv from the start.

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