Versus XIII is now Final Fantasy XV
Square Enix pulled out all the stops at this year’s Sony E3 conference and, in less than ten minutes, completely shook the gaming world to its foundation. Not only was Kingdom Hearts going to get its first fully numbered sequel in seven or eight years, but Final Fantasy Versus XIII is officially coming to PlayStation 4. Sorry, that isn’t really true: Final Fantasy XV is coming to PlayStation 4. The name has changed, but aside from that, the same dark action focus has remained.
Final Fantasy Versus XIII has a long history. Originally announced alongside Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Agito XIII (later Type-0), little has been shown of Versus XIII in the years since that initial trailer, and aside from occasional acknowledgement of its existence, very little has been said. Rumours circulated saying that it had been cancelled although that has thankfully turned out to be false.
The gameplay trailer, embedded above, shows a little story progression, a few new characters and some of what you might expect from how the game controls.
At today’s “Future of Final Fantasy” conference, Square announced that a port of Final Fantasy XV will be coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4, probably some time after Q2 next year, with smart bets on Q4 (if it’s released in 2014, at all).
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