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Ljink96 on 13 September 2018
Kerotan said:
Ljink96 said:
This is a historical moment. Nintendo and Square picking up where they left off. It's beautiful.

Would picking up where they left off not involve getting ffxv proper, ffiv, ff7 remake and then future ff games exclusive? Because where they left off was the new games as exclusive no?

No, picking up where they left off is FFVII on a Nintendo platform period. Look, I know what you're trying to do, you're trying to derail anything positive that happens with Nintendo. I get it. But this really isn't one that you can win here. FFVI was on SNES, FFVII wasn't. Now the original FFVII is. And this is where it starts. And FFIV? What are you talking about? No, where they left off is FFVII on Playstation and not on Nintendo for decades, and now it is. You're like the only person I know who can spin such positive Nintendo news negatively. I kinda wish you'd stop. Real talk.



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killeryoshis on 13 September 2018
NoCtiS_NoX said:
killeryoshis said:
I already got Final Fantasy VII on PC but I might get it again. I also have VIII but I haven't played it yet. I have to beat Monster Hunter, Xenoblade 2: Torna, Dragon Quest 2 before I go to that game.

Anyway, this is awesome! I can finally play Final Fantasy games past VI on a Nintendo system. XD. I will probably get them all if they are physical. However, I think only Final Fantasy XII will come out on Switch. physically. Maybe X as well.

Another thing. As someone already pointed out already. Square doesn't usually port game willy nilly anymore. They usually have a sense of purpose. I fully expect Square to be preparing us with a NEW Final Fantasy game. Maybe Final Fantasy XVI? Only time will tell.

I am willing to bet that FFXVI won't come in normal form for Switch or it will not come at all. FFXVI could be a PS5/Next Xbox title.
I mean if DQXI is taking it's sweet time and with FFXV Pocket ed. 
I expect a FFVI remake though for the Switch and PS4.

Well I wasn't expecting it to be the same version at all. I expect them to make a downport.  Like how Call of Duty was for the Wii or DS.  (Why did the DS get Modern Warfare 2 but not the Wii?) I mean if they made that huge downport FF XV pocket edition I see no reason why they can't do the same with Switch. It would also help  Final Fantasy in Japan. 



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Xxain on 13 September 2018
killeryoshis said:
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I am willing to bet that FFXVI won't come in normal form for Switch or it will not come at all. FFXVI could be a PS5/Next Xbox title.
I mean if DQXI is taking it's sweet time and with FFXV Pocket ed. 
I expect a FFVI remake though for the Switch and PS4.

Well I wasn't expecting it to be the same version at all. I expect them to make a downport.  Like how Call of Duty was for the Wii or DS.  (Why did the DS get Modern Warfare 2 but not the Wii?) I mean if they made that huge downport FF XV pocket edition I see no reason why they can't do the same with Switch. It would also help  Final Fantasy in Japan. 

Let's be clear - Pocket Edition is NOT a port. It is a abridged version the main. That is not something you should be hoping for. Pocket Edition should NEVER be seen as an alternative the actual game. SE will not make 2 version of a FF title.

FF16 will not be on Switch. It won't even be on PS4/XBOX. SE has already set the benchmark for the next gen Final Fantasy and neither of them are doable on current consoles. Go check out the "Future of Final Fantasy" tech demo and the Cry demo. The only way I can it happening is if they did the Stream service like with CAPCOM is doing with RE7.



forevercloud3000 on 14 September 2018

The Switch I get these games coming to, but Xbox One makes little sense without a very sizeable moneyhatt.

FFXV and FFXIII trilogy sells like 5 to 1 in PlayStations favor... JRPG gamers just do not seem to reside on Xbox in the way they do elsewhere.

Microsoft must be paying them for them in order for these to be even remotely viable. Even if so, it is a smart acquisition. MS is trying to break the trending culture of them only catering to a few genres.



      

      

      

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Xxain on 14 September 2018
forevercloud3000 said:
The Switch I get these games coming to, but Xbox One makes little sense without a very sizeable moneyhatt.

FFXV and FFXIII trilogy sells like 5 to 1 in PlayStations favor... JRPG gamers just do not seem to reside on Xbox in the way they do elsewhere.

Microsoft must be paying them for them in order for these to be even remotely viable. Even if so, it is a smart acquisition. MS is trying to break the trending culture of them only catering to a few genres.

Nope. Square Enix is making a personal attempt at a growing the Final Fantasy fanbase. FFXV sold great, but it still has not hit 10 and I'm that is place of disappointment at SE. I think this good. No reason to not expand Final Fantasy.

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HylianSwordsman on 14 September 2018

They called me MAD when I said Cloud in Smash meant FFVII was coming to a Nintendo system! But who's laughing now! HAHAHAHAHA! I WAS RIGHT!



routsounmanman on 14 September 2018

To those who have not played Crystal Chronicles, it's an amazing game, PROVIDED you play multiplayer. It's a slog in single player. In general, I am beyond hyped for IX, X, and XII on my Switch :D



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Wyrdness on 14 September 2018
Xxain said:
killeryoshis said:

Well I wasn't expecting it to be the same version at all. I expect them to make a downport.  Like how Call of Duty was for the Wii or DS.  (Why did the DS get Modern Warfare 2 but not the Wii?) I mean if they made that huge downport FF XV pocket edition I see no reason why they can't do the same with Switch. It would also help  Final Fantasy in Japan. 

Let's be clear - Pocket Edition is NOT a port. It is a abridged version the main. That is not something you should be hoping for. Pocket Edition should NEVER be seen as an alternative the actual game. SE will not make 2 version of a FF title.

FF16 will not be on Switch. It won't even be on PS4/XBOX. SE has already set the benchmark for the next gen Final Fantasy and neither of them are doable on current consoles. Go check out the "Future of Final Fantasy" tech demo and the Cry demo. The only way I can it happening is if they did the Stream service like with CAPCOM is doing with RE7.

Those tech demos are from over a year ago under a different approach, cry for one is over 3 years ago and was done on an engine that SE has since scrapped for the likes of UE4 you can't really use that as a basis as back then SE had a different outlook while today they're expanding their audience as much as they can for all their series I can easily see FFXVI being cross platform like how GTAV and Persona V operated. This is because clearly today's market is leading to a case where it is better to have wider reach with your games with a more grounded ambition then a blindly high ambition that limits the game. 

Even your example with RE7 could be ported to Switch, FF in Japan has heavily declined from rivalling DQ to shifting just 1m which although good numbers is a step down from prior games and the series has been on a downward slide and I bet that SE recognising this is a key reason why they launching this barrage of FF on the NS as they've seen Bravely Default and Octopath do well and realise they've been ignoring a goldmine in the userbase for the longest time with their games.



Pemalite on 14 September 2018
Wyrdness said:
Pemalite said:

They did a re-release on Steam though?

****

Just hoping they all get a Physical release.

VIII already had a PC version the Steam version is the same game.

It's not the exact same. I have both copies.
The Steam version has a multitude of enhancements over the original PC release. I.E. Higher resolutions, new API support, cleaned up 2D art and video assets.




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Xxain on 14 September 2018
Wyrdness said:
Xxain said:

Let's be clear - Pocket Edition is NOT a port. It is a abridged version the main. That is not something you should be hoping for. Pocket Edition should NEVER be seen as an alternative the actual game. SE will not make 2 version of a FF title.

FF16 will not be on Switch. It won't even be on PS4/XBOX. SE has already set the benchmark for the next gen Final Fantasy and neither of them are doable on current consoles. Go check out the "Future of Final Fantasy" tech demo and the Cry demo. The only way I can it happening is if they did the Stream service like with CAPCOM is doing with RE7.

Those tech demos are from over a year ago under a different approach, cry for one is over 3 years ago and was done on an engine that SE has since scrapped for the likes of UE4 you can't really use that as a basis as back then SE had a different outlook while today they're expanding their audience as much as they can for all their series I can easily see FFXVI being cross platform like how GTAV and Persona V operated. This is because clearly today's market is leading to a case where it is better to have wider reach with your games with a more grounded ambition then a blindly high ambition that limits the game. 

Even your example with RE7 could be ported to Switch, FF in Japan has heavily declined from rivalling DQ to shifting just 1m which although good numbers is a step down from prior games and the series has been on a downward slide and I bet that SE recognising this is a key reason why they launching this barrage of FF on the NS as they've seen Bravely Default and Octopath do well and realise they've been ignoring a goldmine in the userbase for the longest time with their games.

I think your thinking Crystal Tools. That is the engine that SE dropped. Luminous Engine is the current engine  SE is using. Its exclusively being used in FF15 and more than likely Tabata's new game. The reason why SE is using UE4 was because the designers of Luminous asked SE to not share it with anybody until they done with it testing it with 15. As for the rest of your post, read my response above :)