Final Fantasy XV's Development Is Fully on Target; The Game Is 65% Complete

Unfortunately Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata did not provide a release date for the game today at the Active Time Report from Gamescom, but he provided some quite detailed information to DualShockers about the status of the game, explaining that the game’s development is perfectly on track.

[Abash]

Are you kidding me? Now it sounds like even a holiday 2016 release may not happen being it's only 65% done.

[Abriael]

65% is a good percentage. Once you have the core gameplay in place, which now they have, it's mostly just a matter of piling on assets and refining.

[DarkOcelet]

It was 60% two months ago so it will be finished at Q2 2016. So all good.

[Metallox]

@DarkOcelet Like progress in projects can be measured with percentages just perfectly, and like progress is proportional...

[pumpactionpimp]

No final fantasy that I can remember has come out on its original release date. They always get delayed, but often suffer less bugs... So I'm happy to wait.

[Godmars290]

65% done game that's supposedly been in development for eight years? How is that a "good" percentage?

[bouzebbal]

what? you make it sound like nothing is missing. 65% is just above halfway done. 2017 will be release date. you heard it here first.

Dragon Quest XI will be out before, and that actually is all i want to play. Really outshadows everything else for me.

[CertifiedGamer]

This game has been in development since 2007 for it to be in 65% just proves how lazy square enix has become. Rockstar makes Grand Theft Auto games in 3 years with far more content and no grind fest.

[jambola]

@Godmars
Not in development for eight years, we just knew about the game back then

@abzdiine
You are nowhere near the first person to say the game will release 2017, it's been said for months now, more even

@CertifiedGamer
Again, not in development that long
also square enix has released many games int hat time, both in and out of Final fantasy

[fermcr]

They took 6-7 years to make 65% of the game... so they will probably take another 3-4 years for the other 35% ?

[DarkOcelet]

It started production in 2012 my friend. So a 4 to 5 years work in such a big title is expected.

[Dasteru]

@DarkOcelet:

It started production as Versus XIII in 2006. The same time the first FFXIII started production. They were being worked on side by side by 2 different teams. It switched platforms and was rebranded as FFXV in 2013.

http://finalfantasy.wikia.c...

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[Magicite]

If I recall correctly, it was 50-60% at the beginning of this year, if they will be making 10-20% progress per year, then...2017 at earliest.

[jambola]

I think last september they said between 50 and 60%

[Muzikguy]

I don't like these percentages. 65% sounds to me like it's going to be awhile as well. Took them 8 years to get to 65% so who knows how long the rest will take. I know they started over and all, but I still don't get a good vibe from this. That last 35% could still take a looooooong time. Also, how do you put a percent on something that you don't know the ending? Maybe it's 65% of the story they had written, doesn't mean it's that much completed. I'm thinking they just said this to silence the critics (and I'm one of those)

Edit: ok, they started this game in 2012? So does that mean for 5 years before that they were lying to us? I'm not believing anything I see from SE anymore if that's the case. I'll wait until the project is finished and judge then. These drag along productions and lies are annoying and tiresome

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

I bet Kingdom Hearts 3 comes out first.

[Aghashie]

Nope... KH3, KH4, KH HD Remaster and KH Collection will come out first.

Not to mention that FF16 will release way before... (Yes, even before FF15).

And finally... The game will get delayed for Next Get and re-branded as FF:The Never Ending Story Chronicles and announced as a trilogy!

Yikes! Don't bet on that horse buddy, ull lose money.

Lol!

Sarcasm aside. I'm hands down for the next KH. Love the game. I wonder if they r listening...

[DragonKnight]

I bet FFVII remake comes out before both of them.

[BABY-JEDI]

I bet there is a few gamblers reading this thread.
😉

[Explojoseph]

I think they should just give us a general idea of a release date. The fans just want to know - are we looking at a year or 3 years from now? We don't need the exact date...

For instance, "Coming Summer 2016". Honestly, even if they ended up pushing back the date a little, IT'S OKAY. Just give us a general idea. Jesus...

[trywizardo]

for an ambitious game like that with that huge scale , 65% is pretty good

[showtimefolks]

square releasing 3 games in a short period, just cause 3, dues ex and tomb raider

so my guess is fall 2016:

tomb raider complete edition for ps4 and pc along with re launch and charge Xbox one games $60 once more

FF15 is a given, I think a late October to November release date

if ff15 is 65% than does that mean we won't see kingdom Hearts 3 at the earliest in fall 2017?

what about ff7 remake so this pretty much confirms it a 2018 title? though I think square may push it to launch alongside the 20th year anniversary so that would mean and I hope fall 2017

[jambola]

Kingdom hearts 3 could always release before ff xv?

[ShiranaiJittai]

Squaresoft was a great company Squareenix still makes great things every once in awhile but they are a massive company now. Not great not bad just everywhere.

Just Cause 3 Deus Ex and Tomb Raider do not affect Final Fantasy in anyway.

Squareenix publishes quite a bit now far more then they actually develop. Those 3 games are games they publish they don't affect Final Fantasy being developed in anyway. The help the stock portfolio for the company sure but they have no bearing on Final Fantasy's development.

[modelgod]

Stick a fork in FF. Since Mass effect, oblivion, dragon age, and fall out, and now the Witcher? FF is thru!! The last 2 or 3 FF weren't that great, it's ran it's course. It's sad to say but they should lay FF to rest with the FF7 remake, followed by a FF 10 remake and move on. In the midst of the current RPG's FF has no niche. Hell, the new fabled is going to blow FF away! RIP FF!!!

[Entonations]

Just remember this game was revealed in 2006 along side final fantasy XIII. It has now been in development in one way or another for 9 years. At least it seems to be out of development hell now.

[Activemessiah]

I had this sense that it was higher than that... weird.

[Abriael]

some parts of it are. The area shown today with the Malboro is between 70% and 80% complete.

[DevilOgreFish]

oh good 65%, so that means early 2017. so i wonder where that puts KH3 and the FFVII remake.

[DarkOcelet]

3 different teams entirely. I won't be surprised if we saw KH3 before FFXV.

[DevilOgreFish]

Right, but i'm almost definitively sure these games will be spaced out. If neither game launches next year then that puts 2017, 2018 and 2019 for game slots.

[showtimefolks]

ff15 is a different team but kingdom Hearts 3 and ff7 are both under the same game director I think. I hope ff7 is a 2017 title

[contradictory]

I'd think that FF VII is such an huge project it could take them atleast 3-5 years sadly... but then again what do i know... Bethesda nailed it with Fallout 4 because they worked on it long before reveal which greatly reduced waiting time and added to hype.

[Chaosdreams]

Well.

At least we've come past those long and hectic days that were once pure silence.

[goldwyncq]

It was 55% last year...

[RPGrinder]

This is embarrassing

[Eterna1Ice]

Well, at least we had a demo this time around, so it won't take longer than 2-3 years to come out.

[Greyfoxdbz]

Next month. "We are currently 50 percent complete, we are actually going backwards and we don't know what's going on"

[WombBat]

LOL

[Aghashie]

Loool! Funny bubble for u buddy. I took a screenshot to read at work whenever I feel like punching my boss. U r a life saver!

[Relientk77]

... 65% done

wow Square Enix, just wow. I am at a loss for words

[HeartlessGamer]

This was 60% in February now its only 65%?

[scark92]

As long as they do not rush it I will be happy!

[contradictory]

Ehh, i'd rather they take a long time and provide a finished product anyways

[Harkins1721]

"Many area's are 70-80% complete" Sounds to me they are making sure everything fits together before they close a section.

[scark92]

It has been nearly 10 years, I just want to play this game xD

[LAWSON72]

As long as it is good and continues to give development details I really can't complain. I would love a March-April release but seems unlikely.

[Jag-T1000]

65% WTF!!!!!!! And they are trying to remaster 7 & 12? Finish 15 first dammit!!

[NoctisPendragon]

If think the game is becoming bigger and bigger , that or they don't count unfinished areas like they said the last time .

[Germany7]

I really want to play next year...

[sssb]

Broke my heart... sigh

[Marugo]

Holiday 2017 or early 2018 max!

[Kalebninja]

Just..... Just wow... Yesterday you said tommorrow So Just! DO IT!

[richmoral]

This game was announced way back in 2006. So it's been 9 years. So glad I didn't buy a PS3. I would of been pissed to have bought one for this only for things to have turned out the way they have.

[Aghashie]

Out of topic:

The PS3 was an amazing system w tons of great games to play.

If u skipped the thing, then u just missed half the fun from a gaming generation.

[modelgod]

The ps3 wasn't that great, especially when compared to the ps2. He didn't miss much.

[richmoral]

I went from PS2 to Xbox 360. I missed out on more games just from not getting around to playing them yet then I did by not having a PS3. There only a handful of PS3 exclusives that I would of wanted to play. But Final Fantasy Versus 13 was the main one I wanted. Other's would be Metal Gear Solid 4, Heavy Rain, and Afrika. As far as the ones that I can think of off the top of my head. I'm glad that Assassin's Creed and Final Fantasy XIII ended up switching from PS3 exclusive to multiplatform. Everyone always seems to mention Xbox losing out on exclusives but the only one I can recall ever being announced as an exclusive and ended up switching was the first Mass Effect and that didn't come to PS3 til years later. While there were a good handful of games announced as PS3 exclusive and ended up multiplatform. For some reason I see people mentioning Xbox360 games that were never announced as exclusives when people bring these things up. Like Bioshock as an example.

[dkp23]

Imagine how long it's going to take ffvii.

Not excited for this game at all. The trailer is laughable.

[BlackWolf12]

Whaaaaaaat?! 65?!

Squeenix, this is a joke.

[Kamikaze135]

I'm not expecting this any sooner than Spring 2017. Almost a full 11 years after it was announced, lol.

[formanbradley]

LOL to anyone who actually thinks FFVII Remake is coming out 2016

[UNKLE]

I think they will pass to PS5....

[arbitor365]

remember when square released FFX in the first year of the PS2 and then released kingdom hearts 1 the next year?

That was back in a time when they actually got shit done and held themselves to standards. Now they are like

"meh, we'll release it 3 or 4 years into the generation. whatever. There's no hurry. its not like we have people waiting for it, or anything"

Its pathetic, square. How much resources are you even devoting to your big games anymore?

[franwex]

I can't wait for FF16 now!

[SinisterKieran]

jesus, remember when we first heard of this game.
was it 2006? or 2008? pretty sure it was 2006.
what a mess.

[UNKLE]

2006 when we saw the first trailer.. it was fucking awesome.. so many thing changed from that VS13.. now I start wonder when I see this new infos and trailers for ff15.. FF15 is the game we waited for? HOW MANY 10 OR 11 YEAR (IF THE RELEASE WILL BE 2016/2017).. I think not.. the demo was afwul imo, if somebody ride with the hypetrain it will fall.

[ChrisW]

Lately, they've always felt like they were only 65% done, even after release.

It's been 15 years since I've experienced a truly polished and wonderful FF experience... You know... FFIX.

[Jag-T1000]

I think square enix only has 10 employees and half of them are always on break. Probably surfing the web looking at teen idols or something.

[gamerqc]

60% of which will be cutscenes /jk

[ShiranaiJittai]

Hmm well this is a shame. Once upon a time Final Fantasy Versus XIII was my most anticipated title. Nothing came close. I knew however that it wouldn't be releasing anytime soon so I enjoyed other games while I waited. I figured it would probably release about 2 or 3 years after Final Fantasy XIII came out. When the two games were announced at the same time I was always more interested in Versus XIII. Then XIII-2 started development and we were told Versus was still on the way. Then we got a preview for another Final Fantasy game! This is it I think. We are finally going to learn what is going on with Versus XIII!

"We love Lightning! So we decided to give her a game of her own!"....What the.f.. What is this crap... Lightning Returns? Where is Versus XIII? Where is it? What the hell happened here!

a year or so passes and we learn that Final Fantasy Versus XIII will now be known as Final Fantasy XV one of the game's main characters even joke about the change "Time passes and things change" something along those lines.

It was a cool inside joke for everyone that waited. It looked amazing it had never not been at the top of my list but now it seemed actually possible!

Then silence. What happened? Has XV been tossed aside as well? Tetsuya Nomura is being removed from the project...um why? What's going on? Oh ok cool Kingdom Hearts III thats awesome too but I really just want to play XV really I want both but I still want XV more.

A demo will be coming out? Awesome! Plays demo. Doesn't hate it doesn't love it either. Keeps seeing elitist interviews of the new developer talking about all of his "reasons" and "logic" for COMPLETELY CHANGING THE ENTIRE FREAKING GAME! Like removing one of the female main characters and turning it into a game about "bros on a journey"

I am still interested in the game but it went from my most anticipated title to "Well it's Final Fantasy and its a numbered one so I guess I have to try it when it releases"

My question is 65% done from when it was announced as XV? Or from when it was first announced almost a decade ago? I think we are looking at a fall 2017 release personally. Sounds like they average 5% every few months.

[slappy508]

Looks pretty sweet for a PS5 launch title