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5 Final Fantasy games coming to PlayStation Now starting this month

Relive some of the most iconic adventures in RPG history.

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VersusDMC971d ago

The Square/Sony partnership strengthens!

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thesoftware730971d ago

Versus

All these were on Gamepass..I think some still are.

Not sure if the partnership has anything to do with it, more about money than anything.

VersusDMC971d ago

Well combined with FF7R,Intergrade, FFXIV,FFXVI and Forsaken exclusivity can i not surmise that the parnership is still going strong or strengthening?

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thesoftware730971d ago

Yeah, I get what your trying to say, but putting old games on a streaming service after it has been on other competing streaming services first and are pretty much available everywhere else, hardly indicates "Strengthenes " relationship.

The new games and exclusives you named definitely show the strength of their relationship, but in direct context to this article and old games on PSnow, I dont think it applies the same. Its definitely to try to get more money rather than their relationship, which has been super tight since PS1..Sony even owns stock in SE, I'm sure they are and have been solid. Lol

VersusDMC970d ago

Hey if you want to downplay that all those games are going on Now go ahead.

Rationalize it in your head that it is nothing all you want for what ever reason while bringing up the competition.

I just see it as a lot of Final Fantasy being advertized for Playstation and it continuing to be the best place to go for Final Fantasy.

thesoftware730970d ago

Huh? What?

Dude, I in no way downplayed the games being on PsNow..I only pointed out facts as to why, them being added doesn't show this imaginary "Strengthening ". You mentioned..why would I not want them on PSNow, I played everyone of them already on original realese and the 12 remaster...I think they are wonderful games that every RPG fan should play..

You are a loon...

VersusDMC970d ago

You say it's not strengthening and say you're not downplaying it? And you call me a loon...great job with the insults instead of letting your "facts" do the talking. Class all around.

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Lexreborn2971d ago

Trend continues, leaves gamepass hits PSNow.

roadkillers971d ago

NOW cant touch gamepass. Where are all the Sony First Party games?

Lexreborn2971d ago

Righhttt, considering we are still waiting for 1st party games to hit Gamepass I think it’s highly touchable.

And if you understand the comparison it’s been an exchange back and forth between Now and gamepass with 3rd party games. If you subscribed to both you’d know that.

Red dead was on pass back in March. Hit Now last month a month or two after leaving pass. All of the Final Fantasy games are leaving pass… same ones are now hitting Now.

Yeah…. Take your head out the dirt and you will see the trends.

roadkillers971d ago

Head in the dirt lol, Final Fantasy XIII is just hitting gamepass... Where are you grabbing this stuff?

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scofios971d ago (Edited 971d ago )

Where are all the Xbox First Party games?
ah yeah forgotten that we must wait til 2078 they just strarted with first party studios

Lexreborn2971d ago

Final fantasy 7 and 9 are off of game pass. Now they are on now…. Pretty sure 8 and 12 will expire soon then only 10 and 13 will be on game pass.

So, pay attention next thing you know the yakuza games will all hit ps now and leave game pass. It’s a simple trend of competition between services.

roadkillers970d ago

@Chinchilla

I stand corrected. A lot of those titles were not an option when I was using PSNow (God of War PS4 being the biggest). Not sure when they added it again, but my subscription is still valid.. I'll give a look. My apologies

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DEEHULK88971d ago

Not really" head in the dirt" roadkillers because all the games did leave Gamepass. I guesd you wouldn't know that because you don't know anything about the service.

nommers971d ago

Hmm, this could mean we might see something FF related at the Playstation showcase or even TGS.

Majin-vegeta971d ago

Pixel remasters/FF16 releSe date?

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A Look Through the Absolute Best PS2 Games of All Time

Take it down the memory lane with this ultimate list of the best PlayStation 2 games of all time. Just the best of the best right here.

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isarai205d ago

It's so disappointing that to this day, I have not seen a game match what BLACK offers in an FPS.

ApocalypseShadow205d ago

Shame isn't it. I thought we'd be at a point of destructible backgrounds, objects, pyrotechnics etc in shooters. I sold many a copy in the demo unit when I managed a franchise Game Crazy back then. But I stopped playing shooters because they didn't evolve. Heavy weapon. Shoot a wall or glass. Nothing happens. Lol. Except for Killzone 2. I enjoyed that.

But then I woke and remembered it's EA. EA didn't care really. They just wanted to kill competition from Criterion and Burnout. And own Renderware to profit from as many developers used that engine. Only thing was that developers ran as fast as they could away from EA to Unreal Engine and its pop in and Vaseline graphics. Shame on EA. And then they bought Dice for Frostbite. Evil busters.

Anyway, too many PS2 games to count. Some of my personal faves being DMC, Genji, Bujingai, Blood Will Tell, Onimusha, Way of the Samurai, Japanese Berserk, Japanese Macross game that blew away the US Robotech game, RAD, Castlevania Lament of Innocence.... there's just too many. Let me stop. Lol

Cacabunga204d ago

Code Veronica
Dead or Alive 2 Hardcore
The Getaway
Time Crisis 3
Killzone
Mark of Kri
SSX

are some of my all times favorites missing on that list

shinoff2183204d ago

I've always Saud I'm not a fan of fps much , there's been some I really like and thought were really dope. Black falls into that category.

CoNn3rB204d ago

I would love nothing more than a remaster of the Jak series, including Jak X

Flawlessmic204d ago (Edited 204d ago )

The greatest console of all time !!!!

The last console from when gaming was pure, games didn't take 5 years to release, no online only, no half finished games, no mtx.

Ps2 was just banger after banger after banger.

It will always be my favourite.

sagapo204d ago

No Timesplitters in the list??

FinalFantasyFanatic203d ago

This is a really good list, pretty happy with the choices here.

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20 Best Games of 2001

It’s been 20+ years since the time that gave us Mulholland Drive and “Bootylicious”, meaning this look at the best games of 2001 is going to make some of you feel very old very quickly.

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mskaline285d ago

alot of great memories here : )

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FFX and FFX-2 Do Not Need a Sequel

As a complete duology, Final Fantasy X and X-2 just do not need a sequel. These games provided us with satisfying conclusions to the characters' journeys and meaningfully wrapped up their arcs. And after the terrible way -Will- presented its narrative, feeling more like an attempt to capitalize on the previous game's success than a well-crafted and meaningful sequel, that's all the more reason to just let FFX be what it already is. Any further attempts to force a sequel will only diminish the legacy and impact of Final Fantasy X and X-2.

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Snookies12334d ago (Edited 334d ago )

If they do another one, I'd really like to see more of a focus on the connection to FF VII. Since it was confirmed that they take place in the same world. Let's just keep the pop star element out of it for the next one... I really enjoyed X-2 as a game, but man that decision for Yuna and Rikku's character direction wasn't the right choice.

shinoff2183333d ago

The connection to 7 would be dope af. I can even begin to think how'd they do it. I mean storywise and stuff I know about the Shinra stuff and everything. I'd be down with a 10 3

-Foxtrot333d ago (Edited 333d ago )

Nope

https://www.finaland.com/?r...

It wasn't supposed to be taken seriously

"This story is a bit of a joke. When we created FFX-2, we wanted to create something, a totally new world. Except that when I created it, I realized that it looked a lot like FFVII ... But without realizing it. Afterwards, when it was officially said in Ultimania, it took a completely gigantic proportion when it was just an anecdote"

Thank God anyway

It's better when each FF is a different Universe

Snookies12333d ago (Edited 333d ago )

Except, it is canonically connected in the VII Remake. There's a Shinra character in X-2, who is actually shown in a picture on the wall in the Shinra HQ in Remake. Meaning at the very least, X and VII share the same world in the Remake version.

CrimsonWing69333d ago

@Snookies12

I thought they said that was just a joke:

―It’s a sequel to VII?!!
Kitase: “No, that was halfway a joke. However, in FFVII’s ending, Holy was supposed to settle things, then it’s suddenly ‘500 years later,’ and there’s been nothing like a sequel for it. There’s room to fill in that gap. There’s room for imagination. Since Nojima-san and Toriyama-san have worked together since then, talk that it could be possible with those staff members built up for a moment.”

―So, how did talk of it as a sequel to VII come up?
Nojima: “I felt that VII and X had a relatively connected feeling, that VII has an essence there.”

―Ehh, so VII and X are connected?
Nojima: “No, there isn’t much to it. For example, what happens when people die is fundamentally the same in my mind. I wrote both stories following the same idea. At times, other thoughts pop up, though. Pyreflies are green here and there, and other colors besides.”

https://thelifestream.net/c...

I think they were just having fun and making a gag out of it.

Name Last Name333d ago

@Snookies12 those are just easter eggs

-Foxtrot332d ago

@Snookies12

Easter eggs man nothing more

Like I said it's better for them to have their own Universe then being connected

I mean think about it...FFVII and FFX are completely different outside of those small little things, the worlds are like Night and Day

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Flawlessmic334d ago

Nope but I sure would love a remake of ffx, my fav ff game along with 9.

JokerBoy129333d ago

Oh man, never thought I'd see someone with the same favorites as me lol. We're supposedly getting a remake of 9 at some point. I'm hoping we get something new from the FFX universe.

shinoff2183333d ago

I cannot wait for the remake of 9. It's got me pumped and it's not even official. Ff9 is damn near perfect imo

Abnor_Mal333d ago (Edited 333d ago )

I just saw a video about a rumor that Sony may have secured the rights for FF9 exclusivity for some possible remake.

https://youtu.be/7P8fsQkFN3...

Skip ahead to the 2:30 mark

Okay didn’t see others already said it

gold_drake334d ago

technically, they already do. in form of a novel and audio thing.

but .. i dunno. ive always wanted a prequel with the three guys.

not sure what else there is to tell about Spira.

shinoff2183333d ago

Sorry for the spoiler if true

Is it true if you complete x2 100 percent tides comes back in some way. I never 100 percented it.

Name Last Name333d ago

Yes, the Fayth ask Yuna if she wants to see him and they dream him up again.

shinoff2183333d ago

Thanks. That pretty much what I read.

dumahim333d ago

Is this article 22 years too late?

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