An interesting SCEE ad has emerged on Twitter this evening, attaching rough release windows to a bunch of upcoming PlayStation 4 titles. Sony's been running these promotions in European magazines for a little while now, boasting about the strength of its box's software lineup with just a giant list of launch dates. But this post-E3 page is noteworthy because it includes titles like Persona 5, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Dreams.
Let's start with Atlus' hotly anticipated Japanese role-playing game, which is sitting adjacent to a 2016 tag. The SEGA subsidiary is adamant that its PS4 title will launch in 2015 – but it's only ever committed to this date in Japan and North America. Seeing as the developer typically shares its wares agonisingly late in the Old World, 2016 seems reasonable – but we wouldn't be surprised if it got delayed worldwide, too.
The other interesting inclusion is, as mentioned, Final Fantasy VII Remake, which is also apparently set for 2016. Again, considering how long Square Enix typically takes to make its titles, we'd be surprised to see that happen – but if it's adopting an off-the-shelf engine like Unreal Engine 4, there's a slim chance that it could arrive in time for next Christmas. We wouldn't recommend holding your breath, though.
And then there's Dreams, which allegedly will also make it out in 2016. Media Molecule hasn't really said a whole lot about its imaginitive new intellectual property just yet, but we'll definitely find out more at Paris Games Week. Perhaps most fascinatingly, while all of the above 'To Be Announced' titles include 2016 tags, Sony's omitted attaching a year to No Man's Sky. Surely it's not over 18 months away?
No, in truth we reckon that this is SCEE trying to put together a compelling commercial, and subsequently including games that it doesn't really know the release dates for. We'd suspect that a lot of this is a marketing executive making educated guesses. And, to be honest, it'll probably have the desired effect – after all, that's a pretty darn compelling list of upcoming software.
[source twitter.com]
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So this tells us nothing?
@Punished_Boss_84 I wouldn't say nothing - I'd say vague ideas. Very vague.
Persona 5 2016 was always likely, to be honest. I have serious doubts that it'll make it out in North America this year, too.
I highly doubt Final Fantasy 7 releases next year. Nothing has been said recently about Persona 5, so I'm almost expecting it to be delayed, and No Man's Sky probably won't release this year either.
@Punished_Boss_84 I think it offers some rough release date windows, but yeah, as @ShogunRok says, it's very vague. I still figured it was worth sharing.
@JesWood13 FFVII remake will be completed around 2023.
Persona 5 better come out this year! Aaaahh!
Just got my issue of OPM UK this morning and it had that ad in it, just an ad to drum up hype.
Eh, I don't really believe some of those. They're just kinda slapping tags on titles. While we'll most likely get Street Fighter V, Ratchet & Clank and Uncharted 4 next year, it's insane to believe that the VII remake would come out next year. XV has a better chance of that, and then you have KHIII.
I wish Sony was as good in living up to, or at least managing expectations as they are in setting them. We always think of Americans as people who can sell everything, but in the console race it has definitely been Sony who knows how to win me over with promises. It goes back to the days of Sadam Hussein's PS2 park, the linked PS3 supercomputer where we gamed and cured cancer at the same time, right up untill last e3 where it was mostly dreams they were selling, and I'm not just talking the game
2016 will definitely be PS4's breakout year. I'm hoping Persona 5 hits NA in December, but I doubt it'll be ready by then, especially with the lack of coverage this past E3.
@ShogunRok Atlus had previously stated that the JP and NA release will be instantaneous. So if it's coming out 2015 or 2016 it'll be together (Unless they change their minds).
2016 is looking ridiculous for quality games. The end of this year is looking fantastic to. Fallout 4 and Star Wars look amazing.
@get2sammyb @ShogunRok
It's just sounding very much like what Square Enix says about Final Fantasy XV & Kingdom Hearts III, It's not that different than...
Coming "Soon"
Ah we live in hope but I try not to waste tooooo much of my life looking forward to games, they'll come in time! Only a month to MGS5 and it seems like only a few months ago I saw the debut trailer and that was 2012! Time flies
If FFVII releases before No Man's Sky than those guys better just hang it up. I know about the flooding and feel bad for them, but they have to beat FF7 to market.
@Bad-MuthaAdebisi it will be renamed ff16 in 8 years time on the xbox zero after square sign an exclusivity deal.
Ah c'mon Square are trying recently, best of the big publishers at the mo I'd say!
@Cowboysfan-22 Yeah, still no no announcements so far even though their official site's states that it'll be out in the West this year.
Fake! Star Wars Battlefront comes out on the 17th!
That's hilarious that No Man's Sky doesn't even carry a year. Surely someone in their company has a rough idea if it's going to release this year or next.
Perhaps everything's up in the air while they negotiate with Sony over delaying their release to coincide with the release of Morpheus...
2016 means 2017
TBA means 2018 or beyond
@Bad-MuthaAdebisi That's being an optimist
No man's sky for a surprise Christmas release
I pretty much want all of the games listed there! *Gulp *
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