Oh boy, this is one heck of a rumour. According to VGLeaks - a site that's been hit and miss in the past with its information leaks - Square Enix has a huge year lined up to celebrate Final Fantasy's 30th anniversary. And by huge, we mean absolutely massive - like, probably too massive for this rumour to be entirely true. Still, we won't pass judgement just yet - take a look for yourself and see what you think.
Okay, so apparently, the first part of Final Fantasy VII Remake - which has been confirmed to be an episodic release to some extent - will launch at some point next year. Our initial reaction is that this is entirely possible, depending on how far into development the game actually is. With Final Fantasy XV now out of the way after so many years, it makes that Square Enix would look to forge ahead with its future plans for the franchise.
However, the publication goes on to say that the Japanese company has something else in store - namely a Final Fantasy XIII trilogy collection. That's Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII all bundled into one PlayStation 4 package in 2017. Again, it's something that we think could happen, but would Square Enix really release it in the same year as Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age and Final Fantasy VII Remake? That's starting to seem like overkill to us.
By this point, this rumour is already looking a little shaky, but for us, its credibility goes out the window with the supposed Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Collection. According to the source, this collection will include - brace yourself - Final Fantasy I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, and IX all on one package on both PS4 and Vita. Now, that's surely way too good to be true, isn't it? Square Enix knows full well that it can get away with releasing one game at a time for around £15 - we're looking at you, Final Fantasy VII on PS4 - so why would it bundle so many beloved titles into one collection? We just don't see it - and if it does somehow turn out to be true, then we guess that we owe the often clueless publisher some credit.
So, in summary, 2017 will apparently see the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Final Fantasy XIII Trilogy, and Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Collection alongside the already confirmed Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age. A touch too much? We reckon so.
But what do you think of this one? Do you believe? Do you want to believe? Have a good long ponder in the comments section below.
[source vgleaks.com]
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Could see one or two of these things happening at most - but all three? Too much like fan fiction, in my opinion. It would be maximum overkill from Square Enix.
i can see the FFXIII Trilogy coming to PS4 after all remasters are quite popular right now
FFVII Remake Part 1 COULD happen next year but i think 2018 is more likely
as for a collection of FF I-IX i doubt that especially on the Vita BUT there could be individual releases akin to the FFVII release and i would be all over those
Yeah thats alot of final fantasy to swallow for one year. Im already pits deep in world of an xv. Need to ginish them up before any other FF comes out
I say scrap all these games and work on a FFVIII remake using the FFXV engine
Really though, I heard leaks of the XIII trilogy coming out on PS4 in 2015 I believe. I loved the trilogy, so I'm thrilled to hear it's (probably) hasn't been abandoned.
In terms of a 1-9 collection, that's really cool and all for collectors, but it's probably overwhelming for anyone else.
I could see 1-9 in a set for about $99, maybe $149 w/ a book or something. Or maybe just digitally. Though I think they work better as sets of 3, 1-3, 4-6, 7-9.
I'm still surprised they offered FFXV on a SLIM for $449 when you could get the game and a PRO for $459. You'd have to really want that Moon logo.
If any of this is true, I'd say the announcement this year, releases spread out over the next few years.
And if this is all true, KH3 in 2018 I guess.
And as much as I've been waiting almost 20 years for that FF7 remake, I'll probably hold out for the collection on PS5 in 4k if it's more than 2 games 12 months apart.
This would be epic. I would be a day one for anything involving final fantasy 9. I actually think the ff13 trilogy in one bundle might be better received than they were on release too.
I do have to ask myself how many times I can keep buyng the same games mind!
Don't believe it.
I'd assume FFI-IX would be just straight ports and as they are already available on Vita on the PS store it isn't that much of a stretch to see some sort of collector's edition of all of these released. They are also often on sale at £4 each so a £60-70 retail package with extras seems reasonable. Not too sure why that one is so far fetched?
The remaster of FFVIII and FFIX could be a possibility, since they already exist for PC, the port to PS4 wouldn't be difficult.
A FFXIII triology remaster is not out of the question. Could make sense, since there is the possibility of creating a great package with 3 games and all the DLC. Again, the games exist in PC and the port to PS4 is possible.
I can see the trilogy of Ps1 classics happening...The XIII trilogy is fishy. XIV and XV just did a heck of a job rekindling the love... That said I didn't dislike those games even if the story of XIII-2 and LR was meh. A lot of the things XV has going on were experimented in LR tbh.
If those things happen I WILL BE THE HAPPIEST GAMER IN THE WORLD!!!!
Probably won't happen though.
All the FF games 1-9 are available for £7.99 each on vita, in a sale I picked up 6,7 and 8 for £12 (50% off) and its probably the best £12 I've ever spent.
I NEED that FFXIII collection. I loved FFXIII, it had by far the best combat system and I really enjoyed the story.
Remake isn't happening next year. They'll still be in the midst of rolling out the DLC for FFXV. We'd probably see a GOTY version by next year followed by a PC release announcement. I'd think they would want to give it breathing space.
The collection is likely.
You can keep the XIII trilogy. Strap it to a rocket and fire it into the sun for me. XII? Encase it in concrete and drop it in the sea. But the first nine? Ooooh boy. If they put out a pack of the first nine Final Fantasy games, and each has a separate trophy list, I'd platinum each and every one of those bad lads and I'd have absolutely no regrets. I hope it's real.
I always assumed FFXIII trilogy was a safe bet. They infamously pulled pt.1 from PS Now (before I finished it, and I wasn't far from the end) and never put it back. This may prove nothing but nevertheless it's a perfect package to remaster with little effort. Not going into the whole argument of how awful vs amazing it is.
@ShogunRok I agree, individually each could be true to an extent, however 1-9 as a collection when as the article states, we would pay 15quid each for most of them is borderline nonsense. Couple that with the idea all of this in 1 year? The same year as zodiac age, vii remake, Kingdom hearts remixes and 2.8, to name a few off the top of my head?
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is just the remaster of FFXII, right?
Still, about the rumours, that's a lot of games for one year, a bit too much if you ask me.
@dris83 Yeah, put the Kingdom Hearts stuff into the equation and Square Enix would have a ridiculously busy year - too busy for a publisher of any size, I'd say. It'd be releasing what? At least five or six big games in 12 months? Nah.
I can see ff1-9 on ps4 / vita......i can the ff13 trilogy ps4 but not ff7 remake next year.
@rjejr I'm starting to believe that we live on an alternate Earth where we think KH3 exist only because we have a window to the other earth where it does...
Between work and my personal life, I feel like I need a third life just to cram in all these video games (or maybe one extra life to play RPGs, another to play online shooters, and a fifth to play everything else).
Anyway...throw 'em on the backlog!
Really hope that massive anniversary collector's edition doesn't happen. If it does it's gonna be bloody expensive, and I'm probably going to buy the damn thing as any semblance of self-control I have left fizzles into nothingness.
@Sir_JBizzle Is Half-Life 3 on that alternate Earth? I think I can see it through a portal.
I hope it's all true, because I'd buy them without a problem. Especially if they have tweaks and upgrades.
Trophies and an opportunity to fast forward the battles (a la World of Final Fantasy), plus a touch up to remove jaggies and reduce loading would be perfect for vita
Who the hell asked for this? Pointless waste of time.
..Said absolutely no Final Fantasy fan ever. Bring it on!
Sack everything else off for the Lightning Collection Squeenix thanx
There's no way they will release it all as 1 bundle, final fantasy 1-6 maybe, but the others? nah. My prediction is final fantasy 1-6 will be sold as a bundle, final fantasy 8,9,12 will be sold separately, and lastly, final fantasy 13 trilogy will be sold as a bundle like final fantasy x hd.
Maybe at some point the PS4 will get all that. But all in 2017? Doubtful. I sincerely hope the VII Remake part is false. I don't want that game sooner than late 2018.
Final Fantasy XIII Collection.
Final Fantasy XIII Collection.
FINAL FANTASY XIII COLLECTION.
ALL. OF. MY. YES. One of my favourite Final Fantasy flagships (out of 11 offline ones played, XII still excluded - for that matter, Zodiac Age can't come soon enough either), one of the two trilogies I spent generous clubtime rental money on when I had no other chance to play them (the other being Bioshock), one of the two trilogies I fully intend to play through again despite knowing the full plots already.
Shut up and take my money, Squeenix.
That's adorable.
What about FF VI? How can you forget the best one in the series?
It just makes me wonder if we are ever going to get Kingdom Hearts 3, I don't see how SE has the time with all the re-releases and there is still FF XV DLC on the way.
The western part of the company is much more organized and of course that's the one that SE goes out of its way to screw over.
@NathanUC I would love to play ff viii with today's graphics. It has always been my favorites !
@kyleforrester87 haha you had me going for a second. If this thing is real I'll probably never leave the house again 😃
Hahahahahaha good one!!
I was debating about buying VII and IX but now I will wait to see this rumor squashed. If its true..well then I might just have to hold my wallet and cry. Hey maybe they will surprise us with a 30th anniversary PS4 Pro with all the characters on it. I can dream and I would buy.
Scratch the collection and add Dissidia. Sounds a bit more reasonable
That's...a lot of FF. I'd be happy with just KH3 getting finished. And that FF12 remaster of course!
swear the square enix president mentioned ages ago they planned to have all the final fantasys playable on ps4
all i need is FFVII remake.....and im set
@rjejr
"Is Half-Life 3 on that alternate Earth? I think I can see it through a portal"
Yup, the same Portal that released on my Vita in fact, along with Metroid Prime 4 on Wii U.
@JaxonH Glad somebody got my Portal joke.
On that alternate earth, "Metroid Prime 4: amiibo Force", leads to World War 3 and the annihilation of human kind.
I wouldn't mind a FFIX remaster since i haven't played it before and I think visually the game would still look good enough by today's standards.
I'm just looking forward to FF12 but I would love FF9 looking shiny on PS4.
@get2sammyb Parappa taught me otherwise.
I'd play a VIII remaster with trophy support. I'd love a VIII remake, though. It's the game that introduced me to the FF franchise and holds a place in my heart.
VII remake is a must-buy. Reason is that everyone that played original VII is very outspoken about it, mostly positively. I tried playing it not so long no ago but I value good graphics nowadays and couldn't get into the game because of it. Silly really because I don't have that issue when replaying VIII, probably due to said reason above. VII remake is a perfect chance to introduce myself to VII's story.
Also looking forward XII tza remaster. Loved original XII's battle system and story.
As for the rumors about XIII trilogy. I can't be bothered, played it a fair bit but eventually dropped it because I didn't feel the same when playing other previous FFs. The story wasn't great, battle system was annoying and the setting didn't appeal to me at all. I do see a trilogy remaster happening, though. And I wish everyone loads of fun with it. But I'll skip it with pleasure. The 1-9 bundle seems farfetched imo. Each separately or bundled with max 3 games seems more plausible. Unless the 1-9 bundle costs and arm and a leg, it MIGHT be true but I wouldn't put my money on it happening.
The only one that seems unbelievable is the FF1-9 anniversary collection. Of course I'd love it if it were true, despite the fact that I own them all in multiple forms already, still as a big FF fan I would love this. I also never finished XIII (or either of its sequels for that matter) and no longer have any platform that plays XIII so a XIII trilogy would be great for me.
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