FF Versus XIII [NOT] Cancelled

• Ark wrote on 2012-07-21 03:51

  Reports are surfacing that Final Fantasy Versus XIII, which has been in development since 2006, has been cancelled.
  
  Kotaku is claiming that the planned PS3 exclusive has been canned quietly by Square Enix after it hasn't been seen in some time.
  
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  The company has allegedly made the decision to let the game fade away rather than officially announce its cancellation due to concerns over stock prices.
  
  The company has allegedly made the decision to let the game fade away rather than officially announce its cancellation due to concerns over stock prices. There has been much speculation over the past year that the writing was on the wall after the title was conspicuously absent from conventions.
  
  In fact, the last time the game was mentioned was back in May when designer Tetsuya Nomura told Game Informer that "We would like to ask for your patience on an official announcement for this title. It always takes time when tackling the challenge of doing something completely new, but we are doing our best to bring information to the fans as quickly as we can. Your patience is greatly appreciated." Resources are reported to have been reallocated to Final Fantasy XV.
  by Luke Karmali
  July 20, 2012
  
  Reports are surfacing that Final Fantasy Versus XIII, which has been in development since 2006, has been cancelled.
  
  Kotaku is claiming that the planned PS3 exclusive has been canned quietly by Square Enix after it hasn't been seen in some time.
  
  “
  
  The company has allegedly made the decision to let the game fade away rather than officially announce its cancellation due to concerns over stock prices.
  
  The company has allegedly made the decision to let the game fade away rather than officially announce its cancellation due to concerns over stock prices. There has been much speculation over the past year that the writing was on the wall after the title was conspicuously absent from conventions.
  
  In fact, the last time the game was mentioned was back in May when designer Tetsuya Nomura told Game Informer that "We would like to ask for your patience on an official announcement for this title. It always takes time when tackling the challenge of doing something completely new, but we are doing our best to bring information to the fans as quickly as we can. Your patience is greatly appreciated."
  
  Kotaku also reports that resources used to make the game were folded into what will become Final Fantasy XV a few months back.
  
  We reached out to Square Enix for comment, but were told the company wouldn't comment on speculation or rumours. Whether true or not, an official cancellation would be better than simply letting the game become "vaporware", where its existence is never referenced again.
  
  Final Fantasy Versus XIII was originally announced in 2006 as part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis series of games. The other games two games in the series announced at the same time, Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Type-0 have both been released, and Final Fantasy XIII-2 has also been announced and launched since.

  
  
  Sauce
  Kind of sucks, but hopefully they will finally start working on KH3
  
  There is speculation that this is a rumor though.
• Altava wrote on 2012-07-21 03:57
  Oh god my friend is gonna be crushed when he hears about this.
  [S]I, on the other hand, don't care about Final Fantasy and hope they just start working on KH 3 already[/S]
• Lolicon wrote on 2012-07-21 04:17
  Woooow I'm sad now.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-07-21 11:51

  Quote from Ark;914322:

  Kind of sucks, but hopefully they will finally start working on KH3

  
  
  doubt it
  if they can't finish versus, a game that went through a lot of development time
  they shouldn't start a new project
  KH3 doesnt have anything
• Luxezel wrote on 2012-07-21 17:17
  Man..and I was really looking forward to it . . . Guess I'll just wait for Type-0
• Lolicon wrote on 2012-07-22 00:34
  I've heard that this was just a rumor, so it still may be coming.
• Kayate wrote on 2012-07-22 02:47

  Quote from Luxezel;914639:

  Man..and I was really looking forward to it . . . Guess I'll just wait for Type-0

  
  
  If it ever comes to NA
• Taycat wrote on 2012-07-22 02:48
  Isn't this just a rumor though?
  
  And, lol Ark forgot the sauce.
  
  But I have to wonder, what's causing them to cancel it?
  
  Oh and, none of my "official" FF sources say this is real.
• Rin wrote on 2012-07-23 17:19
  Well, you know.
  
  Could always rename it to "Final Fantasy XV".
• Mentosftw wrote on 2012-07-23 17:23
  We should say "sauce" instead of "source" from now on.
• Claudia wrote on 2012-07-23 17:33
  I was about to say, this hasn't been confirmed yet.
  
  I can't say i'm weeping bitterly over it, seeing as how they really didn't release much for it, but i'm looking forward to XV/Dimensions at the moment, and still lusting after Theatrhythm.
• Ark wrote on 2012-07-24 07:22
  Okay, it hasnt been cancelled.
  

  Square Enix president Yoichi Wada responded to recent rumours about Versus XIII being cancelled, and has emphatically denied that such a thing is true.
  
  “It seems someone is spreading a false rumor about Versus being canceled. Heh, just a few moments ago a regularly scheduled meeting for Versus ended. If you were to see the city etc. presented today, you’d wouldn’t be able to stand from surprise, lol,” he tweeted.
  
  Earlier Kotaku had reported that the game is cancelled and Square Enix were not going to announce the cancellation due to stock value falling down.
  
  It remains to be seen whether the game will be shown at TGS or not, but it is highly rumoured that the game will be shown there. Nomura had earlier said that the game was in development and he can’t wait to share more information with fans.
  Read more at http://gamingbolt.com/final-fantasy-versus-xiii-not-cancelled-yoichi-wada-responds#qt3ZVyIeUHCKCB0o.99
  

• Taycat wrote on 2012-07-24 13:07
  See, Ark, this is why you pay attention to official sauces and not unofficial ones.
  It'll save a lot of heartache and misunderstanding, that's for sure.
• Ark wrote on 2012-07-24 20:39

  Quote from Mythical Detective Loki;916653:

  See, Ark, this is why you pay attention to official sauces and not unofficial ones.
  It'll save a lot of heartache and misunderstanding, that's for sure.

  
  
  Yea, you got a point there loki, but whether it was right or wrong, i still wanted to post it here.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-07-25 02:15
  Kotaku is a sensationalist blog nowadays
  avoid reading like the plague