FFXIII teaser counts down to Wednesday

The Final Fantasy gamer is a force to be reckoned with, as Square Enix fully knows. However, even the Tokyo-based developer may have been slightly taken aback by the sheer volume of outcry following its reveal that Final Fantasy XIII won't make it outside of Japan on any platform in 2009. Don't...

The Final Fantasy gamer is a force to be reckoned with, as Square Enix fully knows. However, even the Tokyo-based developer may have been slightly taken aback by the sheer volume of outcry following its reveal that Final Fantasy XIII won't make it outside of Japan on any platform in 2009. Don't call it a delay, though; the trailer announcing the 2009 release window was shown in Japan as part of the Tokyo Game Show, after all.

With the Final Fantasy faithful in North America and Europe twiddling their thumbs until 2010--at the earliest--one question worth asking is: What is going on with FFXIII, anyway? The answer to that query may be less than a week away, as Square Enix has updated its official FFXIII Web site with a countdown timer set to expire on Wednesday at 8 a.m. PST.

Along with the timer, the site bears a teaser message of questionable value. "The countdown has begun," reads the site. "A new vision will soon be revealed to the world. Register now to ensure you're there for the unveiling."

Of course, just because a developer is offering up a nugget of tantalizing info, that doesn't mean it's going to be deets that most people want to hear. Not too long ago, Konami was teasing its latest, greatest Metal Gear offering, igniting a firestorm of speculation ranging from Metal Gear Solid 4 confirmed for the Xbox 360 to a third Metal Gear Acid being en route. As it would turn out, the teaser was for a new iPhone/iPod game, Metal Gear Solid Touch.

Check out GameSpot's previous coverage of Final Fantasy XIII for firmer details on the game.

264 Comments

  • beny_pimpster

    Posted Apr 18, 2009 5:39 am PT

    TURN_BASED????? hell no... ill buy the other version if they want turn based go for front mission 5 but no us version

  • TheoleDominion

    Posted Feb 6, 2009 11:00 am PT

    No turn-base, yeah you can blame today's gaming market for that. Real-time RPG's are out-selling the turn-based ones, especially the last 5 years or so.

  • Purplekjw

    Posted Feb 1, 2009 12:33 am PT

    Great, can't wait for this game. Another year will still be well worth the wait. To TitaniumTitan: Why should they not make anymore just because YOU don't want to play them? :p
    Many people have enjoyed the Final Fantasy games since VII, and they will enjoy any more that are released in the future.

  • TitaniumTitan

    Posted Jan 29, 2009 9:26 am PT

    The combat looks amazing! all the running forward, attack, jump back, wait and repeat 10x... Now that is excitement! Who wants to play a game that has life like combat and physics when you could play a game with "sword guns" and turn based combat that has been around sense the NES? I'm all about waiting for a game like this after it was announced 4 FREEKING YEARS AGO! Number 7 should have been the FINAL FF game.

  • lionheart234

    Posted Jan 29, 2009 6:00 am PT

    dude.... sweet....! looking good so far.... = ]

  • Lightchaos

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 1:08 pm PT

    The new trailer is epic! The video and the gameplay looks amazing!

  • tony2077ca

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 9:51 am PT

    ff cgi are always good

  • kos1085

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 9:07 am PT

    The combat looks amazing. The CGI cutscenes also look great. I cant wait for this release next year.

  • mdlight

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:47 am PT

    OMG! Gamplay!

  • tony2077ca

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:42 am PT

    combat looks good graphics too

  • Oni-roku

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:36 am PT

    That trailer was great. It showed alot of in-game fighting, and the battles appear to flow very fast paced as well as smoothly.

  • Oni-roku

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:30 am PT

    The Euro countdown site also works now, but I wonder what that 65 day counter meant.

  • f-chopin

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:26 am PT

    The Euro site also works with subtitles.

  • Giakura

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:25 am PT

    Interesting...too bad my Japanese is r.u.s.t.y

  • Vuk0dlak

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:18 am PT

    http://www.square-enix.co.jp/fabula/ff13/ here is the link for the Japanese site.
    Thanks f-chopin

  • 02buckj

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:17 am PT

    Whats the point of setting up a countdown for Europe and then release a Japanese speaking trailer. There could at least be subtitles.

  • tony2077ca

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:16 am PT

    it says 6 hours for me

  • f-chopin

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:15 am PT

    The trailer works on the Japanese site.

  • mconnol1

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:10 am PT

    What just happened the count reached zero and all i saw was it reset to 65 days wtf was all that for

  • Oni-roku

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:08 am PT

    Also, the trailer doesn't work yet on the Japanese site.

  • Oni-roku

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:07 am PT

    what is up with the new countdown

  • tony2077ca

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:07 am PT

    i can't get to it now

  • Vuk0dlak

    Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:04 am PT

    what the hell!!! countdown finished to start a new one..
    65 days to countdown.. f u square-enix.. :S

  • FF-Is-Awsome

    Posted Jan 27, 2009 1:06 pm PT

    Its probly just a trailer seeing as on http://www.square-enix.co.jp/fabula/ff13/ theres a trailer being released at the moment the countdown finishes.

  • Angelderock

    Posted Jan 27, 2009 6:20 am PT

    Ohh well nice. FF 2010? u_u what 'bout the others ? VERSUS and KH3... ?! i dont get what they was doing this 4 or 5 years making the game if we need to wait another year... but... omg im sooo exited XD! Square enix 4 ever!

  • RedMMIV

    Posted Jan 26, 2009 6:48 pm PT

    I hadn't bothered checking the source code of the site until now, I just found something interesting:

    content="Square Enix, games, videogames, game, playstation, ps3, xbox, pc, 360, xbox360" />

    I've just searched a few message boards and seen that there has been speculation (with no proof) about a PC version of this game. Well it says PC there, so maybe that will be part of whatever is revealed after the countdown. Then again I may be reading too much into it, either way, if it's true - I spotted it

  • OathKeeper48

    Posted Jan 26, 2009 5:53 pm PT

    What about Australia!?

  • OathKeeper48

    Posted Jan 26, 2009 5:51 pm PT

    cool, at least we get something.

  • Vrygar777

    Posted Jan 26, 2009 4:41 pm PT

    I dont see why everyone is saying Square enix is gone. I still see their logo nearly day to day and plus who cares how long it takes to make FFXIII, Whent its here you know its gonna be good, I mean I know they have to be working on as we speak.

  • CamiKitten

    Posted Jan 26, 2009 3:31 pm PT

    Well as excited as I am for the new FF game, this countdown business is bs since the U.S. still has over a year until release.

  • IceDefenseGod

    Posted Jan 26, 2009 5:54 am PT

    oscarsephiroth: ...but now i hate sony and Squaresoft

    Dude, if you knew anything about the company, maybe you're opinions would mean more. SquareSoft has been gone since before 2002.

  • IceDefenseGod

    Posted Jan 26, 2009 5:51 am PT

    Chaudzff: Maybe it's the countdown to the release countdown...

    Rofl! That'd be evil yet hilarious.

  • Matws

    Posted Jan 26, 2009 5:35 am PT

    it's a countdown for a trailer, check the japonese site: square-enix.co.jp/fabula/ff13/

  • dark-Lv5

    Posted Jan 26, 2009 12:04 am PT

    FINAL FANTASY IS FANTASY.

  • MadworlDsurfer

    Posted Jan 25, 2009 8:43 pm PT

    he is saying that when it is ported the graphics degrade, the original system has better graphics

  • Xgame_girlX

    Posted Jan 25, 2009 4:50 pm PT

    can't wait 4 dis game iz gonna b awesome!

  • Chaudzff

    Posted Jan 25, 2009 1:30 pm PT

    Maybe it's the countdown to the release countdown...

  • slice_of_cheese

    Posted Jan 25, 2009 10:37 am PT

    i hate fanboys

  • randomdude11223

    Posted Jan 25, 2009 7:12 am PT

    Hold on a second. Does anyone see a flaw with daGAWDly1 logic about the game being ported to 360. Read his statement again:

    Jebril your stupid the ps3 will have better graphics because the 360's version is being ported off from the ps3 version just like how fall out 3 was made for xbox and then ported to ps3 and ended up with better graphics.

    He has just totally contradicted himself by saying that the PS3's version of FFXIII will have better graphics. He is saying that it is the same as Fallout 3 which was originally made for 360 getting ported to PS3 and ending up with better graphics so surely if FFXIII is getting ported to the 360 then, according to daGAWDly1, the 360 version will have better graphics.

    Now I don't really care which version has the best graphics because I have both consoles anyway but before you start an argument at least think it out.

  • Aven9186

    Posted Jan 24, 2009 9:42 pm PT

    boys and girls don't get your hopes up cause it's probaly not going to be good news. and on another note shut up about which is better both vers. will be good i mean dam it's square they always do a good job and this is no differnt. and if all you care about is graphics and not the story you should just play a FPS and be happy with your retarded selves.....

  • stradd

    Posted Jan 24, 2009 6:06 am PT

    I dunno, last I checked, the 360 whupped the PS3 in the last graphics comparison that Gamespot did.

    daGAWDly1--check your info, buddy, just cause a game gets ported from another system doesn't mean its gonna have worse graphics. Site every game that ever started on a console and got "ported" to a PC.

    All Fanboys--Quit with the whining and bickering, one way or another, everybody wins. I win cause I have a 360, u win cause u have a PS3, another guy wins cause he has both, who cares. Fanboy defined: Dude who wishes he'd bought the other system.

  • Jebril

    Posted Jan 23, 2009 4:24 pm PT

    daGAWDly1:

    Posted Jan 22, 2009 9:24 pm GMT

    Jebril your stupid the ps3 will have better graphics because the 360's version is being ported off from the ps3 version just like how fall out 3 was made for xbox and then ported to ps3 and ended up with better graphics
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    If this is true than yah the PS3 version will have better graphics, but like I said just wait for the game to actually come out before we jump to conclusions and what not, I just hate it when people start saying crud about unreleased titles and start making comparisons before the games are even out, that's just major fanboyism on their behalf.

  • jeffokiecorry2

    Posted Jan 23, 2009 1:11 pm PT

    A new vision of...
    a new screenshot!!

  • youngsexynerd

    Posted Jan 23, 2009 12:21 pm PT

    cool at least there trying to give us somthing

  • Knutte79

    Posted Jan 23, 2009 10:52 am PT

    And in 6 days a new timer will count down?

  • necronaux

    Posted Jan 23, 2009 10:01 am PT

    Can still buy it from places like ebay. Better start brushing up on my Japanese. Konnichiwa, dudes.

  • danny-skrobut

    Posted Jan 23, 2009 8:53 am PT

    at least people aren't all bent out of shape anymore about ff13 coming out on the 360

  • Grandstream

    Posted Jan 23, 2009 5:22 am PT

    I already registered for the heck of it. Besides, I've got spam blockers for my email...and frankly, if anyone doesn't know this...the release of Advent Children on Blu Ray in Japan is supposed to have a playable demo for 13 upon its release (the dvd, not the game that is). Plus, I can be patient for a little longer. After all, White Knight Story, the eventual release of Star Ocean 4 for it, and whatever else is coming out for PS3...plenty to keep busy with.

  • Noah-Phoenix

    Posted Jan 23, 2009 1:57 am PT

    'A new vision will soon be revealed to the world', hmmm...the first thing I thought of was a proper new site with proper info on the game. A new vision of the site? After all, the old one was flashy but had naff all on it really. But as it's not going to be out here till 2010, I dunno. Mind you, they put teaser ads out for Godzilla a full year before release, didn't they? I'd like to see real gameplay footage, and like I said earlier, it would distarct from the issue of the release 'delay'.

  • Dark_sageX

    Posted Jan 23, 2009 1:52 am PT

    @ Norgavue

    ROFL! ya that would suck!

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