While we're glad to see
Final Fantasy Agito XIII head to PSP, we're saddened to hear that this online-enabled RPG may only arrive in the distant future. According to an interview with Tetsuya Nomura (translated by
FinalFantasyXIII.net), the PSP addition to the
Final Fantasy XIII universe will arrive after the two other PS3 games:
Final Fantasy XIII and
Final Fantasy Versus XIII. The reason for this? According to Nomura, there's simply too much content in the game. The "lengthy story" and "large amount of characters" makes it one of PSP's most ambitious titles yet.
Final Fantasy XIII will not debut until 2009 -- and who knows when
Versus XIII will release? It looks like for the time being,
Agito won't be on our radar until well beyond 2009, into at least 2010. Ouch.
{ Sep 2nd 2008 at 5:30PM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
doc j @ Sep 2nd 2008 5:51PM
I am not surprised - we always wait for SquareEnix.
Xoonaka @ Sep 2nd 2008 5:53PM
Is that a screenshot?
If so, it looks pretty cool... weird vibe to it, with the school look though. I wonder what sort of story it is?
David @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:06PM
Who cares, the PSP will be long dead.
No Seriously, by then, we should have de PSP-5000 with built in hand heaters, liquid metal mimmetic poly-alloy screen.
^ImWithStupid^ @ Sep 11th 2008 10:03PM
lol hand heaters and poly alloy screens made me laugh :P but psp 5000, i doubt it, then again knowing Sony you could be right.
Foodie_Monster @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:40PM
1.5 years an optimistic forecast, guys. Versus XIII's development is almost *halted* right now because all effort is being put into XIII. Then they have to switch the effort to the 360 version of the game. THEN, Versus XIII. And *THEN* Agito XIII. Shitsux is the best way I can put it.
Jacksons @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:16PM
By the time it comes out, I'll probably be tired of hearing about it. Games should not be announced so early.
Jurgen @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:32PM
..are we supposed to be happy about this?? Why did u even post this up? Couldn't u wait a year then till us that its coming out in a year?? :@
Matthieu @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:32PM
lol your right!! But, the long w8 means better quality i guess...
strike @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:41PM
Games shouldn't be announced this early. Keeping these games secret and releasing rumours about the game would be good way to sell games, by building up the hype, then announce the game a few months before release.....
Jurgen @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:53PM
Cheshhhh...this guy has got it. Big name companies, I hope this guys words hit you in your dreams.
Wrathbringer @ Sep 2nd 2008 8:34PM
I'm pretty sure that would actually sell a hell of a lot more units than by announcing it super early, since it'll be new and cool and everyone would want it.
Take Haze for example, when it was coming out in November everyone wanted to get it, though the questionable previews had shaken some people. However when the game got delayed until January people lost interest and not many people bought the game.
I dunno how announcing games super early works in the business model sense.
vask8219 @ Sep 2nd 2008 11:19PM
no big deal to me, theres alot of good content coming on the psp with all that time were going to wait so its all good here.
SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread) @ Sep 2nd 2008 11:58PM
i dont understand SquareEnix. what the hell is the point of announcing a game that you know is not going to come out for close to 2 years from now? what can you possibly gain except frustrations and disinterest from your customers?
kevin @ Sep 3rd 2008 12:59AM
It's finalfantasy-xiii.net, not finalfantasyxiii.net
Smokey @ Sep 3rd 2008 9:48AM
On the Haze point, Haze was crap... that's what happened, it wasnt because of the delay.
I say good on u square, they always put out a good quality product, and if the only way they can do that is to take time, then the should take it.
Frastoglegnia @ Sep 3rd 2008 8:13AM
This FF instalment "will arrive after the two other PS3 games" because there's "too much content"? What does SE know that we don't about future versions of the PSP?
RockerAnimeFreak @ Sep 3rd 2008 10:17AM
Wow thats a great screenshot... when I start College this December I hope I go to a school that looks remotely like that.
aj @ Sep 3rd 2008 5:36PM
It's Final Fantasy. People are already rabid about it. Hell, I'm excited about Final Fantasy XX. I just like Final Fantasy, is all (except for XII).