Final Fantasy XV - General News Thread

[Guitar (pseudo)God]

Development is damn hard. And it's not like Tabata's been secretive about the wildly ambitious September date.

Schreier: How has the optimization been going? There’s so much going on and there are so many graphical effects that it must be tough to get a stable framerate on consoles.

Tabata: I’m not gonna lie, that is a very difficult thing. It’s hard work. It’s troubling us doing that. If we just said ‘we’re gonna cut this off to make it better,’ that could be quite easy, but we really don’t want to do that. We’ve been keeping some people waiting about ten years for this game now, so we really don’t want to cut anything. For example, we could take away the number of enemies who appear at once or cut down the number of effects on screen—it would be very easy to optimize it then, but we don’t want to do that.

Source: Kotaku

 

[Mistwalker]

The thing I know is that The Witcher 3 was delayed three times, and it worked wonders on the game. I also wanted to play the game on September, but I prefer the team to take as much time as they need.
I just hope the game gets released this year and that it also gets a PC version, so that it doesn't have to compromise performance at a graphic level.

 

[Lulcielid]

For anyone interested, #FFXVGC16 is the official FFXV Gamescom hashtag.

 

[ChingleeTribal]

FFXV To Be Shown On IGNs Gamescom streaming schedule:
http://www.ign.com/events/gamescom

 

[Storm]

damn, where is the 30 minutes video?

 

[DrBretto]

damn, where is the 30 minutes video?

I'm sure the moment it releases, everyone will know about it in about 30 seconds.

 

[DrBretto]

http://www.gamereactor.eu/news/444973/Final+Fantasy+XV+Chapter+0+revealed,+preview+inbound/

Chapter 0 confirmed

The cocky prince appears heavily fatigued and gaunt, sporting a beard and scruffy long hair. His clothing is filthy and tattered, far from the pristine image we have been used to seeing.

If you still don't think there was some truth to the 4chan leaks (even if you don't believe all of it) it's time to start doubting yourselves.

 

[llazy77]

damn, where is the 30 minutes video?

Here ya go https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=LLQSuIHSbDFH6Enz3AXeUHaA

 

[Storm]

http://www.gamereactor.eu/news/444973/Final+Fantasy+XV+Chapter+0+revealed,+preview+inbound/

Chapter 0 confirmed

wow,

Spoiler

the leak was real

after all.

 

[DrBretto]

wow,

Spoiler

the leak was real

after all.

IMO, the idea that they had no inside knowledge is going to be hard to defend at the very least.

I would not say that this means the leaks are 100% true. It means that any of the quotes COULD be true. And if this news gets anyone down, don't forget that all of it is without context. There is no way to reasonably discern any level of quality from them. They are essentially plot points that may or may not be true.

I won't say I told you so. But, that's a lie. I told you so

 

[Storm]

I bet the DLCs will expand around that timeline.

 

[TheOneWhoIsTornApart]

Here ya go https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=LLQSuIHSbDFH6Enz3AXeUHaA

Aww man I can't watch it because the video is now private.

 

[Guitar (pseudo)God]

IMO, the idea that they had no inside knowledge is going to be hard to defend at the very least.

I would not say that this means the leaks are 100% true. It means that any of the quotes COULD be true. And if this news gets anyone down, don't forget that all of it is without context. There is no way to reasonably discern any level of quality from them. They are essentially plot points that may or may not be true.

I won't say I told you so. But, that's a lie. I told you so

Context is everything, like you said. How much of a spoiler is it, really, when it happens at the very beginning of the game? The leaker - real or not - was very high on the game too, FWIW.

And if we're keeping track on the Versus scorecard: http://gematsu.com/2010/08/final-fantasy-versus-xiii-all-the-details-so-far

It’s a dark and sad story which aims to show how heavy and painful the burden that the heroes are carrying is, how painful their paths can be, and how important flashes of happiness are in a world ravaged by greed and despair. The keyword for Versus XIII story is misery, and it can be applied to all main characters.

 

[DrBretto]

How much of a spoiler is it, really, when it happens at the very beginning of the game?

Very, very good point, too.

Also, how much of a spoiler is it if SE is showing it to the world today?

 

[llazy77]

Context is everything, like you said. How much of a spoiler is it, really, when it happens at the very beginning of the game? The leaker - real or not - was very high on the game too, FWIW.

And if we're keeping track on the Versus scorecard: http://gematsu.com/2010/08/final-fantasy-versus-xiii-all-the-details-so-far

The first leaker who reveled this was not very high on the game at all.

 

[Lulcielid]

Reddit AMA from someone who played the first hour FFXV.
https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/4xzhoc/iama_the_guy_who_commentates_the_ffxv_booth_at/

 

[Tornak]

Fugg. At the very, very least, that person had access to the beginning of the game (whether watching videos/pics, playing it, testing it, hearing things about it...) Luckily I didn't read much (and it was by accident).

But the thing I did read and do remember is about Noctis' appareance. He also detailed the rest of the dudes'. I'm interested in seeing how a beard fits Noctis, can't really picture him with one.

 

[Lulcielid]

Guys, make sure to post everything FFXV from gamescom on this thread.

 

[BladeRunner]

Weren't there, like, two different leaks that detailed the beginning? And this could confirm either of them.

But the thing I did read and do remember is about Noctis' appareance. He also detailed the rest of the dudes'. I'm interested in seeing how a beard fits Noctis, can't really picture him with one.

I hope he looks like original Regis. That would make so much sense if they axed his design to use it for older Noctis.

 

[wmlk]

Not going to lie, it's super disappointing that the leaker who bashed the game turned out to be right after all.

I guess the only thing you can be happy with is that the second leaker said the game had good progress afterwards. Still...