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Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Announced
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 17, in the year of our Lord 2014)
– At Tokyo Game Show, SQUARE ENIX® announced today FINAL FANTASY
TYPE-0™ HD is scheduled for release on March 17, 2015 for North
America, March 19, 2015 for Japan and March 20, 2015 for Europe.
Originally announced at this year’s E3, FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD
brings the world of Orience to the PlayStation®4 computer
entertainment system and the Xbox One, the all-in-one games and
entertainment system from Microsoft. The game allows for a new
type of FINAL FANTASY experience, featuring a gritty worldview
and an action-packed battled system.
In addition, the company has confirmed that a downloadable
playable demo of the highly anticipated FINAL FANTASY® XV will
be included with FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD as a special bonus.
Titled ‘FINAL FANTASY XV -EPISODE DUSCAE-,’ the demo includes
elements from the opening sections of the full game, but alters
story progression and more to create a unique first-play
experience. The demo is activated by a voucher included with
FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD.
FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD will be priced at $59.99. Both FINAL
FANTASY TYPE-0 HD and the accompanying ‘FINAL FANTASY XV
-EPISODE DUSCAE-’ demo will be available for the PlayStation®4
system and the Xbox One. These titles are not rated.
The company also announced today that, as part of a development
restructure, Hajime Tabata, director of the original FINAL
FANTASY TYPE-0 and FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD, will now serve as
the director of FINAL FANTASY XV, as the development of the
title moves towards completion. This move allows Tetsuya Nomura
to focus his full efforts as the director of other highly
anticipated titles, including KINGDOM HEARTS III.
“In reviewing our development structure, we have decided to
assign Hajime Tabata as the new director for FINAL FANTASY XV.
Currently, Tabata and the entire development team are working,
whole-heartedly, towards completing the production of FINAL
FANTASY XV and ensuring the delivery of the highest quality
FINAL FANTASY title to date,” said Square Enix CEO Yosuke
Matsuda regarding the staff changes. “We invite every one of our
fans to view the fruits of our labor through FINAL FANTASY XV’s
demo, and promise to present a game that further surpasses
expectations when the finished product is released.
“As the director of FINAL FANTASY XV, Tetsuya Nomura has mainly
worked on the original concept for the story and universe in
addition to creating the characters. Hereafter, he will be
focusing his efforts on the production of titles that can only
be made possible by Nomura, himself, and delivering products
that exceed the quality of past titles, starting with another
one of his representative projects, KINGDOM HEARTS III. Square
Enix will continue to work on these titles with the best staff
formation in an effort to deliver them to everyone as soon as
possible and appreciates your continued support.”