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If you were on the internet over the weekend, you surely saw the rumors. I tend to not report on rumors no matter how credible they are (also, because I've been lazy and traveling for most of the last month), but this one's no longer a rumor: Final Fantasy XV has been delayed from its global release by two months, from September 30 to November 29.

The news was confirmed earlier today in a video direct from Hajime Tabata, and was chalked up to the desire to avoid a "substantial" day-one patch to the game (and to give more time for QA testing on what will represent the Gold phase of the game's production). Of course, having done this, it's not necessarily the case that the eventual release won't have a smaller day-one patch required, but perhaps this delay will make the release go a bit more smoothly.

At this moment, this delay will have no impact on the digital release of Kingsglaive, currently scheduled for August 30, though Polygon reports that it might impact the disc-based release, as well as the scheduling for future episodes of the Brotherhood anime.

What do you think about this delay? For me, I actually like the timing of it - it makes it more likely that I actually have a system on which to play it by the time it comes out, and the current schedule will still hit the holiday buying season, which should avoid hurting the game's numbers. Fingers crossed that this is the last delay, though, for everyone's sakes.

Source: Polygon

How much Brotherhood should there be and how much has been released so far?

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current games (2024-02-19):
Fairy Fencer F ADF
Pokémon Perfect Crystal

finished so far this year:
Gato Roboto
drowning, drowning
New Super Mario Bros.
TMNT 3: Radical Rescue

tabled: Lost Ruins

There are six episodes total, and half of them have been released.

Edit

I should clarify - the sixth is supposed to be part of the top-tier collector's edition but will surely hit the internet at some point. And in checking, allegedly they haven't closed off the idea of doing more episodes later.

This post has been edited by Rangers51 on 16th August 2016 14:50

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"To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly

Why aren't you shopping AmaCoN?

More time for polish and avoiding a huge first-day patch is admirable, and wading through the fans' flood of bitter tears is marginally entertaining 'til then. Honestly, I'm not super excited for the game -- the demo's combat deflated my excitement a bit -- but somehow, a skyscraper-sized Ramuh nuking baddies makes most of those misgivings go away. Been a long time since a FF game gave me that tingly sense of "awwww yeahhh," haha. Too bad it's in the same window as Rise of the Tomb Raider (PS4) and Dishonored 2.

As for the anime: it any good?

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I watched the first episode of Brotherhood and I was left with a feeling of wanting to watch the rest of it, so I'd say yes, probably.

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current games (2024-02-19):
Fairy Fencer F ADF
Pokémon Perfect Crystal

finished so far this year:
Gato Roboto
drowning, drowning
New Super Mario Bros.
TMNT 3: Radical Rescue

tabled: Lost Ruins

I'm hearing reports of people angrily accusing the website that originally reported on the delay of making false claims.
Spamming it and calling for the journalist in question to lose his job.
C'mon, own up, which of you rabid fanboys did it ;]
Jesus what a load.

Anyway, I'll probably buy and play this game at some point, whenever i feel like a ps4 purchase is within my means..
Even if I was buying it on day 1, who cares man. Two months? it's been 10 years, games get delayed and life goes on...

Hell they could take another year if it means the game will be better..

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The victor sacrificed the vanquished to the heavens

I wonder if it's us older gamers who are like, we're too jaded to be hyped, and we also have too many other things to do (be it games to play or other stuff to take care of) that we care a lot less about release dates than other gamers do, haha.

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current games (2024-02-19):
Fairy Fencer F ADF
Pokémon Perfect Crystal

finished so far this year:
Gato Roboto
drowning, drowning
New Super Mario Bros.
TMNT 3: Radical Rescue

tabled: Lost Ruins

I've been hearing people accuse this game of being Anti-feminist because it has an all male cast. Idk, I wouldn't not play this game just for that.

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A claim made either by idiots or young'uns trying to understand themselves and this scary world via the internet.
There's merit to be found in real feminism + gender role discussion, but this ain't it.

Also any FF fan knows demos and trailer content featuring some characters doesn't necessarily mean it's the main party/cast for the whole game.

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www.youtube.com/blinje
The victor sacrificed the vanquished to the heavens

Yeah. Even if XV does have an all male cast. It isn't like every game from now on is going to be like that. Either way. People should try playing it before they knock it.

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He's Back. He is The_TrueBOSS.
Check me and my partners out at: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTrueBOSSofJupiter

Wait, I thought every FF game was obligated to have three female characters.

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current games (2024-02-19):
Fairy Fencer F ADF
Pokémon Perfect Crystal

finished so far this year:
Gato Roboto
drowning, drowning
New Super Mario Bros.
TMNT 3: Radical Rescue

tabled: Lost Ruins