Dragon Quest IX delay may push back Final Fantasy XIII
Destructoid —
... -- after all, I wasn't expecting to see the game until late this year anyway, but Kotaku is reporting that the delay may affect the time frame of Final Fantasy XIII, and that's something that does disturb me. ...
Dragon Quest Delay May Push Back FFXIII
The Escapist : Latest News —
... at the earliest. That's due to the need to port the game over to the 360 for international markets, a process which for some reason Square doesn't want to begin until after all localization work on the PS3 version has finished. Now that the possibility of yet another delay exists, not even Japan may see FFXIII until 2010. Which would leave the overseas edition probably coming out whenever Duke Nukem Forever does. It's okay to cry, Final Fantasy fans. Cloud would. [Via Kotaku ]
Dragon Quest IX delay may influence Final Fantasy XIII
Joystiq —
... Wada. It's unclear as to what form this "influence" will take and nothing more specific has been said. It could mean Final Fantasy XIII will be delayed in Japan, or it could mean that the game is actually brought forward in the US and Europe in order to increase the company's FY 2009 income and more quickly recoup their FY 2008 losses. Alternatively, it could mean the main character might wear a slightly different outfit now. We simply don't know. [Via Kotaku] Dragon Quest IX delay may influence Final Fantasy XIII originally ...

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