FFXIII producers talk Xbox 360 version, confirms major shocking FFVII announcement at DKS3713 event

It ain’t over till it’s over. Yes, fanboys and fangirls. The whole brouhaha over the Xbox 360 version of FFXIII is still abuzz, and yet there really seems to be no rest for the wicked (no pun intended). Producers Shinji Hashimoto and Yoshinori Kitase have finally opened up about the Xbox 360 version, as well as a confirmation on the FFVII announcement that’s sure to “shock the fans.” *Gasp!*

The Final Fantasy drama is definitely far from over. With fans now over the shock (done with the denial stage), and most probably in the angry phase, the producers of the popular Square Enix franchise is now talking about the much-talked about Xbox 360 version.

Shinji Hashimoto and Yoshinori Kitase, in an interview with 1Up, has revealed that although FFXIII will also be developed for Microsoft‘s console, this does not in any way mean that the PS3 version will be affected, simply because this will be finished first.

And while admitting that a simultaneous launch will definitely be no walk in the park, they say that they’re “definitely trying to decrease the gap between the Japanese launch and when we release it to the rest of the world.”

But the juicy part is when they were asked if there had been any negative reaction from Japanese Xbox 360 owners about the FFXIII announcement since (quoting the interview question) “It’s not coming out on 360 there, and Japanese gamers won’t be able to play the U.S. import on their systems, since the console’s region-locked.

To this they replied: “There doesn’t seem to be any overly negative feedback yet, as Japanese users have known since the beginning that it’s coming to PS3. “

But what’s even more interesting and juicy in this interview was their hinted “big announcement” pertaining to FFVII in the coming weeks. This is in response to a query on updates regarding Tetsuya Nomura‘s adding of new scenes to the FFVII: Advent Children Complete Blu-ray release.

You can look forward to the upcoming invite-only fan event DKS3713 [taking place in Tokyo on August 2 and 3], where we’ll have a major announcement that will shock the fans in attendance.

Another shocking announcement?!? Really now, after the Xbox 360 bomb that dropped on us a couple of days ago, we now know anything is possible with them. This comes in complete sync with what Nomura himself has revealed last week, although at that time, it seemed like they weren’t sure yet whether to announce it at E3 or wait for a later date. We now know the answer to that bit. Anyhow, we guess we’ll just have to wait and brace ourselves for this next wave of surprises, then.

The coproducers also opened up about other tidbits on the franchise, such as character development for Lightning, the game’s heroine, updates on the mobile title Final Fantasy Agito XIII, as well as pressure from meeting fans’ expectations of a long-running, highly successful franchise.

To read the full interview, follow the source below.

Via 1Up

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