Following rumors of a delay in release for Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix confirmed yesterday that the game has been pushed back two months to November 29.
Director Tabata took to YouTube to explain the decision, video at the bottom.
Our Objective with FFXV was to deliver a Final Fantasy of the highest possible quality, to every single person who buys the game. We have completed the master version, but when it comes to that highest possible quality, we felt that we had not quite reached this standard yet.
Accordingly, in order to make this master version an even better product, we have been creating a downloadable add-on known as a patch. This has been worked on with the intention of releasing it on the same day as the game comes out, so it would be what people call a day one patch. However, a patch is not something that can be applied by all players who have bought the game. It is impossible to provide this patch to everyone who plays without connecting their game machine to the internet. On top of that, the day one patch has pretty substantial content in it, but to me it feels as though it is still one step away from that truly ultimate quality we are striving for.
We have put our whole lives into developing this game, with the intent of bringing the highest quality of game experience to every single player who buys it. And I personally started developing FFXV from a desire to let everyone lay a Final Fantasy that was so outstanding and amazing that it would send other games running in panic. I came to think that is might be a mistake just to deliver the master version we have finished to everyone.
So I realized that is we were to go ahead and release it, then myself and my team would wind up regretting it.
The disc that is going on sale on the 29th of November, will contain everything that was scheduled to be on the day one patch, as well as some extra things on top of that. So we will be delivering what we consider to be the ultimate quality version of FFXV to all the players who play without connecting online as well.
And, on the other hand, for this who will be playing with an online connection, I am also thinking about bringing you even further patches and DLC in the future.
So, there you have it. Not only will we not have to deal with a day one patch but there will be other “extras” included in the game as well. It sounds like it is going to be well worth the extra two month wait.
We’ve waited 10 years for this game, two more months isn’t going to hurt anyone. So, please, reign in the hate, vitriol, and death threats. You’ll get the game soon enough.
The master, unpatched version will be playable at Gamescon with a gameplay videos have already been released.
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