Square confirms FFXIII demo is "Japan only" deal

  • Posted January 12th, 2009 at 07:14 EDT by Mike Harradence
  • 40 Comments

Square-Enix has said that the upcoming playable demo of Final Fantasy XIII is currently planned for release in Japanese territories only.

The demo in question will be bundled with the forthcoming Blu-ray release of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, as revealed by Famitsu magazine back in August of 2008.

Speaking with VG247.com, a Square representative commented, “At present the FINAL FANTASY XIII demo will only be available in Japan with the Blu Ray release of Advent Children Complete.”

“We hope to have further news in the coming months.”

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete is scheduled for release in Japan in March 2009.

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  1. Mikegooner

    • 7:22am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    Not cool very not cool I've been waiting 4 this n now they say this bang out of order

  2. IONIXX | IONIXX

    • 7:30am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    ^ i know! wat a joke.......

  3. swanky2167 | Sanguinary

    • 7:53am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    what did you expect? the demo wasn't going to be localized for other languages? they want to work on finishing the full game. honestly, I wouldn't even expect to get Advent Children blu-ray outside of Japan.

  4. iHustle- | iHustle-

    • 8:07am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    owell i got a jap accont so im sweet!!

  5. gemc666 | GEMC666

    • 8:24am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    @4 it comes with the Blu ray disc, not on the store...lulz

  6. iHustle- | iHustle-

    • 8:37am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    dam! lol

  7. tech-man-88 | tech-boy-88

    • 8:45am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    bull tihs

  8. LegendaryAim | LegendaryAim

    • 9:25am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    very very disappointing (Importing here i come)

  9. Chille | Chille

    • 9:32am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    im not fussed i planned to import it anyway

  10. A-eQuitas

    • 9:37am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    And some days ago japanese talked about how to conquer the western marked.

     

    With a Japan only deal???? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

  11. Halcyon

    • 10:20am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    We already knew it was for Japan only, what that moron should said is if it's region-free demo or not, and if the AC movie was only in japanese or with english subtitles...

  12. DaRealDaMist

    • 10:25am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    Play-Asia here I come!

  13. Sunshine_Killer | SunshineKiller

    • 10:28am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    very stupid, im an american and im an american only deal.

  14. psycho_mantis | makaveli_71

    • 10:43am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    do u have to play all of the other final fantasies to play this one?, cuz i havent played any and i am very interested in this one.

  15. AsuraOkami | AsuraOkami

    • 11:22am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    this sucks i want to play the demo, oh well i can wait. and at 14 no you dont have to play any final fantasy to understand this one. the only ones that had sequels was final fantasy VII and Final fantasy X.

  16. Alpha2

    • 11:55am GMT - January 12th, 2009

    They're only talking about japan right now. When they start talking about the US that could change.

  17. EFFORTLESS8 | r_e_f_l_e_x

    • 12:03pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    Hey, THATS A GREAT IDEA!

     

     

    not.

  18. DarkNemesis

    • 12:20pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    Did anyone really expect a Us/European demo when the game is obviously is nowhere near being released yet?

     

    @4,don't bother because FF fell off after FF7.The only FF games worth playing are 4-7 and FF Tactics.

  19. mikeghtmare | mikeghtmare

    • 12:48pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    glad they made that clear; I was planning to buy the movie just for the demo... they saved me some money I guess

  20. MercRecon | MercRecon

    • 1:14pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    Square....how many times can you keep on shooting yourself in the foot..?? North America is losing it's patients with you!!! lol

  21. Zippie151 | Sanguineous

    • 1:48pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    lol and the japanese wonder why their games dont sell tht well in the west, promote the damn things over here too!!!

    not that final fantasy needs promoting

  22. Altercode | Altercode-cupid

    • 2:18pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    Well... dunno y ppl say a FF7 was the best... I liked, FF4, FF6, FF7, FF8, FFX... To me... FF6 was the best...

  23. Vaughn | undacovabrothe

    • 2:33pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    *fires up his japan account*

  24. Loan | Loan

    • 3:05pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    like altercode any old rpg gamer knows ff6 aka 3 in us is the best :P

  25. ShadowBeast225

    • 3:43pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    well that just saved me some money =^) btu at the same time im very sad on the inside =^(

  26. Javonne

    • 3:47pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    I expected this to happen, and I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't give us the Advent Children movie eighther

  27. Tseng VII | TsengVII

    • 4:00pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    =(

  28. A_Ninja | Arabia_Ninja

    • 4:16pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    Damn u Square-Enix .... we r starving for J-RPG's here :(

  29. techna | mantek

    • 4:18pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    Get a clue folks, its a japanese developers, so its easier to have the voice over for the game and movie, so japan gets it first. And be patient !!!!! N.A. and Europe are soon to follow.

  30. 6toes

    • 4:32pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

     @3 

    Yeah I was thinking the same thing. I'm sure Advent Children will get a US release on BD though, I think it's been confirmed but I'm not sure on that one.

    I was planning on purchasing the Advent Children BD in english but I'm wondering if it'd be worth it to import for the demo...

  31. bobtheduck

    • 5:05pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    Yay imports! Except I don't have the money to do that... I do have 63 dollars owed to me, though... Hmm

  32. Anim3Fr33K | Anim3Fr33K

    • 5:53pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    I dont much care for the demo, FF games arnt suited to demos, what i want to know is when i can get FF:AC blu ray over here. (Aust)

  33. Dogswithguns | Dogswithguns

    • 6:10pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    i'll wait, thanks anyway. You Japo!!

  34. BlueDragoon0 | Lionheart0

    • 6:14pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    F*** you Square-Enix.

  35. Ahaaa | A-HAAA

    • 6:44pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    F*** FF13

  36. SpiderPS3 | InvisiCobra

    • 10:53pm GMT - January 12th, 2009

    at present..

  37. carmeel

    • 6:02am GMT - January 13th, 2009

     (uk)  come on square-enix  how long u goin make us wait  .... were gaggin 4 ff xiii .....      :(

     

  38. Dragoonlord | KillZone3000

    • 7:37am GMT - January 13th, 2009

    were we go again...

     

  39. Vision357

    • 10:28am GMT - January 13th, 2009

    A demo would only confirm what most of us have already preordered.

  40. TheWalkingDude | TheWalkingDude19

    • 11:17pm GMT - February 7th, 2009

    Those F***S always get the goods.

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