Last Remnant PS3 delayed due to "development reasons"
- Posted June 18th, 2008 at 09:53 EDT by Mike Harradence
- 29 Comments
Square-Enix has shed some light on the delay behind the PlayStation 3 version of The Last Remnant, revealing that the highly anticipated RPG was pushed back mainly due to “development reasons” attributed to the Unreal Engine.
When asked on the reasons behind the game’s delay, members of the Last Remnant Team told Gamespy, “This is mainly for development reasons,” adding, “We're developing the game using the middleware Unreal Engine, and the Unreal Engine has a slower development on the PS3 side.”
“It was only really workable after Unreal Tournament was published, so this was mainly a development decision,” the team added.
The Last Remnant will be coming to the Xbox 360 first as a timed exclusive, with the PS3 version following some time after.
Players assume the role of an 18 year-old swordsman named Rush Skyes, who embarks on a mission to rescue his sister, Irina, ultimately ending up in the middle of a global conflict surrounding a series of powerful artefacts known as remnants.
In terms of content, director Hiroshi Takai has revealed that the game will incorporate a brand new combat system, referred to as a "Turn-burst, command-based system using symbol encounters,” as well as various Quick Time Events (QTEs)
Stay tuned.
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Girugamesh
- 4:58am EDT - June 18th, 2008
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Well their best teams are working on FFXIII and Versus XIII, so I can understand.
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amanandhismoney
- 5:01am EDT - June 18th, 2008
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Squeenix best hope FFXIII come thru this year cause it's not lookin' good for them as far as PS loyalty between this and Star Ocean... they seem to underestimate the potential these titles have in selling on the ps3 where people (Japan) are waiting for that big RPG of any kind...
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Girugamesh
- 5:12am EDT - June 18th, 2008
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@Khan91
They aren't really showing favortism here. It's just that the Unreal Engine is middleware that doesn't really like to work too easily with the PS3 hardware. Squeenix is having trouble with it, so they just can't get it on at the same time as the 360 version.
@amanandhismoney
I don't know what has gotten in to Squeenix recently. They know that JRPG's will sell like utter crap on the 360, so I don't know what they're thinking. Microsoft can pay them off all they want, it's kind of sad though.
FFXIII/Versus XIII better be the best JRPG's this gen, or we're all going to be pretty angry at both Sony and Squeenix. Sony should be doing more to get some JRPG's for the PS3 as they're trying to recapture the PS2 fanbase.
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acidhead89
- 5:20am EDT - June 18th, 2008
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Rush Skyes? that name doesnt sound right i mean seperetly sounds great but together it feals weird
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markwesker
- 5:20am EDT - June 18th, 2008
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well i might just time buy then and only buy this game after its been out ages and is in the bargain bin for peanuts .two can play that game.
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Dave-The-Rave |
Dave-The-Rave- 5:45am EDT - June 18th, 2008
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I ain't such a fanboy like a lot of you others so I'll still be getting this game for my PS3 ASAP..hey as far as I'm concerned its another RPG to play regardless !!
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T-BoNeS-
- 5:59am EDT - June 18th, 2008
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I were waiting for Last Ramanent, but i do not really like Unreal 3 engine... so i'll probably buy it when i'll come out to proove to SE that their real place is at Sony. And of course because i buy every Square enix games made for SONY. And i'll do the same for every compagny who create RPG for SONY, because SONY and Nintendo are both good RPG console.
I were exited, but with this delay and Unreal 3 engine i'm no more exited anymore about this title. -
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Dave-The-Rave |
Dave-The-Rave- 6:35am EDT - June 18th, 2008
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LMAO thank you to the people who posted after me for proving my point !! Heheh !!
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Cursed Ninja22
- 6:37am EDT - June 18th, 2008
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My Main Focus is the FF13 and v13 anyway not to say I wont be playin this cuz I will....but PLEASE SHED LIGHT on FF Titles!!
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triggap
- 8:11am EDT - June 18th, 2008
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Oh well.. wasn't really excited about Last Remnant anyway.. lesser so now.. Hopefully FFXIII and Versus XIII will turn up soon though.. Anybody else notice Amazon and Gamestop have release dates at December 13, 2008 for the two? Best Buy has it for December 15.. *shrugs* I'll be crossing my fingers
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Traveler1990
- 8:18am EDT - June 18th, 2008
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why the heck were they using the unreal engine instead of crystal tools, or the white engine?
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Dave-The-Rave |
Dave-The-Rave- 9:40am EDT - June 18th, 2008
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@traveller: Because the Cystal Tools engine is more geared toward development on the PS3 whereas they thought it would be easier to make for both consoles using the unreal engine..quite ironic now that the PS3 version is delayed..lol
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FlameDragoon |
Dave-The-Rave- 10:56am EDT - June 18th, 2008
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That makes sense, the Unreal Engine has always been slow on the PS3. As long as we get it within 2 months.
If I was in Square Enix's place, I would delay the 360 version to launch with the PS3 version. This move would make sense because it would avoid alienating the PS3 fanbase, which is more likely to buy this title. But I'm not Square Enix.
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