Final Fantasy XIII’s Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama have poured cold water over any hopes of seeing downloadable content for the eagerly awaited JRPG, describing the final product as the ‘complete package.’
A quote from one of the pair (it isn’t made clear who actually divulged the info) from a recent interview reads: “Regarding the DLC content, we feel that the final product is 100% enjoyable… it’s the complete package. So we’re not planning any DLC at this time.”
Elsewhere, they also addressed rumors of content that was supposedly cut from the final game, stating such claims were taken out of context: “In regard to the rumored cut content, we feel it was taken out of context. There are a lot of ideas that are brought to the table, and then the team takes the best ideas out of those, and the final product is polished that way.”
“There was content that were ‘ideas’ that didn’t make the final content, but the team isn’t looking to release that as downloadable content.”
This isn’t the first time DLC has been mentioned for the game. Kitase first touched on the subject back in December, stating there would be no DLC for the Japanese launch of the title. Since then we’ve heard rumors that it was under consideration, though this latest development appears to have finally put the nail in the coffin – for now, that is. Stay tuned.