It looks like we’ll have to suffer a (hopefully) final wait before playing Final Fantasy XV.
Square Enix confirmed rumors today by announcing that its upcoming role-playing game won’t come out until November 29. It was originally set to release worldwide on September 30 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Game director Hajime Tabata noted in a Japanese video released on the publisher’s YouTube page that the delay will help the development team perfect the game without depending on a Day 1 patch, something you’d need an internet connection to download.
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Final Fantasy XV has been in development for a long time. It was originally announced for the PlayStation 3 back in 2006 as Final Fantasy Versus XIII. We then heard so little about the game that many fans assumed it was canceled, but it surfaced in 2013 as Final Fantasy XV.
While many entries in the series focus on turn-based or timer-based combat, Final Fantasy XV is more of an action game. The player can walk around freely and perform combos, a departure for the series. Its setting mixes modern technology like cars with more familiar Final Fantasy elements, like magic and castles.