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[LowParry]

If the game was only delayed in the USA, I might die laughing.

Salt. Salt everywhere.

 

[HeelPower]

A Streetcar Named Desire. It's very good.

Thanks I have always heard of the movie but never watched it.

The gif intrigues me.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

only delayed in America. BOOM.

Spoiler

#believe

#sept30team

Lmao!! I would die of laughter

 

[Pyramidbread]

Lmao imagine if this is a purely western delay!!!

Edit: said it as a joke but now truly horrified at this bein reality if it happens!

"Hi Gamescom, I'm sure you have heard the rumors about the delay, well... they're not true! Only the western version of the game will be delayed, please be excited.... bye!"

 

[Tyaren]

I need to go back and look at lighting from older footage. I don't know what it is about the flatter lighting but the game looks really "sterile" to me now (for lack of a better word).

That is actually something I am agreeing with and that I am worried about. In Duscae the lighting felt a lot more natural and the world and models had more plasticity to them. Since Platinum Demo everything feels a lot more flat. Partly overexposed in sunlight.
But again...this is certainly not a problem that can be fixed in two months delay. It's a decision they made during development that actually helped performance in other cases.

 

[Palabragrís]

"Hi Gamescom, I'm sure you have heard the rumors about the delay, well... they're not true! Only the western version of the game will be delayed.... bye!"

"Please be excited for the new release date! (That we'll announce eventually). Thanks!"

Never miss the "pls be excited", never o.o

 

[The Last One]

Why would the japanese stores change the date if the delay is yet not announced? C'mon, guys.

 

[Pyramidbread]

"Please be excited for the new release date! (That we'll announce eventually). Thanks!"

Never miss the "pls be excited", never o.o

Edited it for accuracy

 

[Kwansu Dudes]

Why would the japanese stores change the date if the delay is yet not announced? C'mon, guys.

How many more hours until Gamescom o clock?

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Why would the japanese stores change the date if the delay is yet not announced? C'mon, guys.

We're at the bargaining stage mate.

Stage 3.

Keep up.

 

[Toth]

Final Fantasy XV is still dated for September 30th at stores in Japan. No plans to change the release date.



https://twitter.com/horuhejp/status/765027433460400128

Interesting but yeah, they wouldn't change the date yet until an official statement. A western delay only....that would be horrible though

The sad thing is if this delay news is truly false and the game is not as optimized as it could be at launch, how many people will come out and say, "They should have delayed it two more months to polish it!"

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Why would the japanese stores change the date if the delay is yet not announced? C'mon, guys.

I thought everyone was joking. But than again maybe everyone Are still in the different stages of grief lol

 

[wmlk]

That is actually something I am agreeing with and that I am worried about. In Duscae the lighting felt a lot more natural and the world and models had more plasticity to them. Since Platinum Demo everything feels a lot more flat. Partly overexposed in sunlight.
But again...this is certainly not a problem that can be fixed in two months delay. It's a decision they made during development that actually helped performance in other cases.

Lighting in Platinum Demo is generally fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6c3WB9_aCI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5VUTNgb7GY

 

[Palabragrís]

Edited it for accuracy

Perfect

 

[Mailbox]

Idk what to believe anymore!

We're at the bargaining stage mate.

Stage 3.

Keep up.

I wonder if more pre-orders happen, will the game not get delayed?!

 

[The Last One]

I thought everyone was joking. But than again maybe everyone Are still in the different stages of grief lol

I'm in the stage that the only thing I want at the moment is the new trailer =p

We're at the bargaining stage mate.

Stage 3.

Keep up.

A western delay only would be like the worst plot twist possible.

How many more hours until Gamescom o clock?

I think Gamescon starts only on wednesday.

 

[HeelPower]

Lighting in Platinum Demo is generally fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6c3WB9_aCI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5VUTNgb7GY

I honestly have no clue what people are talking when they criticize the graphics.

The game's problems lie purely on the IQ/Performance side.

Everything else(graphically)is near sublime when you factor in the scale of the damn thing.

 

[saher]

I will forgive them if they release new footage in new locations, Niflheim Base Battle Footage was the last time this game impressed me.

Just no crap quality or annoying commentary please.

 

[DeSolos]

If it really does still release here on 9/30 I'm going to avoid game shops like the plague till its out in the states(what I'm doing for P5 as well). My Japanese is too garbage right now for an RPG...

 

[horuhe]

Interesting but yeah, they wouldn't change the date yet until an official statement. A western delay only....that would be horrible though

Well, delaying games in Japan is not common. Rarely times, when the game hasn't reached the pre-orders needed, is delayed, as in the case of Uppers.

We are talking about only six weeks before the launch, and adverts had been huge at Sofmap Akiba.

 

[The Last One]

BTW, the download cards of the game are recommending 45GB or more to download the game:

https://twitter.com/RedMakuzawa/status/765032981178179585

 

[The Emperor]

A western delay only would be like the worse plot twist possible.

True, a better plot twist than any in gaming since KOToR's massive twist

 

[Tyaren]

Lighting in Platinum Demo is generally fantastic.

It did change though. I have not time to make comparison shots in Duscae and Platinum Demo at different times of day but yeah, it did change. It's not fully gobal illuminated anymore and they scrapped a few other lighting effects.


Here's great footage of the lighting in different times of day including weather change. It is pretty recent too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYryrG6_ugU

Lighting is different from Duscae...but it still looks good and certainly not worse than in other open-world games.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

Well, delaying games in Japan is not common. Rarely times, when the game hasn't reached the pre-orders needed, is delayed, as in the case of Uppers.

We are talking about only six weeks before the launch, and adverts had been huge at Sofmap Akiba.

Nah, worldwide delay.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

BTW, the download cards of the game are recommending 45GB or more to download the game:

https://twitter.com/RedMakuzawa/status/765032981178179585

I should really upgrade to a 2tb lol. Been avoiding it since launch.

 

[chefbags]

Well, delaying games in Japan is not common. Rarely times, when the game hasn't reached the pre-orders needed, is delayed, as in the case of Uppers.

We are talking about only six weeks before the launch, and adverts had been huge at Sofmap Akiba.

Again, if delayed everywhere, I'd like to see how big of a sticker its gonna take to cover that date on that building lol.

 

[Palabragrís]

45gb? I really need that PC version...

 

[The Last One]

I should really upgrade to a 2tb lol. Been avoiding it since launch.

Yep, I'm still using the 500GB that came with the PS4 lol (had to erase game many times already)

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Yep, I'm still using the 500GB that came with the PS4 lol (had to erase game many times already)

I don't play half the stuff downloaded but I never erase it in fear I wanna go back and play it again(well my retail stuff I don't mind, digital games ugh)

 

[Boke1879]

Their best bet is to announce a delay tomorrow. Don't wait until Gamescom. Get it out the way now.

 

[chefbags]

BTW, the download cards of the game are recommending 45GB or more to download the game:

https://twitter.com/RedMakuzawa/status/765032981178179585

I honestly expected like 75gb considering all the animations of this game lol. But with patches I think it'll hit close to that number.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I thought nothing would be better than a ten year announcement-to-release date

but then I get teased with the prospect of eleven years

I have to root for that

 

[icespide]

is there anything credible to the idea that it's a western only delay?

 

[JeffZero]

is there anything credible to the idea that it's a western only delay?

Nope. It's a joke.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

is there anything credible to the idea that it's a western only delay?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kübler-Ross_model

 

[ViciousDS]

if it gets delayed only in the US I guess I can finally say I know what it feels like to be a Persona fan hahahaha

 

[KZXcellent]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kübler-Ross_model

I don't get it.

 

[koutoru]

I honestly expected like 75gb considering all the animations of this game lol. But with patches I think it'll hit close to that number.

Don't forget to include additional voice acting depending on which language you want to listen to.

IIRC for FFXIII on steam ended up being 60gb because of the Japanese voice acting being included with the game. This ended up doubling the cut scenes included in the game as well, one set for each language.

 

[Tyaren]

I don't get it.

They think anyone who hasn't fully jumped yet on the doom and gloom train to Delay City is delusional.

 

[Pennywise]

if it gets delayed only in the US I guess I can finally say I know what it feels like to be a Persona fan hahahaha

Persona fans usually get the better game in the end

 

[deriks]

is there anything credible to the idea that it's a western only delay?

Makes sense if it is a small company, so no.

Also, people are considering the 45GB minimum, but huge ass patch is coming. Note that.

 

[wmlk]

Persona fans usually get the better game in the end

Define usually for me.

 

[KZXcellent]

Honestly a Western-only delay would be the worst possible timeline. I'd rather have the game release in 2017 than have that happen.

post below me

It took me a second to get that one. Nice.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Define usually for me.

 

[Arkeband]

I honestly expected like 75gb considering all the animations of this game lol. But with patches I think it'll hit close to that number.

Animations aren't really assets, they're just instructions for the model. The biggest footprint will be textures, voice acting, music, etc.

 

[HeelPower]

Persona fans usually get the better game in the end

The persona games have glaring,gaping issues and weaknesses.

Let's not forget that the last proper persona game came nearly a decade ago.Persona 5's development has undoubtedly been incredibly messy and problematic.

They sure took their sweet time so it better improve on the gameplay problems that the series suffers from.

 

[Pennywise]

Define usually for me.

The last two....god this is depressing.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Anymore delay news?

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Anymore delay news?

Word is its 2017

 

[FalsettoVibe]

I will forgive them if they release new footage in new locations, Niflheim Base Battle Footage was the last time this game impressed me.

Just no crap quality or annoying commentary please.

This footage is awesome. I need this game to deliver. I'll wait 2 more months for a better product.