E3 2011 Predictions

Ok, so E3 this year is Early June (Starts June 7th I believe) and with the new development team and the planned changes, I'm sure hoping that FFXIV would have a presence at this year's E3.

So with that, what things would you like to see (regarding FFXIV) come out of E3 this year?

My votes are for:

1. PS3 Release Date
2. Video + gameplay of the latest editions/changes
3. PS3 client up and running on the show floor.
4. Video of upcoming changes planned for the game

My guess is that by the time E3 is here, we'll be getting patch 1.19 at or the week after E3... I'm guessing they are going to show off the new battle system, the Materia system, job system, and some other features about the game as well.

They will use this time to start generating buzz for the PS3 release, and show off some of the bosses and dungeons that are ether in the game, or about to be in the game.

What are your thoughts? :)

IF they even show anything, it'll probably be some hype video with maybe 10 seconds of gameplay total.

Has a game ever appeared on E3 after it has been released?

I figured they would have a pre-launch event of their own and invite press there, but I guess showing the game off at E3 is also a possibility.

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I doubt that they'd show anything at E3 but I wouldn't put it past them to show all the upcoming stuff at TGS.

Unfortunately I wouldn't really get my hopes up as regards FF14 E3 presence. SE knows the game is pretty much universally disliked at this point, and I think they will be real careful with what they choose to show the public in such an auspicious venue. They may have actually learned that hype is not a good thing is you can't deliver on it (well I hope they've learned that).

This game needs less hype, not more, and E3 is just a big hype festival, really. Stay away from E3 FF14, pretty please.

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What a lol.

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This made my day! Sir, thank you so much.

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Why are you even here?

They'll only release final fantasy type-0 (lookin' good)

Deus ex (lookin' good)

Tomb Raider reboot (lookin' good)

FFXIII-2 ("good" or not, sells like cakes)

FF versus XIII (lookin' good)

Then they'll pretty much die.

I highly doubt we'll see any presence of this game at E3. I would love to be wrong with maybe a PS3 release date with an expansion, and stating all the changes they made to it, but I just don't see it happening.

You all might be right, and they might not show it off, but I feel it would be an opportunity missed if that was the case. Giving Yoshi-P more press time with the american gaming world. Have him talk about what they are planning to do with the game. Show of Chocobos...

I guess what I'm saying with this is, if they have it planned and can show it off, and even say that this is planned for the Summer, fall, winter, then they should show it off...

With the PS3 version sometime in the future, I think it will give people the ability to take a second look at the game after all the current updates, and with the future ones planned.

But you might be right, they may not show, but my guess is that we will see/hear something around this time, if not directly at E3.

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Originally Posted by Delmontyb

You all might be right, and they might not show it off, but I feel it would be an opportunity missed if that was the case. Giving Yoshi-P more press time with the american gaming world. Have him talk about what they are planning to do with the game. Show of Chocobos...

I guess what I'm saying with this is, if they have it planned and can show it off, and even say that this is planned for the Summer, fall, winter, then they should show it off...

With the PS3 version sometime in the future, I think it will give people the ability to take a second look at the game after all the current updates, and with the future ones planned.

But you might be right, they may now show, but my guess is that we will see/hear something around this time, if not directly at E3.

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I personally think it's in SE and the game's best interest to not show anything to the non-playing public until it's actually been added to the game. Sneak previews and hype are all well and good, but not for a game that has a (deserving) reputation for spectacularly failing to live up to the hype. Yoshi just needs to lay back in the buckwheat and work hard on this game. Show it to the press after its fixed, not before.

there will be there for sure :D
every sort of publicity is good at this point.

They don’t even have to show new things. They might simply show some demo on 3 linked screens and in 3D with glasses, the graphics will impress people and they can have some press release, stating all the upcoming changes and fixes.

E3 is gonna be dominated by TOR.

TOR can dominate me any day :)

I am going to call it: they will announce the first expansion pack to be released alongside the PS3 release in the (late) fall.

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If you think that SE's future income is based on FFXIV then you truly don't know that much.

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I am going to call it: they will announce the first expansion pack to be released alongside the PS3 release in the (late) fall.

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Hey i'm hopeful with that too :D, I just personally don't see it happening. You'd also need Yoshi-P up there stating that the game is actually ready to be played (and charged monthly) then as well.

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Originally Posted by Betelgeuzah

They'll only release final fantasy type-0 (lookin' good)

Deus ex (lookin' good)

Tomb Raider reboot (lookin' good)

FFXIII-2 ("good" or not, sells like cakes)

FF versus XIII (lookin' good)

Then they'll pretty much die.

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And then of course, there's a little thing called Dragon Quest. People seem to forget (because of the little influence they have in the west) that Square was bought by Enix, who was and is majorly successful in Japan.

I'm pretty sure SE is too ashamed to show their product to anyone anymore. Everyone just spits in their face no matter what.

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lolnotreally

Square Enix is one of the largest Software and Media producers in Japan. They do not make just Video Games.

They also do Play Arts which is a line of actionfigures from both their games and other companies. Including now Capcom, Konami, and other Manga Printers.

They do Manga and Anime. They own Full Metal Alchemist, as well as many other Mangas.

They make Video Games.

They Publish "Western" Games localized to Japan under the "Extreme Edges" title.


Square Enix isn't some no name 1 shop Development group. They are a full blown Publishing house. They have as much chance of closing their entire shop as EA, or Activision Blizzard.

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And you ask why people say you're a troll? Heh...

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SE in japan is like EA is in the US. You think that 1) all they do is make games and 2) FFXIV is the only thing that their reputation is being based on?

SE is a huge publisher of media. One (possibly) failed MMO game is not going to sink them.

(Not a troll my foot)

MidgardZOlom said it much more eloquently than I. :p

They're not going to show anything because whatever they have to show will be picked apart mercilessly. It's better for them to wait until they have had all the time in the world to adjust as they see fit.

I guess they're actually likely to talk about the game and show stuff, but not hyping that much or showing stuff not implemented. They're going to show PS3 version (but not announce a release date), probably have yoshida talk with the press and stuff like that, but leave the real hype train to their other titles.

A lot of you aren't really understanding. SE USE TO BE A HOUSE HOLD NAME BACK IN THE PS ONE DAYS, but as of ps3 they can't make a decent game. FF12 13 and 14 worse games in history. You may say oh no they were great, but yeah look at the reviews. Now then lets look at how the general public is growing up in this day and age most people are into fps now a days the rpg days are pretty much over other then western rpgs and the mmorpgs. jrpgs are just so awful now a days they can't compete with western games anymore. You can call me a troll or whatever, but the thing is I'm just open minded =x. Don't take me wrong I love SE ;D, but I'm just not blind :P.

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And then of course, there's a little thing called Dragon Quest. People seem to forget (because of the little influence they have in the west) that Square was bought by Enix, who was and is majorly successful in Japan.

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Oh wait I take that back forgot they have dragon quest nevermind what I said.

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FF12 13 and 14 worse games in history.

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You personally not liking something makes it bad. Fact.

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You may say oh no they were great, but yeah look at the reviews

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Reviews determine if something is good or bad. for EVERYONE. Fact.

I would like to see FFXIV at E3 again but i don't think we would see much :(

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lolnotreally

Square Enix is one of the largest Software and Media producers in Japan. They do not make just Video Games.

They also do Play Arts which is a line of actionfigures from both their games and other companies. Including now Capcom, Konami, and other Manga Printers.

They do Manga and Anime. They own Full Metal Alchemist, as well as many other Mangas.

They make Video Games.

They Publish "Western" Games localized to Japan under the "Extreme Edges" title.


Square Enix isn't some no name 1 shop Development group. They are a full blown Publishing house. They have as much chance of closing their entire shop as EA, or Activision Blizzard.

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wait what ? did you just compared little Se to activision blizzard ?

I mean seriously ? you honestly think, that a company that almost went under because of a loss of 120 million dollars, and had to be bought by enix, can compare to ACTIVISION BLIZZARD? The guys that make a gazillion dollars a month out of WOW ? the ones that break records every time they release a game ? those guys ?

I mean i dont think Se is gonna go under anytime soon, or that they cant go under, but to put then on the same level of safety as AB is pretty silly, AB can bomb every single title in the next 2 years and laugh about it will still making money out of wow, Se does not has that luxury, hate it or love it lol

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wait what ? did you just compared little Se to activision blizzard ?

I mean seriously ? you honestly think, that a company that almost went under because of a loss of 120 million dollars, and had to be bought by enix, can compare to ACTIVISION BLIZZARD? The guys that make a gazillion dollars a month out of WOW ? the ones that break records every time they release a game ? those guys ?

I mean i dont think Se is gonna go under anytime soon, or that they cant go under, but to put then on the same level of safety as AB is pretty silly, AB can bomb every single title in the next 2 years and laugh about it will still making money out of wow, Se does not has that luxury, hate it or love it lol

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Blizzard may make money but wow is a pos every time i start playing wow again you hear it over and over. There bugs in the game that been on it for years. Even when you get piss at the bugs other players goes "blizzard just want money" Blizzard may make lot's of money and may be a good company but at the end there games are not that great there just played by lazy players who want everything feed to them even FFXIV is becoming like that.

As you can see i dislike blizzard even there own players do lol.

I think FFXIV's state will be much more dire than we think if it doesn't make an appearence at all and I'd be pretty concerned,

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wait what ? did you just compared little Se to activision blizzard ?

I mean seriously ? you honestly think, that a company that almost went under because of a loss of 120 million dollars, and had to be bought by enix, can compare to ACTIVISION BLIZZARD? The guys that make a gazillion dollars a month out of WOW ? the ones that break records every time they release a game ? those guys ?

I mean i dont think Se is gonna go under anytime soon, or that they cant go under, but to put then on the same level of safety as AB is pretty silly, AB can bomb every single title in the next 2 years and laugh about it will still making money out of wow, Se does not has that luxury, hate it or love it lol

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Yeah, 8 years ago. A lot can happen in 8 years especially in the business of software. Look at apple...

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Blizzard may make money but wow is a pos every time i start playing wow again you hear it over and over. There bugs in the game that been on it for years. Even when you get piss at the bugs other players goes "blizzard just want money" Blizzard may make lot's of money and may be a good company but at the end there games are not that great there just played by lazy players who want everything feed to them even FFXIV is becoming like that.

As you can see i dislike blizzard even there own players do lol.

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Every company wants money, that's why they make game's, or do you think company's now day's make games out of the goodness of their hearts ? Also calling WOW a piece of shit, is silly the game has good reviews, is a success, and is the king of P2P MMORPGPS year after year for the last 7 years straight, you can dislike the game, all you want, but to call it a piece of shit is pretty much stupid, as much as me calling this game a piece of shit.

I mean think about it, what game is a piece of shit, the game that breaks record sales every single expansion it releases, and has 12 million subscribers, good reviews, and caters to everybody, or the game that has around 20-50K playerbase left out of 550k+ ? has bad reviews, has not sold a million units 7 months after release, had it's development team replaced, and is currently Free to play ? oh and it's forums are plagued by "What this game needs is, give this game more time, has Se given up on this game etc etc threads" ?

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Yeah, 8 years ago. A lot can happen in 8 years especially in the business of software. Look at apple...

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Apple had Ipod, wish took the market by surprise, it did everything it's competitors did, faster, more efficient and about 500X better than the next product that could compete with it, if you think this game is doing anything 500X better than any MMMO out there(Besides loosing 90% of its original userbase in 2 months) then you need help

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Every company wants money, that's why they make game's, or do you think company's now day's make games out of the goodness of their hearts ? Also calling WOW a piece of shit, is silly the game has good reviews, is a success, and is the king of P2P MMORPGPS year after year for the last 7 years straight, you can dislike the game, all you want, but to call it a piece of shit is pretty much stupid, as much as me calling this game a piece of shit.

I mean think about it, what game is a piece of shit, the game that breaks record sales every single expansion it releases, and has 12 million subscribers, good reviews, and caters to everybody, or the game that has around 20-50K playerbase left out of 550k+ ? has bad reviews, has not sold a million units 7 months after release, had it's development team replaced, and is currently Free to play ? oh and it's forums are plagued by "What this game needs is, give this game more time, has Se given up on this game etc etc threads" ?

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You know what am not even going to waste my time. WoW have dumb player base bugs and many problems just because a game it have 12mil and sell a lot does not make it a good game. i'll end it there no even replay you just wasting your time.

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Apple had Ipod, wish took the market by surprise, it did everything it's competitors did, faster, more efficient and about 500X better than the next product that could compete with it, if you think this game is doing anything 500X better than any MMMO out there(Besides loosing 90% of its original userbase in 2 months) then you need help

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Never said that, Square Enix is bigger than just Final Fantasy.

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The game is easy as compared to what ? the grinding in FFXI ? if you think grinding and camping is hard, then you are silly, the entire concept of WOW is totally different from the concept of FFXI, in FFXI the journey starts at lvl 1, in wow the journey starts at max level, and as for BOA on BG's well it dint change nothing, before you where owned by twinks, now you are owned by BOA twinks, Woot big change......

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FF12 13 and 14 worse games in history. You may say oh no they were great, but yeah look at the reviews.

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FFXII: 92 Metacritic.. Final Fantasy XII sold more than 1,764,000 copies in its first week in Japan, almost equaling the sales of Final Fantasy X in its first week.

FFXIII: 83 Metacritic.. The game sold more than one million copies in North America in its release month. In March 2010, Square Enix stated that Final Fantasy XIII was the fastest-selling title in the franchise's history.By April of the same year, American game sales for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 reached an estimated 800,000 and 500,000 units respectively.As of May 18, 2010, Final Fantasy XIII had shipped 5.5 million copies worldwide.


FFXIV: We all know they messed up so no need post score or info. Which compared to the last 2 you can see why they can't let this game fail.


Since you care so much about reviews.