Tue, Aug 25, 2009 | 00:24 BST

Kitase: FF Versus XIII’s development moving “comparatively faster” than FFXIII’s

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Final Fantasy Versus XIII’s title always — to us, anyway — implied some sort of sibling rivalry with FFXIII, but we never expected Versus XIII to overtake its numeral-centric older brother. However, even though FFXIII’s definitely coming out first, Square Enix’s Yoshinori Kitase says that FF Versus XIII’s development is moving at a “comparatively faster rate.”

Apparently, many of Versus XIII’s developers leveled up and learned Hastaga while they were helping out with FFXIII. The “knowledge and experience” points they gained while giving FFXIII a boost are now proving invaluable in FF Versus XIII’s development.

Kitase recently told us that FFXII will be launching this spring. Guess we’ll be seeing Versus XIII shortly after that.

Thanks, Kotaku.

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6 comments

Johnny Cullen
25/08/09, 12:34 am

OH MA GAWWWD, YEEEEEEEEEES!

Monk
25/08/09, 12:35 am

First Of all, Congratulation to all of You That there is
a News about FF Versus .

” Apparently, many of Versus XIII’s developers leveled up and learned Hastaga while they were helping out with FFXIII ”

Loooooooooool

tatsujin
25/08/09, 12:37 am

YES! WOOHOO! BRING ME VERSUS!!!!!! My PS3 is hungry ~~~~

Johnny Cullen
25/08/09, 12:40 am

This HAS to be at TGS.

It MUST be at TGS.

I’ll squeel if not. Its been six months nearly since anything came out.

Progguitarist
25/08/09, 3:14 am

“Kitase recently told us that FFXII will be launching this spring. Guess we’ll be seeing Versus XIII shortly after that.”

Fairly sure that FFXII is already out.

Phoenixblight
25/08/09, 3:35 am

Most likely a year or so after that. I am gald some info was released. Looking forward to this, directed by Tetsuya and the battle system is comparative to Kingdom Hearts, hell yes.