Surprise Surprise...

[Ouch!]

Raistlin actually posted this over in a thread in the FFXIV forum, but it seems particularly relevant here and may provide insight that could confirm some suspicions here in this thread.

In a recent financial report the Chief Financial Officer Yosuke Matsuda discusses the negative effects from Final Fantasy XIV's disastrous launch and the financial consequences throughout the company. Last year the operating budget was halved as a consequence of how much money Square Enix has been bleeding, and Matsuda identified this as a cause of the delay in the release of many HD titles. The success of Final Fantasy XIV has become so immensely important that it really does seem that almost all of Square Enix's available in-house development resources are being fueled into A Realm Reborn.

Obviously this does not explain the entirety of Versus XIII's delays, but it certainly accounts for the near radio silence over the past two years.

[Goldenboko]

Ouch! probably has a good point, however with the good things we've been hearing about ARR, I'm not too worried!

[Raistlin]

I agree with Ouch that SE's financial woes of the past couple of years have, at the very least, not helped the development of Versus XIII. I'm not convinced that that's the major reason, though, as SE recently has been much more upfront about how FFXIV's failure impacted other projects, and yet nothing about this game. And this is while other FF projects have been successfully in the works.

Lack of funding may have contributed, but there's something else going on, such as a stall in development due to disagreements, which is the reason SE has been so hush hush.

[black orb]

>>> They can take all the time of the world for all i care..

[Sword]

How is it news that this won't be at jump festa? They said a few months back that there won't be any new info on Versus until their own event in early 2013. So obviously they aren't gonna show anything at an event hosted by a 3rd party.

[Goldenboko]

It isn't news which is why it did not make our frontsite

[Del Murder]

So, why is this news?

[NeoCracker]

The real question is why does this game still have it's own forum.

[sir helix]

Idk if its true or not but I read the versus was being released as ffxvas part of anneiversary I saw footage of ppl watching the trailer of versus and at the end Xv was on the screen they were watching

[Wolf Kanno]

^ Squenix confirmed that video was a hoax I'm afraid.

[sir helix]

That's sounds about right

[NeoCracker]

I wonder if, at this point, they would even announce its cancellation if it comes.

[Jinx]

I wonder if, at this point, they would even announce its cancellation if it comes.

I think they would have to. Fans are surprisingly vocal about this game despite having almost no information on it.

[Formalhaut]

Oh without a doubt. I don't think they would cancel if only because of the vast wave of hate mail they no doubt get, but if they did, they couldn't let it die under the floorboards.

[Jinx]

Oh without a doubt. I don't think they would cancel if only because of the vast wave of hate mail they no doubt get, but if they did, they couldn't let it die under the floorboards.

They could cancel, but I don't think they could be quiet about it. Or at least, not any more quiet than they have been. But fans have been harassing them about this, and I don't think that'd stop.