SE Presents E3 information!

[Freya]

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As a way to engage with their members, Square Enix has created a Youtube channel specifically for announcing the updates at E3! This channel was designed to connect with the members on a friendlier level. “Square Enix will be showcasing a terrific lineup of games this E3 Expo,” said Akio Oofuji, marketing director, Square Enix (Japan). “Square Enix Presents is a new way we can engage on a more meaningful and personal level with our community and fans and share with them the spectacle and excitement of E3.”

E3 is a large event and as most know, it's overfull with new information. If you're not watching a livefeed then you most likely will miss out on a lot of the content being released. SE has heard the complaints and created the channel to show you all the exclusives you might otherwise miss! On their about page they have

Here, we'll be broadcasting exclusive on site footage and content right from the showroom floors of E3! With developer interviews, game play demos, behind the scenes content, and exclusive coverage, Square Enix Presents is your go to destination to keep up to date with all of our big announcements this year!

And they are already on it! With a quirky sense of humor they've already given us one update about their showcase! Starting with some dubstep but quickly changing to more iconic music.

From this we've learned for sure that Naoki Yoshida (Producer of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn), Yoshinori Kitase (Producer of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII), and Motomu Toriyama (Director of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII will all be in attendence to present new information. They also had a promise of more guests to be added! Not only that but they will have contests held during the show with "sweet, sweet giveaways."

We'll keep you updated as more videos are released! As for now, subscribe to the channel for updates as well as keep an eye out on Square Enix's twitter as well as our own Eyeson twitter for up to all the exciting announcements!

Are you excited for E3? What would you like to see from Square Enix? Are you excited about contests? Free stuff is always fun!

[Formalhaut]

I would like to see information for Versus. I would like to see information for Type-0. If all I heard from SE this year was pretty much 'remake, phone game and another remake' I will be disappointed from the Final Fantasy front.

[Slothy]

I think at this point we need some solid info on Versus and/or XV. And for god's sake, I hope if they announce XV that Ito is directing again. He's one of the better people they have working there and we've heard pretty much nothing from him since XII.

[Freya]

There has been rumors that sony has given rights to Versus and KH3 to be exclusives on the PS4. And that they'll be shown at E3. But those are just rumors as of yet

[Slothy]

I'd seen those rumours. Who knows if there will be any truth to them. I'm not sure it makes a whole lot of sense to go exclusive unless Sony is paying them quite a bit for it. If anything it would have made more sense with this generation since the consoles were so different architecture wise. The next-gen ones aren't nearly as dissimilar and thus easier to port to and from.

[Freya]

Well KH 1.5 and FF X/X-2 remakes are PS3 and PS3/VITA only. Sooooo they already have kinda bonded with Sony with those.

[Wolf Kanno]

SE has announced its E3 lineup.

• Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX (PS3)
  
• Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (PC, PS3)
  
• Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Xbox 360)
  
• Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (PS Vita, PS3)
  
• Deux Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut (Wii U)
  
• Thief (PC, PS4, Xbox One)

[Del Murder]

Wow! What a...completely predictable lineup.

[Aulayna]

It's not unheard of for publishers to make announcements during the events though so hopefully they still have something underwraps.

If not, then... well... gg

[Freya]

End of the KH "OH YEAH ALSO KH3!"
End of it all "OH YEAH NEW FF KTHX BYE!"

[Wolf Kanno]

I'm sure the next-gen FF will probably show up in the Sony event. Doubt it will appear in their booth. Honestly, SE usually saves their biggest reveals for the Tokyo Game Show or their own private reveal party.

[champagne supernova]

I'm sure the next-gen FF will probably show up in the Sony event. Doubt it will appear in their booth. Honestly, SE usually saves their biggest reveals for the Tokyo Game Show or their own private reveal party.

Yeah, if they showed off a next-gen FF at the Sony PS4 reveal, it's unlikely that they're not going to show more at E3. And seeing that Versus was using the new engine that caters for next-gen power, it's more than likely that it is now the next Final Fantasy. I just hope it doesn't break under the weight of its hype.

[Wolf Kanno]

I'm already of the opinion that its too late for Versus XIII to escape the monumental hype. It could be one of the best things to come out of the studios in years, but I feel the waiting and hype engine has already blown some people's expectations for it out of proportion and it will probably not live up to anyone's expectations.

[Bolivar]

^ if anything, a truly great game by Square Enix would unfathomably surpass everyone's expectations.

Also, I've never heard a game being a victim to monumental hype.

[Wolf Kanno]

Spore
Fable
FF series in general
White Knight Chronicles
the original Assassin's Creed
Metal Gear Solid 2 and 4
Bubsy
Every Mortal Kombat game after MKII
Street Fighter III and IV
Every Soul Calibur game after SCII
DoA in general
Every Resident Evil after RE4
Duke Nukem
Mass Effect 3
Chrono Cross
The Compilation of FFVII
Xenosaga Franchise
Most game series reboots
Every Batman Game released between Batman Returns (SNES) and Arkham Asylum
Most games with Macross or Gundam in the title.
E.T.
Brutal Legends
Daikatana
Pac-Man's first console release...

This list can keep going if you wish.

My point though is that even if the game is good, the sheer volume of weight and anticipation will most likely amplify any flaws the game has for people because when you spend almost a decade making a game, you want to see results. FFXII had a similar development issue and at least showed off the type of tech that explains why it took five years to make, but it still didn't change the fact that many fans didn't receive it as well as SE would have hoped. I mean maybe you forget what this forum was like in 2006/2007 but I remember people bitching about the dumbest things about that game and while that is completely normal for a new entry in its hazing process, I still feel its a good indicator of the kind of rough treatment that Versus XIII is going to get whenever/if it does get released.

I kind of feel we've moved into a time when even the fans and gaming industry are no longer super excited for a new FF. I think more people in the fanbase and industry are more interested in the HD remakes of FFX and X-2 than Versus XIII at the moment.