Dragon Quest IX Delay May Affect Final Fantasy XIII
Square Enix was in the news earlier this week, with word that the Japanese publisher was looking to stage a buyout of D3 Publisher. The company also lowered its profit forecast for the fiscal year by nearly 63%, and now we know the reason why: the delay of Dragon Quest IX for the DS.
However, there’s even worse news for the company and us gamers: the delay might impact the release of the long-awaited Final Fantasy XIII.
“There is a possibility that [the] Dragon Quest IX delay could effect Final Fantasy XIII,” said Square head Yoichi Wada.
The company, having shifted DQIX to July, now has no major release for the rest of its fiscal year, which ends March 31. This delay was the reason why the company lowered profit forecasts in the first place.
Final Fantasy XIII was set to hit Japan this year on the PS3; North America and Europe will get the action-RPG sometime next year on Xbox 360 as well.
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