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‘Final Fantasy XV’ news: Square Enix expands marketing strategies in Japan for the game; director Hajime Tabata mentions PC release will be delayed

By Migs Casas | Oct 21, 2016 05:49 AM EDT
"Final Fantasy XV" is scheduled for release on Nov. 29 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
(Photo : Getty Images/Tomohiro Ohsumi) "Final Fantasy XV" is scheduled for release on Nov. 29 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Details of Square Enix's "Final Fantasy XV" are slowly looming in, as release dates and gameplay are being revealed bit by bit. With the hype going on, Square Enix also plans to promote the game by setting up events and even establishment as a huge step up.

In the meantime, Rocket News reports that the company has set up some sort of a giant marketing tool for the epic upcoming game. An upcoming craze is going to happen in Japan's Shibuya Station where most of the train station's pillars are wrapped and decorated in colorful prints of the "Final Fantasy XV" cast.

In addition to that, Square Enix is also expanding its marketing strategies to other areas as well. We can see short videos and movies, and even online video streams that are used as methods to promote the game. Japan already has some restaurants donning the "Final Fantasy XV"-theme. Even gamers think that the other upcoming title (albeit being a spinoff) "World of Final Fantasy" might be another method to build up hype for the 15th installment of the series. Let's just hope that all the hype would amount to something once the game is released.

In relation to that, director Hajime Tabata mentioned that a PC version for "Final Fantasy XV" won't be in development yet, according to Segment Next. He stressed that the PC version will come soon right after the team finishes focusing on polishing the versions for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Tabata also mentioned that their upcoming games will support HDR for the Xbox One S at launch. However, it is still unsure whether Square Enix and Sony will have HDR support for the PlayStation 4 Slim or not. But it is very likely.

"Final Fantasy XV" is scheduled for release on Nov. 29 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

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