Why Final Fantasy XV Was Delayed

After waiting so long for Final Fantasy XV to come out, fans weren’t at all pleased by the rumors that the greatly-anticipated action RPG would no longer be released on September 30. Unfortunately, the rumors proved true. Final Fantasy XV has been delayed almost two months and will come out on November 29.

Hajime Tabata, the director of Final Fantasy XV, announced and explained the delay in a special video.

For fans concerned about the condition of the game, don’t worry too much. Its development hasn’t run into trouble. In fact, as Tabata explains in his announcement, Final Fantasy XV was finished and ready to go.

So what happened? Well, the game in its current state isn’t quite up to the quality they want. They intended to release a patch on September 30. This sort of one day patch isn’t unusual in the game industry, but Tabata decided against it.

Fans without an Internet connection would not be able to get the day one patch. He thinks it’s better for everyone to have the same quality experience from the start. Therefore, Final Fantasy XV has been moved to a later release date so they can add all of the patch’s content, as well as extra content besides.

What the patch would have contained is unclear, but it’s important enough to the Final Fantasy XV experience to warrant a delay. The game already has downloadable content announced, which will require an Internet connection, so this must make quite a difference.

Additionally, the existing version of Final Fantasy XV—the one that would have released on September 30 if not for this decision—will be playable at Gamescom, and a 30-minute gameplay video will be released for everyone on August 16.

Fans have been waiting for Final Fantasy XV for a long time, particularly for those who count the period of time when it was Final Fantasy Versus XIII. A two-month delay isn’t a happy prospect, but if it’s what Final Fantasy XV needs to make it a truly excellent Final Fantasy experience, then it should be worth the wait.