Final Fantasy III coming to PSP

[Tobi]

Final Fantasy III is coming to PSP. Next week’s Jump has first word on the release, which is a port of the 2006 DS version. Players will be able to toggle between the new soundtrack and the original Famicom soundtrack. The game will launch on September 20 in Japan for 3,800 yen at retail / 3,300 yen on PlayStation Network.

[Insanecyclone]

WHAT ABOUT 5 AND 6 SE? I'll check it out if there are new things.

[Julian]

what

was this really necessary? wonder if there will be any additional content. I mean, they're gonna have to redo some of the friendcode ds stuff, right?

[SephYuyX]

Pretty sure I played this already.

[Lonely]

what

was this really necessary? wonder if there will be any additional content. I mean, they're gonna have to redo some of the friendcode ds stuff, right?

They already did that with the iphone/ipad version, I really don't see why they would port this over to psp so late in its life if they only added a soundtrack toggle, especially at full price.

It probably won't get localized here or be digital only for english speakers.

[Alkar]

They already did that with the iphone/ipad version, I really don't see why they would port this over to psp so late in its life if they only added a soundtrack toggle, especially at full price.

It probably won't get localized here or be digital only for english speakers.

The PSP is still strong in Japan. It's in the West that it's pretty much dead now thanks to piracy more than anything else.
Considering the game is simply a port and all the localiztion work was already done 6 years ago I'm sure they'll release it somehow. I'd honestly prefer a digital release so I can get it on my Vita.

[Draylo]

They should really redo 5 and 6.

[Kaisha]

Guess this sets precedent for a PSP port of DS's IV also, which I wouldn't mind that much.

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Wtf would they call it though when PSP already has FFIV Complete?

[Nevex]

Funny how people complain about brand new games like FFX-2 and FFXIII-2 being "cash cows" and then SE makes stuff like this.
This port should cost practically nothing considering the graphics are exactly the same. It's begging to be pirated in the west, assuming it gets released over here, but it's just free money for SE in Japan.

[Spira]

im sad, but only because this breaks the PSP progressive continuity of the FF series.

1 and 2have been released as HD2D there. They chose 2D over 3D for FF4's complete collection too.
granted it'd probably have been more work to do it in 2D again, I liked the original flavor of FF3 a lot more than the new one with the stupid job level differentiation and weakness. The DS version was also very clunky.

I'd be dreaming, but if they allowed you to toggle between 2D and 3D gameplay, and not just the old/new for soundtrack that'd be amazing.

[Xno Kappa]

Are Japanese people really that into buying the same game six, seven, however many times over?

[Kainos]

motherfucker i just paid $15 for this on my iphone ><

[SephYuyX]

I completly understand why they would release 3 on PSP, and i'm assuming 4 in the near future as well.. but really? Where the hell is 5 and 6 already? 5 is in the same line as 3 and 4, I really dont know whats holding them from doing that. 6 I could see having the typical SE excuse with, but still.

I guess they have to remake 1&2 a couple more times before moving to 5.

[6souls]

[darkepyon]

No thanks.

Let's move on to 5 and 6 please.

[Ratatapa]

so same graphic as the DS yay?

[miokomioko]

Still couldn't be bothered to toss some bi/tri-linear filtering? Looks like doodoo.

[Dantrag]

Again? Fuck. Come on. VI please.

[Correction]

Are Japanese people really that into buying the same game six, seven, however many times over?

No more or less than North Americans.

[Kaisha]

Seems they added auto-battle in on this port, which does the same thing the FFIV Complete port did where it auto-attacks, and also doubles battle speed with it up.

I could have really used that when grinding levels on the DS version. Battles take forever when you got 4x Black Belts doing 8hit animations per attack.