Final Fantasy XIII-3 domain name registered

PS3 News | Third time's the charm?

Care for some gossip over a weekend of slow news? How about this. Spotted over at NeoGAF, it appears Japanese publishing giant Square-Enix has registered a new domain name, curiously titled 'FinalFantasyXiii-3'. You read that correctly - a third Final Fantasy XIII game.

Square's first 'direct sequel' iterations of their Final Fantasy franchise was Final Fantasy X-2, the company taking the same direction again with Final Fantasy XIII-2, a direct sequel to 2010's (in the English speaking world) Final Final Fantasy XIII. Though unreleased, Final Fantasy XIII-2 is due out in Japan at the end of this year, with plans to release the game in the rest of the world going into 2012.

Square-Enix is yet to comment on the domain registration, and though their name doesn't appear clearly on the WhoIs profile, the registered owner names are well known covers for the Square-Enix company, indicating this is indeed a domain owned by them.

Will this amount to anything? Hard to say. Publishers often register domain names ahead of time, even when a game has yet to be green lit, to prevent others from taking the name before them. It's also possible Final Fantasy XIII-3 is a very real game, that we'll see announced in the not-too-distant future.

Only time will tell if this is the real life, or just fantasy.

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16 Comments

Shadow Wave

1 year ago

just...make....FF7.... REMAKE!!!!!!!

topaz

1 year ago

Ahh yes, this must be for Final Fantasy Versus XIII. It's finally coming!

*convince self that S-E won't be making a second sequel to XIII, because that'd be ridiculous*

mwblink.

1 year ago

Just restart the series again from Final Fantasy and remake them, there just getting worse.

Justin_Case

1 year ago

In a few years they're will be XIII-13.

ZeroX03

1 year ago

I'm guessing Versus 13 renamed.

OropherX

1 year ago

a FFXIII-3 would be great, there is a lot they can do with the world they started in FFXIII. It's a waste to throw away creative world building if there's potential to expand it. (Spent the night reading about Etro, the conflict with the other gods, the world of the dead) there's a lot going on in the lore.

ZeroX03

1 year ago

http://fusible.com/2011/09/square-enix-files-new-trademark-application-for-final-fantasy-versus-xiii/

skrob73

1 year ago

Hey haters, it's simple don't want or like modern FF, don't buy it. Instead of neging out on forums go n play some FF on your NES

It obvious now something has gone awry with Versus, but its great the the FF XIII universe is being expanded upon with 2 and the possibility of a 3rd is also welcomed.

emech

1 year ago

I call a handhold version......

admeister

1 year ago

I doubt it's anything handheld. I reckon it's an MMO set in the FFXIII world. Remember how SE announced FFXIV before FFXIII was even released? This situation reminds me of that. I'm not sure whether they'd be game to try and tackle the MMO market again so soon though.

sobriquet835

1 year ago

I really hope this is just a renaming of FFVsXIII. I just want them to focus on Kingdom Hearts 3, dammit!

David No.1

1 year ago

Another Final Fantasy XIII?! lol, fair enough. If so I just want them to allow us to punch Snow in the face. I hate that guy!

Here's an idea Square, make a Dragon Quest X Final Fantasy game. Seriously! Would be awesome!

Jessara

1 year ago

Why do people think it is a new game or game that has been renamed? FFXIII-3 would definitely mean the game is the third part of FFXIII, making it a trilogy. It just doesn't make sense that it would be totally new game. I think that FFXIII-2 probably ends in a way that it needs a sequel.