they're using it for Final Fantasy XV and up

I really hope this isn't true. That engine was perfect for future Final Fantasy and other games. I loved how the Agni's Philosophy demo looked and really got me excited for a next gen Final Fantasy game. The light and magic effects were justs stunning to look at.

If true. It's a lot of money thrown away.

*Warning this is all my opinion and is strictly to be taken as my views and predictions*

From what I have seen with the previews of FFXV I believe it will be no better than 13 in the aspect of it's gameplay. I could give a shit less what engine it runs on. I want my FF back. This new center of trying to make it real time battle is a fail IMO. Derge of Cerberus should have been their awakening that fans of the series in the majority do not want the triple A titles of the series to be real time battles as to make it more realistic. It's a Final Fantasy for godsake. Gimme turn based control over all of my characters and for hells sake give em the job that best suits their persona. I don't want a badass holding a gunblade to be a healer just to win that certain battle. I want them in the position of the warrior or paladin, taking the hits and feeding them back while the frail types heal them and the mages nuke the shit out of the enemy.

Maybe I'm too nostalgic. Maybe I can't let go of the system that drove them to success in the first place for over 15 years. They have FFXI and XIV to do that job switching. Let my offline titles remain the memory making systems with beautiful stories and memorable characters.

I fear for FFXV as it seems we will have a great story with forgettable characters and an annoying over the top battle system. If you want to make it realistic just stop making RPG's and venture to the action genre. At least that way it can justify real time battle like kingdom hearts did. RPG/Action was the heart of KH's battle system and it worked but this semi turn based system with horrible gambit wannabe control over other main story characters is unbearable. So much so that I didn't finish 13 playing it I just watched the cutscene vids through youtube and I did not buy the sequel and never plan to.

Square-enix seems to care more about grabbing the attention of the rest of the players when it all ready had it's own mainstream fans. Quit changing the foundation it's all ready cracking and can't hold up the house anymore.

Noooooooo! Don't slather them in vaseline, I don't want all them shiny!

Gateway MT6706 2008

Well, considering that ffxiv is using a modified Luminous engine, I doubt they're dropping it anytime soon. It looks gorgeous.

"An Italian developer known to have worked on the development of a graphics engine during the Final Fantasy VIII"

Great insider, because FFVIII was not about a decade and a half ago.

I'd say that its most likely the case as the new consoles are over 2 years old and wont be able to provide the kind of power needed for Luminous. Making for a disappointing next gen release and unfortunately they probably dont want to invest in it for the PC.

Or maybe its because of this article that was just posted here:
http://n4g.com/news/1408252...

Not True

No Western devs under their umbrella to blame now.

This is what's ruining the entire industry, the desire for ever increasing profits. Executives that run these companies are placed in endless pressure to keep increasing their profits or shareholders chew them out, and possibly remove them from the company.

What a terrible way to run a company, the industry, and the world overall.

Brave. I for one denounce how the shareholder-centered economy has completely destroyed the gaming industry, but being angry that you're not able to squeeze even more profit out of a creative industry is one way to go as well. Have fun with yet another failed corporate restructuring.