Final Fantasy Versus 13 Was ’20-25%’ Done Before it Became FF 15

Final Fantasy Versus XIII was roughly a quarter complete before it shifted to become Final Fantasy XV.

Speaking to IGN at PAX in Seattle, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata explained the transition.

“It’s a little bit rough, but in terms of how much it had progressed in terms of development, Versus XIII was around 20 to 25 percent,” Tabata told IGN via translator. “In terms of character designs or visuals, nothing really had been fixed at that point. We were still working on updating it and revising those designs.”

Tabata says that development on Final Fantasy XV started around three years ago, and Versus XIII “was being developed up to the point that XV started development.”

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