The evidence that supports this keeps adding up.

• Auron spotted in Final Fantasy VII Remake trailer
• Motomu Toriyama confirming he is working hard on a new project that will be announced this year.
• Kazushige Nojima's infamous novella X-2.5
• Nojima's audio drama that follows X-2.5
• Nojima admitting he would like to see a X-3
• X/X-2 HD's amazing sales.
• X & X/X-2 HD's recent awards
• Square Enix's quick PlayStation 4 port of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster that still includes the audio drama following all this.
• Toriyama being on the Final Fantasy Committee*
• Shintaro Takai, art director of the Final Fantasy X series including X/X-2 HD and Daisuke Watanabe (scenario writer on X & X-2) are both without their names attached to any announced projects.
• Verendus from NeoGAF believes a X spin-off is in development
• ff-reunion.net thinks Toriyama is making X-3.

*Motomu Toriyama is a member of the four person Final Fantasy Committee and the other three are in charge of a AAA Final Fantasy title. The main purpose of the committee is according to Kitase "We get together and update each other with current information or issues on our projects. [We] make sure there are no release date overlaps or bug issues." In other words, If Toriyama isn't heavily involved on a new Final Fantasy game it would make no sense for him to be on the committee.

Slightly off topic, but does the PS3 X/X2 collection have the drama? I've heard it's hilariously bad

Slightly off topic, but does the PS3 X/X2 collection have the drama? I've heard it's hilariously bad

 

All versions of X/X-2 HD have Nojima's audio drama.

All versions of X/X-2 HD have Nojima's audio drama.

How do you access it? I've wanted to give it a listen, and youtube blocked it for some reason.

Is it a award for doing something, or just on the menu as an extra?

Im still waiting on an FFXV release date. hopefully we get one at gamescom and hopefully it releases this year

Im still waiting on an FFXV release date. hopefully we get one at gamescom and hopefully it releases this year

 

This has nothing to do with FXV. And it won't, Square Enix's line-up is packed.

This has nothing to do with FXV. And it won't, Square Enix's line-up is packed.

i know im just saying they should hold off on a possible X-3 announcement until XV is released

How do you access it? I've wanted to give it a listen, and youtube blocked it for some reason.

Is it a award for doing something, or just on the menu as an extra?

 

Just on the menu.

 

 

i know im just saying they should hold off on a possible X-3 announcement until XV is released

 

Different staff. And Toriyama said 2015. So no.

Just on the menu.

Thanks

I'd expect a brand new battle system. Turned-based doesn't really have a big space now in big budget titles.

Judging from Nomura's own comments, I'd imagine he'd want to keep it as loyal as possible to the original game, but idk. But hey, if Square's going to start a trend of remaking older FFs with a KH-style battle system or whatever system that isn't turn-based I'd love to see FFVIII rendered an actual playable game that doesn't involve junctioning. 

Edited July 29, 201510 yr by Kaweebo

Judging from Nomura's own comments, I'd imagine he'd want to keep it as loyal as possible to the original game, but idk. But hey, if Square's going to start a trend of remaking older FFs with a KH-style battle system or whatever system that isn't turn-based I'd love to see FFVIII rendered an actual playable game that doesn't involve junctioning. 

 

We're talking about X-3 here not VII. Nomura has nothing to do with the X series other than character designs.

 

And in regards to VII, Nomura also pretty much confirmed a whole new system.

We're talking about X-3 here not VII. Nomura has nothing to do with the X series other than character designs.

 

And in regards to VII, Nomura also pretty much confirmed a whole new system.

Sorry, I only skimmed through the post you quoted. With X-3, I pretty much agree. Even with Lightning Returns, it looks like they made it a priority to blend together the gameplay of FFXIII and KH by making it sort of turn-based but also sort of not. (From what I've seen and read of it, anyway) And especially with FFXV just going full-on KH, I can see X-3 doing something similar if not the same thing. My only question is how they could continue the story of it and would it connect with that novella or whatever that I think was connected to the FFX-X2 HD collection or something like that?

Edited July 29, 201510 yr by Kaweebo

Sorry, I only skimmed through the post you quoted. With X-3, I pretty much agree. Even with Lightning Returns, it looks like they made it a priority to blend together the gameplay of FFXIII and KH by making it sort of turn-based but also sort of not. (From what I've seen and read of it, anyway) And especially with FFXV just going full-on KH, I can see X-3 doing something similar if not the same thing. My only question is how they could continue the story of it and would it connect with that novella or whatever that I think was connected to the FFX-X2 HD collection or something like that?

 

Well yeah, LR going action-based was because XV is.

 

Yeah, it would continue on from the audio drama in X/X-2 HD.

Well yeah, LR going action-based was because XV is.

 

Yeah, it would continue on from the audio drama in X/X-2 HD.

Well you still need to focus on the spells you can't dodge them like you will in FFXV.