About Star Ocean 4

The Announcement and Beyond

Star Ocean producer Yoshinori Yamagishi has revealed that Star Ocean 4 is in joint development between Square Enix and longtime series developer tri-Ace during the pre-Square Enix Party 2007 press conference on May 10, 2008.

On June 10, 2008 Microsoft has announced the game will be released on the Xbox 360 in 2009, and that the official name is Star Ocean: The Last Hope. Square Enix producer Yoshinori Yamagishi later said release on the PlayStation 3 is still undecided, but possible.

Known Information

What we do know about the game is that it takes place prior to the first title of the franchise, Star Ocean. The name of the hero is Edge Maverick, and the name of the heroine is Reimi Saionji. The battle system of the game features four party members, and it has been confirmed that we will be able to land on at least five different planets.