Square-Enix: White Engine Progress Slow

A little bit earlier this year, Final Fantasy XIII was actually given a release date of Q4 2007, but then, along with many others, it was delayed into 2008 with games such as Grand Theft Auto IV, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and Devil May Cry 4.

The only thing we've seen of Final Fantasy XIII since then were screenshots of a new trailer from the Tokyo Game Show 2007. And lately, some rumors of a 2009 release for the title have been surfacing.

Today, we learn that Square Enix's White Engine development is having trouble. That is the engine running the game. According to Siliconera, the publisher said their Engine was "moving at a sluggish pace" during the fiscal meeting.

If this White Engine doesn't get moving along soon, then we might really see a 2009 delay. I don't think anybody wants that.

[Via PSXtreme]