Star Ocean 4 Officially Headed to PlayStation 3

Following up on the Xbox 360 release of Star Ocean: The Last Hope earlier this year, publisher Square Enix today announced that an "International" edition of tri-Ace's sci-fi action-RPG will arrive worldwide on PlayStation 3 come February 9, 2010.

The Xbox 360 version of Star Ocean: The Last Hope.

The long-expected PlayStation 3 edition (Square never billed the game as an Xbox 360 exclusive) will bundle a variety of language choices--"English and Japanese voice options" and "English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese language options"--and apparently packs a new auto-targeting feature.

Nearly identical fact sheets for the earlier Xbox 360 and upcoming PlayStation 3 editions can be found below, illustrating how "amazing graphics and visual effects only possible on Xbox 360" have been replaced with "amazing graphics through Blu-ray Disc."

PlayStation 3 Fact Sheet (September 16, 2009)

Combines sci-fi and fantasy elements, spanning multiple planets and

the vastness of space itself to recount the origins of the STAR OCEAN

universe

Item creation and Private Actions, two hallmarks of the STAR OCEAN

franchise, also make their return, allowing for players to enjoy

upgraded versions of both systems

Exhilarating combat expands upon the franchise's dynamic real-time

battle system, now featuring amazing graphics through Blu-ray Disc

Up to four characters can take part in battles simultaneously and

party members can be switched mid-battle

New Blindside battle system fuses evasion and offense, enabling

players to confuse and ambush enemies by quickly moving out of their

line of sight when targeted

Pilot the Calnus spaceship for the first time in the series and

journey to various planets of the STAR OCEAN universe

Features breathtaking CG movies by Visual Works, the cutting-edge

studio whose previous work includes cut scenes for the acclaimed FINAL

FANTASY series

In addition to English and Japanese voice options, the PlayStation 3

system version will include English, French, Italian, German, Spanish

and Japanese language options for STAR OCEAN fans around the world

Xbox 360 Fact Sheet (February 24, 2009)

Combines sci-fi and fantasy elements, spanning multiple planets and

the

vastness of space itself to recount the origins of the STAR OCEAN

universe

Item creation and Private Actions, two hallmarks of the STAR OCEAN

franchise, also make their return, allowing for players to enjoy

upgraded versions of both systems

Exhilarating combat expands upon the franchise's dynamic real-time

battle system, now featuring amazing graphics and visual effects only

possible on Xbox 360

Up to four characters can take part in battles simultaneously and

party

members can be switched mid-battle

New Blindside battle system fuses evasion and offense, enabling

players

to confuse and ambush enemies by quickly moving out of their line of

sight when targeted

Freely pilot the Calnus spaceship for the first time in the series and

journey to various planets of the STAR OCEAN universe

Features breathtaking CG movies by Visual Works, the cutting-edge

studio

whose previous work includes cutscenes for the acclaimed FINAL

FANTASY(R) series