Tales of the Abyss EU Date Still 2011

Namco’s thought process behind the Tales series and it’s release/region dates is something I don’t think I’ll ever be able to understand. Earlier this month, we brought you news that ‘Tales Of The Abyss‘ had, unfortunately, been moved from it’s 2011 release to a 2012 date for NA. This not only left NA fans slightly annoyed, but EU fans stood confused. No mention had been made of our release date, and we usually come after the US when it comes to the Tales franchise.

"What do you mean 'we sailed passed America' ?"

However Namco Bandai EU released a series of gameplay videos and trailers yesterday for an EU version of Tales of the Abyss which confirms a 2011 EU release for the title.

The release date still stays as a 2012 release for NA audiences, but now most of the translation has been completed, it surely can’t be too long until it’s on American shores. Right?

Either way, it’s definitely another one in the books for Namco’s odd release scheduling. NA have already received the PS2 version of the game back in 2006, that the EU didn’t receive at all, which should make any legality problems a non-issue in this case. It will be interesting to see when the NA obtain the game, as well as the reason, if any, Namco give as to why the game was pushed into next year.