Final Fantasy XV "Is the Biggest Final Fantasy Production Ever Made," Says Square Enix

With the recent announcements of the Kingsglaive movie and Brotherhood anime series, Justin Gaffney, Square Enix General Manager for PAL Europe, told MCV that Final Fantasy XV is the biggest production in franchise history:

Final Fantasy XV is a mainline entry in the series. It has been many years in the making and is the biggest Final Fantasy production ever made. I think the Uncovered event in LA shows our intent, belief and ambition for the brand, and for Final Fantasy XV in particular.

Gaffney continued by revealing that Final Fantasy XV pre-orders were already in a good position before the Uncovered event last month, and the fan response since then has been huge:

Final Fantasy XV is already highly anticipated, pre-orders even before the Uncovered event in LA were in a very good place. We had a number of very big announcements at the event and the response from the community has been tremendous, we hope this will ignite the Final Fantasy brand and really kick start the FFXV campaign. We have music from Florence and the Machine, an anime series (Brotherhood), a film and an outstanding game. We will have a triple-A marketing campaign above and below the line and a strong trade plan to match our ambitions.

Final Fantasy XV will be available worldwide on September 30 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

[Source: MCV]

Final Fantasy XV Universe Overview

The Final Fantasy XV Universe

At this point, Final Fantasy XV consists of five pieces that make up its compilation, culminating in the main game releasing on September 30th. Here is each piece and how it fits in to the whole picture.
Final Fantasy XV Platinum Demo

Serving as a tech demo for some of the game world mechanics, including day to night cycles, weather effects, and the way that spells look interacting with the environment, it also offers a glimpse into a fun a whimsical dream world with young Noctis, while giving players an exclusive Carbuncle summon in the final game just for finishing it.

Sure it may not have impressed everyone, but it's a free tech demo and is only scratching the surface of what the final game will be able to do. It's more like an interactive art piece than a representation of the final game, which still has months of development time to go.
Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV

A five part anime series, with each episode being about ten minutes long, Brotherhood tells the backstory of Noctis and his friends, showing the building of camaraderie and bonds that already exist in the main game.

Episode 1 is available now, and the remaining four episodes will be released over the course of the next few months prior to the release of the main game. They will all be available to watch for free on YouTube.
Justice Monsters Five

Each Final Fantasy game has a minigame, whether it by Triple Triad, Blitzball, or many others. Justice Monsters Five looks to be a pinball based arcade monster game that the characters enjoy, and serves as Final Fantasy XV's minigame.

Best part about this? It won't be contained in the game world. We'll be getting Justice Monsters Five for mobile later this year.
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

Kingsglaive tells the story of Noctis' father King Regis after Noctis leaves on his journey with his friends. The kingdom is in turmoil, and judging by the trailer this is going to be an awesome spectacle. Director Takeshi Nozue hinted that it may even contain more incredible action scenes than Advent Children did, and let's face it, those were impressive.

A full length CG animated film, much like Advent Children before it, members of that same studio were brought into Square Enix's Business Division 2 in order to work closely with the team on Kingsglaive
Final Fantasy XV

The central component to the whole universe, Final Fantasy XV has now been in development for more than 10 years. Originally revealed under the Final Fantasy Versus XIII name, Hajime Tabata was brought on to the project to help shift efforts and make it a better release.

It was under his guidance that the extended universe was created and that the game was rebranded to a main numbered entry in the series.