Final Fantasy XV arrives with appropriately themed Sony Walkman, speaker and headphones

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After 10 years in development, which is insane by just about any account, Final Fantasy XV has finally arrived and thankfully, unlike the heartbreak that was Final Fantasy XIII, it appears to be garnering praise from reviewers and gamers. To help kick off their mega action-RPG (sorry guys, Final Fantasy is no longer an RPG), Square-Enix has spared no expense with various promotions, anime/movie tie-ins, and electronics, thanks to Sony.

 Sony is releasing the Walkman A-Series Final Fantasy XV Edition in Japan tomorrow starting at 33,880 yen ($300-ish) for a 16GB model. It supports Hi-Res Audio and comes with little pixel-art Final Fantasy characters on the back. 

But let’s be honest, most of us won’t go out and buy a Walkman since we listen to music on our phones – but a speaker and headphones? I could get behind that. Sam Byford from The Verge continues:

 Sony is also releasing Final Fantasy XV-branded 24,380 yen ($220) hear.on MDR-100A headphones and a 29,380 yen ($260) hear.go SRS-HG1 Bluetooth speaker tomorrow, both of which you can see below. 

Unfortunately as Sam notes, all three products are likely to stay exclusive to Japan, though that doesn’t mean they won’t be popping up on eBay or other various sites. As a once hardcore fan of Final Fantasy, I have to say that the headphones sure do look enticing which makes it a shame that they won’t be launching globally. Though minimal for the bottomline, any number of those units in the wild is just what the Sony brand requires – an in with a younger generation that primarily knows them as the PlayStation company and nothing else. Would you buy any of these Final Fantasy XV-themed devices?