We're probably pushing our luck with this one, but really, PS3 owners sure would want to have some bit of sunshine after that cloudy FFXIII news stunned them for days to come. But we think there might be room for speculation as to the exclusivity (or lack thereof) of Square Enix Tri-Ace's fourth installation of the Star Ocean franchise, The Last Hope. Check out the "clues" after the jump.

When a game company has been building up toward the release of a highly-anticipated game, a blowout is just what players need to go gaga. All you fans of Square Enix's Star Ocean: Second Evolution and Star Ocean 4 will finally get the chance to celebrate - the company has confirmed such an event for next week.

More role-playing goodness follows after the jump.

While the recently concluded Square Enix Party 2007 didn't reveal much about Star Ocean 4, the legendary developer is now trying to make amends by sharing a trailer video for the game.

Aside from the PlayStation Portable WIP titles, Star Ocean is being planned for the PlayStation 3, with Tri-Ace helping out in the development duties. See how much they've progressed by watching the clip after the jump!

To those who are praying for Star Ocean 4 to go multiplatform, here's a bit of bad news. Gaming magazine Famitsu just announced that Star Ocean 4 will be a PS3-exclusive title. Will this announcement be turned around on its head by Square Enix in the upcoming Tokyo Game Show?

While the details concerning Star Ocean 4 is a tad fuzzy at best, the screenshots in Famitsu revealed a few days ago should give gamers a clue as to what they can expect from this latest Square Enix title: spaceships, swords, and what seems to be moving statues, among others.

As for the PSP Star Ocean remakes, we just sniffed out a small but interesting detail regarding the remake of Tri-Ace's epic series: Production I.G., the anime studio behind beautifully-rendered hits such as Ghost in the Shell SAC, will be in charge of the new character designs as well as animated cutscenes, ensuring lots of eye candy in the handheld remake of earlier Star Ocean titles. It's going to help a lot in carrying out Tri-Ace's goal of making sure that the remakes feel like brand-new games.

Will Star Ocean 4 really be announced as a PS3-exclusive in the TGS? Or will Square Enix change its mind? What will be the end product of Production I.G.'s efforts on the PSP remakes? Do stay tuned as we sniff out more updates!