We know - we can hardly believe it either. Yes, Final Fantasy XV is nine years old today, at least technically. Square Enix's most anticipated project was first announced as Final Fantasy Versus XIII on this very day back in 2006.

If anything, this serves as a poignant reminder that we're not as young as we used to be. This particular author, for example, was a lanky teenager, enjoying the summer holidays after departing from secondary school. Indeed, we bet that you lot could also look back over the last decade, and come to realise that it's been a significant chunk of your lives since the title popped up at E3 2006.

And what do we have to show for it? Well, we've got the Episode Duscae demo, which, by and large, feels totally unfinished, and a handful of trailers. Sure, on and off development is a factor, and the role-playing game must have gone through several incarnations by this point, but nine years? That's still ridiculous.

What were you up to almost a decade ago? Were you excited to play Final Fantasy Versus XIII on your PlayStation 3? Blow your mind in the comments section below.