Are Xbox console owners about to say goodbye to any new Final Fantasy game this generation? Anyway, says Jordan Midler, a journalist at VGC.
It all started over 30 years ago
Final Fantasy on our PCs and home consoles, it’s a story that’s been going on since 1987. For nearly a decade, the games in the franchise have been considered exclusive to the Nintendo brand (Final Fantasy I to VI was released on the machine manufacturer).
Development of Final Fantasy VII began on Super Nintendo, until differences with the Japanese company led to Square Enix choosing Sony and its PlayStation console as their new home.
Over the years, things have changed quite a bit. Final Fantasy XIII It was released for example on Xbox 360 in the same way as Final Fantasy XV on Xbox One, while today’s old games can be found in Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft stores.
It’s clear that Sony has always taken priority in this matter, even if owners of competing consoles also end up winning their case. But in this type of story, there is always a “but”.
Square would definitely have chosen Sony for the future of Final Fantasy
According to the journalist Jordan Midler From VGC, Square Enix has decided to stop the betrayals at Sony by making new Final Fantasy games exclusive to PlayStation for a long time to come. This is what he says:
Most of the Square stuff will end on Xbox, but I’m not going to have any hopes of Final Fantasy unless something changes. Sony wants PlayStation to be the home of this generation’s Final Fantasy. Final Fantasy VII should have already arrived on Xbox by now, but that’s where we are today…
The reporter added that Square Enix was clearly on Sony’s side, even more than is being said publicly. in this context, Final Fantasy XVI So it will never see the light of day on Microsoft’s ecosystem, although hope remains as long as nothing is officially announced. We can also note that Final Fantasy VII Remake It’s still not available on Xbox after the PlayStation Exclusive period ends.
On the other hand, we can reasonably assume that Final Fantasy XVI will save itself on our computers at one point. The first trailer for the game also cited the platform before the mention was finally pulled, and the journalist specifies that Square Enix still intends to bring its games to PC.
Note that this rumor only pertains to the main episodes of the franchise. Nothing indicates that it will be the same for further authoring in the future. Furthermore it, Stranger’s Paradise: The Origin of Final Fantasy Well slated for March 22nd on Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC.
