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Xboxhead Phil Spencer recently weighed in on the possibility ofFinal Fantasy 7 RemakeandFinal Fantasy 16eventually crossing over to his company’s consoles.Final Fantasy 7 Remakelaunched on the PlayStation 4 in 2020 and retold the opening chapters of the beloved 1997 original to much success. Almost three years later,Final Fantasy 16arrived on the PlayStation 5and took the long-running JRPG franchise in a gritter, more action-focused direction with a brutal tale of revenge and redemption in a grim,Game of Thrones-inspired medieval world.
While both hitFinal Fantasytitles were exclusive to PlayStation hardware when they first launched, they are bound for other hardware.Final Fantasy 7 Remakewas given a PC port for Steam in December 2021, just a few months after its updatedIntergradeversion was launched for the PS5. Meanwhile,Final Fantasy 16is still exclusive to the PS5 for the moment, butSquare Enix has promised a PC port.
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WithFinal Fantasy’s latest two blockbusters branching out from their PlayStation roots, some have started to wonder ifFinal Fantasy 7 RemakeandFinal Fantasy 16will make their way toXboxsomeday. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer himself recently addressed the possibility during an interview with IGN at Gamescom 2023, and while he didn’t confirm anything, he didn’t shoot down the idea either. He said that he and fellow Microsoft executive Sarah Bond often fly to Tokyo for conversations with publishers like Square Enix, and they have had discussions withFinal Fantasy 16director Naoki Yoshida about releasing titles on Xbox.
Spencer didn’t go into further detail, and his answer likely had more to do withFinal Fantasy 14’s already-confirmed Xbox launchnext year than anything else. Still, the idea of at leastFinal Fantasy 7 Remakecoming to Xbox was recently floated around thanks to a screenshot of the game appearing in a Brazilin Xbox Game Pass ad celebrating the country’s Father’s Day. However, this was later revealed to be a mistake on the part of Xbox’s marketing team. Still, the erroneous ad sparked brief excitement in players hoping that the latestFinal Fantasygames will make their way to Xbox consoles someday.
Final Fantasyhas had deep roots with PlayStationever since the originalFinal Fantasy 7was released back in 1997, but entries likeFinal Fantasy 13andFinal Fantasy 15have been released on Xbox consoles in the past. While Phil Spencer hasn’t confirmed that the last two majorFinal Fantasygames are headed toXbox, the fact that conversations are being held between his company and Square Enix is a promising sign for Xbox owners hoping to play them on the Series X/S eventually.
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