Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director is an Xbox fan, and with Square Enix testing the multiplatform waters, he says he wants to bring the JRPG to "as many players out there as possible"
Nov. 24, 2024A sign of the times
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthdirector Naoki Hamaguchi is an Xbox fan, and would love to see the PS5-exclusive RPG reach a wider audience someday.
This comes just a handful of months after publisherSquare Enixannounced plans to bring some of itsbest JRPGs– in this case, Octopath Traveler – to amultiplatform audience. It makes the prospect of a multiplatform turn for the FF7 Remake trilogy not only that much more compelling, butpotentiallyall the more likely.
According to Hamaguchi-san, Square Enix’s interest in being more flexible with its platform exclusivity is an indicator of a broader, industry-wide shift. “I think this goes beyond Final Fantasy 7. It really is a change in the industry, and I think certainly we’re feeling right now that the industry has changed in terms of there being so many different platforms and environments that people play games on these days,” he says, reflecting on how once upon a time, publishers could “put out a game in one place and get most of the players coming to that game to play it [on that platform].
“It’s so much more diversified now, so I think that’s that’s probably why our CEO, Mr. [Takashi] Kiryu, made that decision to move more in the direction of multiplatform – that’s just the way that the industry is going.” As for Hamaguchi-san’s own take on the matter? “This is just a personal opinion now, but I’ve got an Xbox myself,” he said enthusiastically. “I think it’s a great hardware platform. I do like Xbox.”
The plot for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 is complete, and the team is now moving forward with the JRPG’s development
Sign up to the GamesRadar+ Newsletter
Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more
OG FF7 director says thanks to the remake “half of Final Fantasy 7 […] is now owned by the fans”
Final Fantasy 7 Remake director had to swap his inspirations from The Last of Us to The Witcher 3 to make Rebirth’s open world
As if The Outlast Trials couldn’t get any more deranged, the horror co-op game’s big new update adds more tooth guns and lady who lives in the walls
