Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection and 2 classic JRPGs come to Xbox as Square Enix doubles down on its “multiplatform strategy approach”
Sep. 26, 2024Act surprised
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Update:Confirmed! As part ofMicrosoft’s Tokyo Game Show stream,Square Enixconfirms that the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection, alongside Trials of Mana and Legend of Mana, will be available on Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass today.
Original Story:Square Enixcould be gearing up to release itsFinal FantasyPixel Remaster collection on the Xbox store - marking yet another possible launch to come from its previously outlined plans for a multiplatform strategy.
Eagle-eyed fans have spotted an advertisement on theXbox Series Xdashboard for the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection, ahead of any official announcement from Square Enix. It’s not an entirely unsurprising revelation, however - after all, the studio recently unveiled that it aims to “shift from quantity to quality” as it"aggressively pursues a multiplatform strategy"for its future game releases.
The company’s approach includes “Nintendoplatforms, PlayStation, Xbox, and PCs,” in the hope of creating “an environment where more customers can enjoy our titles.” Since Square’s plans were publicly revealed, some of the developer and publisher’s games have already gone live - includingtwo of its best JRPGs, as both Octopath Traveler and its critically acclaimed sequel are now available on all consoles.
ARedditthread highlighting the Final Fantasy Pixel remaster collection’s appearance on the Xbox dashboard shows fans rejoicing over the classic games' likely journey ontoMicrosoft’s consoles. “This is big because it’s the first time the NES/SNES Final Fantasy games have been on anything Xbox,” writes one, pointing out that “every port up to this point has been PlayStation and Nintendo only.”
Others remain hopeful thatFinal Fantasy 16will follow suit and release on Xbox platforms, too. “Hope they announce 16 as well,” comments one such fan. Another says they “think FF 16 would be better to be ‘the big announcement’” as the next title to launch on Xbox. There’s no telling what Square has in store yet, though - if 16 is indeed also on the way, its arrival could mark the monumental moment that the entire series is playable natively on Xbox.
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After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she’s not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she’s probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she’s spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur’s Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you’ll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.
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