Summary
- Despite previous reports of the contrary, Squae Enix is satisified with the sales of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16.
- In an interview with IGN Brazil, producer Yoshinori Kitase shared his sentiments, along with echoing the need for a multiplatform approach.
- Square has discussed a multiplatform strategy throughout 2024, though it remains to be seen when Final Fantasy 7 will no longer be a PlayStation exclusive.
While Square Enix was quick to admit that profits for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 “did not meet expectations,” Yoshinori Kitase, who is serving as a producer on the series, has a different opinion altogether.
In an interview with IGN Brazil, and as translated by Final Weapon, Kitase shared that the company is actually feeling rather good about the sales of its games, specifically, Rebirth. However, that happiness is not without a slight caveat.
“While we are satisfied that we’re meeting a certain number of sales, with the current modernization state of games, we cannot be exclusive to a single platform. I think we need to [be able to] offer the game to as many players as we can.”
In other words, long-term exclusivity will not help with sales. Those sentiments echo exactly what Square has been saying over the past year, including plans to “aggressively pursue a multiplatform strategy.”
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Final Fantasy 7 Is Still Exclusive For The Time Being
To this point, there’s no information as to when past or future Final Fantasy titles will no longer be exclusive to a single platform. While Rebirth will join Part 1 on PC beginning in mid-January, neither title has made its way to Nintendo or Microsoft’s systems. It’s unclear if Part 3 will be a PC day-and-date or multi-platform release.
The same thing can be said of Final Fantasy 16. While the game made it past PlayStation in September, it also similarly isn’t available anywhere beyond PC. Still, that didn’t stop Clive from being a playable character in Tekken on non-PlayStation or PC hardware.
However, for what it’s worth, Final Fantasy 14 did make its way to Xbox earlier this year, representing a major development. And if there’s any consolation, Naoki Yoshida did confirm that more games would be coming to Xbox. “We do want to release more Square Enix games on Xbox, and there will be more of our titles released on Xbox,” he said. Ultimately, only time will tell when those releases do happen.
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