Final Fantasy producer claims Square plans to release games simultaneously on Xbox going forward
Final Fantasy producer Naoki Yoshida has said that Square Enix plans to release games simultaneously on Xbox going forward.
In an interview with 4Gamer for Fantasian Neo Dimension, Yoshida, known by fans as ‘Yoshi-P’, said that Square plans to launch games on all platforms simultaneously “more and more.”
“Of course, we want you to play it a lot on other platforms as well,” he said. “This time, we will also release the Xbox Series X|S version at the same time.
“In the future, Square Enix titles will be released simultaneously on each platform more and more, but since this is close to the first release, we would like Xbox users to play it as well.”
Earlier this year Yoshida said that he’d like to release Final Fantasy 16 on Xbox platforms.
During an interview with Video Games, Yoshida was asked if he could offer any news on a potential release for the game on Microsoft consoles.
“Of course we did announce the PC version of the game, so looking towards the Xbox version, we do want to release it on Xbox,” he said. “But when it comes to the specifics such as when the game would be available and such, we are not in a position to be able to share anything.
“But of course, I want to say that it’s not as if there’s zero hope, and we very much do want to achieve that,” he added. “So players should not give up in terms of their hopes.”
Final Fantasy 16 is one of several recent PS5 exclusives that have failed to meet Square Enix’s sales expectations, leading the publisher to announce plans to “shift to a multiplatform strategy”.
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