Latest years have seen Sq. Enix taking a somewhat haphazard strategy by way of deciding which platforms to launch its video games for, with the choice to launch main video games akin to Last Fantasy 16, Last Fantasy 7 Remake, and Last Fantasy 7 Rebirth as PlayStation exclusives having stood out to many. It appears, nonetheless, that these selections haven’t paid off in a monetary sense, with the corporate now set to alter course.
In lately printed briefing for a monetary assembly that was initially held in Might, along with reiterating that Last Fantasy 16 and Last Fantasy 7 Rebirth each failed to fulfill business expectations, Sq. Enix has confirmed that it’s now pivoting to a multiplatform mannequin, together with for its legacy titles.
“We’ll shift to a multiplatform technique,” the corporate says. “Within the case of HD video games, we’ll create a world atmosphere that enables extra clients to get pleasure from our main franchises and AAA titles, together with from our again catalog.”
Which means it’s probably the corporate will launch its main video games on extra than simply PlayStation proper out the gate, along with bringing present exclusives to different platforms. Last Fantasy 16, as an illustration, lately launched for PC, and based mostly on leaks and feedback from its personal builders, is prone to ultimately come to Xbox Collection X/S as properly. In the meantime, Xbox gamers will probably even be eager to get their arms on Last Fantasy 7 Remake and its sequel.