Whereas Sq. Enix is a multi-platform online game writer, it does appear to choose Sony’s console as a rule. This results in video games like Ultimate Fantasy 16 and different large video games skipping Microsoft’s (and even Nintendo’s) platforms or showing on them months later.
Properly, given the latest assertion launched by builders from Sq. Enix, those that do not personal a PS5 (or perhaps a PS4) will likely be glad to listen to that the writer goals to treatment that sooner or later. Talking in an interview with Japanese outfit 4Gamers to advertise Fantasian Neo Dimenson, Sq. Enix director and govt officer Naoki Yoshida, or extra generally referred to as Yoshi-P, confirmed that not solely are they releasing Fantasian Neo Dimension on all platforms (together with the Xbox Sequence X|S) on the identical time, however the plan now could be to do it for extra video games.
Count on Extra Sq. Enix Video games On Xbox And Different Platforms Exterior of PlayStation
This is Yoshi-P’s assertion (as translated by DeepL):
After all, the truth that each Ultimate Fantasy 16 and Ultimate Fantasy 7: Rebirth gross sales underperformed needs to be an enormous a part of that consideration. I imply, Sq. Enix has alienated a whole demographic of tens of millions of avid gamers by not releasing a few of their AAA RPGs on Xbox platforms. Whereas chances are high excessive that Sq. Enix inked an exclusivity cope with Sony for the video games to solely be out there on PlayStation platforms relating to console releases, the payoff won’t be sufficient to recoup the event and advertising and marketing finances.
As somebody who needs to see as many individuals play superb video games as attainable, I’m all for this. Ultimate Fantasy 7: Remake was launched method again in 2020, and to today, it is nonetheless not playable on any console platform exterior the PS4 and PS5. Would Nintendo and Xbox followers need to play it and its sequels? I might hazard a guess that they would not say no.
Fairly than cherry-picking which video games seem on Xbox, why not launch the sport on all out there platforms that may run it, no? Would not that make extra fiscal sense? Fortunately, that appears to be the place Sq. Enix is headed. Does this imply we’ll get a Ultimate Fantasy 7: Remake announcement quickly? We won’t say for positive, however this at the least offers a glimmer of hope.
