Tag: Final Fantasy
News Final Fantasy Creator 'Deeply Moved' To Release His New RPG On Xbox
It's getting great feedback as well!
Hironobu Sakaguchi is an absolute legend of the industry, with his credits including the Final Fantasy franchise along with the Xbox exclusives Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey, and he's finally returned to Xbox with his la
News Final Fantasy 16 Team Tells Xbox Players To Not Give Up Their 'Hopes'
"We do want to release it on Xbox"
Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster arrived on Xbox last week and it looks like the latest entry in Square Enix's long-running RPG series could also make its way across to Microsoft's consoles in the future. Following Final Fantasy XVI game director Hiroshi Takai mentioning how he would like to see the new game on Xbox,...
News Square Enix Is Bringing Eight Games To Xbox Today (September 26)
Including two Game Pass titles!!
Wow! Microsoft wasn't kidding when it said it wanted to deepen its relationship with Square Enix - the Japanese game maker has just shadow dropped eight titles on Xbox today, following Team Green's Tokyo Game Show livestream. Okay, yes, six of these are Final Fantasy titles that make up the com
News Surprise! Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Is Available Today On Xbox
Six games in one package
Update: It's official! The Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters are available right now on the Xbox Store. You can either get them in a bundle or separately, and the best bit is that everything is discounted by 20% for the next week, meaning you can pick up some of the games from as cheap as £7.59 / $9.59 until early October...
Rumour 'Whole Slate' Of Modern Final Fantasy Games Expected To Release On Xbox
But how long will that take?
Back in late August, Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida insisted the future was bright for Square Enix games on Xbox, and once again we've been hearing positive rumours about the FF series in recent days. Windows Central's Jez Corden appeared on a recent episode of the Xbox Two podcast where he...
News Final Fantasy Dev Insists The Future Is Bright For Square Enix Games On Xbox
"There will be more of our titles released on Xbox"
It's no secret that Square Enix has restricted a fair few games away from Xbox in recent years, including the big mainline Final Fantasy releases, but it sounds like the company is very keen to make sure that changes going forward. In a new interview with Eurogamer this week, Final Fantasy 14...
News Square Enix's Final Fantasy I-VI Collection Returns This October, But Still Not For Xbox
The Pixel Remasters remain locked to other platforms
We've obviously had issues with getting new Final Fantasy games on Xbox over the past few years, and that includes the collection of Pixel Remasters for the first six titles, which have released on pretty much everything except Xbox. This situation reared its head once again yesterday, as Square...
News Square Enix To Include Xbox As Part Of 'Aggressive' New Multiplatform Strategy
"An environment where more customers can enjoy our titles"
This is a nice, positive way to kick off a Monday! Square Enix has announced today that the company has entered into a new multiplatform strategy that will aim to "build an environment where more customers can enjoy our titles". The company says this "aggressive" new strategy will include...
News Final Fantasy 14 Arrives On Xbox Later This Month With Free Open Beta
All progress carries over to the full version
Yes, the time is almost upon us! Final Fantasy 14 officially arrives on Xbox Series X and S later this month with a free open beta for all players, and the best part is that all progress will carry over to the full game when it arrives shortly afterwards. Final Fantasy 14's Xbox journey begins when the...
News Final Fantasy 14 Prepares For Xbox Release As Game Surpasses 30 Million Players
Not much longer to wait
We've been waiting over a decade for an Xbox release, but it's finally almost time! Final Fantasy 14 will be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in the near future, with the Open Beta now officially set to begin in February 2024. During a recent Fan Festival in Tokyo, it was actually suggested that February 21st, 2024...
News Xbox Reiterates It Will Have Stronger Relations With Square Enix Going Forward
Final Fantasy 14 Online arrives on Xbox "Spring 2024"
Square Enix and Xbox's partnership appears to be blossoming once again following the announcement earlier this year that Final Fantasy 14 Online would be coming to the green machine in Spring 2024. At the time, Phil Spencer mentioned how Microsoft and Xbox would be "partnering closely" with...
News Square Enix CEO Thanks Phil Spencer For Making Final Fantasy 14 On Xbox A 'Reality'
It "wouldn't have been possible" without Xbox's boss
At the Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest earlier, it was announced Square Enix's popular MMO would finally be making its way across to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in Spring 2024. Phil Spencer had a lot of prais
News Square Enix Is Bringing Final Fantasy 14 Online To Xbox In Spring 2024
"After much anticipation, it’s finally confirmed"
It's been announced today that the long-awaited Final Fantasy 14 Online Xbox version is finally going to become a reality! The game will officially arrive for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at some point in Spring 2024. As revealed at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest, FFXIV on Xbox will feature...
News Final Fantasy 16 Team 'Looked At All Options' Before Deciding On (Timed) PS5 Exclusivity
"We do approach multiple platforms"
It's now been close to three years since Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy 16 was going to be a PlayStation 5 exclusive, although according to a new interview, the team considered various platforms before making that decision. FFXVI producer Naoki Yoshida talked to Game Informer recently and mentioned that...
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite Final Fantasy Game On Xbox?
The original FF7? Tell us what you think!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the release of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion on Xbox, we thought we'd go back and look at the history of Final Fantasy games on the platform. It's been well documented that we're still waiting for the likes of Final Fantasy VII...
News Phil Spencer: Xbox Still Wants Square Enix's MMO Final Fantasy 14
"We haven’t given up..."
Xbox already has quite a number of MMOs and has even secured Phantasy Star Online 2 in recent years, but one that's missing from the lineup is Square Enix's Final Fantasy 14. In 2019, head of Xbox Phil Spencer made a commitment to bringing the game to Xbox, so what's the latest? Speaking to the Japanese website Game Watch...
Gallery Another Look At Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Coming To Xbox This Winter
It's looking good!
It's been another exciting week in the world of video games, and one surprise on the Xbox front was Square Enix's announcement of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion. This game is a remaster of the 2007 PlayStation Portable title, and is a prequel to FFVII. It sees the return of Zack Fair - an important character, whose own...
News Final Fantasy VII 'Anniversary Celebration' Gives Us Hope For Remake On Xbox
The stream takes place next week
We're once again getting our hopes up that we might see Final Fantasy VII Remake on Xbox in the near future, as Square Enix has announced a surprise Final Fantasy VII "Celebration Broadcast" taking place next week. The show is on Thursday, June 16th at 3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm BST, and will feature around ten minutes...
News Another Final Fantasy Game Is Available Today On Xbox Game Pass
From the Xbox 360 era
It's Game Pass day! We've only got the one game joining the service today in the form of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, which arrives for console (the backwards compatibility Xbox 360 version) and PC. Better yet, if you're playing this 2014 game on Xbox One X or Xbox Series X, it's enhanced via backwards compatibility...
News Square Enix Is Still In 'Positive' Discussions To Bring Final Fantasy 14 To Xbox
According to its director, Naoki Yoshida
The popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV has still yet to make its way to Xbox despite releasing for PC and PlayStation systems many years ago, but its director has suggested talks are "positive" with Microsoft at the moment. In an interview with Easy Allies, Naoki Yoshida explained that the discussions with...
News Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Launches March 2022, Free Trial Now Available
Final Fantasy with a twist
Team Ninja's take on mixing a bit of Ninja Gaiden with Final Fantasy finally has a release date, as Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin has been confirmed to be launching on March 18, 2022 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. As part of Square Enix's appearance at the Tokyo Game Show, the game's release...
News Four More Games Are Now Available With Xbox Game Pass (September 2)
"Now we have a utopia for all of us"
It's Game Pass day! We've got four more games entering the service across console, PC and cloud today, including a couple of day one releases in the form of Craftopia (Game Preview) and Surgeon Simulator 2: Access All Areas. Here are the new games you can download with Xbox Game Pass today: Craftopia (Game...
News Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Might Be Joining Xbox Game Pass Soon
It's been patched on PC for the first time in years
There's a lot of speculation floating around that Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII could be making its Xbox Game Pass debut in the near future, as the game has just been patched on PC for the first time in years. As highlighted by Eurogamer, the patch fixes an issue with Lightning’s voice...
News Don't Worry, More Final Fantasy Games Are Still Coming To Xbox Game Pass
They haven't been forgotten about
You might remember back in 2019 that Microsoft announced it would be bringing a massive range of Final Fantasy titles to Xbox Game Pass in 2020, but only a handful of them actually found their way to the service. Don't worry though, as Microsoft has confirmed to True Achievements that it plans to "bring the Final...
News Analyst Says Final Fantasy XVI Could Come To 'Other Consoles' After 12 Months
It's "totally down" to Square Enix
Earlier this week, Square Enix lifted the lid on the PlayStation 5 exclusive Final Fantasy XVI, but just how 'exclusive' is it? According to Eurogamer, "trusted industry analyst" Piers Harding-Rolls has "been told by Sony", that the next FFXVI will be a console
Reminder Final Fantasy IX Is Now Available On Xbox Game Pass
"Experience the adventure once again"
If you love JRPG and happen to also be a fan of the Final Fantasy series, this week you're in for a treat with the release of Final Fantasy IX on Xbox Game Pass. The download, which is now live, requires 4.97 GB of free space. This classic Final Fantasy game was originally released on the PlayStation in 2000...
Review Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (Xbox 360)
Strike three. And you're out!
Final Fantasy XIII had a pretty convoluted plot, and Final Fantasy XIII-2 didn’t help clarify it much. Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns adds even more confusion to the narrative, so much so that it’s very difficult to enjoy the tale it’s trying to weave. However, if you can look past the ridiculous, and...
