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[Draugoth]

According to Jez Corden of Windows Central, a well-known voice within the Microsoft Gaming community, Via Eurogamer , Phil Spencer is negotiating with Square enix for the arrival of Final Fantasy 7 Remake on his company's consoles.

I got evidence tentatively that there are discussions on Final Fantasy VII coming to Xbox

Corden says that nothing is confirmed, but according to his sources, negotiations are underway about Final Fantasy 7 Remake on the Xbox Series and this could result in the arrival of one of the most desired games by the Microsoft Gaming community.

 

[OverHeat]

According to Jez Corden of Windows Central, a well-known voice within the Microsoft Gaming community, Via Eurogamer , Phil Spencer is negotiating with Square enix for the arrival of Final Fantasy 7 Remake on his company's consoles.



Corden says that nothing is confirmed, but according to his sources, negotiations are underway about Final Fantasy 7 Remake on the Xbox Series and this could result in the arrival of one of the most desired games by the Microsoft Gaming community.

Nice I guess

 

[BouncyFrag]

This is good.

 

[Zuzu]

It’s an awesome game. Hopefully it comes to Xbox along with Rebirth sometime in the future.

 

[tmlDan]

its been 4 years, I would hope so but xbox players better buy it or this will continue to happen

 

[solidus12]

I don’t think so.

 

[ManaByte]

It's long after 3/3/21!

 

[kruis]

My guess is that this will hit Gamepass immediately. There's no point in releasing this as a retail title considering this title is already 3 years old and Xbox gamers are notoriously averse to buying games.

 

[Punished Miku]

I can't think of anything more boring than a triple remake for $210. I'll get it eventually. I already bought the 1st one on PS4 and never started it.

 

[Fabieter]

Hopefully xbox players gonna support it because its an awesome and should put your wallet were your mouth is. If this is tanking again than no one can expect sqaure to waste money.

 

[Bernoulli]

On gamepass?

 

[ManaByte]

They just need to bring Pixel Remaster to Xbox. Then you can play every mainline FF game on one console.

 

[nowhat]

the arrival of one of the most desired games by the Microsoft Gaming community

Yeeeah... unless this makes it to GP (in which case there's the "engagement" and all that), we'll see how the sales numbers turn up. My guess is, they won't be great.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

This is good.

Totally.

 

[Salty Popsicle]

its been 4 years, I would hope so but xbox players better buy it or this will continue to happen

Yeah, I'm sure the players who get strung along for years by Square Enix and receive titles 5+ years after their initial release are just stoked to support the company.

 

[bender]

On gamepass?

One would think so.

 

[LordCBH]

I’d be delighted for more people to be able to play it.

 

[Punished Miku]

Yeeeah... unless this makes it to GP (in which case there's the "engagement" and all that), we'll see how the sales numbers turn up. My guess is, they won't be great.

I'm sure it'll be #1 for a while. Like Stray, and Sifu, and other timed exclusives. It's free money for SQEX for a simple port job. They can take it or leave it. Almost every FF game is on Xbox and they go on sale a lot. People buy these games for years.

 

[ManaByte]

I'm sure it'll be #1 for a while. Like Stray, and Sifu, and other timed exclusives. It's free money for SQEX for a simple port job. They can take it or leave it. Almost every FF game is on Xbox and they go on sale a lot. People buy these games for years.

They already released Crisis Core remastered. Doesn't make sense to not release the main game.

 

[tmlDan]

Yeah, I'm sure the players who get strung along for years by Square Enix and receive titles 5+ years after their initial release are just stoked to support the company.

then get used to not getting their games, not my problem

 

[Punished Miku]

They already released Crisis Core remastered. Doesn't make sense to not release the main game.

They're probably scared of Persona 3 and Metaphor getting big marketing deals and potentially losing the whole Xbox audience for good. Dragon's Dogma 2 is also coming out next month.

 

[saintjules]

I can't think of anything more boring than a triple remake for $210.

I'll get it eventually. I already bought the 1st one on PS4 and never started it.

I'm confused. It's boring but you will buy it anyway?

 

[danklord]

Square needs to milk FF7 for as much money as possible so it checks out.

 

[Punished Miku]

I'm confused. It's boring but you will buy it anyway?

I will probably pick it up on sale, since I have all the other FF games. But yes, putting your best team in the whole company on a decade of remakes is possibly the worst decision SQEX has ever made. We could have at least 2 completely new games from their best team, but we get more Cloud. They are quality games, but it's just so much more boring than what we could have gotten.

 

[Kilau]

its been 4 years, I would hope so but xbox players better buy it or this will continue to happen

It’s SE, you know they want that money up front from MS, it’s coming to game pass. I’ll probably play it again but I’m not buying it.

 

[analog_future]

According to Jez Corden of Windows Central, a well-known voice within the Microsoft Gaming community, Via Eurogamer , Phil Spencer is negotiating with Square enix for the arrival of Final Fantasy 7 Remake on his company's consoles.



Corden says that nothing is confirmed, but according to his sources, negotiations are underway about Final Fantasy 7 Remake on the Xbox Series and this could result in the arrival of one of the most desired games by the Microsoft Gaming community.

Thread title does not match what Jez said at all.


Thread title: "Jez Corden: Final Fantasy VII Remake is coming to Xbox Consoles"

What he actually said: "I've got evidence tentatively that there are discussions about Final Fantasy VII for Xbox"


Tentative evidence of discussions and "FF VII is coming to Xbox" are not even remotely the same thing.

 

[Heisenberg007]

If Phil can cover the porting costs and "buy" some sales by offering a Game Pass deal on top of it, I'm sure they can convince Square Enix to port it.

But they will have to make it risk-free for SE. Otherwise, SE clearly doesn't have a lot of confidence for financial returns on Xbox.

 

[Dr_Ifto]

Cool i guess. Probably want it on GP since its older, but the reason SE doesnt put things on XBOX is cause no one buys it, and no one will buy it if its on GP.

 

[Salty Popsicle]

then get used to not getting their games, not my problem

I already got used to it. Couldn't care less about any new FF titles or remakes.

 

[mejin]

Corden says that nothing is confirmed, but according to his sources, negotiations are underway about Final Fantasy 7 Remake on the Xbox Series and this could result in the arrival of one of the most desired games by the Microsoft Gaming community.

It will eventually come and anyone could say this.

Jez is a joke lol

 

[Schmick]

Why even bother, not exactly what you would expect to see from a company that's going 3rd party.

 

[Salty Popsicle]

If Phil can cover the porting costs and "buy" some sales by offering a Game Pass deal on top of it, I'm sure they can convince Square Enix to port it.

But they will have to make it risk-free for SE. Otherwise, SE clearly doesn't have a lot of confidence for financial returns on Xbox.

They didn't meet expectation on PS5, so I'm certain they wouldn't expect any better returns on other platforms.

"Kiryu highlighted the PS5's "slow adoption" as a cause of Final Fantasy 16's struggles. This is despite Sony's current-gen console recently breaking records left and right."

 

[Thief1987]

Being in discussion doesn't mean that it's "coming"

 

[NonPhixion]

Who titles a thread this way after reading that article? on the spectrum?

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Title: Final Fantasy VII Remake is coming to Xbox Consoles

Article: "I got evidence tentatively that there are discussions on Final Fantasy VII coming to Xbox"

I mean...i'm sure Phil is trying for this to go on Xbox since ever, lmao.

 

[jroc74]

Was this supposed to be the game that would "light the internet on fire"? Or have some ppl upset?

lol

 

[Z O N E]

UNTIL...

Sony sends them a cheque and delays it again.

 

[Chuck Berry]

One would think so.

Well yeah, that's the only way anyone who lives and dies by that ecosystem will play it.

Paying for individual games is for the birds.

 

[jroc74]

It's long after 3/3/21!

Yeah...it released on PC Dec 2021.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[bender]

Well yeah, that's the only way anyone who lives and dies by that ecosystem will play it.

Paying for individual games is for the birds.

It's just the trend we've seen. I think a lot of Japanese developed titles would skip the Xbox all together if they weren't getting a lucrative Game Pass deal as software sales on the platform are less than stellar. I've mentioned it before, it is a smart use of Game Pass funds but I do wonder how sustainable the strategy is.

 

[adamsapple]

Sop making threads every time someone says something on a podcast.

For the love of god.

 

[Mr Hyde]

FF 7 Remake on Xbox?

 

[Chuck Berry]

Sop making threads every time someone says something on a podcast.

For the love of god.

Or curb his thread making. Christ. Give some other people a chance.

 

[Beer Baelly]

Square just shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the japanese public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase FFVII for either system, nor will they purchase any of Square's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Square has alienated an entire market with this move.

Square, publicly apologize and cancel FFVII for Xbox Series or you can kiss your business goodbye.

 

[Punished Miku]

It's just the trend we've seen. I think a lot of Japanese developed titles would skip the Xbox all together if they weren't getting a lucrative Game Pass deal as software sales on the platform are less than stellar. I've mentioned it before, it is a smart use of Game Pass funds but I do wonder how sustainable the strategy is.

The stupidest narrative of all time that just refuses to die. Yes, they see so little return potential for FFVII they won't port it. But they decided to port DioField Chronicles, Crisis Core, Strangers in Paradise, Little Goody Two Shoes, Star Ocean, and more without GP deals.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

yep alongside Spider-Man .
the damage control from these is so transparent

 

[JackMcGunns]

its been 4 years, I would hope so but xbox players better buy it or this will continue to happen

 

[DenchDeckard]

It's gotta be both of them and soon or no real point.

 

[RickMasters]

It's long after 3/3/21!

Who cares? As long as we get it. I’ve lost count of how many games I played via gamepass since 3/3/21. And that’s without me even touching my backlog with things like Elden ring and cyberpunk. still waiting for me to play them.


This game don’t even need to come out for Xbox this year….. where would I squeeze it between stalker 2, avowed and hellblade 2? When it comes it comes. I got plenty to play in the backlog…. Plenty to play and to look forward to on GP…..infact I wouldn’t be surprised if I’m playing this on GP before I actually buy it.

 

[Heisenberg007]

They didn't meet expectation on PS5, so I'm certain they wouldn't expect any better returns on other platforms.

"Kiryu highlighted the PS5's "slow adoption" as a cause of Final Fantasy 16's struggles. This is despite Sony's current-gen console recently breaking records left and right."

First, we're talking about FFVII Remake, not FFXVI. Different games altogether.

Second, you're taking the part of that quote in a completely incorrect context. Kiryu was specifically talking about the PS5 small userbase at the start of the generation. His full quote also included, "We can see that the attach rate of Final Fantasy 16 is considerably high, given the PS5 install base."

One month later, during the financial earnings report, Kiryu confirmed that sales expectations were met.

Speaking during a recent financial briefing, Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu spoke positively about Final Fantasy XVI‘s expectations. “This achievement was in line with our expectations,” said Kiryu. “To expand sales, we have planned a variety of PR activities and other initiatives to encourage more of the growing PlayStation 5 install base to play the title.”

Final Fantasy XVI Was ‘In Line’ With Square Enix’s Expectations

Square Enix says Final Fantasy XVI was 'in line' with its expectations after a previous report stated that the publisher wasn't happy with the game's sales.

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