Square Enix apparently remains committed to its new cross-platform approach and will continue to release games for PC and all consoles in the future, according to Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki 'Yoshi-P' Yoshida.
Square Enix has earned a bit of a reputation as a publisher with generally strange platform exclusivity deals. For example, the first Octopath Traveler eventually hit all platforms except PlayStation, while its sequel Octopath Traveler 2 hit all platforms except Xbox at launch, before the two crossed the multiplatform divide together. However, its focus on exclusivity appears to have hurt the initial launch sales of some of its biggest games, which is why the company recently announced that it would “aggressively pursue a cross-platform strategy.”
Speaking to 4Gamer, Final Fantasy 16 producer and long-time Final Fantasy 14 lead Yoshi-P said he was still looking to move away from frequent platform exclusives and that fans can expect “Square titles Enix are launching simultaneously on each platform more and more.” “.
With the long-awaited Xbox port of Final Fantasy 14 in the rearview mirror, the company's plans to support more platforms continue this December with Fantasian: Neo Dimension from Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, a stylish re-release of an Apple gem Underrated arcade coming to PC. , Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox simultaneously. “Of course, we want you to play it a lot on other platforms as well,” Yoshi-P said about the game. “This time, we will also release the Xbox Series X|S version at the same time.”
He then hoped that enough Xbox players would give it a try, as it's a platform where JRPGs sometimes struggle to find an audience due to how infrequently they used to visit the console. “From [Fantasian: Neo Dimension] is close to the first release, we would like Xbox users to play it too.”
Elsewhere, Sakaguchi confirmed that he's making a brand new game with iconic composer Nobuo Uematsu at the studio, and Yoshi-P wondered why Monster Hunter Wilds beta players were recreating him as a tired guy.
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