Midori, who usually hits the nail on the head with her Sega leaks, confirms Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 9 remake is in development. However, it appears that Final Fantasy X will not be getting a remake.
Offices in Square Enix They are smoking. To begin with, the Japanese company abandoned PlayStation exclusivity, adopting a multi-platform policy for subsequent releases.
It should also not be overlooked that Square Enix will develop fewer games, but of higher quality and on higher economic terms.
In addition to the third part of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy, the Japanese company plans to revisit another great saga classic.
We’re talking about Final Fantasy IX, an RPG released in 2000 for the PS1, which aside from the surprise there will be a remake in the next few years.
Insider Midori, who usually hits the spot with her Sega info, presented three news about Square Enix. Two are positive and one is negative.
Apparently, the development of Final Fantasy IX Remake is real, although its launch will be delayed until at least 2026.
The future of Final Fantasy remakes
Midori shed some light on Square Enix’s upcoming developments. It all started with a tweet that showed a new XR (augmented reality) game from Team Asanowho are the creators of Bravely Default, Octopath Traveler and Triangle Strategy.
The user asked Midori about the supposed Final Fantasy remakes in the works, aside from the third part of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy.
Midori confirmed this Final Fantasy IX Remake is in development. And as has been rumored for months, the title will NOT be a PS5 exclusive (it will also be coming to Xbox and Nintendo).
But yes, there is some bad news about Final Fantasy X. The tenth installment was rumored to be getting a remake before its 25th anniversary (in 2026), but It seems that this rumor is false.
”There are no FFX remakes in development“, Midori replied to a Twitter/X user, burying one of the fans’ biggest wishes.
After all, the possibility of a Final Fantasy IX Remake is also great news for fans. Until then, you can play the HD remaster on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC or try the fan remake of the Memoria project.
