Square-Enix is in a bit of trouble. They are producing AAA titles that just don’t hit the mark. Tomb Raider sold over 3.5 million copies but that wasn’t enough for Square. They wanted to see it sell 5 million copies, and they wanted similar for Final Fantasy, Hitman: Absolution and more. They have been trying to re-engineer their games to fit American tastes, but perhaps they are mission the point. All it takes is a tiny look into Squaresoft and Enix’s back catalogue to fine 10 Games Square Should Be Making. Make any of these and we guarantee Square would hit the 5 million mark they are shooting for.
Do not miss the Final Fantasy IX lottery commemorating its 25th anniversary and see the new merch release by Square Enix.
I’m hoping Xbox Showcase will be where the Remake gets announced… freaking all this stuff with FF9’s anniversary and still nothing on the Remake…
Square Enix announced its financial results and the continued strategy for the Medium-Term Business Plan that will span two more years.
Square Enix talks about developing Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade for Nintendo Switch 2 in a behind-the-scenes interview.
Why do we think this is coming out on Switch 2 before Xbox? Any thoughts? The S2 is not more powerful than the Series S so it’s not a ‘lack of power’ issue. Perhaps the sales forecast is higher on S2 than Xbox so that’s maybe where their priority lies?
It’s definitely a sales issue. If Xbox didn’t have players used to GamePass I bet it would be there already.
The fact people will buy it. Xbox gamers generally have minimal interest in this series. Portable Final Fantasy will go down a storm in Japan where the switch sells huge numbers
The Switch 2 version is really beautiful. It looked as good as the PS5 version.
- FF7/8/9 remakes
- FF7/8/9 sequels
- A Dissidia game for consoles
- Kingdom Hearts 3
and so on
Front Mission is sorely missing, and we really don't need a FF7, but otherwise a decent enough list of wants.
Pity Square Enix would be the one making them...
SE should just go bankrupt and leave the business. The game quality has been going down for a long time.
i do agree with the list. Unfortunately, i do not see any of these happening.A Chrono Trigger sequel is pretty much never gonna happen with their "dream team" working in different companies now. the classic turn based jrpg is also on the way out with home consoles , but still might have a chance on handhelds. Super Mario rpg also fits into this as well.as for the rts games on the list, people do not seem to care for these games much, which sucks since i really enjoy them.
So many great franchises worth re-visiting, for sure!