The Remaining Fantasy VII trilogy is unlikely to make its strategy to Xbox consoles.
It has emerged that Sony made a cope with Sq. Enix for the three video games to be PlayStation console unique. The explanation for this settlement was that the Remaining Fantasy franchise — and the unique Remaining Fantasy VII sport itself — was one of many main pillars on PlayStation consoles.
Sq. Enix additionally wished Remaining Fantasy VII trilogy to be unique to PlayStation
Sony Interactive Leisure’s vp of second- and third-party content material ventures and strategic initiatives, Christian Svensson, mentioned that console exclusivity was mutually desired by Sony and Sq. Enix when the Remaining Fantasy VII trilogy started growth.
Nonetheless, the 2 corporations had totally different causes for the settlement. Svensson instructed The Washington Put up that Sony wished to relive the sport’s significance on modern-day consoles.
Through the authentic PlayStation days, Sony had few franchises of its personal, so it “sought to win the hearts and minds of key third-party builders like Sq..” This angle to third-party partnerships is “ingrained in our DNA to this present day […] and connects on to how we’ve labored collectively on Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth.”
Making an allowance for Sony has already mentioned it received’t be releasing any new main current franchise titles earlier than April 2025, Rebirth might be one of many major video games aiming to fill that void.
In the meantime, Sq. Enix felt that Rebirth’s fantasy world wouldn’t have been potential had the sport been developed for a number of platforms. Remaining Fantasy franchise producer Yoshinori Kitase mentioned that “had it not been on a single platform, the world map wouldn’t be seamless, and sport design might have needed to regress considerably.”
A single platform allowed the staff to give attention to the sport’s design relatively than on porting it to totally different consoles. This meant that Rebirth’s world is crammed with totally different actions, various landscapes, and an entire host of various characters.
Now growth is transferring on to the third a part of the trilogy and the staff has already made progress on the script. With a bit of luck, the sport might be out by 2028, however whether or not that’s on PS5 and/or a brand new technology on PlayStation consoles stays to be seen.