DeltaGamer takes a look at some of Square Enix's recent Final Fantasy announcements to see if fans should be overjoyed, or deathly afraid for their favorite RPG series.
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
Jason Dietz: "We reveal the past year's best and worst video game publishers (based on their 2025 releases) in the 16th edition of our annual Game Publisher Rankings."
I was just going to say this, their biggest and top rated game here is TLOU2 for PC….it’s embarrassing.
Even Ubisoft and EA are ahead
Kind of surprised Nintendo is pretty low aswell, their biggest game is also a rerelease with the Switch 2 version of TotK.
That’s what happens when you start shutting down your own studios and forget what actually made you matter in the industry in the first place. Sony used to set the standard — now it feels like they’ve lost that identity. And if they decide to walk away from the PC market too, that’s going to be another huge mistake — that platform is only growing, and ignoring it now would just put them even further behind.
@christopher:” Take note, Sony, you're falling behind by a lot.”
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Why single out Sony? Microsoft didn’t do any better than the year before 5th same as Sony 9th and they have acquired activision and other mayor titles that have boosted their score massively from a 9th and Sony a 4th the year before the acquisitions.
Sony does need to do better without a doubt and I do hope they do take note but not the note of buying publishers is the way to succeed.
1. Microsoft didn't get worse.
2. Sony got way worse.
3. Because Sony needs the criticism the most considering their publishing output this generation has been propped up by last gen ports and third-party developers for the most part.
1Victor,
I don't wanna speak for Christopher, but like most of us we recognize that Sony's output this Gen has been way below their own standards.
Also Sony did buy a fair amount of Devs, I know you will say they were not publishers, and don't compare in size, but they had their fair share of Aquisitions, including the very well established Bungie.
The overall point is with their stellar first party track record of the past, they should not be going down, they are singled out because they are some of the best videogame devs/publisher on the planet...no matter what reasons we attribute to the situation, they are moving in the wrong direction... period.
Its widely accept that Sony this generation has been underwhelming. We've had more peripheral releases, controller variants, PS5 accessories than games it feels like. The exclusives were also PS4 and what little output they have put exclusively on PS5 is nowhere near as memorable as what came in every generation before that.
This isn't a Sony hate post but anyone who's older and has been around for a long time gaming will agree that PS5 is by far Sony's worst generation. As much as Xbox is in the gutter, I pray the do bounce back in the hope we get Sony to wake up again.
If you want to critique MS... you are doing so towards their management. The games output and their hardware have been much better than PS this gen. Sadly... people still hold a grudge against XB because of MS. Thankfully i am not that petty... I've been enjoying their games output in the drought of PS. And add in some NS1/2 games as well to balance things out. Things will change for me once Wolverine hits, and I start using my 5 more. That one I'm looking forward to. And the Marvel fighter... I'm not a GTA player so that has no bearing on my view of things.
Big part of that has been the live service push resulting in cancellation or flop after flop but when they put out the games their fans want we get amazing stuff like astro bot
Leadership really screwed the pooch trend chasing
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Well I apologize I was wrong about not doing worse but my statement of Microsoft getting a boost still stand 🤷🏿
Well OBSCURED unlike you I’m honorable enough to recognize when I’m wrong and apologize.
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@ The software you know there’s no comparison between what Microsoft acquired and what Sony acquired that’s why you tried to get ahead of the conversation, yes we all know Sony can do better than what they have done this gen but they inhaled the poison GAS they thought would bring money for years but we make sure they got the message and quite a few games got cancelled you know as well a hit like that take years to be corrected and by now they hopefully will have taken steps away from the GAS and slowed their approach to them.
You will say anything when you are in denial that your hardware is dead and nobody wants your platform. Good luck with Helix because nobody will buy it.
But... but... the garbage-mongers always tell us that Square Enix is in trouble! 😂
Square doesn't help that it fear mongers itself with ridiculous 'goals' that they can't reach and then they proclaim failure if they don't reach it. They're quite freaking profitable and people act like they're dying.
Keep in mind that these "proclamations" are usually third-hand bad translations from somedude who was at the investor conference, posted on Twitter, and picked up by press and youtubers like they were gold, and then when the official translation comes out, they're much softer statements, but at that point, the damage is done.
to be very fair
being number one on these things does not indicate how "well" their games do selling wise.
Final Fantasy VII 1997 exceeds 15.5 million units sold worldwide as of February 2026, reinforcing its legacy as the series best selling title.
I’d love to know how many units have been sold of all the Final Fantasy VII franchise games, including the original, the remakes, spin offs such as Crisis Core, and mobile games Ever Crisis. I bet a fair few copies.
Modern day publisher be like: "Failed to meet sales expectations. Pivoting to live service."
It's an absolute legend of a game. And I honestly really love how the remake trilogy is shaping up so far.
Yeah they are
FF13-2 says it all really
Whas started out as an interesting idea (Fabula Nova Crystallis series) has turned to crap over the years and it's become "crystal" clear (good one right) that their little plan hasn't worked. As soon as FF13 got negative to mixed reviews Square have been changing tatics, I mean why do you think Final Fantasy Agito 13 has distanced it's self from the series even by going far enough by giving it a name change to Type-0.
"Type-0 is a great example of the lengths Square has gone to in order to further develop the universe introduced in Final Fantasy XIII, insisting on keeping the game’s ties to Gran Pulse and the l’Cie despite removing the XIII from the game’s title."
I highly doubt it will relate to FF13's universe, they're will probably be bits and bobs here and there but nothing that huge.....you know Sqaure over exaggerate and overhype things to make it look like there working their arses off.
I hope to god that if they go full retarded and make FF13-3 they will class those three games (FF13 trilogy) as the "Fabula Nova Crystallis series" and make FF13 Versus into Final Fantasy 15 which will give the game more attention, put it back in the spotlight and make it so it has a better chance of giving us a good main title FF game this gen. I mean despite all this "all three games are linked" talk with the whole l’Cie crap I think FF13 Versus looks like a differen't world and time period to exsist in FF13's universe. Why didn't they release FF13 Versus as a main FF title first and release FF13 as the side game...least then people wouldn't complain how crap and differen't it is, we could of just let is pass and use the "Well it was only a side game" excuse to ignore it.
Square has a lot of issues. They aren't necessarily killing FF, but they are destroying gamers hope and faith in their ability to continue to create the experiences they once had. The PSP titles have been great, but their console titles have been really poor. And this may be a sign...I can't say for sure...but Square Enix is the offically puplisher of COD in Japan, so...That just tells me their priorities are not order. And like Nintendo(is no Xenoblade or LAst Story), when you let the Western departments take over your company, you get bad ideas, bad marketing, and your product doesn't hold that JP feeling it once had. I think westernizing JP titles is killing JP titles in general.
They've put the franchise name above putting out a good game with a good story or honestly interesting characters.
They've basically gone from getting you involved and invested, to requiring investment. 20-25 hour tutorials?
I hate articles like this. First FF13 wasn't a bad game. It had great characters and a beautiful story. Yes it was lacking towns and side quest from a story standpoint. It makes sense. They are being hunted so them not walking accepting quest made sense.
FF13 had a great universe and im happy it getting a sequel. It fixing the complaints of the first game and adding more. This is shaping up to be a true FF game.
I also don't mind them releasing FF10 by it self. Square is a business. It needs to make money. If they did bundle ff10.X2, and 12 together. You would be looking at over a 100 hours of gameplay. 40 or 60 isn't a fair price for all three games together. So i don't mind them releasing each game for $40.
The reason they haven't made a ff7 remake yet is because they don't have the man power. Alot of people are working on 13-2. Some people are working on versus. Square has it hands full. Remaking 10 is easier since they are just adding hd textures. If they remade 7. It would be a whole new game which would require alot more people to work on it. So shut up about the ff7 remake.
Stop hating on square. They are a great company that makes great JRPG.
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