Square Enix wants to release Final Fantasy 16 on Xbox after PC port
Final Fantasy XVI was released exclusively for the PS5 in 2023, and the game finally arrived on PC last month. The action RPG is still not available on Xbox and there are no confirmed launch plans on Microsoft’s console. Now publisher Square Enix has provided an update on the possible release of Final Fantasy 16 on Xbox Series S/X.
Final Fantasy XVI on Xbox
According to Final Fantasy 16 producer and industry legend Naoki Yoshida, popularly known as Yoshi-P, Square Enix is looking to release an Xbox port for FFXVI, but the company cannot yet confirm a timeline for this.
“Of course, we announced the PC version of the game, so looking at the Xbox version, we want to release it on Xbox as well,” Yoshida said in a Video Games release. interview published last week. “But when it comes to the details, like when the game would be available and such, we are not in a position to be able to share anything,” he added.
However, the producer asked Xbox players not to lose hope and said that Square Enix really wanted the game to be ported to Xbox. “But of course I want to say that it is not the case that there is zero hope, and we really want to achieve that. So players should not give up their hope.”
Neither Square Enix nor Microsoft have confirmed an Xbox port of Final Fantasy 16.
Final Fantasy 16 first launched on PS5 on June 22, 2023. The game recently made the jump to PC, launching on Steam and Epic Games Store on September 17. A complete edition, which bundles the Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide expansions with the main game, also recently launched on PS5.
Square Enix launched its recent Final Fantasy games exclusively on the PS5, a strategy that ultimately hurt sales. Earlier this year, the publisher said in an earnings report that sales of recent big-budget games were disappointing. According to CEO Takashi Kiryu, sales of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Final Fantasy
As a result, Square Enix has since undergone significant restructuring and is moving away from the practice of releasing its major titles on PlayStation first. According to Kiryu, major releases going forward will be multi-platform launches, available on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox and PC.
