After two years of rumors, it will be depressing to finish like this.
Surprisingly, there’s apparently purpose to consider that the lengthy rumored remake of Final Fantasy 9 has been cancelled.
We traced rumors of a Final Fantasy 9 remake to 2023. Extra lately, Nate The Hate lend credence to a remake at the moment being in manufacturing to launch subsequent yr. Expectations of this remake had been bolstered by Square Enix lately engaged on remakes and rereleases of their key Final Fantasy franchise, and that did embrace an un-enhanced rerelease of Final Fantasy 9.
Nevertheless, there’s purpose to consider that Square Enix has been scaling again on these plans, and that they had been prepared to chop down even on Final Fantasy video games. Alex Donaldson of VG24/7 stated this in ResetERA all the best way again in Could:
They cancelled some fairly main stuff tbh – I learn about some unannounced ones that died as a part of all this that’d shock individuals, however that is what doing a reset is about; making some brutal selections to get on observe.(*9*)
These selections might be traced to their three yr plan, which is itself a part of their new route to chop down the variety of video games they make, and to make extra of them multiplatform, to maximise the potential profitability of all their upcoming titles. Followers welcomed this variation initially, because it appeared like Square Enix was lastly giving up on PlayStation exclusivity and produce their video games to the place the players are transferring ahead.
However then, we began listening to rumors that Square Enix cancelled a Simply Trigger 5 in 2023. Subsequently, Individuals Can Fly formally cancelled Mission Gemini, their subsequent sport with Square Enix after the poorly acquired Outriders. This takes us to at this time, as followers began fretting that Square Enix was not going to announce a sport or a remake for the Final Fantasy 9 on its 25 yr anniversary, which occurs to be at this time.
NateTheHate AKA NateDrake, posting on ResetERA, said this:
As of final examine it stays in improvement, to my information; however I must a do a recent examine & see what a extra present standing is — as I did hear a month or so in the past that it was in bother & presumably cancelled. I solely had one supply on the cancellation risk and must confirm the data additional.
We could discover out later that this rumor is for nothing, and Square Enix could possibly be revealing that remake in a number of hours. But when they cancelled their Final Fantasy 9 remake, they aren’t going to announce it, particularly not now. We could have by no means came upon they had been planning a remake in any respect with out this persistent rumor. In the present day could possibly be a protracted one for followers of Zidane, Garnet, Vivi, and pals.
