PlayStation Will Lose Square Enix Exclusives

Square Enix has announced that they plan to be aggressive with their game release on other platforms including Xbox, Nintendo, PlayStation, and PC. This seems to match up with what is happening in the rest of the industry as more look to new revenue paths for their companies. Xbox news today is all about how fans are excited that Final Fantasy on Xbox could finally be a regular thing.
Update: After I recorded this they announced layoffs :(
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[@DestinL]

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[@roksitzenfrei]

No it will not be final fantasy reunion will be still ps5 exclusive other games will be multiplatform that the license for Sony goes for final fantasy

[@Tinbeef22]

Thats how you do it, not shut down studios. Xbox still has a big L.

[@TheBean87]

@@Tinbeef22didn’t square shut down the forespoken dev studio?

[@KyleSetFire]

Too late. They've not fostered their next generation of customers and alienated a bunch of the existing ones at the same time.

[@KyleSetFire]

​@@Tinbeef22Playstation has closed the same amount of studios as Xbox despite having considerably less 😂 AND Playstation has lead to the closure of 4 third party studios during the same timeframe. Keep that same energy my guy 😂

[@Bigtoddj]

To be honest, besides the traditional console exclusives Xbox or ps respectively, I don't believe it's in anybody interests to hold games from other platforms... Just an opinion

[@Bigtoddj]

Just to add to the above... Only exclusives that make sense to me are those of which give the brand/plastic box it's identity, halo, last of us etc. Anything outside the norm, is not good for gamers or Devs

[@nighthawk4251]

@@Bigtoddj agreed. Don't hold established IP's that were on other consoles hostage as exclusives. If Sony or Microsoft develop a new IP with a third-party publisher, then that's fine. Don't take something that someone has enjoyed on their preferred console and make it exclusive to the other hardware.

[@sophieedel6324]

PC and mobile gaming is a growing market. Console sales are stagnating. Sony can no longer afford the amount needed to compensate a developer for making a game exclusive.

[@stewarde17]

@@sophieedel6324 it only growing market because it not regulated like consoles are as we have seen with the helldiver drama.

[@sophieedel6324]

@@stewarde17 There's many reasons PC gaming is growing imo. COVID caused millions of people to work from home, requiring a PC. There's India, a gaming market of a billion people, using almost entirely PC/mobile to game instead of consoles. There's also PC handhelds now. etc

[@PathOfRage]

God of War, Gran Turismo...theyre SUPPOSED to be exclusive, they're FIRST PARTY. Square Enix, a third party, has no business being exclusive to Sony systems.

[@urazz7739]

First party exclusives are studios owned by the console maker and decided to keep them on only their console. Nothing wrong with that. Second party exclusives are studios/publishers contracted by the console maker to make a game for them alone. Nothing wrong with that since it's all decided before the game is made. Third party exclusives are where the console maker pretty much looks at a game in development and decides they want it on their own console alone and pay the independent studio/publisher making the game to keep it off the competing consoles. This is sleazy in my opinion and now it's gotten to the point that it's getting too expensive for consoles to pay for that exclusivity.

[@bdizzle9586]

If you can’t make money on a platform why release on it?

[@60weHoodsta]

Well the reasons why Square did what they did is because how how bad FF13 did on Xbox. So I believe it was at the time a win win situation...

[@LuFlame-os3bd]

💯

[@bobhawkins9598]

I don't know why the xclowns are crying over 3rd party exclusives especially when you all loved them in the 360 days, whats changed oh PS turn

[@abdel1143]

Elden Ring has sold 25+ Million thanks to their multiplatform strategy. BandaiNamco hasn’t done PlayStation Exclusivity since 2008 and they’re very successful with it. Take notice Square.

[@Xyler94]

Palworld has 25 million players. Would only be 15 if it was PC exclusive, but it isn't. I hope PlayStation gamers get a chance to have Palworld on their console at some point. :)

[@barofsoap6048]

They confirmed 20mil copies sold , where did you get the 25mil figure from ?

[@abdel1143]

@@scarecrow2621 Bloodborne was not published by BandaiNamco. Dark Souls been multiplat since 2011. Their last PS3 published Exclusive was Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm in 2008. Even Tekken 6 been multiplat since 2009. Exclusivity from Third-Party developers should end!

[@patrickgoulet8170]

@@scarecrow2621 he said bandainamco tho, not fromsoft or PlayStation

[@dapperfan44]

​@@Xyler94How many BUYERS does Palworld have? That's the elephant in the room no one is addressing. Xbox gamers have been conditioned not to pay for games anymore.

[@MegaMbembe]

Capcom and Square are two well-known Japanese game companies, but Capcom has seen increased sales by making their games multiplatform. Square also needs to expand their reach.

[@cypher2365]

Exactly, Capcom saw a ton of success with monster hunter

[@stewarde17]

@@cypher2365 you mean the monster hunter that started as a time exclusive on nintendo

[@abhiteshkumarbciv1109]

​@@stewarde17and they realised its potential by making it multiplat and look at the active player world has on steam. Its still very mucb active

[@fishmo_mofish]

Check the games they have released over the years and you will see they already do release on multi-platform. If anything Windows and Nintendo see more exclusives than Sony. Everyone is so focused on one or 2 titles they can't see the rest of their titles.

[@natmarelnam4871]

@@stewarde17 Started.... but isn't... are you daft? Square Enix isn't a startup. Keep up, my dood.

[@firestriker6846]

Considering Square Enix is a third party company this should've always been the case. The only reason to keep it exclusive is if PlayStation bought them out...in which they didnt

[@Miadaskate]

They should have, years ago.

[@jasonkeely7269]

To be fair 99% of Sony games are 3rd party with an exclusivity contract.

[@mitchjames9350]

Sony has shares in Square Enix

[@60weHoodsta]

Also to be fair. FF 13 sold really bad on Xbox. They didn't have to be bought out. Which they probably was but. I'm sure Sony paid a lil extra on top of what a projected sale number would have been on Xbox.

[@favi2dopee]

Glad they learning from their mistakes, square enix is big and shouldn't be exclusive

[@DestinL]

Agreed

[@carolinagamer2874]

True

[@wagabunda6210]

like Bethesda or Activision Blizzard ????

[@favi2dopee]

@@wagabunda6210 yes that's why call of duty isn't exclusive and tbh the next elder scrolls shouldn't be exclusive to Xbox and PC as well

[@Miadaskate]

I disagree. I like having exclusive titles.

[@jackal1185]

It's going to be interesting if SE announces any previously exclusive titles for PS or Nintendo for Xbox on June 9th.

[@dawsynasay4841]

Highly doubt it. Previous exclusives are still under contract

[@kewa_design]

Final Fantasy 16 is free from contract now and FF7 Remake will BE next month so yes its very likely WE see both on PC and XBOX in June, maybe even a Release this year of both

[@MrOctavia1000]

​@kewa_design I don't know ff7 remake launched in 2019 and is still not on xbox smh 🤦

[@kewa_design]

@@MrOctavia1000 Final Fantasy VII Remake Launched in 2020 Not 2019, as far as i know there are different contracts. For FF7 Remake , Intergrade and Rebirth as Well as Crisis Core and the upcoming Last part its Set in Stone, No Xbox Release. Svensson from Playstation told the Whashington Post, non of the FF7 Remake Games will ever be available on XBOX, thats different for FF16 And FF7 WILL BE available on PC, all of them.

[@rangokfunkazuul8344]

When Square Enix says "no more exclusives" they don't really mean Xbox tho, mostly PC, and Nintendo

[@matthewhardwick8208]

This is good for Square but more importantly for consumers on other platforms who want to support their games.

[@sodapop.21]

Phil Spencer was right when he said exclusives are less like likely going forward

[@otherprisma7354]

Are you actually trusting Phil Spencer now after all the studio closures?

[@Trinature01]

@@otherprisma7354 Phil can still be right about things when predicting something, doesnt have to do with trust

[@Xyler94]

@@otherprisma7354 Yes. Studios close all the fucking time. Sony does them, and millions still buy PlayStations. Why is it suddenly terrible that Xbox closed a few studios? Maybe you should stop sucking to corporations and start understanding it's all business. Those developers won't have problem finding work. The Gaming industry is bigger than Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft.

[@Jason_Bover9000]

​@@otherprisma7354shut up about that it happens

[@SheddysGaming]

@@otherprisma7354 It's perfectly reasonable to assume the closures weren't his decision. Not saying I think it wasn't.. just saying we don't know who decided they deserved to die.

[@nighthawk4251]

I'm tired of the established IP's going exclusive. Unless it's a brand new IP, any game series that's existed elsewhere should continue to be available on that platform.

[@GunV-qu2nm]

Exactly! IPs like final fantasy or silent hill with a history of being multiplatform should never go exclusive, and favor one fan base over another

[@LuFlame-os3bd]

Only first parties titles can benefit from exclusivity since they can sale consoles.

[@Neil.02]

Interesting news. Hopefully that'll mean less censorship as well.

[@rogueagent2477]

About f time. Square Enix games should be avaiable on all possible platforms

[@arianoooamari6949]

And yet they wont bring their games to Xbox cause it doesnt make sense economically. Xbox gamers do not buy games and SE will figure that out pretty soon.

[@Miadaskate]

I disagree.

[@cypher2365]

​@@arianoooamari6949 what?? You act like everyone doesn't buy games on the Xbox store and only uses gamepass?

[@smokey12347]

​@@arianoooamari6949seems like your coping over this my little pony 😂🥓😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@arianoooamari6949]

@@smokey12347 I will be busy playing Starfield on my PS5 later this year :)

[@NessieJN]

Considering Square Enix are already multiplatform Nintendo had 9 and PS has only had 6 exclusive games and 32 multiplat in the last 4 years this news is yet again attempting to put PS down as if this is a bad thing, The only thing that's changing is they are going to release games on all platform at the same time obviously a good financial change for squad but trying to make this out to be bad for PlayStation is classic bot behavior considering nothing is actually changing on the PS side only for Xbox and PC.

[@k-rams]

They litteraly said the PS exclusives are their biggest games in term of productions cost and they ALL failed in sales expectations this financial year

[@fenrirsfolly92]

Well gee it’s like there were 15 games they could’ve made more money from other platforms on

[@Velly2g]

I wanted to play FF16 and FF Rebirth but they didn't release on PC. Those games would have done well on all platforms

[@raf99a16]

Hopefully this means ff16 and ff7 remake and later rebirth see an xbox release.

[@simonmaduxx6777]

@Destin - one more thing that's not being mentioned - SEGA + CAPCOM are doing remarkably well. their games are everywhere for everyone to enjoy. and what kind of CEO tells the company they're going to deny 20 million players from buying the majority of their hottest games. that's absolutely lunacy.

[@EL_-APACHE-_8407]

U think all 20 million is gona buy a copy of the game stop it lol

[@simonmaduxx6777]

@@EL_-APACHE-_8407 don't be stupid. why would you say such a stupid thing. yeah I get we're having fun with this and you're trying to make jokes but come on man that just makes you sound really unintelligent. like.. duh. just because there is 300 million Americans doesn't mean every single one of them is going to buy a car or a house. use those brain cells and maybe you can make some better comments.. yikes 🤣

[@cluckbent6466]

yes, now we just gotta get god of war on nintendo and xbox!

[@TheJohhnyE]

​@@EL_-APACHE-_8407doesn't matter if all 20 million buy it. When Playstation has 150 million ps4s and 50 million ps5s but you're only selling 10 million copies to them, you should take any extra sales you can get.

[@EL_-APACHE-_8407]

@@TheJohhnyE thats everywere problem is cost money to port, squares problem is they make alot of games that dnt make money, capcom and sega do only big projects, and thats were squares is gona follow suite

[@skhicat5588]

VERIFIED: NateTheHate posted on X as well known game leaker, Midori, that Square wants to release more games on Switch successor and wants out of Sony exclusivity going forward

[@lotusson]

What I'm hearing is that Sony declined to pay whatever outrageous price Square requested for their exclusivity.

[@JakeySte]

Honestly I think it’s the other way around. Sony been wasting their money on exclusivity deals that haven’t delivered too well

[@blackbeardddd]

Holy Christ. Theres more square enix exclusives on switch every year than PS5. What you mean is you want FF16 and 7 on xbox. This bloody channel. There's was 25 multiplatform square enix games in the last 2 years. But no one wants those. Hence the problems squares having

[@jimmythegamer2231]

You buffoon, all those Switch exclusives you're talking about are all niche small games. Those don't factor in as much. Meanwhile, it's a FACT that nearly all of Square's big AAA games that they spent hundreds of millions of dollars on are exclusive to PlayStation, and they ALL underperformed. Besides, what Square is talking about here is going FULL multiplatform. Every or almost every game being on every single platform whenever possible, across PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and PC. None of this half-in-half-out crap that they've been doing over the last several years. Like Octopath Traveller being only on Switch and PC, then getting an Xbox port like 3 years later. Or NEO: The World Ends with you being on everything except Xbox. The days of those sorts of inconsistent platform releases for Square Enix games will be over. The majority of their games will release on ALL consoles, including Xbox, day-one. And Square's big AAA games will never be PlayStation exclusive ever again.

[@IMZ44]

"I'm not entirely convinced of that because Sony has supported both the FF7 Remake series and FF16 projects. However, Square Enix has been struggling due to some questionable business decisions, such as focusing on live service games, NFTs, and investing in AI technology. If Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo were to offer funding for a project, Square would likely accept the offer without hesitation."

[@ComeHonor6]

About time. Exclusives need to go

[@SolidSnail21]

Not all Playstation gamers buy squaresoft games or any FF titles. It's really bad for developers to miss out on opportunities to sell games on the first day for a wider audience.

[@kevinw.6769]

They aren't making enough money off of Playstation players with that exclusivity, anyone could have seen this coming with th sales of the last few games. No surprise here.

[@ksks6802]

On the unlocked podcast destin said the new final fantasy was successful...glad to know he knows he misspoke

[@MatrixAlphaCWX]

All games should of been Multi Platform from (third party) companies like Square Enix. Capcom released RE4 on Multiple Platforms even tho it was supposed to be a PS5 ONLY game. They were smart. Other companies should of followed right away. This is a win for gamers of all consoles. Long time coming! The biggest selling games are on more Consoles like below! COD - Multi Platform Fornite - Multi Platform Destiny - Multi Platform Genshin Impact - Multi Platform Battlefield - Mutli Platform. Stray - Multi Platform

[@VOAN]

So does this mean the Final Fantasy VII remake series is also coming to Switch 2 and Xbox Series X?

[@daycampgames]

Finally! A step in the right direction. For years now I have been asking Square Enix inside of my mind palace "what, do you guys not like money?"

[@MrOctavia1000]

To be honest with xboxs small install base and the cost to port the game it's probably still not worth it. Probably just means pc day one

[@k-rams]

​@@MrOctavia1000port doesn't cost a lot today, this point is stupid

[@klaw7050]

There it is, it was gone for a while. The smirk is back.

[@dusermiginte4647]

And its awesome. 😃

[@otherprisma7354]

Give it a day.

[@paulkinder8440]

The one who posted regarding HD 2D games is talking about games such as Octopath Traveller 2,Star Ocean the Second Story R which were HD 2D games.

[@Adertitsoff999]

Square Enix: We're going multi platform Translation: All future games will be developed on Switch 2 and then ported up instead of the old way of developing on PS5 and porting down, which didn't make dollars or sense.

[@LuFlame-os3bd]

It's fine. As long as the games are good, I personally don't mind. DOOM is usually made with switch in mind and those turn out good

[@jimmythegamer2231]

Yeah, no.

[@nc630]

Goes to show how hard FF7, Foamstars, Forspoken etc underperformed.

[@VOAN]

Add Babylon's Fall and Balan Wonderworld to that list too. Yuji Naka's inclusion should had help but instead it hurts SE even more due to its terrible game design.

[@Ukaran]

Who told you FF7 underperformed?

[@stewarde17]

they never said ff7 under preformed and charts do not show that they underperformed. FoamStars failed due to square not putting enough content in the game it had decent playerbase at launch, Forspoken, babylon fall, and balan are just bad games them going multiplat would have only made the losses worse.

[@warawana]

​@@stewarde17 finally someone with some sense. People acting like these bad games would of flourished on other platforms is hilarious.

[@TheJohhnyE]

​@stewarde17 how would selling more copies on multiple platforms equate to worse losses? Do you think porting a different controller scheme costs a ton of money? 😂

[@bugsnax4145]

Idk why they were even doing Playstation exclusivity in the first place. They aren't owned by Sony. If you're not under the Playstation or Xbox umbrella. You should be pushing to put your game on every platform you can. It only helps to boost sales

[@VOAN]

They were kissing Sony's behind thinking it'll be like the late 90s again by keeping exclusives not knowing that time has change. Now they seen the consequences of their action.

[@Muhammad-Jacobs699]

They were being paid massive incentives by Sony to keep their games exclusive. I guess that just doesn't cut it anymore

[@Miadaskate]

Exclusives are system sellers. I prefer exclusives.

[@bugsnax4145]

@Miadaskate Sony doesn't own Square Enix, so it makes no sense for square Enix to be exclusive to Playstation

[@tinhoyhu]

SE thought the moneybag from Sony + Playstation sales would be enough to offset going exclusive. But the disappointing sales made them think again.

[@kingdomkeyksa2011]

they should release the first part of final fantasy 7 remake on xbox game pass and announce rebirth will come to xbox by the end of the year or early 2025 along side PC

[@hododod246]

4:45 2D-HD is their graphical style for the games like Octopath Traveller, Triangle Strategy and Live a Live.

[@SKOTxFREE]

Square should have never been exclusive anyway. They are way too big to be exclusive to one platform.

[@hugoboss917]

FF is a nerd franchise and will sell peanuts on xbox

[@josephbuchanan2319]

@@hugoboss917True but it could do good on PC and could do amazing on Switch 2 if they can get their modern games running on them.

[@007GoldenLion]

​​@@hugoboss917 what are you talking about? FF sells more on average than anything made by bioware and more than Halo

[@pavelkolmakov8278]

@@hugoboss917 of all JRPG, Final Fantasy is probably the least nerdy. Much nerdier franchieses do not hesitate to go multiplatform our days and find it profitable (see Persona, see Tales of, out of smaller ones see Atelier). Also, given modern consoles are essentially custom-build PC's and, thus, it is relatively easy to go multiplatform (platforms are not _that_ different), selling for a few peanuts is still worth it if porting costs is a single penny. Even if sales on PC and XBox are just 30% of sales on PS, it would cost PS their entire share to compensate it, making exclusivity deal questionable for both parties.

[@SKOTxFREE]

@@hugoboss917 I don’t think it’s going to sell on Xbox either but not because it’s a nerd franchise. I just think times have changed and Square isn’t the belle of the ball anymore. People seem to like Souls type games. You know something is wrong when FF games aren’t selling in Japan.

[@switchboy2320]

Finally. No more exclusive curse

[@samamir8765]

That sounds great now we can all play the exclusive games on every console not only on PlayStation can’t wait to see this happen

[@kennyleo08]

The one thing I will point out that no one is actually understanding when we say Xbox has sold 35 to PS5s 60. We are talking about Millions of Consoles. So having nearly 40%-50% more possible sales isn't a light number. Xbox selling 30 Million consoles isn't an exit scenario from selling hardware for them. Xbox games might exist elsewhere but the ecosystem exists on that console. I also don't think you can under-estimate the idea that Sony has likely had discussion to put Spider Man 2 on Xbox after seeing the enthusiasm of Sea of Thieves. Thought that idea likely was shot down fast from a financial investor standpoint 40% more sales that would put that game over the moon in the black is something at least touched upon. It sold 10 million but is only approaching profitablity. So Square moving towards putting games on Xbox isn't a weak move. It's a necessary one. Unless you just want all those studios to close as well because of loyalty. Next you have to consider what a game like Spider Man 2 or Starfield does for their ecosystems being GamePass and PS Plus. The issue Sony and Microsoft are having is trying to determine what is the monitary gain from those services as they relate to those releases. Sony is in a better position theoretically since they nearly made all costs back on Spider Man 2, but GamePass also has 34 Million Subscribers which probably bring in about 80% per month in revenue that Spider Man 2 made in 4 months. So for people not to understand why or what's going on or that people are greedy is shortsighted. People were greedy in 1997 with Final Fantasy 7 at Squre. People were greedy in 2011 with Skryim at Bethesda. The business has changed not the greed. The symptom of the games business shake up is directly due to the change in models. Brick and mortor aren't where your sales or revenue gains are any longer. Their was a reason Spencer released Hi-Fi Rush on PS5. I believe it was his attempt to save Tango. Unfortunately, we vote with our money even when we don't. I am not saying we should repurchase games or artifically support a Studio, but at the same time I fired up Halo Infinite on GamePass last night and was really surprized by how the good the mulitplayer is after not playing for over a year. If their is anything I would encourage all of us to do, is re-engage if you own or subscribe to a service even just to check out a game. It might make all the difference if enough people are.

[@SpaceTiger90]

Good. Leave the term exclusive back in the 90s.

[@cypher2365]

What will Sony do!? Find out next time on dragon ball z!!!

[@Miadaskate]

No.

[@a1racer441]

@@solidsnivy5639 never happening from Nintendo.

[@Developer-bb2sw]

Sony has been destroying SquareEnix

[@real_Pinoy]

Microsoft destroys every Developers they buy

[@mustafab.5261]

I think sony paid for this deal

[@JeyKorey]

The guy who took over ain’t about that exclusive nonsense. Who knows, maybe this will slowly lead other studios to just do multiplat.

[@Miadaskate]

No…..bad games like Avengers and Forspoken destroyed Square Enix.

[@cbombaz]

I think the writing is on the wall with Developers may be at hand. After seeing Microsoft doing what they did, I think alot of companies will just go nope.. we don't trust any one console/ platform anymore and what you will do to us in the future. So we will go where ever the money is and get what we can. I for one, am happy about this because it forces platforms to compete again rather than just buy out other companies.

[@onderguler8879]

Honestly, I never understood why they did in the first place

[@samic]

The exclusives is unsustainable. Everyone saw that miles away.

[@Miadaskate]

I disagree.

[@Youraveragegamer_97]

Nintendo switch exclusives has 21 games that sold 10-62m copies, and ps4 has 8 games that sold 10m-20m copies, just becuase xbox can't do it, doesn't make it true

[@samic]

@@Youraveragegamer_97Nintendo Switch is literally a mobile game platform.

[@luigi341]

Ah yes because Nintendo isn’t doing it right?

[@JeyKorey]

@@Youraveragegamer_97Nintendo has also been around longer than PlayStation and xbox. Why would they put their games on other consoles when literally it’s their game. Xbox and PlayStation do not have and will never have the following that Nintendo has. Nintendo can afford to have exclusives because they know they will sell.

[@anakinskyguy6582]

Something tells me that Square Enix will be present at the June showcase. A major Final Fantasy title could potentially be coming to Xbox later this year (either XVI or Remake).

[@IcyPolarBear369]

FF14 is supposed to be coming to Xbox in Spring of this year.

[@tashynemusic]

​@@IcyPolarBear369its already on xbox

[@anakinskyguy6582]

@@IcyPolarBear369 it's already on xbox lol, but I'm sure they'll be at the showcase

[@lordsinistrous3354]

Hope this will mean we can finally get Final Fantasy Pixel Remastered on Xbox. Yes, I already own it on Switch, but I want achievements.

[@blackwhite2361]

I only own a PS5 but I've never understood why companies would limit their games to one platform. The more platform you put your game on the larger your potential audience will be. Unless if my math ain't checking out.

[@EL_-APACHE-_8407]

Now it cost more money to port to other consoles or pc, people always forget that part, also this gen they have to do for series s n x, switch isnt strong enough for most modern next gen games, n pc usually gets em just ported later

[@jimbobborg22]

I remember back in the day when the first Final Fantasy hit the US, it was only on the NES. Don't know (or care) when SE went to Sony, but it seems to me that I would prefer to play games on my PC than on a console, unless it's really a cinematic game, so I'll use the XBox X attached to my 4K OLED TV. No, I don't want to drop the money on a graphics card capable of decent 4K game play. That's double the price of a console.

[@VOAN]

Before Square Enix went to Sony, they were exclusively loyal to Nintendo. When I mean they I mean both SquareSoft and Enix, even when they had not merge yet both companies were either exclusive to Nintendo or Sony, never any others. The only time they go fully third party and multiplatform was when they both merge to become Square Enix.

[@heroicgangster9981]

Now hopefully the Kingdom Hearts PC ports will come to Steam someday. It seems like Epic REALLLLLY paid the heck out of that license compared to other games.

[@josephbuchanan2319]

I won’t hold my breath but here’s hoping

[@lalilulelothepatriots7228]

I'm still hoping it happens quick.

[@abhiteshkumarbciv1109]

Isnt kingdom hearts owned by disney

[@josephbuchanan2319]

@@abhiteshkumarbciv1109Yeah….and? They’re already on PC just through EGS

[@abhiteshkumarbciv1109]

@@josephbuchanan2319 nobody uses egs to buy games lol.

[@reamoinmcdonachadh9519]

Funny that in a market which has seen, and IS seeing a measurable decline in player engagement as players tire of the insane antics of demonstrably greedy Companies and Studios in the Live Service/Games as a Service MMO space Square Enix should come to this decision. Not surprising really, when one considers that even treading water in terms of maintaining current levels of quality in an MMO costs money. The development of new content for the next expansion costing even more, and the ongoing marketing to try and draw in more players having it's costs, the news that "exclusivity" to one platform over others is ending begins to make sense.

[@MyriadofNeglect]

They still said "less exclusives" which is weird but they must still have contacts with obviously Sony. I just need FF remakes on xbox. Also I'm calling an long awaited port announcement for FF7 remake integrade at showcase.

[@cypher2365]

Playstation is now officially losing "Exclusives"

[@Miadaskate]

And Xbox is losing entire studios they recently acquired.

[@cypher2365]

Nahh​@@MiadaskateSony is losing more, money, it's audience in other countries and even it's exclusives... Yall need to hold the L you've got this year..sit down and be humble..

[@krazyd0nut404]

@@Miadaskateyou tell them.. pony nation 🎉

[@cluckbent6466]

@@Miadaskate lol, u got triggered. cry more.😭👶

[@Miadaskate]

@@cypher2365Rebirth, Ronin, Stellar Blade. I think PlayStation’s done just fine this year. What has Xbox released? Oh that’s right. Still waiting for games.

[@corwyncorey3703]

There are only so many gamers, and those gamers have only so many hours to play in their day. Even if gamers' money wasn't an issue (which it is, of course) that means gamers will only spend so much. If game devs want more of the pool of potential monies, then they need to hit every platform, and make *high quality* and fun games that we *want* to play. I don't care how many platforms a piece of crap is on, it will fail. And the platforms are beginning to learn that we won't buy a platform just to get access to an exclusive title. Sony is screwing themselves by trying to grab numbers and data (through PSN and the modification Helldivers 2 will be seeing once they figure out how to datamine the Steam API) and forgetting the real goal: selling games and making money. The datagrab goal is making their games unsellable in 180 countries on the planet. Seems inconceivable, right? Unless they are getting something worth more to them via that PSN Link. Worth more to them than game sales money. That isn't suspicious *at ALL* ...of course not. It isn't as if information has always been worth more than goods in trade. Right? Smooth Sony. I would have bought Ghost of Tsushima. Was considering Helldivers 2. Now? If buying isn't ownership, piracy isn't theft.

[@vircentti]

I hope you know high quality and fun isn't what they're interested in. Wake up bro.

[@corwyncorey3703]

@@vircentti it is what *Gamers* are interested in. Devs are interested in *money.* Gamers pay money for games. I'm not sure you followed the logic there, but it's hard to say it more simply. Bro.

[@gavinrhodes7645]

Thief.

[@DyeHard79]

I'm sure someone else has pointed this out but 2DhD or HD-2D games are blended 3D background with Pixel art like Octapath or Triangle Stategy and I agree one of my newer discovered loves in gaming

[@dane4073]

well there better be a clause in the remake games contract that if a game dose not sell well they able to brake the exlusive contrackt

[@leeartlee915]

This should have happened decades ago. Square literally has no reason to make games exclusive to Playstation. ZERO.

[@Miadaskate]

I disagree 100%. They have a long relationship.

[@leeartlee915]

@@Miadaskate They had a long relationship with Nintendo before that. Should they have stuck with them?

[@Miadaskate]

@@leeartlee915No, because Nintendo doesn’t have the technological advancements other companies have in order to make great looking and performing games. Don’t get me wrong; Nintendo exclusives are great but their hardware is sorely lacking.

[@leeartlee915]

@@Miadaskate Yeah but the PS3/4/5 have no advantage technologically over Xbox (and in some cases, Sony’s systems are actually worse). Edit: Oh, forgot the PS2 was the weakest of all gen. 6 systems. So there’s that too.

[@MickeyFKNMouse]

Exclusive bad! Unless Xbox want to put their games on PlayStation then exclusive good.

[@cypher2365]

Pony logic 101

[@mohammedhilal3993]

I think I lost all my brain cells reading this comment 😂

[@YouTubeCensors]

​@@mohammedhilal3993and these are examples of Ponys. Imagine a real dose of them.

[@IllusiveMan343]

Microsoft needs to pivot next Xbox into some kind of PC/Console hybrid.

[@magnusmadkrantz147]

It only took them 4 flopps.

[@jeffcarrier9808]

Saying this as a Playstation player and a hardcore Final Fantasy fan: GOOD

[@iammicrochip156]

I’m some cases. The lead director for Rebirth said that the game wouldn’t be as big as it is if it was on multiple platforms. Focusing on PS5 hardware allowed them to expand their ideas and mechanics to the limit. If Rebirth was on other consoles Rebirth wouldn’t be the game it is rn

[@Miadaskate]

Boo.

[@Miadaskate]

@@iammicrochip156Agreed.

[@k-rams]

​​@@iammicrochip156marketing talk, they did the same about the magic SSD for Ratchet... which wasn't magic at all

[@fenrirsfolly92]

@@Miadaskateu are all over this comment section, u really that butthurt about this? 🤣🤣🤣

[@afkaymar5608]

Well it’s about damn time!! 👏

[@rabbyd542]

They're like ten years too slow with this. It's mind blowing that the Pixel Remasters are not on Xbox. Easy sales on games that didn't need a huge budget. I would buy them on Xbox even though I already own them for the Switch.

[@AlDim000]

What a shocking business idea: make good games and release them everywhere. How come nobody has thought of this before?? lol

[@Elayzee]

The fact that Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth both flopped shocked them to their very core.

[@Hmonks]

Flopped ? You mean in sells or the quality of the game

[@strawberryswoosher7070]

​@@Hmonks in sales. They are pretty low according to avalible sources

[@josephbuchanan2319]

16 didn’t flop but Rebirth did underperform which sucks cause the game is great. Hopefully it being on other platforms will help. More people getting to play games is never a bad thing

[@Miadaskate]

Neither game flopped.

[@strawberryswoosher7070]

@@josephbuchanan2319 gonna buy it day one

[@fargonthebrave]

The Sony Ponys arnt going to like this hahahaha

[@BCBtheBeastlyBeast]

They didn't say they would stop doing exclusives altogether.

[@vernontk]

It's really the difference between playing their games or not for me. I've got a decent gaming PC, so dropping $600 for another box to play games is just not an option.

[@ensabahnur7657]

FINALLY! That's great for us Consumers!💣🔥

[@MemoriesDestroyUs]

As somebody that has never had a desire to own a PlayStation product this is good news

[@keithwaggoner2375]

hopefully there is a way Square can get out of those FF contracts with Sony so everyone can play those games.

[@GunV-qu2nm]

About time. I do wonder what this means for ff7r part 3 though. It looks like rebirth underperformed so I would like to know if SE already has a contract with Sony for part 3 to remain exclusive or if SE will release all 3 parts on xbox and Nintendo as well now. 3rd party exclusives should not exist, only first party exclusives makes sense

[@dragosnow3063]

Why is it okay for Nintendo to keep their exclusives, but not okay for Sony and Microsoft? Does everyone forget the first SIX entries of the final fantasy series were exclusive to Nintendo? Square Enix and Nintendo are the reason PlayStation became a household name through Sony's willingness to innovate and push the limits of the industry and instead of expecting competition to do the same thing, everyone is excited that Square Enix is going against everything that made their games great 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🥴 Be better.

[@Vyse195]

Do you mean first party games? The first six are in other systems. The pixel remasters are on everything except Xbox.

[@rabbyd542]

Cue the Billy Madison "May God have mercy on your soul" speech.

[@alexandrecl4331]

1) PlayStation and innovation do not mix well. Sony is always copying Nintendo btw. 2) That was ages ago. Nintendo nowadays hardly if ever pay for third party exclusives. That’s exactly what Sony does. Ps: I have a PS5 and a Switch, so i don’t have a horse in this race.

[@VOAN]

The first six Final Fantasy were also released on GBA and PS1 as well as the Wonder Swan. At the time Final Fantasy 1 came out for the Famicom, it was also released for Microsoft's MSX too so it's not totally exclusive to Nintendo, Microsoft got it as well.

[@dragosnow3063]

Lmao, the responses, thank you fellowship of captain obvious, maybe one of you will post something I didn't know while not missing the point 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣

[@QuatraaGaming]

About god damn time!

[@DrBockNstein]

Will it mean better pc support is the real question since ff7 remake never got proper shader compilations patch fixes?

[@kjer2540]

Thank you! I’m dying to play FFXVI on Xbox.

[@simonmaduxx6777]

1st! We know square enix is a silly company, but hey PlayStation fans, start your week with some great news 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 y'all been having fun with Xbox forever, time to eat some Crow. SUCKERS 😅😅😅

[@carolinagamer2874]

😂😂😂

[@Miadaskate]

Go close some more studios.

[@carolinagamer2874]

@@Miadaskate Yeah, PlayStation been on a roll with layoffs and studio closures this year. They've even been canceling games... Where's Factions 😃

[@countquackula8539]

20 million potential, lmao most of the Xbots will expect these games on Gamepass. 😂

[@LunarWingCloud]

The person mentioning 2DHD just means that they want more games like Octopath Traveler on all platforms

[@deiradinn]

About time, this whole "Xbox gamers don't buy and play RPGs" is tired and old. Exclusives as a whole are just anti consumer tbh. It used to help sell hardware but it's not 1999 anymore. Console sales don't matter much at all.

[@SuperShrooms]

PlayStation players are not buying the exclusives. They're all on CoD and Fortnite.

[@Blasko86]

Bingo 👍

[@cypher2365]

And it's funny because all the call of duty games they're buying will go straight to Microsoft pockets 😅

[@Retro_Gamer_89]

I been trying to tell Ponies 🐴 that but they don't want to believe it 🤣

[@NewVegasCarrier]

Ponies will buy PS5 Pro for 3rd party Xbox games 🤣.

[@Retro_Gamer_89]

@@NewVegasCarrier Yep 🤣

[@Giggles_iJest]

Good riddance to Sony and their business practices

[@marshallhatcher7787]

Increased cost of production + flatline of console sales (giving you a customer ceiling) means these publishers are POTENTIALLY leaving money on the table. Not that they will sell huge numbers, but if they can make more money vs the additional cost to port, then it is good for them business wise. I think MS is slowly looking that way as they become a bigger publisher than a console maker.

[@rangokfunkazuul8344]

Only Xbox's sales are flatlining

[@TheJohhnyE]

​​@@rangokfunkazuul8344all console sales are flatlining. Stop being a blind zealot. Where are the other 100 million ps4 users that haven't gotten a ps5 yet? We're easily halfway through this gen already and not even half of the ps4 playerbase has upgraded. Jeez.. kinda sad we're already halfway through this gen and haven't gotten anything new out of either company. Just cross gen sequels, remasters and copy/paste 3rd party titles. 😂

[@noelsilva8887]

But the problem with all these companies is that they trying to make their game realistic instead of making games with great gameplay and story. But also focusing on single players games and maybe 30hrs games instead of 100hrs plus or multiplayer games or live service. Stop all that nonsense and see growth.

[@VOAN]

How are you going to make a game interesting enough to last 100 hours? Unless you want fillers with your games, 30-50 hours should be enough. Platformers, puzzlers, shmups, and action adventures don't need to be that long. RPGs and open world are the only few exceptions. Also take into consideration replay value, if a game had fun replay value, doesn't matter if it took 2 hours or 20 hours to complete, those replay value keeps the game interesting and the players coming back.

[@GreenStreetSlim]

Playstation has a giant userbase that doesn't buy games.

[@IcyPolarBear369]

Xbox ain't no better. With Gamepass there's less intent to buy games.

[@modernmobster]

And Xbox has a smaller user base that doesn't buy consoles.

[@pedromartinez-xt7ye]

X box had the biggest player base that don't buy games.

[@smokey12347]

​@@pedromartinez-xt7yeit's funny that you say that but it's seems like it you pony's that do not buy games you idiots nearly killed square enix cope harder my little pony

[@GreenStreetSlim]

@@IcyPolarBear369Yes but its not a giant userbase, its nowhere near the size of the Playstation userbase. Ps5 outsold XSX, 2 to 1. One company touts high quality exclusives the other gaming on a budget.

[@SojiRo23]

SE never said they were going to stop making exclusives for Sony.

[@cheeks3211]

Zuby and a couple others actually read the entire doc. And it says nothing about not doing deals.

[@stankyyboi]

cope some more, it's over

[@cheeks3211]

@@stankyyboi Do some research, lower revenue is more attributed to MMO's not performing on Mobile/PC like they had projected.

[@edwinalmazan9104]

Cool! Now Switch can run Final Fantasy VII Remake?

[@craigsampson3386]

Probably not, but Switch 2 is right around the corner.

[@davidnadeau9851]

I’m a huge final fantasy fan and I mostly play on PlayStation and pc. Rebirth is one of my favorite games ever and I loved ff16 more people should be able to play them it’s better for the brand and I want people on other platforms be able to have access so I’m happy about this.

[@countquackula8539]

Xbots were getting fed up with bad Xbox news. 😂

[@cluckbent6466]

right!! i don't know what is worse them or the insecure sony fans in the xbox posts.

[@countquackula8539]

@@cluckbent6466 Or the triggered Xbots replying back cause their feelings were hurt.

[@cluckbent6466]

@@countquackula8539 i own all 3 consoles. How many platinums do YOU have?

[@countquackula8539]

@cluckbent6466 I own all 3 consoles, too. What's your point?

[@Miadaskate]

@@cluckbent6466I have 72.

[@suripto746]

Ponys too poor to buy games 😂

[@WildBill0]

Majority of ps5 are inactive.. About 3 million alone were only bought because it was bundled with Spiderman 2

[@FlameHAZE2010]

And MS too incompetent to make them...

[@carolinagamer2874]

Get ready for the damage control 😂

[@wizzenberry]

maybe ms should buy them and close them?

[@RavagHer]

bro u seriously trying to start some fanboy shit after the week xbox has had in the media?

[@NautoAis]

Nintendo should also lose their exclusive games as well, whether it’s AA or AAA.

[@Beavorise]

What other games does SE have part from FF franchise

[@otherprisma7354]

The thing is that FF doesn't sell on Xbox. More sales will come from PC and Switch, but Xbox is just non-existent.

[@VINDK8R]

Final Fantasy 16 and Remake sold 10M combined (2M on PC) to an install base of 50Million. I think it’s safe to say, it’s not selling well at all. Otherwise they wouldn’t be doing this. And even if it sold 500K copies on Xbox, that’s still 500k more than what they generated or failed to generate on PS. This is good news, and I knew it was coming. Square has been upset with sales lately

[@KyleSetFire]

No shit. Square Enix release half their games on Xbox so they've not got loyal franchise customers on platform. They did this to themselves and now they're trying to correct THEIR mistakes. Not Xbox's. If they don't foster a new generation of gamers to grow into the Final Fantasy games then that's THEIR problem and a symptom of their short term cash strategies rather than the long term health of their tentpole franchise.

[@MrYoungHegelian]

It's over for SONY. Another win for Xbox and Phil Spencer.

[@bobhawkins9598]

Another win lmfao tell is there last one

[@barcster2003]

You know people are excited but don't realize Squre enix will probably change its mind again.

[@Miadaskate]

What a joke after the week Xbox had.

[@SnowyRains]

I’m excited about this happy to see them make a good decision for once instead of risking bankruptcy with exclusives. Especially when they stated focus on quality over quantity

[@vircentti]

Good. It was already proven you ponies don't buy games now its confirmed. Square need to make some cents so they start making dollars. They also need to get rid of their DEI employees but we all they won't do on that.

[@josermaiz]

Ponies is losing

[@cypher2365]

Good, they deserve it.

[@cypher2365]

Ohhh yeah and they are screaming too

[@Miadaskate]

Over 40 million PS5’s sold. We aren’t losing anything. How many Xbox acquired studios will be closed?

[@thepews1511]

Just like Xbox fans to celebrate...nothing 😂 What games yall getting from this? Name one 😂😂😂

[@hododod246]

They are consistently getting Ls like last 12 years. They will celebrate it if you say hi to them. They are that desperate.

[@thepews1511]

@@hododod246 literally anything at all to shift the focus off the death of Xbox. 7R is gonna come out exclusive again for Part 3 and they'll be making videos like But their financials from 2024 said 🥺🥺🥺

[@0x8badbeef]

No one twisted their arm to be exclusive in the first place. They enjoyed the money.

[@marcosramos5117]

Glad Square is moving on - it’s not the PS1 or PS2 era anymore. MAYBE at their discretion they can revisit exclusivity later on a new or different IP once they make some money (preferably not) - but they have been leaving a lot of money on the table.

[@bobhawkins9598]

It'll sell millions on your donebox won't it