The Final Fantasy 7 Remake project could be getting a big update very soon.
While there hasn’t been anything new shared on the PS4 games exclusive for sometime, fans are hopeful that news will be coming soon.
That’s because it has now been confirmed that multiple new Final Fantasy titles will be released from the publisher next year.
The question is, will the Final Fantasy 7 Remake release date be among them?
Fans have been waiting for some kind of big announcement this year, although it doesn’t appear that much is on the horizon.
There were hopes that the big PS4 games exclusive might be featured during the PlayStation Experience event, although current reports seem to suggest it will be a quieter affair.
There’s still the slim hope that something FF7 related will be revealed next month during PSX, with Square Enix confirming today that they’re set to have a busy 2018.
That’s according to Square Enix producer Shinji Hashimoto, who revealed that new Final Fantasy games are set to be launched next year.
“Next year will be the 31st year, and our teams are busy working on new titles,” Hashimoto told Edamame Arcade Channel.
“They are all gearing up for a big year next year. Next year is going to be a big year.”
Hashimoto added, “Next year will be a big one, and we will bring exciting, new Final Fantasy titles to the world.”
There are of course other FF projects in the works that could be the new games being commented on by Hashimoto.
Both Dissidia Final Fantasy NT and Final Fantasy 15 Pocket Edition have been confirmed, although fans will be hoping for bigger announcements.
The latest Square Enix earnings call also had a few interesting hints apparently attached for Final Fantasy fans.
Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda told investors that the company would be making release date announcements between April 2018 and E3 2018 in June.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Kingdom Hearts 3 weren’t mentioned by name, but they are easily the company’s biggest new releases.
Square Enix have provided an update on the future of the Deus Ex series.
Lower than expected sales of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided led to reports that the franchise had been put on hiatus.
But it appears that Square Enix aren’t quite ready to hang up the augmentations just yet.
According to Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda, the development team are already exploring ideas for a new game.
“We have never said anything about discontinuing that title but for some reason that’s the rumour out on the market,” he told GamesIndustry.biz.
However, that doesn’t mean another title is just round the corner, with Eidos Montreal currently busy with much bigger projects.
“What I can say is Eidos Montreal has always developed Deus Ex, and the issue is we do not have limitless resources,” Matsuda commented.
“We have several big titles that we work with and that’s partly a factor in what our lineup looks like.
Of course, it would be ideal if we could work on all of them all of the time, but the fact of the matter is some titles have to wait their turn.
“The reason there isn’t a Deus Ex right now is just a product of our development lineup because there are other titles we are working on.”