Will Final Fantasy VII Remake release on other platforms?

Castiel Strife

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TL;DR: Sony’s website lists all of their current and upcoming exclusives. Final Fantasy VII Remake is not listed. Square says no plans for other platforms.

Hopefully this thread is okay, but I did some digging and didn’t find a suitable thread and felt like this deserved a separate thread to itself. Mods, feel free to move it if necessary.

When the FF7 Remake was announced, Sony said “play it first on PS4”. That’s a direct quote. It led many to believe that the remake would be a timed exclusive and would eventually release on Xbox, PC, and maybe even the Switch.

Well, recently after the Xbox Germany Facebook account posted a video showing the game coming to both the PS4 and Xbox One on March 3, it send the rumor mill swirling. Square Enix later came out and squashed those rumors and stated the Final Fantasy VII Remake is a PS4 exclusive and there are no plans to release it on other platforms.

This had me frustrated because I want it available everywhere. Not just because I want my choice of where to play it, but also because I want as many people as possible to be able to get their hands on it. Well, I noticed something today that makes me think this game will not be a PS4 exclusive after all, at least not forever.

Sony’s website has a section that features all of their exclusive games, including games like The Last of Us II that hasn’t been released yet. Hideo Kojima’s Death Strandingwas on this list but was mysteriously taken off recently. This led many to believe that it will get a PC release. This also got me thinking, and I decided to check the website myself to see if the Final Fantasy VII Remake was listed. It isn’t. It could mean nothing, but I found it peculiar. My best guess is Sony paid for timed exclusivity and part of the agreement is that Square can not speak about other platforms until a certain date, but that’s pure speculation on my part.

It’ll be interesting to see how this unfolds, because this will be a big decision for me when I am deciding beteeen buying the next Xbox or the next PlayStation.

Source: https://www.playstation.com/en-au/explo ... xclusives/
 
Claymore

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Castiel Strife said:
My best guess is Sony paid for timed exclusivity and part of the agreement is that Square can not speak about other platforms until a certain date, but that’s pure speculation on my part.
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This is the most likely event that has occurred.

I had a debate with another user concerning this, but we could at least agree on the fact that the original timed exclusive period / contract has expired*, hence the removal of the Play It First On PS4 tagline from the latest trailers, alongside the other evidence which has mostly been mentioned. Square still seem though to be heavily involved in the marketing for this game, so we could be seeing a backup deal in terms of perhaps some exclusive content or DLC for the PS4, which will be announced as soon as the game is announced for other consoles.

Personally, I'm expecting a multi-platform announcement by year's end.

* Also remember that the first part should already have been out by now, as we've learnt from various hints and interviews.
 
tidus79

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I agree with you guys.

Xbox One sure after timed exclusive period / contract has expired!

Don't know for Nintendo Switch version
 
Erotic Materia

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Claymore said:
Also remember that the first part should already have been out by now, as we've learnt from various hints and interviews.
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This is the first time I'm hearing this, although admittedly I'm much more of a filthy casual than most. Can you point me at some evidence?

Claymore said:
Personally, I'm expecting a multi-platform announcement by year's end.
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I realize that this is objectively good news for the world at large, but if it actually happens, I'm gonna be pissed. I bought a PS4 solely so that I'd be ready for this game.
 
Claymore

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Erotic Materia said:
This is the first time I'm hearing this, although admittedly I'm much more of a filthy casual than most. Can you point me at some evidence?.
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Like many things to do with the development cycle of this game, it's lots of small hints and interviews pieced together. The most damning evidence however is during the Legends meet up when discussing the music of FFVII (if you Google it you will see tons of discussions and the video in question). Uematsu kind of let slip that 2018 should have been the game's release date. Combined with everything that we know that slowed things down, like the whole CC2 debacle, it's not a large stretch of the imagination to hear that 2018 was likely the original plan. Which in turn lends more fuel to the fire of the timed exclusivity having now run out.
 
Castiel Strife

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Erotic Materia said:
I suppose that's possible, but we don't know how the exclusivity contract is worded. Maybe it's set for a certain period starting only after release?
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I still fully expect the game to be released only on PS4 on March 3rd. However, I believe a PC/XB1 version would be announced shortly after. Maybe 6 months to a year. I also hope that the rest of the parts aren’t timed exclusives.
 
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The last game system I bought was the 3DS back in 2014, and the last major console I ever bought was the PS3 in 2013. I don't plan to buy another game system again, even for an FFVII remake (apparently this deeply offends people in /r/FFVIIRemake :shrug:). There is simply no point in wasting my money when I have a PC that does everything I need it to do and don't game much anymore. Thankfully, I don't see any reason why it'd be a true exclusive, especially given their previous statements. I'll just have to wait a bit. Unlike most games, I won't wait for a sale here.. I will probably buy it the moment it releases on PC. :P
 
Claymore

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Tetsujin said:
From the E3 press release: "FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE will be available first for the PlayStation®4 system from March 3, 2020"
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And yet, the tagline was no longer highlighted on any of the trailers after a certain point, hence what sparked all of this discussion in the first place.

Castiel Strife said:
I also hope that the rest of the parts aren’t timed exclusives.
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IF they have indeed missed the boat on the timed exclusive this time round, I think that's more incentive that they will attempt to make sure that the other parts are. But who knows. If they have gotten some kind of limited / exclusive DLC or content, that's another way forward of course.
 
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Ryvius said:
The last game system I bought was the 3DS back in 2014, and the last major console I ever bought was the PS3 in 2013. I don't plan to buy another game system again, even for an FFVII remake (apparently this deeply offends people in /r/FFVIIRemake :shrug:). There is simply no point in wasting my money when I have a PC that does everything I need it to do and don't game much anymore. Thankfully, I don't see any reason why it'd be a true exclusive, especially given their previous statements. I'll just have to wait a bit. Unlike most games, I won't wait for a sale here.. I will probably buy it the moment it releases on PC. :P
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My god I wish I was that patient. But for this game? I can’t wait. I’ve already told my wife she shouldn’t expect to see me at all in March. (She said “same” lol ?)
 
Castiel Strife

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Claymore said:
IF they have indeed missed the boat on the timed exclusive this time round, I think that's more incentive that they will attempt to make sure that the other parts are. But who knows. If they have gotten some kind of limited / exclusive DLC or content, that's another way forward of course.
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I don’t think that’s the case, though. I still believe the game will be a timed exclusive for the PS4. I’m just hoping that it’ll release on the Xbox One shortly after. I won’t go into all of my reasons why, but long story short I have been enjoying my Xbox One more than my PS4 lately. I used to be a pretty hardcore PS4 fanboy, but Microsoft has been winning me over lately.

I will obviously be buying the game immediately on PS4, in fact it’s already preordered, but I’d like to be able to play it on my XB1 as well and I’m really hoping that after this first game gets the timed exclusive treatment that Square won’t go for that with the remaining parts. It’s going to go a long way in determining whether I need to purchase a PS5 at launch or Xbox Scarlett.
 
Claymore

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Castiel Strife said:
I don’t think that’s the case, though. I still believe the game will be a timed exclusive for the PS4.
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We'll have to wait and see later in the year if there is indeed an announcement, or if another trailer hits. You just don't remove the tagline of your "system-selling" game, that you have poured money into marketing, for no reason. They have been shouting that from the rooftops from the start and then ... *poof*

Devil's advocate, that original contract could have expired ... but that doesn't mean that they aren't attempting to renegotiate. So yeah, this could still end up being a timed exclusive. I just personally don't believe this to be the case.

I will obviously be buying the game immediately on PS4, in fact it’s already preordered, but I’d like to be able to play it on my XB1 as well and I’m really hoping that after this first game gets the timed exclusive treatment that Square won’t go for that with the remaining parts. It’s going to go a long way in determining whether I need to purchase a PS5 at launch or Xbox Scarlett.
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We all know that this is going to be multi-platform at some point, so it really is going to be timed or content exclusivity that will be part of the next gen marketing. It personally doesn't bother me which that ends up being.
 
Erotic Materia

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It was only a month ago that Squenix themselves clarified that they have no plans to release on any other platforms.

"As previously announced, Final Fantasy VII Remake will be released for the PlayStation 4 on March 3rd 2020. We have no plans for other platforms."(Pulled from this article)

They may very well port over to other systems later (and I'm all for it), but the language is pretty clear: the initial release will only be on PS4. It will be a PS4 exclusive, timed or otherwise.
 
Castiel Strife

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Erotic Materia said:
It was only a month ago that Squenix themselves clarified that they have no plans to release on any other platforms.

"As previously announced, Final Fantasy VII Remake will be released for the PlayStation 4 on March 3rd 2020. We have no plans for other platforms."(Pulled from this article)

They may very well port over to other systems later (and I'm all for it), but the language is pretty clear: the initial release will only be on PS4. It will be a PS4 exclusive, timed or otherwise.
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This is exactly why I think it is still a timed exclusive, but I’d be happy if it isn’t. There’s no point in limiting gamers. However, I think what I found on that exclusives list is pretty telling. If they really were planning on a 100% complete PS4 exclusive, why would it not be listed? I’m thinking Square has a deal with Sony that they aren’t allowed to speak about other platforms until a certain length of time.

It’ll be very interesting to see what happens moving forward.
 
Erotic Materia

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Castiel Strife said:
There’s no point in limiting gamers.
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Oh, I dunno... I can think of a few reasons...


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Claymore

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Yeah, that quote also needs to be placed into a larger context. It was done as a direct result of a listing mistake, which they had to nip in the bud before gamers ran with it. If you are in the middle of a renegotiation for some form of exclusivity, you can't very well mention that you have plans for other consoles.

Tetsujin said:
The press release was from this year's E3. It's literally the latest word on whether it's still a timed exclusive.
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Which both the State of Play and E3 trailers didn't have ... which began this whole question of timed exclusivity. And now there are other aspects popping up.
 
Tetsujin

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Claymore said:
Which both the State of Play and E3 trailers didn't have ... which began this whole question of timed exclusivity. And now there are other aspects popping up.
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Which is kind of irrelevant. We know it's still a timed exclusive. Why would that expire in the first place? It's in the press release. The trailers only have the PS4 logo. They clarified again after the Xbox mess up.
 
Erotic Materia

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Tetsujin and I have both presented recent evidence that directly contradicts what you're proposing. We haven't seen anything other than wishful thinking to say otherwise. Unless you're sitting on some heretofore unknown piece of information we aren't privy to?
 
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