Tag: Square Enix
News Octopath Traveler 2 Is Officially Coming To Xbox In Early 2024
Green travel
There was a lot of attention on Xbox missing out when Octopath Traveler II arrived on pretty much every other platform earlier this year, but team green supporters can now rejoice! Square Enix's well-received sequel is officially coming to Xbox next year. Yep, this pair of Square JRPGs have gotten lots of praise in recent months and...
News Square Enix Gives Hope To Xbox Fans With Short 'FF7 Rebirth' Exclusivity Window
Is it FINALLY almost time for FF7 on Xbox?
Alright, so we know we've been talking about Final Fantasy 7 Remake for years now without any sign of it arriving on Xbox, but perhaps this time things will be different?! Yesterday, as part of the PlayStation State of Play event for September 2023, it was revealed that
News Square Enix CEO Thanks Phil Spencer For Making Final Fantasy 14 On Xbox A 'Reality'
It "wouldn't have been possible" without Xbox's boss
At the Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest earlier, it was announced Square Enix's popular MMO would finally be making its way across to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in Spring 2024. Phil Spencer had a lot of prais
News Xbox & Square Enix Announce Plans To 'Partner Closely' On Future Games
"Whenever possible, we are planning to bring our games to Xbox"
Xbox boss Phil Spencer made a surprise appearance as part of today's Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2023 event in Las Vegas, where it was announced that Final Fantasy 14 would be coming to Xbox Series X|S in Spring 2024. Following this, Spencer and Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu...
News Square Enix Is Bringing Final Fantasy 14 Online To Xbox In Spring 2024
"After much anticipation, it’s finally confirmed"
It's been announced today that the long-awaited Final Fantasy 14 Online Xbox version is finally going to become a reality! The game will officially arrive for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at some point in Spring 2024. As revealed at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest, FFXIV on Xbox will feature...
News Xbox Was Thinking About Acquiring Square Enix Back In 2019
The company said it would "provide valuable content assets"
Earlier this week, we learned of a long list of companies that Xbox had considered acquiring a couple of years ago including SEGA and Bungie, and now we know of another one - Square Enix! Documents from 2019 (revealed as part of the Activision Blizzard FTC hearing) mention that an...
News Xbox Boss Praises Japanese Relationships, But Admits Square Enix Needs More Work
"Gotta get on a plane again"
It's been well-documented that Xbox and Square Enix's relationship seems to have broken down over the past few months, with just one game from the Japanese company having been announced for Xbox consoles in 2023 so far. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer acknowledged this as part of a Giant Bomb interview following the Xbox...
News Stop The Presses, Square Enix Just Announced A New Game For Xbox
The first SE Xbox release in 2023!
Xbox fans have been forced to wait almost half a year for any kind of Square Enix news, but now we finally have confirmation that at least one game from the publisher will release on Microsoft's platform in 2023. Phew! That game is Infinity Strash: DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai, which was announced a few hours...
News Final Fantasy 16 Team 'Looked At All Options' Before Deciding On (Timed) PS5 Exclusivity
"We do approach multiple platforms"
It's now been close to three years since Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy 16 was going to be a PlayStation 5 exclusive, although according to a new interview, the team considered various platforms before making that decision. FFXVI producer Naoki Yoshida talked to Game Informer recently and mentioned that...
Pick One Which Of These Recent Square Enix Games Would You Most Like On Xbox?
Forspoken? Octopath Traveler 2? Tell us!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to go alongside the discussion surrounding the lack of Square Enix games on Xbox in 2023, we thought we'd take a look at some of the titles currently missing from Microsoft's consoles. Specifically, we're focusing on games that either came out earlier in...
News New Rumour Weighs In On Difficulties Between Xbox And Square Enix
Could Xbox be at fault?
We've talked on multiple occasions this year about how Square Enix appears to no longer be supporting Xbox with a lot of new releases, and now courtesy of a new report, we may have a bit more information to share on the situation. Windows Central Editor Jez Corden has penned an article relating to this today, explaining that...
News Xbox Misses Out On Yet Another Upcoming Square Enix Release
Everything but Xbox
There's a lot that's been said about Square Enix's apparent reluctance to release games on Xbox in 2023, and today's announcement has only added to that narrative, with LIVE A LIVE now coming to PlayStation and PC in April 2023. That means the beloved RPG will be available on Nintendo Switch (released in 2022), PlayStation 4,...
News Forspoken Isn't On Xbox Yet, But It'll Still Have Achievements At Launch
Along with various other "Xbox" features
There's been a lot of talk about Square Enix's Forspoken this week over at our sister site Push Square, but unfortunately the action-RPG isn't coming to Xbox at launch — even though it's actually been live on the Xbox Store for ages now. The reason for that is because if you go through the
News Xbox Fans Want To Know What's Going On With Square Enix In 2023
No Xbox releases announced for next year
While the recent release of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion has gone down well on Xbox so far, we're also seeing quite a lot of disgruntlement directed towards Square Enix's current 2023 lineup of games. Why? Well, there aren't Xbox announcements at all as of yet. Forspoken is a PS5 console...
News Final Fantasy 16 Six-Month PS5 Exclusivity Window Confirmed By Sony
Square Enix hasn't announced an Xbox version
More than two years ago, we reported that Sony had snapped up Final Fantasy XVI as a PlayStation exclusive, with Square Enix also providing a statement on the matter. For now, PS5 is the only confirmed platform for FF16's 2023 release, and a new trailer seems to suggest that exclusivity on Sony's...
News Phil Spencer: Xbox Still Wants Square Enix's MMO Final Fantasy 14
"We haven’t given up..."
Xbox already has quite a number of MMOs and has even secured Phantasy Star Online 2 in recent years, but one that's missing from the lineup is Square Enix's Final Fantasy 14. In 2019, head of Xbox Phil Spencer made a commitment to bringing the game to Xbox, so what's the latest? Speaking to the Japanese website Game Watch...
News Move Over Microsoft, Embracer Group Buys Square Enix's Western Studios
Update: The deal has now gone through!
(Update: August 26, 2022) Embracer Group has today confirmed that the purchase of Square Enix's Western studios has officially concluded. The Swedish company now owns Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief and more - all franchises that were previously owned by the Japanese publisher. (Original Story: May 2, 2022) Well,...
Guide Is 'Forspoken' Coming To Xbox? Maybe, But You'll Need To Be Very Patient
Fors-pain
Update (Tue 13th Sep, 2022): We've seen more interest in Forspoken from Xbox fans recently, so we thought we'd republish this guide to provide some extra visibility. The short answer - it might happen, but not for a long time! Original story (Thu 21st Jul, 2022): Thankfully, timed exclusives are becoming less of a thing these days,...
Gallery Another Look At Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Coming To Xbox This Winter
It's looking good!
It's been another exciting week in the world of video games, and one surprise on the Xbox front was Square Enix's announcement of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion. This game is a remaster of the 2007 PlayStation Portable title, and is a prequel to FFVII. It sees the return of Zack Fair - an important character, whose own...
News Just Cause 5 Appears To Be In Development At Square Enix
The publisher has retained the IP
Square Enix may have sold off a bunch of its Western studios to Embracer Group, but it has retained some of its most popular franchises. In particular, Just Cause is still in Square's hands, and the company has now revealed that work is underway on a new Just Cause game. Word comes from the publisher's recent...
News Expect Sequels, Remakes And More Says New Tomb Raider, Deus Ex Owners
Embrace tradition
Embracer Group's acquisition of Square Enix's western studios is the latest merger to be underway in gaming. But, what will come of the purchase for fans of Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief and more? Quite a lot, if the plans outlined here come to fruition. In Embracer's latest earnings report, the company touched on its acquisition...
News Outriders Hasn't Been Profitable Despite Positive Xbox Game Pass Launch
"Net proceeds from the sale of Outriders were insufficient"
Outriders was a pretty big deal when it launched on Xbox Game Pass in April 2021. The shared world co-op shooter from developer People Can Fly seemed to get off to a decent start, thanks in part to big player numbers on Xbox Game Pass. However, new details paint a slightly different...
News Jeff Grubb Suggests Another Square Enix Acquisition 'More Likely' Following Western Studio Sale
Could the Japanese side of the business be sold?
It seems to be acquisition season right now in the gaming industry. Embracer Group, the huge Swedish firm who owns the likes of THQ Nordic, recently picked up Square Enix's Western studios, and now there's talk of WB Games being up for sale too. However, business regarding Square Enix might not be...
News Square Enix Will Still Work On Western Games Despite Studios Sale
Staying in touch
Earlier today, another huge gaming acquisition was revealed by Embracer Group. Okay, it's not Xbox-Activision Blizzard levels of huge, but the Swedish company is picking up all of Square Enix's Western studios. However, that doesn't mean that the Japanese publisher is completely cutting itself off from Western games, despite the...
News Balan Wonderworld Director Was 'Removed' From Project 6 Months Before Launch
The director has taken to Twitter to explain
Some of you may remember Balan Wonderworld and its rocky launch last year. The 3D platformer, coming from well-known Sonic developer Yuji Naka, was a little rough at launch, and now its director has shed some light on the situation. According to Naka himself, he was "removed" as director six months...
News Kingdom Hearts 4 Announced By Square Enix, Here's A First Look
Sora is back!
During the Kingdom Hearts 20th anniversary broadcast, Square Enix announced Kingdom Hearts IV. No platforms or release dates have been revealed yet, but Xbox does have some history with this series. You can see the action, which is a combination of cinematics and gameplay, in the above video. It takes place around the 4-minute mark...
News Xbox Reportedly Paid '$5-10 Million' For Guardians Of The Galaxy On Game Pass
Hey big spender
There's often speculation on how Xbox manages to entice developers and publishers onto Game Pass. Sure, companies will be attracted by the service's huge customer base, but beyond that, we're often left in the dark. However, industry analyst David Gibson has shed some light on the process, using one recent game as an example...
News Square Enix Announces The DioField Chronicle, A New Strategy RPG Coming To Xbox In 2022
"Welcome to the world of DioField"
Another game announced at Sony's recent State of Play, but coming to all platforms (including Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One) was The DioField Chronicle. It's another strategy RPG from Square Enix, this time with an emphasis on a real-time battle system. Here's a brief rundown about what to expect from the world of...
News Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy Suffered A "Slow Start", Admits Square Enix
Sales weren't as good as expected
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy was one of the best Xbox games of 2021 in our opinion, but critically-acclaimed games don't always translate into great sales, and that's seemingly been the case for Square Enix's recent release. In a recent Financial Results Briefing, the company explained that Marvel's Guardians...
News Xbox 'Unlikely' To Buy Major Japanese Studios, Says Former Edge Mag Editor
Expectations in check
Amidst Xbox's recent acquisition spree, there always seems to be talk of expansion into Japan. The region is seen as one of Xbox's weaker areas, and one Phil Spencer himself has spoke about improving on in the past. However, according to some, buying developers in the region will be very unlikely. Ex-Edge Editor, Nathan Brown,...
News Square Enix Suggests Crystal Dynamics Was A Bad Fit For Marvel’s Avengers
"It has unfortunately not proven as successful as we would have liked"
Square Enix has kind of thrown Crystal Dynamics under the bus with a recent statement that suggests the studio was not the right team for Marvel's Avengers. In Square Enix's 2021 annual report, president Yosuke Matsuda spoke about how Marvel's Avengers was not as successful as...
News Square Enix Brings Star Ocean: The Divine Force To Xbox In 2022
The sixth major entry in the series
Square Enix has announced the sixth entry in its long-running action RPG series, Star Ocean. It's officially titled Star Ocean: The Divine Force and will be coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One in 2022. It's developed by tri-Ace Inc. and will transport players to an expansive fantasy sci-fi world. Here they'll...
News Marvel's Avengers Sparks Rage As Paid XP Boosts Are Added To The Game
Despite suggestions it would never happen
It feels like Marvel's Avengers just can't retain much positivity for long, eh? A week after joining Xbox Game Pass for the first time, fans are up in arms over the latest update which has added paid XP and resource boosts to the game. The game's community is full of negativity about the move, with many...
News Square Enix: 'Putting Outriders On Xbox Game Pass Worked In Our Favour'
"The number of active users has beaten our expectations"
Square Enix made a big splash earlier this year when it decided to put much-anticipated co-op shooter Outriders on Xbox Game Pass at launch, and the company has been delighted with the results of doing so. Speaking in a recent financial results briefing (transcribed by VGC), Square Enix...
Live Watch Today's Square Enix E3 2021 Livestream Here
Including a world premiere from Eidos Montreal
We're still processing all the news that has come out of today's Xbox and Bethesda E3 2021 Showcase, but Square Enix is keeping the train rolling with a Summer Showcase featuring a world premiere of the new game by Eidos Montreal. The show is scheduled to begin at 12:15pm PT / 3:15pm ET / 8:15pm BST /...
News Square Enix Announces Dragon Quest XII: The Flames Of Fate
Decision-making, darker themes and more...
Square Enix's 35th anniversary Dragon Quest Livestream has just concluded, and the highlight was at the end - with series creator Yuji Horii announcing the next mainline entry in the long-running JRPG series. It's called Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate and is being described by Horii as a much...
News Square Enix Has Plans To Make An Appearance At E3 2021
"Please keep your eyes peeled"
Along with companies such as Xbox and Ubisoft, it seems Square Enix is now joining the billing for E3 - despite not making an official announcement. As spotted and transcribed by Video Games Chronicle (thanks!), an interview at Japanese publication
News Square Enix Responds To Acquisition Rumours, Says It's Not For Sale
"We do not consider selling off the company"
Update: In response to Bloomberg's report, Square Enix has issued a statement to confirm that it "does not consider selling off the company or any part of its businesses," and has not received an offer from any third party. "Bloomberg has reported today that there is interest from several buyers to...
Video Watch The Square Enix Presents (Spring 2021) Stream Here!
Featuring the next Life is Strange game
Update: The event is now over, but you can watch the full recap down below! Original story: Welcome! Square Enix is hosting the first in a series of "Square Enix Presents" events today, and this first Spring 2021 event will be highlighted by the reveal of a brand-new Life is Strange game, along with details...
Guide How To Watch This Week's Square Enix Presents Livestream
All the details you need
You might have missed the news last week that Square Enix is hosting a special 'Square Enix Presents' livestream this Thursday, March 18th, featuring news and updates about "the most exciting" upcoming Square Enix games. As part of this event, Square Enix has confirmed that it will be revealing the next entry in the Life is...
What you got for us, Square?
Square Enix will be hosting a Nintendo Direct style presentation on March 18 at 1pm EDT/10am PDT, which looks to highlight the the company's upcoming slate of games, including a new Life is Strange entry. A 40 minute showcase will delve into many upcoming games from the company, with a primary focus on western titles...
News Square Enix Has 'High Expectations' For Future Unannounced Titles
The next 12 months could be interesting
Square Enix has recently published its Q&A for its third quarter earnings of this fiscal year, which showed some steady profits for the company. But one of the more interesting comments made was about the company’s future titles, and the positive feeling it has for its upcoming selection in the next...
News Panzer Dragoon: Remake Publisher Signs Deal With Square Enix To 'Release Several Remakes'
All based on a single brand
Forever Entertainment, the team behind the recently released Panzer Dragoon: Remake on Xbox One, has signed a deal with Square Enix to create several remakes in the future. According to a translated report from Pap Bizness, an agreement has been made between the two companies for more remakes to be developed over the...
News Analyst Says Final Fantasy XVI Could Come To 'Other Consoles' After 12 Months
It's "totally down" to Square Enix
Earlier this week, Square Enix lifted the lid on the PlayStation 5 exclusive Final Fantasy XVI, but just how 'exclusive' is it? According to Eurogamer, "trusted industry analyst" Piers Harding-Rolls has "been told by Sony", that the next FFXVI will be a console
News Dragon Quest Was One Of Phil Spencer's Favourite Moments Of The Xbox Showcase
And ours too, Phil!
Phil Spencer has been working hard to improve Xbox's relationship with Japanese creators, and it looks like we're starting to see the fruits of his labor. At Microsoft's showcase earlier this week, the team revealed multiple Japanese titles are on the way to Xbox and Xbox Game Pass. In the same interview with the YouTube channel...
News Multiple Square Enix Titles Will Be Announced Around July To August
As a replacement for E3 2020
Square Enix has announced that it will be debuting several new titles around July to August. The company reportedly mentioned this in a stockholders meeting on June 24, explaining that it had intended to announce new games at E3 2020, but will now be revealing them individually (thanks No Investment, No Life, Gematsu):...
News Marvel's Avengers Will Launch On Xbox Series X This Holiday Season
Xbox One players can upgrade for free
Square Enix has announced it will release Marvel's Avengers on Xbox Series X when it launches this holiday season. The game will still be arriving on current-generation platforms this September. Any players who purchase the game on the Xbox One or PlayStation 4 will be able to upgrade to the next-generation...
News Creative Director Of Marvel's Avengers Shares First Look At New Trailer
Will air during next week's War Table stream
We already know Square Enix will be revealing new gameplay and co-op footage for the upcoming Xbox One game Marvel's Avengers in a 'War Table' stream on June 24th, and now to help build some excitement a first-look at the new trailer has just been teased. The game's creative director Shaun Escayg shared...
News We'll Be Treated To New Gameplay For Marvel's Avengers Next Month
"We’ve reassembled at home"
Square Enix has confirmed that it'll be revealing new gameplay and co-op footage for upcoming Xbox One game Marvel's Avengers in a WAR TABLE stream next month on June 24th. In a post on Twitter, the company mentioned that it's "reassembled at home" and is "working to finish our mission", promising that new trailers,...
News New Gameplay To Be Revealed This Week For Xbox Series X Game Outriders
The first instalment of the Outriders Broadcast
Square Enix has revealed that brand-new gameplay will be unveiled this week for upcoming Xbox Series X (and Xbox One) game Outriders, which is currently targeting a Holiday 2020 release date. In a press release, the company revealed that the inaugural "Outriders Broadcast" will take place on May 28th...
