Square Enix is Interested in Bringing More Final Fantasy Games to PC

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  • Square Enix is Interested in Bringing More Final Fantasy Games to PC

    In an interview with Eurogamer, Final Fantasy Producer, Yoshinori Kitase, said that the company is "definitely interested" in bringing more Final Fantasy games to the PC.

    In fact, Final Fantasy 13 began its life on the PC and was then ported to consoles. It would have been very easy for them to release PC versions of all three games but decided against it for two reasons.
    "(W)e looked at the market situation and we didn't think it would be a good idea, and also it would have involved lots of complex issues like security. So we decided not to do it this time around.

    "But we see potential in it and there are lots of regions and countries where PC is very strong. So in terms of our hope of being able to deliver our games to every single country in the world and to as many gamers as possible, yes, we would definitely be interested in pursuing that route in the future.

    "Final Fantasy 7 and 8 are now available on PC and they've been proving quite popular," he said. "It's an early stage for us. We haven't got an awful lot of experience in this field. So when we have more know-how and experience in this market we would be very interested."

    So far, however, Final Fantasy 15 is still just slated for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

    • K-16
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      "It's an early stage for us. We haven't got an awful lot of experience in this field."
      Glad they're being honest, because I'm very confused how the PC versions can be technically inferior to the PS1 originals. Note I used plural. It's a bit of a shock when the same launch mistake was repeated for the Steam version of FF8, and somehow added even more inferiorities in comparison to the original PC version, which was already inferior to the PS1 version. And yes, Steam FF8 is different than the earlier PC release (I had so many headaches from people disagreeing with me). Fortunately, the community is passionate enough to mod the game and fix it in so many ways, so you don't have to wait for Square-Enix to make the PC release catch up to the PS1 version when you buy it on Steam (minus analog control, say goodbye to turning smoothly and hello to literal 8 key directions).

      And again, I can't stay angry at Square-Enix. The staff on Final Fantasy aren't experienced enough to cater to the tastes of PC gamers. Standards such as graphical options, multi-monitors, sound, control schemes, stability on different configuations and drivers, etc. does make development for a console more inviting.
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