Final Fantasy 16 Team Tells Xbox Players To Not Give Up Their 'Hopes'

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Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster arrived on Xbox last week and it looks like the latest entry in Square Enix's long-running RPG series could also make its way across to Microsoft's consoles in the future.

Following Final Fantasy XVI game director Hiroshi Takai mentioning how he would like to see the new game on Xbox, the producer Naoki 'YoshiP' Yoshida has told fans to "not give up in terms of their hopes" as the team still wants to "release it on Xbox".

Here's what he had to say in full (via Video Games on SI):

"Of course we did announce the PC version of the game, so looking towards the Xbox version, we do want to release it on Xbox. But when it comes to the specifics such as when the game would be available and such, we are not in a position to be able to share anything. But of course, I want to say that it’s not as if there’s zero hope, and we very much do want to achieve that. So players should not give up in terms of their hopes."

Previous rumours have suggested Final Fantasy 16 could arrive on Xbox in late 2024 or early 2025. One other factor is it's reportedly been locked in an 'exclusivity' window under Sony's control.

Apart from the recent Pixel Remaster, earlier this year in February Square Enix released Final Fantasy XIV Online on Xbox Series X|S.