Xbox’s Final Fantasy 7 Remake Tweet an accident, not a tease confirms Microsoft
Unfulfilled fantasy
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Microsofthas confirmed that a post from its Brazilian Twitter account which included a character fromFinal Fantasy 7 Remakedid so only by mistake and that it was not, in fact, a furtive teaser for a potential Xbox release.
On August 13, Microsoft’s Xbox Brazil Twitter account posted a Father’s Day message, honoring characters from across a wide range of Xbox-friendly titles. Barret fromFinal Fantasy 7 Remakestood as an odd one out, however, since, despite being an excellent father, the games in which he appears are not available on Xbox - with the notable exception of the original 1997 version ofFinal Fantasy7.
The Tweet, however, showed Barret in his remake incarnation, just as he appeared inFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeand is set to appear inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth.Though due to release onPS5in early 2024, there are no plans for eitherRebirthor its predecessor to join Xbox’s roster.
Though the Tweet was swiftly taken down, a record of the original tweet can befound on the Wayback Machine- a nonprofit internet archive (via TheGamer). The Tweet shows fathers fromPersona 5,The Witcher3,Gears 5,Red Dead Redemption 2,and a range of other Xbox gamesin a charming mosaic. However, despite taking center stage in the image, Barret and his daughter Marlene found themselves to be the odd ones out.
Addressing the error via social media, Microsoft offered clarifications around the initial Father’s Day post: “The image was posted in error and removed as it included a title not available on Xbox” (via Eurogamer).
Despite Microsoft once planning toacquire Square Enix for itself, it looks like many of thebest JRPGswill remain unplayable onXbox Series X|S andXbox Onefor the time being. Despite being a critical success, there are as yet no signs thatFinal Fantasy 16will be making the journey across to Microsoft’s consoles.
That said, it looks likecritically acclaimed MMOFinal Fantasy 14will becoming to Xboxin Spring 2024, according to a post on theofficial Xbox blog. Though it’s early days, it’s not impossible thatFinal Fantasy 14’s arrival on Microsoft’s console might open the doors for other Square Enix titles down the line. However, as the Father’s Day Tweet debacle clearly shows, those doors are very much not open yet.
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