Final Fantasy 7 Remake Xbox One launch rumors squashed by Square Enix

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake has "no plans" for Xbox One at launch, but there's still wiggle room

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The Final Fantasy 7 Remake has been confirmed as a PS4 exclusive after a social media slip-up suggested it was also coming to Xbox One. The Xbox Germany Facebook account briefly posted a video that said the remake would hit Xbox One on March 3, 2020, the same as its announced release date on PS4, and questions remained about whether the Xbox account had slipped on a planned announcement or if it had mistakenly made up the whole thing. A statement given to IGN by Square Enix indicates it's the latter.

"As previously announced, Final Fantasy 7 Remake will be released for the PlayStation 4 on March 3, 2020," the Square Enix representative said. "We have no plans for other platforms." 

Though Square's "we have no plans for other platforms" statement sounds pretty final, you could interpret it as referring specifically to the March 3 release date; the Final Fantasy 7 Remake may end up being a timed exclusive on PS4 rather than a permanent exclusive. That being said, the remake's new episodic release structure could make timed exclusivity a bigger consideration for players than usual if it would apply to future episodes as well.

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Connor Sheridan
Connor Sheridan

I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and was formerly a staff writer at GamesRadar.