Square Enix announced that they'll be holding a live stream tomorrow focusing on Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, teasing that it'll have some big news about the game. Given Square's recent statement about their increased support of Switch with mid-size projects, do you think that a Switch port could be announced?
I definitely think it's possible, since FFXII fits pretty soundly in the "mid-size" range--it's a big remaster, of course, but nothing as big as, say, FFXV or FFVII Remake.
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I've only played one Final Fantasy game before but I'd be very glad to see more of them hit the Switch. Sounds like there's a decent chance it could happen. I'm not really sure why they haven't brought any main FF games to Nintendo consoles since the sixth one. I know it was originally because the N64 didn't have enough memory or something like that, but that's not really an issue any more.
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Seems ridiculous that they didn't plan on this from the start... Remastered FFXII is OK, but portability would have been a big selling point. Could have been a substantial Switch release these past months, now a late port seems destined to get lost in the shuffle unless it releases Jan./Feb...
Aren't there usually issues with licensing though? I dunno how this stuff works.
I thought if it was originally made as a console exclusive, it usually has to stay that way.
Hence the lack of FFX remaster on Xbox.
I would love to see this, but I agree with @MarcelRguez that a PC is much more likely (in fact, I'd say that even if the Switch does get it, it'll go to PC as well).
@Dezzy Doubt that's an issue - FFX remaster was on Steam, and FF6 and earlier games were ported to the PS1.
A small part of me is still hoping Square Enix does FF Tactics. It's the same Ivalice as FFXII, so come on Square. Do it.
On a more serious note, FFXII is a great game. It is a shame that Nintendo consoles have been missing out on the main series FF games. While they do vary in quality, I'd say they're all worth trying out (just the main numbers).
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The stream will be from 20:00 to 21:00 Japan time, which I believe is 18:00 to 19:00 in Indonesia.
@MarcelRguez I do agree that a PC port is much more likely, but given SE's recent statements about the Switch, I wouldn't count Nintendo out of the equation. Since FFXII has already sold 1,000,000 units on PS4, Square will be looking for additional platforms to release the game on to keep the sales flowing, and I think that a Switch version would be very profitable that way. I could see an easy 500,000 units selling on Switch.
@Dezzy And I believe that FFXII was a timed exclusive to PS4, not fully exclusive. Since it's been out on PS4 for around 8 months now, it's possible that Square is looking to port it to other platforms.
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This is exactly the FF game I would want on Switch (well that and a new Final Fantasy Tactics but y'know...baby steps). It's not my favorite but I liked what I played of it like...a decade ago, heard the new version is better, I'm glad in 2017 this game is apparently more relevant than XIII.
Square enix games isn't a good metric. Something like Dragon Quest isn't gonna sell on Xbox anyway so that's understandable. FF15 sold about 1 million on the Xbox though.
So why wouldn't they release FFX and FF12, both of which would be easy to port to another console given that they're heavily below its technical ability.
For FFX, I did a quick search, and it seems that Sony was involved in publishing.
FFXII, I'm not sure. Remember, this one had a sequel which was released on NDS. I'd say, FFX will probably stay exclusive to Sony (similar to KH 1/2), but perhaps FFXII could see its way to other consoles.
@MarcelRguez Yep, KH3 on Xbox One is especially strange because it doesn't have any of the collections. Meanwhile the GBA, NDS and 3DS all have Kingdom Hearts titles. Spin-offs, yes, but all important to the story, Dream Drop Distance specifically. That being said, Square Enix are struggling to get the damn game out on its first platforms, Switch is probably an afterthought right now.
Another interesting point would be Valkyria Chronicles 4. It's getting an Xbox One release, but only in western countries/Europe. Honestly, it all seems so inconsistent.
When Sony released the PS1, Square jumped ship from Nintendo with what i would guess was a move to secure it's future. The least they could do is give Nintendo fans something they have been missing for generations, a proper Final Fantasy game. No Chocobo bull.
Whelp, it didn't happen. The "big news" of the livestream was just that a new patch for the game was coming soon. Oh, Square Enix...
But I still believe FFXII will come to Switch eventually. Just today SE reiterated their support for Switch with "mid-range" projects, and FFXII is the most obvious existing project for them to bring over. Either that, or the FFX/X-2 HD collection, but as others have mentioned in this thread, that seems to have been published by Sony so it's less likely. Yet again, Sony is also publishing Tiny Metal on Switch, so nothing's impossible!
Whatever happens, I just want a mainline Final Fantasy on Switch. That and Dark Souls are the two third-party franchises I want most on Switch.
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I think an announcement of a main series FF game coming to Switch would probably be saved for a Direct, so Nintendo can go on about how this is the first main series FF game on a Nintendo system since VI.
@Angelic_Lapras_King Yeah, that was my first thought as well. Mainline FF returning to Nintendo would be a huge deal that would be best presented in a Nintendo direct. It was just the timing of Square' s Switch statement followed almost immediately by the announcement of the FFXII live stream that led me to speculate a Switch announcement.
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