This year the legendary “Final Fantasy” series is celebrating its 35th birthday. According to current reports, we could have concrete details about the celebrations of the anniversary in the next few weeks.
In the past few days, the publisher Square Enix has provided plenty to talk about, especially with the sale of its entire North American division to the Embracer Group.
Studios like Crystal Dynamics or Eidos Montreal as well as brands like Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and Legacy of Kain changed hands for the price of almost 300 million US dollars. In addition to the sale of the western division, Square Enix’s current annual report focused primarily on the legendary “Final Fantasy” series. As Square Enix indicated, the company has high expectations for “Final Fantasy XVI” and expects the next big success.
Another topic that was raised: The 35th anniversary that the “Final Fantasy” franchise is celebrating this year.
What is Square Enix planning?
What Square Enix is planning for the birthday of the long-lived role-playing series is currently still unclear. As reported, Square Enix is said to have confirmed on the basis of the current business figures that the planned celebrations for the 35th birthday of “Final Fantasy” will be discussed either this month or in June at the latest. If the reports come true, we may be smarter in a few weeks.
More news on the topic:
Square Enix recently introduced it a website ready for the 35th anniversary of the series, which indicates that the anniversary will also be celebrated with one or the other new announcement. “In this 35th anniversary year, we bring you many exciting new ways to enjoy the worlds of Final Fantasy,” the website reads. It is speculated that the waiting players can look forward to the announcement of the second episode of the “Final Fantasy VII” remake, among other things.
The first “Final Fantasy” was released in Japan on December 18, 1987 for the NES and, along with “Dragon Quest”, is one of the founders of the Japanese role-playing genre, which began its triumphal march around the world in the following decades.
Square Enix -said this FY3/23, it will release several new titles but year is centered around major franchise. Noted it is the FF 35th anniversary and expects news this month or next. Noted it had had seen FF16 trailer and had high expectations for the title. #FF16
— David Gibson (@gibbogame) May 13, 2022
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