We know Square Enix is deeply invested in its new multiformat strategy, but new documentation from the publisher reveals just how much its banking on the initiative.
In a presentation part of its latest financial results, it dedicated a slide to “strengthening consumer contact points”, which in essence shows a list of PS5 exclusives and how they’re being moved to multiple new machines.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade will of course launch on Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 next year, and here we see further confirmation that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will follow.
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The chart also shows how titles like Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake and Final Fantasy Tactics both launched on multiple platforms day one. And how next year’s Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined will follow that philosophy.
“Under the multiplatform strategy, multiple platform expansion projects for existing titles have been launched since the fiscal year ending March 2025, steadily expanding the fanbase for each IP,” the document reads.
Amusingly, there’s no mention of Bravely Default Flying Fairy, which deployed as a Switch 2 exclusive earlier this year and apparently doesn’t factor into the organisation’s multiformat plans.
Ultimately, we’re interested to see how much this improves the fortunes of Square Enix’s games.
Clearly being available in more places will expand the reach of titles like Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, but we wonder how much it’s actually going to improve the sales. After all, it’s still a big commitment to play through the previous two parts.
Our guess is that the PS5’s share of sales will dramatically decline, but the overall numbers will stay roughly similar, although we’re open to being proven wrong. It’s also perhaps worth pointing out that Square Enix may lose Sony’s substantial marketing support as well.
Either way, Square Enix’s financial results are largely uneventful for the first half of its fiscal year ending 31st March, 2026.
It registered a 15% drop in net sales but an increase in overall operating profit, with its merchandising sales increasing significantly on the back of Final Fantasy’s uber-popular Magic the Gathering set.