Sales of Square Enix’s compilation game, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, have reached 5 million copies to date.
The official Final Fantasy Twitter/X account has revealed that sales of the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster have surpassed 5 million copies worldwide. Furthermore, it was mentioned that the Final Fantasy series has now sold over 200 million copies across the globe.
Square Enix also announced that it has updated the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster games across all platforms. Patch notes for updates to Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V, and Final Fantasy VI can be found here.
In related news, during a recent episode of the Xbox Two podcast on YouTube, co-host Jez Corden had stated that the whole slate of Final Fantasy titles are coming to Microsoft’s consoles, including the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster.
The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series revitalizes the long-standing franchise by bringing it to modern platforms. This project is one of several efforts by Square Enix to update these classic titles with new features and enhancements while maintaining their original aesthetic. Over the years, the Final Fantasy games have been re-released multiple times, including various remakes. Among these, the PSP versions of Final Fantasy I and II are considered the most faithful to the originals. For later entries, many fans believe that Final Fantasy IV to VI were best experienced on the Game Boy Advance, which introduced additional content and quality-of-life improvements. However, the Pixel Remaster series is now regarded as the definitive way to play these games, surpassing previous re-releases.
Rather than being direct ports, Square Enix has carefully refined each title’s artwork, soundtrack, and interface while incorporating quality-of-life features such as the ability to skip cutscenes, use boosts to reduce grinding, and disable random encounters. These enhancements are crucial for making these classic games more enjoyable, as they still contain some outdated design elements.
