Naoki Yoshida, better known as Yoshi-P, believes remaking Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy VIII or Final Fantasy IX on the same scale as the Final Fantasy VII Remake project could require four or five separate releases.
Speaking during the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Berlin, Yoshida explained that the sheer size of those classic RPGs would make them even more difficult to adapt than Final Fantasy VII. His comments were shared by Genki JPN on X.
“Of course I understand the feelings of the players, but you gotta think about it. Look at Final Fantasy VI, it’s such an incredibly huge game. The scale is just immense,” Yoshida said.
He continued, “And the same applies for other titles like Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy IX. So of course now because you are working on the Final Fantasy VII series. I do get that people would be asking for Remakes of other titles. But if we did remake those other titles. We’d probably have to release them in 4 instalments or even 5 instalments.”
Genki later clarified that Yoshida was making the case for why remaking those games in the same way as Final Fantasy VII Remake might not be the best approach, rather than teasing plans for future remake projects.
Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII Remake project is currently structured as a trilogy, with the first two entries, Final Fantasy VII Remake and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, already released. The third and final instalment is scheduled to launch in Spring 2027.
