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Square Enix are still focused on blockchain in 2023Meanwhile Kitase teases future Final Fantasy titles
Meanwhile Kitase teases future Final Fantasy titles
In aNew Year’s message, Square Enix’s CEO Yosuke Matsuda reaffirmed the company’s focus on blockchain technology with “multiple blockchain games based on original IPs under development” despite the public backlash against the initiative. This echoes Matsuda’sNew Year’s messagefrom last January, where the company first expressed its enthusiasm for an NFT-fueled, metaverse future. More recently,Squeenix partneredwith the “environmentally friendly” blockchain firm Oasys, probably to sidestep potential controversies about, y’know, theenvironmental impact of the technology.
Matsuda addressed some of the public pushback in his letter, claiming that new tech usually receives initial backlash before becoming widely accepted. “New technologies and frameworks lead to innovation, but they also create considerable confusion,” he wrote. “Having ridden out such societal tides, some such technologies and frameworks gradually become part of people’s lives, eventually giving rise to new businesses and growth.”
Forspoken | “Worlds Collide” Gameplay TrailerWatch on YouTube
Forspoken | “Worlds Collide” Gameplay Trailer
It’s not all bad news for Square fans, asFinal FantasyproducerYoshinori Kitaseteased fans with “another big announcement unrelated to FFVII” in a different New Years’ letter. Many fans have speculated that Kitase could be referring to aFinal Fantasy 9remake, based on the propheticNvidia leaks.Personally, Final Fantasy 9 is perfect as it is, so I have my fingers crossed for a new project. I’ll probably just replay FF9 anyway.
Regardless of any game shutterings, blockchain controversy, or classic remakes, Square Enix is poised to have a pretty good 2023. Their magic-flinging parkour gameForspokenreleases in a few weeks on January 24th. On June 22nd, Square’s biggest series returns withFinal Fantasy 16- currently a timed exclusive for PS5. Then the next part of their FF7 saga continues withFinal Fantasy 7: Rebirthnext winter, also debuting as a timed exclusive for PS5.
