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Xbox is backtracking after an official social media account shared an image that hinted atFinal Fantasy 7 Remake’s availability on the platform. A Father’s Day post from Xbox Brazil featured a screenshot withFinal Fantasy 7 Remake’s Barrett and his adopted daughter Marlene. SinceFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeisn’t currently available on Xbox platforms, this led some fans to question if the post was a hint at a future release. That’s unfortunately not the case, at least right now.
Final Fantasy 7 Remakeofficially launched on July 16, 2025, on PlayStation 4, followed by a PlayStation 5 release on July 10, 2025. A PC port of the successful action RPG has since been released, too, on July 27, 2025.No Xbox version ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeor itsIntergradeexpansion has been announced. Microsoft even went so far as to accuse Square Enix of agreeing to a PlayStation deal that forces it to exclude Xbox support forFinal Fantasy 7 Remake.
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While the prospect ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remakecoming to Xbox platforms may be dim, fans have not given up hope. A Father’s Day post from the official Xbox Twitter account featured nine different video game screenshots, each capturing notable video game character fathers.Barrett ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remakewas in one of the screenshots. While fans wanted to believe this was a hint atFinal Fantasy 7 Remakecoming to Xbox, the company has since officially confirmed the image was posted in error.
The verbatim comment from Xbox, as provided to Eurogamer, states that, “The image was posted in error and removed as it included a title not available on Xbox.” In other words, the Xbox employee responsible for the Father’s Day post likely chose those screenshots without realizing the image was from a game that isn’t on Xbox. Perhaps they were a fan ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, or perhaps they were unfamiliar with the game or the character. Either way, it was a mistake.
Even this setback won’t stop fans from requestingFinal Fantasy 7 Remakebe ported to Xbox, of course.Final Fantasy 7 Remakeis a major release and Xbox users understandably want all major releases on the platform. So long as they keep asking for the game on Xbox, Square Enix will feel growing pressure to bring the game to the platform.
There are already hints that Square Enix will be more supportive of Xbox in the future. Xbox boss Phil Spencer recently made an appearance with Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu toannounceFinal Fantasy 14’s support on Xbox Series X/S. During that announcement, they teased future collaboration. For the time being, however,Final Fantasy 7 Remakeand its upcoming sequelFinal Fantasy 16 Rebirthhave no plans to support Xbox at this time.
Final Fantasy 7 Remakeis available now on PC, PS4, and PS5.
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