No longer wants to be exclusive, Square Enix will focus on multi-platform strategy in the future

We know Square Enix is ​​deeply invested in its new multi-platform strategy, but a new document from the publisher reveals just how high its hopes are for the move.

During the presentation of the latest financial results report, there was a slide titled "Strengthening Consumer Touchpoints," which essentially listed a number of original PS5 exclusive games and their plans to expand to multiple new platforms.

"Final Fantasy 7: Remake - Chapter" will naturally land on Xbox Series X | S and Switch 2 next year, and here is further confirmation that "Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth" will also follow up with a multi-platform version.

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The chart also shows that "Dragon Quest III" HD-2D remake, "Final Fantasy Tactics" and other works have achieved simultaneous landing on multiple platforms on the first day. "Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined Edition" launched next year will also follow this concept.

The document reads: "Under the multi-platform strategy, starting from the fiscal year ending in March 2025, we have launched multi-platform expansion projects for a number of existing works to steadily expand the fan base of each IP."

Interestingly, Bravely Revelations: Flying Goblin is not mentioned in the document.The game launched as a Switch 2 exclusive earlier this year and was apparently not included in the company's multi-platform plans.

At the end of the day, we're curious to see how much of a boost this strategy can bring to Square Enix's game.

Obviously, being available on more platforms will expand the reach of titles such as Final Fantasy 7: Remake Part III, but we're curious whether this will actually significantly increase sales.After all, it still takes a lot of time to complete the first two works.

We speculate that the sales proportion of the PS5 platform will drop significantly, but the overall sales will remain roughly stable, but we do not rule out the possibility of being proven wrong.It's also perhaps worth mentioning that Square Enix may also lose a lot of the marketing support Sony provides.

Regardless, for the first half of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, Square Enix's financial results were generally lackluster.

The company's net sales fell 15%, but overall operating profit increased, and its peripheral merchandise sales increased significantly due to the super-popular "Magic: The Gathering" series co-branded with "Final Fantasy".