The PC scene has become more and more vibrant over the years, and even Japan, where PC is a relatively unpopular platform, has begun to take notice. From making PC the lead platform for Dark Souls 2 to the recent ports of titles like Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Japanese devs are
As it turns out, Square Enix may not be far behind.
EurogamerIt's a series whose heritage is on console, but according to Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase, that may change.
"Let's not forget, when we developed the Final Fantasy 13 series, all three titles, at the early stages of development we were working on PC," Kitase told Eurogamer.
"Then we had to port it to the consoles. As far as the technology is concerned, it would have been possible for us to make a PC version, but we decided against it for two reasons: we looked at the market situation and we didn't think it would be a good idea, and also it would have involved lots of complex issues like security. So we decided not to do it this time around.
"But we see potential in it and there are lots of regions and countries where PC is very strong. So in terms of our hope of being able to deliver our games to every single country in the world and to as many gamers as possible, yes, we would definitely be interested in pursuing that route in the future."
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That's right. We might be going from Phoenix Downs to Phoenix Downloads!
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Anyway, Square Enix has already made some moves on this front. They've recently provided PC ports of Final Fantasy VII and VIII, though these ports have not been without their fair share of bugbears. If Square Enix decides to move forward with this idea, let's hope they've learned a thing or twenty.
Looks like PC gamers' final fantasy may become, finally, reality.