Those of you hoping to see the Final Fantasy VII trilogy on the next Nintendo system will have to prepare for disappointment as it has been confirmed today that the trilogy is a PlayStation exclusive. The news comes from an interview by The Washington Post with a high ranking employee at Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is not clear how much money was at stake to secure the game as a PlayStation exclusive.
“Securing the “Final Fantasy VII” trilogy as a console exclusive is a feather in the PlayStation cap. It’s part of recognizing the original game’s importance as a defining game for the PlayStation experience, said Christian Svensson, vice president of second- and third-party content ventures and strategic initiatives at Sony Interactive Entertainment.”
“Back in that same console generation for the original PlayStation, Sony Computer Entertainment had few franchises of its own, and in order to find its place in a very competitive video game industry, we sought to win the hearts and minds of key third-party developers like Square,” Svensson said. That focus on third-party partnerships — releasing games made by outside studios — is “ingrained in our DNA to this day,” he said, “and connects directly to how we’ve worked together on ‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.’”
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