Final Fantasy 6 Remake is way too big for Square Enix to make

With Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on the horizon, fans are already looking for more games in the iconic JRPG series to be remade. Square Enix has heard fan demands for a Final Fantasy 6 remake, but the process might be too big for the gaming giant.

Final Fantasy 7 is currently being remade in three parts with Rebirth taking up the middle chunk. Starting development in late 2015, it’s already been almost a decade since the project started.

Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed in an interview with YouTuber Julien Chièze, via VGC, that remaking Final Fantasy 6 would take double the time and resources. This means that completely remaking the game in the series’ modern style without heavy cuts would be too big for Square Enix.

Kitase said that the long development time for a Final Fantasy 6 remake “bums him out”. Staff at Square Enix have called for a remake of the iconic SNES role-playing game numerous times, but the project is simply too daunting.

However, there is hope that the game could be remade, or at least reimagined, sometime in the future. Rumours have already circulated of a Final Fantasy 9 Remake in the classic turn-based style with modern visuals. This would make development less intensive than recreating the entire game as a blockbuster hack-and-slash game.

The Final Fantasy 9 Remake is allegedly releasing sometime in 2024, with a speculative release date pegged for the Summer. Reportedly, the remake will release across all platforms, not just on PlayStation 5 like recent Final Fantasy games.

Alongside the continued development of the FF7 Remake story, Square Enix is also working on new games in the series. Following the release of the PlayStation 5 exclusive Final Fantasy 16, game director Yoshi-P has called for a new generation to take the reigns on the franchise’s future.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth finally releases for PlayStation 5 on February 29, 2024. The game is expected to have a PC release in the future.