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Square Enix says the Romancing SaGa 2 remake has passed one million units shipped and sold digitally worldwide, the first SaGa game to do so since SaGa Frontier 29 years ago, with Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United next on February 16, 2027.
Square Enix's HD-2D reimagining of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is out now on Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC for $49.99, with a free Chapter 1 demo whose save carries over.
Both Octopath Traveler games launch DRM-free on GOG on October 8 at up to 70% off, and join GOG's Preservation Program, so GOG will keep them running on future versions of Windows.
Square Enix has detailed battle-free Quick Scouting, a rare-monster Scout Run, two-party Joint Battles against giant bosses with four-player online support, and the priestess Almira ahead of the December 3 launch.
Square Enix's revised Materials Usage Policy for Final Fantasy XIV, effective 16 September, spells out a ten-condition framework for fan-made physical items — and bans both 3D printing and AI-generated derivative works outright.
Director Naoki Hamaguchi says the trilogy's finale will install at roughly 200GB, which means every physical copy ships incomplete. Square Enix's own store listing also spells out the Story Expansion Pass: a Sephiroth chapter first, then Vincent and the Turks.
Square Enix's Tokyo Game Show trailer for Final Fantasy Resonance leans into a story of vengeance and bonds, confirms an October 22 release, and points players at a free demo that is live on every platform right now.
Square Enix says the Dragon Quest series has topped 100 million in combined shipments and digital sales, up from 97 million in February. The HD-2D remakes and Dragon Quest VII Reimagined did the recent work - and the count excludes all digital sales before April 2015.
Naoki Hamaguchi has confirmed that Kingdom Hearts IV is being made inside Creative Studio 1, the same Square Enix studio he runs and that is building Final Fantasy VII Revelation. Tetsuya Nomura still directs KH4 - but both of the company's 2027 tentpoles now ship out of one org.
Sony will air a State of Play on Thursday, September 3 at 6:00 a.m. PT, closing with an extended look at Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Revelation, then follow it immediately with a separate State of Play Japan hosted by Yuki Kaji.
Square Enix used D23 2026 to give Kingdom Hearts IV its first release window - late 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and PC - alongside a gameplay trailer for a new world based on Pixar's Coco. Mickey, Donald and Goofy get playable segments, and Disney greenlit an animated series too.
Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live returns on Tuesday, August 25, streaming free on YouTube, Twitch and Steam. Square Enix is bringing Final Fantasy VII Revelation with director Naoki Hamaguchi, 4A Games has Metro 2039 on the bill, and CD Projekt Red's Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past is confirmed to appear.
Square Enix's 30-million-player MMO finally lands on Switch 2, packing the full journey through Dawntrail, a free month of play for all, and no Nintendo Online required.
Square Enix's beloved HD Remaster collection lands on Nintendo Switch 2 on July 23, timed to Final Fantasy X's 25th anniversary. The Switch 2 edition adds a high-speed mode and a random-encounter toggle on top of its already-remastered HD visuals and music - all for the same $49.99 as the original Switch release.
Square Enix's HD-2D style goes fully real-time on June 18 in The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales - a new action RPG from the Octopath Traveler team that follows a boy and his fairy across a thousand-year, four-age journey. Here is everything launching this week.
Square Enix revealed Final Fantasy Resonance, the first HD-2D Final Fantasy and a ground-up reimagining of Brave Exvius' opening arc, launching October 22, 2026 on Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox and PC with turn-based combat.
Square Enix gave Kingdom Hearts IV a major new gameplay trailer at the June 9 Nintendo Direct, showing Sora battling a giant Heartless in the rain-soaked, Shibuya-like city of Quadratum. The game will launch simultaneously on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, with native Switch 2 collections of the older titles arriving October 8, 2026.
Square Enix closed Summer Game Fest 2026 by revealing Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the third and final chapter of the Remake trilogy, launching Spring 2027 across PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Cid and Vincent become full party members, the Highwind enables open-world flight, and a new Job Class feature joins combat.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth launched on Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC on June 3, 2026, with Square Enix releasing a launch trailer. The acclaimed remake sequel adds a Streamlined Progression option, ships on Switch 2 as a Game Key Card, and offers a 20% Xbox launch discount through June 10.
Microsoft's second Game Pass drop of the month adds 13 titles between May 20 and June 2 across Ultimate, Premium, and PC tiers. Day-one additions include Luna Abyss (May 21), Echo Generation 2 (May 27), and the Crashout Crew / Kabuto Park double on May 28. The standout finishers are Jurassic World Evolution 3 and Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster, both landing on June 2 and both available on the family-friendly Premium tier - a tonal pivot from April's action-heavy calendar.
Square Enix's Team Asano dropped the Prologue Demo for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales on May 19, 2026 across Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. The free demo features faster movement, a new difficulty tier, seven weapon types with magicite customisation, and save data that carries into the June 18 full launch.
FuturLab has put a hard deadline on its Square Enix crossovers in PowerWash Simulator: the free Midgar Special Pack and the free Croft Manor Tomb Raider Pack both get pulled from every storefront at 3pm BST on May 19, 2026. Anyone who hits the Add to Library button before then keeps them forever, and anyone who waits loses access entirely.
Yuji Horii confirmed via the KosoKoso podcast that a Dragon Quest 40th anniversary livestream airs May 27 with news on the next game — almost certainly Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate. The original podcast clip was pulled within hours.
Dragon Quest Smash/Grow brings roguelite dungeon runs and four-player co-op to phones in a free-to-play package that finally gives the franchise a genuine mobile identity.
Square Enix surprise-drops a free Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo covering two full chapters on Switch 2 and Xbox, with all progress carrying over to the June 3 launch.
FFXIV Patch 7.5 'Trail to the Heavens' is live today. The Dawntrail finale begins with a new alliance raid concluding the Echoes of Vana'diel series, the Clyteum dungeon, the Enuo trial in Normal and Extreme, Shinryu Unreal, a new Crystalline Conflict arena, and Duty Support for two classic dungeons.
Square Enix dropped FFXIV's next expansion at Fan Fest 2026: Evercold launches January 2027, kicking off the Godless Realms Saga with a full combat overhaul, two original jobs, a Switch 2 version this August, and a Neon Genesis Evangelion alliance raid called Ghosts of Desire. Patch 7.5 ships April 28.
Square Enix restored Final Fantasy XIV's Online Store gifting feature on April 2, 2026, after four years of restrictions. Mounts, minions, emotes, and four other categories can now be gifted to friends, with a new three-day friends-list cooldown to prevent fraud.
The FFXIV Fan Festival 2026 begins April 24 in Anaheim with the expected reveal of the game's next major expansion. The three-event global tour continues through Berlin in July and Tokyo in October, following the series' traditional reveal cadence.