Xbox Becomes the First Console to Host Entire Mainline Final Fantasy Series

[AleksandarK]

Microsoft's Xbox has just become the only console capable of playing the complete mainline Final Fantasy game saga. Thanks to a surprise release of Final Fantasy XVI for the Xbox Series X/S, announced during Xbox Showcase, this addition means all sixteen numbered titles are now playable on a single console family for the first time. For many years, PlayStation was the traditional platform for Square Enix's celebrated franchise. However, Microsoft has steadily changed that reality through its commitment to backward compatibility and a series of important cross-platform deals.

The arrival of the action-focused XVI completes a library that already includes classics like the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, with Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade set to join them this winter. The only title not included in this comprehensive lineup is Final Fantasy XI, which continues to thrive as a subscription-based online multiplayer game with its dedicated community. With its vast catalog, enhanced by the value of Game Pass, Xbox has successfully repositioned itself as a top-tier destination for RPG enthusiasts.



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[Onasi]

Yeah, that’s a cool nothingburger achievement. So can PC, and it could do that for a looooong time. The XBox division is desperate for any perceived win, huh?

 

[ymdhis]

Yeah, that’s a cool nothingburger achievement. So can PC, and it could do that for a looooong time. The XBox division is desperate for any perceived win, huh?

PC could always play anything, but this is the first CONSOLE to do it. That's something I guess.

 

[capdauntless]

Hurray? I leant my xbox series x to my friend to use as a bluray player...

 

[qlum]

Technically not the first console to house the entire series. That would have been the Famicom of course. granted there were a lot less titles back then.

 

[SOAREVERSOR]

Hurray? I leant my xbox series x to my friend to use as a bluray player...

Movies are all streaming now thanks to the PC, gaming will be all streaming now thanks to the PC. All PC gamers causes all streaming. Hence they are the master race.

 

[capdauntless]

Movies are all streaming now thanks to the PC, gaming will be all streaming now thanks to the PC. All PC gamers causes all streaming. Hence they are the master race.

While streaming is popular for most everyone, including myself in many cases, when I really want to enjoy something I go back to my own library of blurays and dvds. Hard to do in PC gaming certainly but I still have all my physical console video games.