Final Fantasy 'Pixel Remaster' Series Heads to Switch and PS4 Next Spring

Naturally, Square Enix is ​​preparing an expensive physical edition of the collection.

Square Enix's "pixel perfect" remasters of the first six Final Fantasy games will be coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 next spring, the publisher announced on Monday. First announced at E3 2021 and then released on PC and mobile in the same year, the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series features reworked 2D sprites and backgrounds, rearranged music, interface tweaks user and a handful of extras, including a bestiary for all enemies in each game.

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In addition to releasing the games individually on the Nintendo eShop and PlayStation Store, Square Enix will sell a bundle that collects all six entries in the Pixel Remaster series - Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI – for $75. For well-heeled fans, the publisher will also offer the Final Fantasy 35th Anniversary Edition. For a whopping $260 before taxes and shipping, you get a physical copy of all six games on a single disc or game card and a handful of extras, including a set of vinyl soundtracks, a 128-page art book and a set of figures. Square Enix says it tentatively plans to release the Anniversary Edition on May 31, 2023 – although it warns fans that international orders could take up to five weeks to ship.

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