Square Enix has announced its Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, which includes the first six mainline titles, will release for PS4 later this month on 19th April 2023. A new trailer viewable above has been posted to coincide with the news, which shows off just some of the improvements you can expect from these six remasters. The upgrades include toggles that let you change the amount of XP earned and how much Gil you earn, as well as the option to turn random battles off.
On the Nintendo eShop at least, the games cost between $11.99 and $17.99. Digital pricing on the PS Store hasn't been confirmed yet, but you will be able to buy each game individually or get them all as one big bundle. For each title you buy before 25th May 2023, you'll also get a PS4 theme and avatar based on the Final Fantasy entry in question. A physical version of Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster has been up for pre-order over the past few months, but it's sold out now.
To be clear, the games included are Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V, and then Final Fantasy VI. "The first six Final Fantasy games have been updated with beautiful new 2D pixel graphics designed to look great on HD displays, rearranged soundtracks overseen by original composer Nobuo Uematsu and improved gameplay features, including modernised user interface, auto-battle options and more."
Will you be picking up the Pixel Remaster collection in just a few weeks on PS4? Let us know in the comments below.
[source square-enix-games.com]
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I might be little pixel-RPGed out by the time I polish off Octopath 2, but for the price I’ll probably get some of these in a sale - on Switch
"For each title you buy before 25th May 2023, you'll also get a PS4 theme and avatar based on the Final Fantasy entry in question"
Wow!
Gotta say, I love my PS4 themes. It really sucks they ditched those with the PS5.
Anyway, love the QoL additions, the new font looks pretty good (better than the old one, at least), etc.
Good job, Square Enix.
Hell Yeah day 1. On legend of dragoon now
I'll buy a physical copy if they make it available, I'll pass otherwise. Making the standard edition limited I won't support.
Square is so weird man. They love cannibalizing their RPGs by giving them extremely close release dates (the PS4 versions of this and Live A Live come out essentially a week apart like how last year Valkyrie Elysium, Diofield Chronicles, and Star Ocean all released very close to each other) with little marketing, but would gladly sink hundreds of millions into games like The Avengers or Forspoken. They have actually good games unlike what some people believe, they just always have caveats with their releases.
Yay, they fixed the font!!!
Damn that's way earlier than I was expecting. On the 19th, with the exception of XI and the XIII trilogy, almost every Final Fantasy will be available on PS5. With June adding XVI. Kinda crazy to think about
Really hope they remaster 13 next after these
Looking forward to this. FF6 is my favorite rpg. It was the first rpg I ever played and have been in love with them every since.
The way Square opened up physical pre-orders abruptly in the middle of the night for the US made me loose alot of respect for them. Sold out immediately. Way to piss off your biggest market
It was about time. Great news!
There £14.99 3-6 and 1 & 2 are £9.50
New fonts and XP boosts are beautiful!
Definite pickup. FF1 was one of my first games. Was about 6 years old, didn't know how to buy equipment, and never got past Garland, but I loved it.
Finally! That’s my April, May and June all locked in Looks like the listings are up on US PS Store, but only for wishlisting so far
Sucks that there's no physical release for this
Nice to hear. Confusing why those updates aren’t announced for pc.
It's really nice to see 1-6 release together. Really need to replay 6 again, it's been too many years since I played it on my PSP.
I'm missing FF III in my PSX collection (because it was never released on PlayStation) so if it have physical copy I'll definitely buy.
Can’t wait to get my physical!
That font is real lovely. It’ll be nice to play VI again and I couldn’t tell you the last time I played 2D IV, the 3D version is brutal in comparison.
I doubt it, but wonder if each game will have its own trophy list?
I think these games are overpriced considering how ancient they are... but who am I kidding? I've been looking forward to playing these for a while.
Really want to try one of these.
Please can some one give me an idea of which one is the best out of them.
I’m from the uk and heard 3 is the better one but it was giving a different number over hear
I could be totally wrong with that information but I’m sure I heard it some where
Thank you for any advice.
"Up for preorder for a few months but it's sold out now" sold out after an hour 🤣
@Meehanuk_1987 FF6 is widely regarded to be the best 2D game in the series to the point that ''best of'' lists often have it back-to-back with FF7.
How much of that is nostalgia I honestly cannot say, but for such an old game it really seems to have remained in peoples' hearts for a long time.
@Meehanuk_1987 ff16 very good and ff14 is also a good one.
Any idea what the bundle price could be? Even though I preordered 16 for £100 I'm not sure on spending that much on old games
Agreed on the font! The first one they used was a travesty and stood out like a poorly made port. These are much better.
But will probably pick these up on Steam. Better fit on the go with Deck and can easily run on tv if needed.
@Meehanuk_1987 Final Fantasy 6 is probably the one that is most beloved by fans and would absolutely be the one I would recommend.
It was confusingly called Final Fantasy 3 (III) in the US when it released as they didn't release 2, 3 or 5 in the States, only 1,4 & 6 released which they retitled 1,2,3.
I hope you enjoy it!
@Shadcai Same as the physical version price, £64.99. All the preorders are already up on the Switch eshop.
I'm glad they fixed the fonts and added the XP&Gil multipliers. Don't have all the time in the world to grind my way through nostalgia.
Somehow totally missed this news until now, but that sounds like a great idea. I'm looking forward to 4 and 6 in particular. Both great games, but I never finished them
Would have bought it on PS4 if I could have gotten the physical release. Might buy it on Ebay in the future.
I might buy VI at least, it always looked pretty good to me. I'd much rather get an experience close to the original (whether it's grindy or not) so I doubt I'll touch the toggles, but they sound good for folks who are just revisiting.
@Ralizah First Live A Live and now Pixel Remasters getting themes? Man I miss themes so much on PS5. I bought a physical copy of Pixel Remaster for PS4 though so really hope I get those themes and avatars with it or I'll be slightly annoyed
I always meant to finish 5 & 6 on the PS3, so I think I’ll pick this up. Wasn’t a huge fan of 1-4, but I played them on a GBA, so I’d be willing to give them another go at some point
Why does the letter 'e' look like an 'a' is that the new font ,well thats gonna get on my narvas
Only if I get contacted by Square Enix I'm on the waiting list...
@Tobiaku If you see the prices good luck. 🤣
I thought the same thing but im not paying €300 for a basic edition.
I am so excited. This is going to derail my backlog but whatever.
They better all have platinums, and I am going to get all the platinums.
Can't wait! I need a physical copy though.
@Flaming_Kaiser I have seen the prices, I should be able to afford it this summer unless the prices goes up a whole lot. This is something I really want in my collection, so I'm ok with paying premium for it. If you want something unaffordable, check out the physical PS4 version of Poop slinger (No, I don't have it, at first I thought it was a scam, now I can't afford it)
Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster 1-6.
Fixed.
Thank you every one for the recommendations I will be going with 6 first then really looking foward to playing it 😃
@Meehanuk_1987 Yeah, 6 is widely regarded as the best of the bunch, but I'd put 4 at a close second, if not my actual favourite (the DS remake was fantastic)
@Tobiaku I can afford but i just dont want to pay to price to scalpers I hope Square Enix will destroy the value by releasing extra copies. 🤣
@Meehanuk_1987
VI is my all time favourite. Great characters, story, music, set pieces, and loads of secret things to uncover including characters.
Oh wow... those cheats really make the games more palatable.
With that said, i played all of these already. No real urge to go back.
I'll pick this up in a dirt cheap sale, have never played 1 thru 6 before, so I have zero nostalgia.
Will not buy this on principle…I desperately wanted a physical copy but the ***** at Square released preorders in the middle of the night without warning and sold out in an hour! I mean why do that? I expect they will be on eBay for 4x retail price…Why punish me Square when all I ever do is show love and line your pockets?
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