New "FF Game" for SE or Sony Event 

https://www.psu.com/news/rumor-square-enix-to-reveal-ps5-exclusive-final-fantasy-game-at-e3-2021/

Square Enix will lift the wraps off a PS5-exclusive Final Fantasy game at E3 2021, according to ResetEra leaker Navtra, who has a decent enough track record to warrant attention.

Posting on the forums, Navtra revealed that Square Enix is planning updates on previously-revealed projects as well as at least one major announcement related to Final Fantasy. He also expects one of these to be exclusive to the PS5.

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A reddit user (who apparently has leaked Elden Ring stuff in the past) unveiled some additional details in regards to the new FF:

-It's being developed by an external studio that has worked with Square Enix in the past
-Said studio has a mixed track record in the leaker's opinion, although he says that "the team behind the game has a very good reputation with the genre it'll be tackling"
-Won't be a numbered title or a new entry in an existing subseries (it would actually be the start of an entirely new subseries)
-It is set in an existing world and lore: Ivalice
-Won't be an RPG "in the sense people are thinking"
-It's not a Warriors/musou type of game

If this information is accurate, then what if we are talking about an action-RPG Final Fantasy spin-off developed by Platinum Games? Sounds like the type of game that would get Sony interested to the point of them securing PS5 exclusivity.

What could IT be...

FF VII part two I guess.

Hmm Tri-Ace perhaps?

Could be a new tactics/ tactics-esque or other low budget rpg.

Is it a rereveal of Babylons Fall? That's a platinum games/square enix collaboration that was announced for ps4 and pc.

FFIX small scale remake, Looks the same with modern visuals and they fix the card game. LET'S GO!


Tho in reality probably something dumb like World of Final Fantasy II.

I mainly play FF (well, at least the pre-FF13 ones) for the sense of adventure, the memorable plot moments and charming characters, so Souls Fantasy would be a big no from me. My hope would be like a more "traditional" alternative to FF16 (not that I'm not excited for FF16) with a higher budget and more "serious" art-style than World of Final Fantasy (a job system would be lovely). FFT2 would be amazing too.

XVI surely won't play like a Souls game but you can already tell it vaguely resembles one, let's just say it plays faster, oh, and it also has the dark fantasy look. No need for another Souls-like game. 

It's definitely the Super Ultra Final Fantasy IX remake, just you wait. 

Sounds like it's basically impossible to guess what the game is. The OP is basically saying, "every game that you can possibly guess...it's not that."  We're just going to have to wait until the presentation to find out, which is actually not that far away at this point.

So it's being developed by a non-SE studio that worked with them, with a mixed track record but "very good reputation" in their craft, will be a new subseries, will use an existing world and lore, won't be an RPG and won't be a musou?

It's going to be a dating sim, isn't it? Either that or a console gacha game.