It sounds like Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth really didn't work

Square Enix has revealed a new business plan – titled "Square Enix Reboots, and Awakens" – which will see the publisher "aggressively pursue" a multi-platform strategy for its biggest games on Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation and Windows PC.

While Square Enix has long been active on a wide variety of platforms, it has a tradition of signing exclusive deals for its biggest releases, usually with Sony. This year's Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and last year's Final Fantasy 16 are currently exclusive to PlayStation 5, while games like Forspoken and the original Final Fantasy 7 Remake have been released on PlayStation and PC. Final Fantasy 14 just saw an Xbox release this past March, over a decade after it debuted on PC and PlayStation.

The wording of Square Enix's new plan, released as part of the company's latest financial report, suggests that this strategy will soon be a thing of the past. Square Enix said its goal was to "build an environment where more customers can enjoy our titles," especially when it comes to "major franchises and AAA titles including catalog titles." The mention of "catalog titles" suggests that previously exclusive games, such as the Final Fantasy 7 series and Final Fantasy 16, may soon be coming to other platforms.