Yoshi-P Would Love to Add the Pixel Remasters Inside Final Fantasy XIV

The recent release of the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters has opened up the opportunity for a new audience to experience the original six Final Fantasy games on modern consoles. While these games are currently available on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, Square Enix has expressed a strong desire to bring them to yet another platform - Final Fantasy 14.

During a press conference at Final Fantasy Fan Fest 2023, director and producer Naoki Yoshida, known as Yoshi-P, revealed his interest in allowing FF14 players to access the Pixel Remasters either through the Gold Saucer amusement park in-game or through player housing. However, the implementation of this feature has proven to be a significant challenge due to the Pixel Remasters' reliance on middleware, a software program that acts as a middleman to enable certain functions on the operating system.

The issue lies in the fact that integrating the middleware into Final Fantasy 14 would require building another system capable of playing back the middleware within the game, effectively creating a complex configuration of systems. Despite the challenges, Yoshi-P remains enthusiastic about the idea and has called for a "super programmer" to step forward and assist Square Enix in making it a reality.

Interestingly, if Square Enix manages to overcome this technical hurdle, it would also result in a release of the Pixel Remasters on Xbox. This comes in light of the announcement that Final Fantasy 14 will be coming to Xbox in the spring of the following year after an open beta period, as revealed during Fan Fest 2023.

Fan Fest 2023 was filled with numerous exciting announcements, including the new Dawntrail expansion, hints at future Square Enix x Xbox collaborations, the unveiling of a mysterious T-shirt, and a disappointing response to Blitzball fans' expectations.