Does Final Fantasy 9’s new website mean a remake is on the horizon?

25 years ago, Square Enix released Final Fantasy 9 on PlayStation, taking us on another grand adventure, this time through the land of Gaia. Unsurprisingly, the game was a huge commercial and critical success, spurning ports on various consoles over the years, including iOS, Android, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch, but ports aren't enough anymore. The fantastic FFVII remakes have fans yearning for a Final Fantasy 9 remake, and the emergence of a new website to celebrate the JRPG's 25th anniversary is giving us hope - this includes the Pocket Tactics team, with our editor perhaps being the biggest FF fan out there. While there's no word of a remake on the site, it does have a bunch of anniversary goodies you can buy, including figures and plushies of your favorite Final Fantasy characters. If you're not familiar with this Final Fantasy game, FFIX takes place in a medieval fantasy world known as Gaia. You follow the story of Zidane Tribal, a thief who kidnaps Princess Garnet Til Alexandros during the midst of a war between two nations, only for the pair to team up to take down her mother, adding members to their ragtag group of heroes along the way. Continue reading Does Final Fantasy 9’s new website mean a remake is on the horizon? MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: The best Final Fantasy games, The best JRPGs, The best Final Fantasy characters

Mar 31, 2025 - 12:51

Does Final Fantasy 9’s new website mean a remake is on the horizon?

25 years ago, Square Enix released Final Fantasy 9 on PlayStation, taking us on another grand adventure, this time through the land of Gaia. Unsurprisingly, the game was a huge commercial and critical success, spurning ports on various consoles over the years, including iOS, Android, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch, but ports aren't enough anymore.

The fantastic FFVII remakes have fans yearning for a Final Fantasy 9 remake, and the emergence of a new website to celebrate the JRPG's 25th anniversary is giving us hope - this includes the Pocket Tactics team, with our editor perhaps being the biggest FF fan out there. While there's no word of a remake on the site, it does have a bunch of anniversary goodies you can buy, including figures and plushies of your favorite Final Fantasy characters.

If you're not familiar with this Final Fantasy game, FFIX takes place in a medieval fantasy world known as Gaia. You follow the story of Zidane Tribal, a thief who kidnaps Princess Garnet Til Alexandros during the midst of a war between two nations, only for the pair to team up to take down her mother, adding members to their ragtag group of heroes along the way.

Continue reading Does Final Fantasy 9’s new website mean a remake is on the horizon?

MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: The best Final Fantasy games, The best JRPGs, The best Final Fantasy characters