March '25: Square Enix launches a website for the 25th Anniversary of Final Fantasy IX: jp.finalfantasy.com/ffix25th_news
"We are preparing various projects [...] to commemorate the 25th anniversary, so please look forward to it!", the website says. #FFIX25th #FF9

March '25: Square Enix launches a website for the 25th Anniversary of Final Fantasy IX: jp.finalfantasy.com/ffix25th_news
"We are preparing various projects [...] to commemorate the 25th anniversary, so please look forward to it!", the website says. #FFIX25th #FF9

December '24: Journalist @jasonschreier.bsky.social talked about the #FF9 Remake on Kinda Funny and said that "Tactics is more of a remaster, IX is more of a remake. [...] I do know that the IX Remake is happening, unless it was quietly cancelled [...] but I doubt it." Source: bit.ly/FF9Schreier

December '24: Journalist @jasonschreier.bsky.social talked about the #FF9 Remake on Kinda Funny and said that "Tactics is more of a remaster, IX is more of a remake. [...] I do know that the IX Remake is happening, unless it was quietly cancelled [...] but I doubt it." Source: bit.ly/FF9Schreier

Bombs were robbed!

June '24: A leak of the Epic Games Store database has occurred, revealing several unannounced games. One of them seems to be the FF9 Remake (codename "Momo"). It shows that you will get bonus items for pre-ordering the game (Tetra Master Starter Pack, Thief's Knives) Source: bit.ly/FF9Epic

June '23: Prolific video game journalist and reliable insider, @grubb.wtf, reaffirms on his "Game Mess Mornings" podcast that the Final Fantasy IX Remake is indeed real. Clip: youtube.com/clip/UgkxDCD... #FF9

November '22: Final Fantasy IX character designer Toshiyuki Itahana, who still works at Square Enix, said in an interview he's currently working on a character illustration for a game that hasn't been announced yet. #FF9 Remake? Also, notice the figurines in the background. Source: bit.ly/FF9Itahana

April '22: Well-respected ResetEra user and writer for The Gamer + @rpgsite.net Quinton claims to know that a Final Fantasy IX Remake is indeed coming: "The budget's probably nowhere close to FF7 Remake's" + has faith this #FF9 version will effectively replace the modern port. Source: bit.ly/FF9Era

November '21: In a PS blog post celebrating the release of #FF9 on PS Now, FF9 event designer Kazuhiko Aoki ended his post with an interesting sentence, that you could interpret as a tease for a new project: "Join us and continue to create Final Fantasy IX into the future." Source: bit.ly/FF9PSBlog

September '21: The huge Nvidia GeForce leak listed a "Final Fantasy IX Remake". Most of the games from the leak have been confirmed or released since then, including many Square Enix games like Kingdom Hearts IV, Tactics Ogre, Chrono Cross + Voice of Cards 2. #FF9 Source: redd.it/pndwey

June '21: the French studio Cyber Group Studios announced an agreement with Square Enix to produce a Final Fantasy IX animated series. While this is not directly related to a possible #FF9Remake, this was the first sign that #FF9 will come back. Source: kidscreen.com/2021/06/21/c...

My cope is that they're waiting for the announcement of the FF9 Remake, and both will be out next year. 🥺

Final Fantasy/Square Enix has been amazing at giving new and relatively unknown actors a chance.

Thanks, haters. You wouldn't know peak if it hit you in the face.

Cid has just joined the party and he's already laughing at Cloud. Love it.