After uproar, Microsoft confirms error in social media post

A Xbox Brazil gave the players on duty a real scare last weekend, Father’s Day! The post they made to honor the date included an image of “Final Fantasy VII Remake“, can you believe?

Gamers around the world quickly deduced that it was a teaser, indicating that the game would be available soon. However, the excitement soon turned into a huge disappointment. Microsoft confirmed that the title was included in the post unintentionally, ensuring that it was nothing more than an internal error.

Even after the post was deleted, speculation continued and everyone believed that it was an indication that the game would soon arrive on Xbox consoles, an event highly anticipated by fans of the game.

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See how the post went

In the publication made last Sunday, 13/08, Xbox in Brazil brought together a series of famous characters in its games in a montage to pay tribute to fathers.

However, among the images, it was possible to see Barret from “Final Fantasy VII Remake”, which caused the uproar. But, to the dismay of fans, Microsoft itself declared that the post was a mistake.

To the website Eurogamerthey said it was deleted because it contained a title that is not yet available on Xbox consoles.

The new ‘Final Fantasy’ is scheduled to be released next year

Despite Microsoft’s cold water, fans don’t need to be too discouraged. It seems that the game will be available for Xbox next year. The wait, however, is a whole decade, since the last game was released ten years ago and was restricted to Playstation and the PC.

In the event of the infamous post, Microsoft went so far as to say that the migration of the game to the system is one of the topics most discussed and requested by fans. Therefore, they reaffirmed that the project is expected to be completed in the first half of 2024.

Therefore, the wait may be worth it, as the producers guarantee that everything is being done safely in order to ensure that fans have the best experience with the game.

According to Microsoft’s official representative, Yoshida, the game will be released on Xbox Series X|S with 4k resolution and more advanced loading.

Yoshida also took the opportunity to encourage players to sign up for the beta, as the Xbox version will have an open beta for patch 6.5. So, looking forward to playing the new “Final Fantasy” on your Xbox?!