A Final Fantasy 9 remake is currently in development, reports claim

Square Enix is currently developing a Final Fantasy 9 remake, it’s been claimed.

In 2021, a Final Fantasy 9 remake was one of many unannounced titles listed in a GeForce Now database leak.

These included several Square Enix games that would later be officially confirmed such as the PC version of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, a Chrono Cross remaster and Kingdom Hearts 4.

While a Final Fantasy 9 remake has yet to be announced, Giant Bomb reporter Jeff Grubb claimed this week: “I will say I heard very recently, once again, Final Fantasy 9 remake is real, that is real and happening.”

Gematsu subsequently reported that a Final Fantasy 9 remake is currently in development too.

Final Fantasy 9 was originally released in 2000 for the PlayStation. It was directed by Hiroyuki Ito who would later direct Final Fantasy 12.

The game was re-released in 2010 as a PS1 Classic for PS3 and PSP, with Vita support arriving in 2012.

In 2016, the game was released for mobile and PC. It then came to PS4 in 2017, and to Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in 2019.

Earlier this week, a team of professional developers and artists released a 25-minute gameplay demo of Final Fantasy IX: Memoria Project, a proof of concept passion project designed to show what the game could look like with modern graphics.

Final Fantasy 16 will be released for PlayStation 5 on June 22.

Square Enix is also currently working on the second entry in the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy.

In a Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth update last week, producer Yoshinori Kitase said: “Development is progressing smoothly and according to plan, We are currently working on nailing down a release date for the game.”

When Rebirth was announced in June 2022, Kitase said the game would be “released next winter”, meaning in late 2023 or early 2024.