One of the most exciting reveals to come out of Summer Game Fest 2025 was confirmation ofFinal Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chroniclesas a remaster of the classic Square Enix strategy RPG. A remake or remaster ofFinal Fantasy Tacticshad been long-rumored, with notable leakers supporting its existence going into the Summer Game Fest showcase. However, anotherFinal Fantasytitle that was leaked alongsideFinal Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicleshas yet to rear its head, making it feel like only a matter of time before it makes its presence known.
Although theFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeproject has been an ambitious attempt at reviving one of the franchises most beloved titles, it seems Square Enix is also starting to dip its toes into smaller-scale revivals of its classicFinal Fantasygames, such is the case with releases like theFinal Fantasy Pixel Remastercollection and nowFinal Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles. However, another rumored game is said to strike a balance between these two remake approaches, and now thatFFTis confirmed for the remaster treatment, it seems more likely than ever thataFinal Fantasy 9remake is on the way.
With Final Fantasy Tactics Confirmed, The Leaked Final Fantasy 9 Remake Needs to Step Out of the Shadows
Final Fantasy 9 Remake Was Leaked Alongside Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
One of the largest leaks in recent gaming history came in 2021 when data on the backend ofNvidia’s GeForce Now was exposed, revealing entries within the service’s database for an array of unreleased and unannounced (at the time) games. The leak listed games from several major publishers, including titles from Sony, Microsoft, Capcom, EA, and more. While a large portion of these games came to fruition over the coming years, others were canceled, and there are still a few holdouts yet to be seen. But one leaked title from Square Enix that has not even been announced.
Square Enix Games Revealed in the 2021 Nvidia GeForce Now Leak
With the games from this lineup having a pretty solid track record of being released, or at least officially announced, the listedFinal Fantasy 9remake remains the biggest question mark left from this four-year-old leak. With the confirmation thatFinal Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chroniclesis indeed realand a remaster of the original PS1 title, it seems more likely than ever that aFinal Fantasy 9remake is in development as well. The question remains as to when and where this remake will be officially revealed after the major summer showcases have come and gone.
A Final Fantasy 9 Remake Reveal is Not Off the Table for 2025
Despite theFinal Fantasy 9remake not making an appearance at the major 2025 summer showcases,Final Fantasyfans were still treated to the confirmation ofFinal Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chroniclesand its release date of September 30 of this same year. But with these showcases marking one of the few yearly opportunities for major game announcements, the windows for anFF9remake announcementare closing quickly. The next best opportunity for the game to make an appearance is at Gamescom later this summer, but the Tokyo Game Show in September might be more likely.
However, Square Enix may want to wait until afterFinal Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chroniclesis released before switching gears to aFinal Fantasy 9remake, meaning that The Game Awards in December could be the stage where it is finally revealed. The game has likely been in development for quite some time if it has existed in some form since the2021 Nvidia leak. As such, it’s likely fans will get official confirmation of thisFF9remake sometime in the not-too-distant future.
