Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, two large Square Enix games, both launched as PlayStation 5 exclusives. According to a Square Enix financial results briefing from May 2024 that is now availably publicly, profits from Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth failed to meet expectations.

Square Enix admits Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth underperformed, prompting a shift to multi-platform releases.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will be playable on the PlayStation 5 Pro during this month's Tokyo Game Show 2024 event.

Square Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth didn't meet its expectations with regards to profit.

Both Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 have fallen short of sales expectations, as Square Enix moves toward multi-platform releases.

As system architect Mark Cerny promised, the PS5 Pro solves these issues, offering a smooth frame rate with image quality on par with – and, in some instances, better than – the base PS5 version’s graphics mode.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth potentially sees improvements to image quality and performance according to industry experts.

Footage of the PlayStation 5 Pro running Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth shows off greatly improved visuals in comparison to the standard PS5's settings.

Square Enix has said that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 both underperformed. As part of a newly published results briefing, which was originally held in May, the company said that “profits unfortunately did not meet [its] expectations.”

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