After all of the
rumors flying around as to whether or not we might see Dragon Quest or
Final Fantasy go multi-platform next generation, Square-Enix has finally
released a statement on the matter:
Tokyo, Japan
(November 16, 2005) Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Microsoft
Corporation, and Nintendo Co., Ltd. all have expressed plans to release
next-generation game consoles between the years 2005 and 2006.
In
this regard, speculation about the availability of FINAL FANTASY series
and DRAGON QUEST series games on these systems has been reported on
various media. However, we have made no concrete decision on our
strategic direction of this issue.
We
will continue to disclose any important information regarding business
operations immediately after we make any relevant decision.