On January 22, 2026, the critically acclaimed Final Fantasy 7 Remake finally launched on Xbox as part of Square Enix's current strategy of releasing more Final Fantasy games on multiple platforms.
A strategy that is quickly proving to work out for Final Fantasy 7 Remake: in less than a week, the game has become the 9th top-paid title on the Xbox US store, as confirmed by our Gaming Editor, Jez Corden, who's been playing and loving it on Xbox. Microsoft updates its store tallies usually on a Tuesday, giving us a look at the movers and shakers on the best-selling list.
Now Xbox Store US has updated (usually on Tuesday).Final Fantasy 7 Remake debuts at #9. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/cw93BpeqEYJanuary 27, 2026
This is the latest piece of evidence that Square Enix, in my opinion, should've released their flagship titles on multiple platforms from the start.
Even Square Enix freely admitted Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth can't remain on one console to be successful after seeing sales figures for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 15 failed to meet expectations when they were PlayStation 5 exclusives.
Yet as soon as Square Enix started releasing their games on more platforms, the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster topped the Xbox store charts, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth enjoyed a healthy launch on Steam, and now Final Fantasy 7 Remake is quickly rising to the top of the Xbox US store charts in less than a week.
Now, imagine the huge commercial sales boom Square Enix will achieve if it releases the 3rd final part of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy on PlayStation 5, Xbox, and Steam all at the same time, as it once implied it's dropping PlayStation exclusivity?
But first, Xbox JRPG fans will need to get their hands on the Xbox version of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth first, which is reportedly coming soon in 2026, according to famed leaker NateTheHate (as reported by Insider Gaming).
Rumors and leaks should be always be taken with a grain of salt, but NatetheHate's leaks have been reliable, as his claims of Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Final Fantasy 15 coming to Xbox eventually ended up becoming true during June 2025.
So it's likely that we'll see Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on Xbox halfway or near the end of 2026. In the meantime, Xbox JRPG fans will have plenty of time to keep themselves busy now that Final Fantasy 7 Remake is available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC, Xbox Ally, and Xbox Cloud Gaming via Xbox Play Anywhere.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake is also available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam (which is my favorite version because it has insane PC mods that let you fight Darth Vader from Star Wars)
Are you happy that Final Fantasy 7 Remake is finally on Xbox platforms? Are you looking forward to playing the rest of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy when Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and the 3rd unnamed game come to Xbox?
If you have any thoughts on the matter, let us know in the comments below.
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