iOS devices will receive a port of the original PC version of Final Fantasy VII this summer, Square Enix announced on Tuesday at the E3.
Amid news of the new Tomb Raider, Kingdom Hearts and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Square executive producer Shinji Hashimoto took to the stage to talk about Final Fantasy VII.
"We'd like to take the opportunity to inform you that we're also bringing Final Fantasy VII to iOS," said Hashimoto via a translator. "We're hoping to deliver that one to you by the end of summer this year. So please look out for the release."
As Final Fantasy gets tossed to new platforms, Square is also planning to remake the genre-defining Japanese role playing game for Sony's latest console.
"After years of anticipation, I'm very happy to announce that we will be remaking Final Fantasy 7 for the PlayStation 4," said Hashimoto. "At this time, we're only announcing that we're doing a remake. So please stay tuned for more detailed information in the future."
It's the same version of the game that launched on PC back in 1997. Square originally hoped to release that version of Final Fantasy VII on the PlayStation 4 in the spring of this year, but, with just a few days left before summer, that isn't happening just yet.
"We'd really like to thank you for your continued patience, as we have to ask that you wait just a little bit longer until winter this year," said Hashimoto of the PS4's port of the PC version.
Final Fantasy VII follows Cloud Strife and his party as they embark on a journey in the hopes of bringing down the destructive Electric Power Company.
Gameplay in Final Fantasy VII focuses on an open-world exploration and an advanced take on a turn-based system for battles, during which Square's patented Active Battle System injects real-time elements into the fights and keeps the turns moving at a brisk pace.
Final Fantasy VII won't be Square's first entry into the mobile gaming sector, but it will be the game's first time arriving on a mobile device. Square didn't specify if an Android version of the game was in the pipeline, but it's still possible.
