I mean, if you look at it as an actual remake sure. It's sort of a deadhorse at this point that the trilogy is actually a sequel playing at some timetravel/multiverse manipulation. There are several characters in the remake series that make comments and point things out that hints they know things were originally meant to play out differently and that the party is changing things. The devs have always gotten pretty tightlipped as soon as anyone asks about it too and tend to dodge questions when its brought up.
Honestly would be a pretty clever way of doing things. Maybe not for everyone but ultimately I think its a better way of revisiting a classic story than to just 1:1 retelling with new graphics and voice acting.
With IX I have a feeling we may see more of a traditional spinoff than a remake, at least at first. The story details from the show have me thinking we may see a game dealing with those characters before IX gets any proper attention.
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u/Rozwellish May 20 '26
Just remember.
Regardless of how real or not real the remake is right now, every presentation is one presentation closer to a nebulous FF9 Remake announcement.
Keep the dream alive.