The possibility of a Final Fantasy 9 remake appears slightly more plausible as Square Enix introduces an anniversary page on their site.

Rumours of a Final Fantasy IX remake have been remaking themselves part of the discourse for several years now, sparked by the announcement of an animated series and a Nvidia leak back in 2021, and stoked by manifestations of several other Squeenix games from the leaked Geforce list. Now, Square Enix have added a dedicated 25th anniversary page flogging figures, spectacles, and other charming tat to their website.

The JRPG‘s 25th cake day isn’t until July 7th, but this new page lines up with claims from Oblivion remake leaker NateTheHate that we’re getting closer to an announcement, if not a release. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has also claimed that the Final Final Tactics remaster is still being worked on – a rumour that’s been twinned with the FF9 one for about as long as it’s been floating about.

For now, all we have are Quina plushies, Garnet figures, and a lovely looking graphic novel starring Vivi. I’ve come to love Vivi over the years, as well as as FF9 as a whole. I must confess that, when the game released, I was that guy. You know, that guy who had just played as brooding big-sword Cloud and brooding big-sword Squall and wasn’t thrilled to be handed a whimsical monkey boy named after a footballer with dodgy chibi proportions. “What is this magical, fanciful tomfoolery!” I cursed. “I want to shoot motorbikes at my rival’s floating child soldier training facility!”. Thankfully, I have seen the error of my ways. Final Fantasy 9 is lovely.

If you don’t fancy waiting for a remake that might not exist – like some sort of hopeful but deeply disorientated salmon smashing itself repeatedly against a rock jutting out from a crystalline stream consisting mostly of frothy leaker saliva – then the beautifying Moguri mod may be for you. You get some extra frames (15 to 30), alongside high-resolution textures. Flap in anguish no more, noble salmon.