"4 or maybe even 5 instalments" If you want Remakes of older Final Fantasy games, prepare for them to be even bigger than the FF7 Remake trilogy - Eurogamer.net

What the report says

Eurogamer reported that Square Enix developers Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida and Naoki Hamaguchi addressed fan interest in future Final Fantasy remakes during a Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest panel in Berlin. The discussion brought together Yoshida, best known for leading Final Fantasy 14, and Hamaguchi, who is leading the Final Fantasy 7 Remake project, and moved beyond the MMO to broader questions about the franchise.

According to Eurogamer, a fan asked whether the success of Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth could lead to remakes of other older entries. Yoshida said the scale of games such as Final Fantasy 6, 8 and 9 would make that difficult, suggesting that remaking them at modern production values could require “four or maybe even five” separate releases. Hamaguchi also cautioned that keeping a development team together across a long remake project is unusual in the games industry.

Hamaguchi specifically pushed back on the idea that he is currently remaking Final Fantasy 6, noting that past comments about the game have often been turned into reports implying a project is underway. The panel therefore appeared to dampen expectations for another large-scale remake in the near term, even as it acknowledged strong fan demand.

Eurogamer also noted a lighter exchange in which Yoshida mentioned comments from fans who would like Hamaguchi to make a future Final Fantasy 17, before stopping him from answering. The article framed that moment as speculative rather than a confirmation of any new game.