Final Fantasy XII is set to make a return, at least according to Final Fantasy Distant Worlds conductor Arnie Roth.

Over the weekend, the symphonic event arrived in Pittsburgh and it was during the concert that Roth made the announcement a "remake" of the PS2 classic is in the works, with a number of attendees confirming this wording. Hitoshi Sakimoto, the man responsible for scoring the game, apparently confirmed it.


As it currently stands, Final Fantasy XII is the only installment of the franchise you can't play on modern consoles, and fans have long predicted it was a matter of "when" this would be announced, not "if".

Due to the nature of his role, we're inclined to think Roth probably means a HD Remaster of Final Fantasy XII as opposed to a Final Fantasy VII-esque remake. Of course, if any other title was worthy of getting the remake treatment, you could certainly make a strong argument for it being Final Fantasy XII.

The original Final Fantasy XII suffered a difficult development, being delayed multiple times and even earning a Guinness World Record for longest development period. Key developer Yasumi Matsuno, who came up with the game's original concept and plot, was allegedly difficult to work with and refused to come to work for a month after part of the development team left to join Hironobu Sakaguchi's new company Mistwalker. He eventually departed the project due to a prolonged illness.


Since then, it's been openly admitted many of the original game's ideas had to be ditched in order to finish it. With this in mind, you can see why it'd be mightily tempting to Square Enix to have a second bite of the cherry, particularly considering how divisive the original was.

We've reached out to Square Enix for comment and will update the story when we hear back. Of course, with Gamescom this week, there's every chance we won't have to wait too long for something official on this one.