Square Enix is signaling what comes after the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy: new games, not another remake. Producer Yoshinori Kitase said the company will invest in new titles once the trilogy concludes, Kotaku reported.

But Kitase didn't close the door on the project fans keep asking about. He acknowledged that there's real appetite for a Final Fantasy VI remake — and according to Push Square, that demand isn't just external. Kitase says the idea has supporters within Square Enix itself, with employees wanting to see the 1994 classic rebuilt.

The tension is understandable. The FF7 Remake project has been a massive, multi-year commitment, and a full FF6 remake would be another decade-scale undertaking for a game with an ensemble cast, an opera scene, and a world that splits in half. Kitase's comments suggest the company wants room to create something new before signing up for that again.

For FF6 fans, the takeaway is mixed but not bleak: no remake is on the roadmap, but the people who would greenlight one know exactly how much the streets — and their own colleagues — want it.