The Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Release Date Is September 3, 2019

Jenni Lada

Published: Aug 19, 2019 05:52 pm

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Final Fantasy VIII Remastered has a release date. On September 3, 2019, people will be able to pick up a copy of the game for their Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. This will have updated graphics and textures, the ability to speed up gameplay by three times, there will be a battle assist, and you could turn off enemy encounters.

The PlayStation Blog has also revealed a PlayStation Store preorder incentive. If people buy a digital copy there, they will get a free static Final Fantasy VIII Remastered theme for their system.

There is also a new Final Fantasy VIII Remastered trailer to go along with the release date. It looks at some of the updated CGs, as well as offers some in-battle footage.

Final Fantasy VIII originally appeared on the PlayStation, with a Windows release following in 2000. It will come to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on September 3, 2019.

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Jenni Lada

Jenni is Editor-in-Chief at Siliconera and has been playing games since getting access to her parents' Intellivision as a toddler. She continues to play on every possible platform and loves all of the systems she owns. (These include a PS4, Switch, Xbox One, WonderSwan Color and even a Vectrex!) You may have also seen her work at GamerTell, Cheat Code Central, Michibiku and PlayStation LifeStyle.