Square Enix celebrates Final Fantasy 9's 25th anniversary with a new video and a fan art project – but everyone wants a remake teaser

Ready to get old? Today is the 25th anniversary Final Fantasy 9Square Enix went all out, well, launched a fan art project.

If that's less than your remake shape expects, you're not alone. There is a lot of excitement about the people who are in high regard Final Fantasy 9 Remake back Square Enix launched its official Final Fantasy 9 25th Anniversary Website earlier this yearalthough the publisher has at least admitted the special day of Final Fantasy 9Anniversary special movie“It’s a request to collect special memories from fans, and that’s pretty much that.

A tweet was posted on the game's official X/Twitter account yesterday on July 6, saying: “Celebrating the 25th year of Final Fantasy 9.

Then, in the follow-up news released today (July 7), Square Enix Invite players aged 13 and above from the selected country From now until the end of October, submit their FF9 fan art. If selected, it will be used on the Final Fantasy Portal as well as the official social network account.

Help us celebrate Final Fantasy IX 25th anniversary: https://t.co/d9bh3mwb1

We accept fan submissions from Memorial Games from now until the end of October and we'd love to see your work!

Submit them via the link above and post #ffix25fanartWoolen cloth pic.twitter.com/jsqwlht0k5

– Final Fantasy (@finalfantasy) July 7, 2025

The X/Twitter Account 9 of the Furious Project Final Fantasy: Project Memoria quoted Tweeting Square’s post earlier today, adding: “When will we tell them, Square Enix?”

When will we tell them @squareenix? https://t.co/ylt8equwod

– Final Fantasy IX: Memo Project (@memoriaproject) July 7, 2025

It's far from what some fans hoped, especially since last year, Final Fantasy 14 producer naoki'Yoshi-p'Yoshi Yoshida Yoshida Talk about the remake of Final Fantasy 9warning it may not be suitable for a game, so head in the direction of Final Fantasy 7 remake. Early 2024 Yoshi-P also announced additional Final Fantasy 9 theme Final Fantasy 14 Extension for Collectors and Digital Collectors dawn.

Perhaps no surprise, the game's social media and Reddit community are filled with shocking players who comment on the lack of news. “This is not a brother,” explain one. “Remake. Announced Remake”, while another explain: “At least confirm or deny the remake rumors.”

“The 25th anniversary of the founding is a big milestone and announcing that this will be the best. My hope has disappeared.” Another disappointed fan. Interestingly, though, some fans think the lack of announcements as a sign that there may still be news.

“October is a month, boy,” explain This excited player, other Added: “The deadline is the end of October, because you will all reveal the FF9 remake in November, right?”

In reddit thread Title“You have arrived at a checkpoint. How have you been disappointed so far with your announcement?” answer: “At this point, I've played more myself than I actually played. Just call me Zorn & Thorn' because I'm a certified resident of Joker Town.”

Even Domino's pizza doesn't believe we haven't announced yet…

Have done it @Dominos Just become the coolest pizza company? pic.twitter.com/vmk8klttj1

– wickid🇺🇸 (@pirateHunterwik) July 6, 2025

Final Fantasy 9's remake rumor has been spinning on Square Enix since this unannounced game as part of 2021 NVIDIA Leak Upcoming title. The list is confirmed by NVIDIA to be legal but may be outdated, including many Square Enix games announced or released by the company, such as Chrono Cross Remaster,,,,, Kingdom Hearts 4this Final Fantasy Tactics Remakeof course Final Fantasy 7 Remake For PC. However, “The Remake of Final Fantasy 9” has not yet been realized. Months before Nvidia leak, June 2021, Final Fantasy 9 Animation series is reportedly under developmentalthough we haven't heard anything since.

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