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It\u2019s a mindset that\u2019s embedded in Xbox\u2019s partners in Japan, where developers are just as thoughtful with storytelling as they are with crafting the animation that makes their games so distinctive.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe Final Fantasy is a series that has significantly contributed to establishing this RPG (role playing game) genre within Japan,\u201d Hamaguchi says. \u201cAnd particularly the emotionally resonant storytelling, depth of world building and compelling characters have influenced countless developers, both domestically and internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n

The original Final Fantasy VII wove themes of life and death, environmentalism and self-discovery amidst a dystopian world dominated by an electric company exploiting the planet\u2019s life force for profit.<\/p>\n

Overseeing a game that will be available to more players is also a source of creative motivation, says Hamaguchi. \u201cIt presents this challenge of what can we achieve with these specs and then creatively, it sparks this question: What unique experiences can this [new] device offer?\u201d<\/p>\n

New devices for a new era<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Those devices are the Xbox ROG Ally and Xbox ROG Ally X<\/a> \u2013 made in partnership with ASUS, Windows and AMD \u2013 introduced in June and available Oct. 16<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They run on Windows 11, which will feel familiar to PC gamers who are used to downloading games from their favorite storefronts, running apps like Discord, watching favorite streamers on Twitch and trying out mods (modified versions of games crafted by other players).<\/p>\n

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Xbox ROG Ally X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Playing on something significantly smaller than a laptop gives players even more freedom to catch up on games they may have started on a PC or console.<\/p>\n

The Xbox ROG Ally handhelds are the latest addition to Xbox Play Anywhere<\/a>. A user pays for a game once and can then pick up play on supported devices.<\/p>\n

\u201cHandheld devices like the Xbox ROG Ally deliver a wider reach as something that takes the console and PC experience further in a portable way,\u201d says Kato. \u201cDevelopers don\u2019t have to create a specific version for it. It\u2019s actually what is on your TV or on your bigger screens, but it\u2019s going to be on a handheld that you can take out and play.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Game library as it appears on Xbox ROG Ally<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A natural convergence<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Partners like Square Enix recognize the potential reach of the Xbox ROG Ally handhelds, which will allow them to design games that aren\u2019t limited to a certain environment or to one set of users. Being flexible and having options is always going to be a benefit to players, Hamaguchi says.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd for us as a company as well, this is completely in line with our multi-platform strategy,\u201d he says. \u201cI sense something of a natural convergence or synchronicity in the direction that both of the companies are pursuing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adds Hiroshi Takai, main director for Final Fantasy XVI, also at Square Enix: \u201cAs Final Fantasy XVI was originally designed with a specific piece of hardware in mind, it wasn\u2019t until we later began work on the Windows PC version \u2013 and optimizing the game for a variety of unique hardware environments \u2013 that the doors to porting the game to other platforms (handhelds included) opened to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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