Revealed during Nintendo’s 31 July Nintendo Direct showcase, Square Enix re-introduced the tactical classic with a fresh story trailer and confirmed that Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles will deploy on Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, PlayStation 5/4, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam & Steam Deck) on 30 September 2025. The Nintendo eShop listing for the Switch versions now lists the game for pre-order, cementing the date across all platforms.
Two ways to experience a legend
Square Enix is bundling two complete editions in one package, letting you decide how modern—or how nostalgic—you want the campaign to feel. Choose the Enhanced build and the tale unfolds with redrawn backgrounds and sprites, fully voiced English and Japanese dialogue, an updated interface and a suite of quality-of-life tweaks: autosave between turns, a fast-forward toggle, a panoramic tactical view and a gentler “Squire” difficulty for newcomers. Prefer 1997 untouched? A quick flip in the menu drops you into the Classic edition—a pixel-perfect recreation of the PlayStation original that keeps every mechanic and animation intact, but overlays the acclaimed War of the Lions localisation.
War of the Lions: plot primer
Final Fantasy Tactics plays out during Ivalice’s War of the Lions, a bitter succession crisis ignited when the king’s death leaves only a sickly infant heir. Noble houses Beoulve and Nanten jockey for the throne, mercenary companies fan the flames for profit, and the Church of Glabados manipulates all sides while chasing Zodiac Stones said to hold divine power. Caught in this web are childhood friends Ramza Beoulve, the youngest son of a storied knightly line, and Delita Heiral, a commoner whose sister’s death at noble hands hardens his resolve to upend Ivalice’s caste system. Their divergent paths—Ramza, ever idealistic; Delita, ruthlessly pragmatic—turn the campaign into a meditation on history’s authors and the price of justice. The remaster retains every political twist of the 1997 script, but delivers them through newly voiced cut-scenes and an optional in-engine State of the Realm codex that decodes clan pedigrees, regional maps and the tangled loyalties of dozens of side characters.
Star talent behind and in front of the scenes
Original creators Kazutoyo Maehiro (director), Hiroshi Minagawa (art) and Yasumi Matsuno (scenario) return to oversee the project. The voice cast includes Joe Pitts (Ramza), Gregg Lowe (Delita) and cameo appearances by Cody Christian and Briana White reprising their Final Fantasy VII Rebirth roles as Cloud and the Flower Peddler.
