Steam reveal first three Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster release dates

The release date for the first three Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster games doesn't come from Square Enix. Instead, it's from the Steam profiles of the first three Pixel Remaster games. Final Fantasy 1, 2, and 3, will all release on Steam on July 28 and are available individually and as a bundle at a 20% (give or take) discount.

In the same listing for the Final Fantasy I-VI bundle, the release dates for Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V, and Final Fantasy VI are simply listed as 2021.

What is perhaps the biggest surprise of the Pixel Remaster games' listing on Steam is the price disparity. Both Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II are available for $11.99 each. However, Final Fantasy III costs $17.99, as well as Final Fantasy 4, 5, and 6. What's new in Final Fantasy I, II, and III? The first three Final Fantasy games emphasized the "Warriors of Light" story more than its successors.

Seeing that the Steam profiles for Final Fantasy 1, 2, and 3, are already up, we finally have a better idea of how the games will look.

If you head on over to the individual Steam profiles of each title, you'll see just how much of an effort Square Enix put towards updating the graphics of these classic RPGs. Upon closer inspection, you can see that there's a mix of HD representations of original assets together with assets used in other Final Fantasy titles.

According to Square Enix, the Pixel Remaster games are the best mix of modernization and authenticity.

In our earlier preview, we mentioned that Square Enix might release the Pixel Remaster games by threes. This certainly seems to have been the case for this initial batch of Final Fantasy games. It remains to be seen if Final Fantasy 4 through 6 will be released together as well, or individually throughout the rest of 2021.