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New info via Square Enix:

Title: DISSIDIA DUELLUM FINAL FANTASY
Genre: 3vs3 Team Boss Battle Arena
Release: Scheduled for 2026
Platform(s): App Store, Google Play
Price: Free to Play (with in-app purchases)
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A new DISSIDIA story unfolds in modern Tokyo, where legendary FINAL FANTASY warriors assemble to save the world from destruction. Defeat the boss faster than the enemy team in exhilarating, action-packed battles in this 3v3 Team Boss Battle Arena.

Sign Up for the Closed Beta Test (link) Eligible Regions: United States and Canada

Recruitment available until October 28, 2025​

Tetsuya Nomura, Creative Producer of DISSIDIA DUELLUM FINAL FANTASY, has shared a special message for this new entry in the DISSIDIA series.​

 

[DarkShadowXI]

 

[Skifi28]

 

[Bonfires Down]

new Dissidia Final Fantasy

for iOS and Android

 

[stickkidsam]

JUST REMAKE DUODECIM ON CONSOLE YOU BASTARDS

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Clive and Ultima and some new characters from older, better games make their debut.

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

Who hurt Square Enix?

Why do they keep doing this to themselves?

 

[LordCBH]

"New Dissidia!"
…
"Mobile only!"

 

[begotten]

SE are never going to have their Capcom moment and turnaround are they?

Absolutely directionless company full of crybabies at the top.

 

[Arsic]

Whack

 

[Danjin44]

New Dissidia!?

For Android/iOS

I'm dying to get a proper Dissidia game like on PSP but on consoles…..Dissidia NT was not it….not even close.

 

[Punished Miku]

Really no point. Shows how bad the state of the series is when I last played Dissidia on PSP and in all that time they have exactly 1 new character to add to the roster. Clive.

Duodecim came out 14 years ago ....

 

[Davevil]

 

[LarsQMorient]

I liked DFFOO.

 

[MagiusNecros]

So they shut down DFFOO so they could rebrand and sell you a predatory version based on Ever Crisis? Probably what will happen.

Dissidia and Duodecim were great. They screwed us over with DIssidia NT at Arcades and gave a bad version on PC.

DFFOO at the very least was one of the more generous Gacha games.

L LarsQMorient They should have went the MMX Dive route and gave us a $30 offline version.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

For anyone curious, here are some reactions from Japanese Dissidia fans on Twitter about this announcement.

 

[Judge Magister]

I thought this series was dead.
NT was a huge disappointment compared to the PSP titles.

 

[MagiusNecros]

I thought this series was dead.
NT was a huge disappointment compared to the PSP titles.

Imagine making a sequel to Duodecim with good online and more characters from every mainline game.

Imagine a FF MUSOU!?

Square Enix is really dumb.

But hey at least we got Stranger of Paradise.

 

[Punished Miku]

Square Enix is really dumb.

Even Konami figured out that they can leverage their legacy IP cheaply with hungry teams in Hong Kong, Eastern Europe, and indies. SQEX hasn't done any of that. But yeah, at least we got Stranger of Paradise.

 

[Synless]

Well, the one on ps4 was trash compared to the psp ones so it can't be worse.

 

[Shifty1897]

They should have just remastered Duodecim, and thrown in Clive.

 

[RoboFu]

Hey I have iOS devices!

 

[Lambogenie]

Ah, a moba or auto battle game?

A remaster would be good or new, proper game on console. Really should've been a successful, long running pillar game for them.

 

[Danjin44]

I thought this series was dead.
NT was a huge disappointment compared to the PSP titles.

It really was….I LOVED the PSP games, I was absolutely obsessed with them.

 

[MagiusNecros]

It really was….I LOVED the PSP games, I was absolutely obsessed with them.

I was so obsessed I mastered High Guard and Omniblock with the sound off. Arguably the only bad matchup was Jecht's multihit on his charged HP Attacks.

 

[Barakov]

 

[Gambit2483]

JUST REMAKE DUODECIM ON CONSOLE YOU BASTARDS

Came to post this.

Faith in NeoGAF sustained.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Imagine making a sequel to Duodecim with good online and more characters from every mainline game.

Imagine a FF MUSOU!?

Square Enix is really dumb.

But hey at least we got Stranger of Paradise.

Strangers of Paradise is the best modern Final Fantasy. I would play it way more but I am afraid of having to sort through my 5000+ item inventory to make space.

 

[Myths]

mobile… yawn.

^Also, I'm assuming "modern" excludes LR cause otherwise no. LR is the best modern FF.

 

[RoboFu]

Strangers of Paradise is the best modern Final Fantasy. I would play it way more but I am afraid of having to sort through my 5000+ item inventory to make space.

They made it easier to get rid of things in a later patch.

I almost love the game but it's like it just needed a bit more work to be great.

 

[Rising_Hei]

We need a real sequel to the PSP games, not this.

 

[MLSabre]

Goddamn SE, you dingus. I just want more of the PSP Dissidia game style. Is that too much to ask?! Fucking hell, no wonder you're floundering about.

I was so obsessed I mastered High Guard and Omniblock with the sound off. Arguably the only bad matchup was Jecht's multihit on his charged HP Attacks.

The dude's a menace in Duodecim. The assist mechanic makes him even more busted.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Goddamn SE, you dingus. I just want more of the PSP Dissidia game style. Is that too much to ask?! Fucking hell, no wonder you're floundering about.

Lightning(no not the character) in a bottle. Best to hope for is maybe a bad port?

MLSabre Opponent assists actually made my Exdeath more dangerous since it gave me more opp attacks to YOLO Almagest. And I appreciated the pressure to make opponents attack with Maelstrom bait.

Plus with all the counter variants Exdeath unironically had the most moves at his disposal.

Feral Chaos was pretty beast too.

 

[MLSabre]

Lightning(no not the character) in a bottle. Best to hope for is maybe a bad port?

With how SE are these days, it's the bare minimum we can hope for.

 

[Loomy]

 

[NeverYouMind]

They made it easier to get rid of things in a later patch.

I almost love the game but it's like it just needed a bit more work to be great.

I would argue that the second Wanderer of the Rift DLC and third Different Future DLC made it great.

 

[MagiusNecros]

I would argue that the second Wanderer of the Rift DLC and third Different Future DLC made it great.

Well yes of course. GILGAMESH IS IN IT.

 

[RoboFu]

For mobile gaming to really take off for traditional gaming people need to start making docks.

But I'll tell you why that hasn't happen and won't happen for phones.
People are addicted to their phones they can't put them down. No one wants to put their phone in a dock to play a game and not have access to their phone.

iPads maybe... Apple TV would easily be way to go.. but not phones.

 

[Mayar]

Thick Thighs Save Lives - I always thought you brought only good news, I will make some adjustments to your resume.
P.S - Damn, this kind of news is deeply depressing...

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Thick Thighs Save Lives - I always thought you brought only good news, I will make some adjustments to your resume.
P.S - Damn, this kind of news is deeply depressing...

Sorry to disappoint you, my man.

That said...

 

[CliffBronger]

 

[NanaMiku]

Square Enix mobile games usually will EoS under a year if it's not profitable.

 

[Neofire]

Via RPG Site





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Who's making these decisions at SE? I mean damn.

 

[@gkTH]

SE still doesn't learn from their failure(s) and blame others.
Now anyone cares iOS/Android for FF title?

 

[Mayar]

Now anyone cares iOS/Android for FF title?

No, because SE is one of the worst mobile publishers. If a game fails to meet their forecasts or revenue targets in any way, they'll pull the plug on it immediately. The mortality rate for mobile free-to-play games from SE is practically 100%, аfter 1-1.5 years.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

They want easy money. At least Chinese gatcha have a real budget and long-term support. Square rattles off a mobile spin-off every few months with no long-term ambition.

 

[@gkTH]

No, because SE is one of the worst mobile publishers. If a game fails to meet their forecasts or revenue targets in any way, they'll pull the plug on it immediately. The mortality rate for mobile free-to-play games from SE is practically 100%, аfter 1-1.5 years.

... but they still give a green light to releasing games on mobile.

 

[Mayar]

... but they still give a green light to releasing games on mobile.

Cheap development. There are many well-known brands that attract players with their name. Even if the game doesn't take off, they keep it running until it recoups its costs and then shut it down if possible. Frankly, the risks for them are minimal, so why not release it? They only lose if the game fizzles out immediately after release.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Here's the announcement trailer (it's already in the OP; I've also added some more info).