Final Fantasy Is Crossing Over With KFC, But There's a Catch

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Soon,Final Fantasyand Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) will have a collaboration in which some themed food products based on Square Enix’s series will be featured, but the collaboration will likely be exclusive to Japan. The news was revealed by KFC Japan’s social media team via a poster, and that has ledFinal Fantasyfans to speculate what sort of products or games could be featured as part of the KFC crossover.

This is far from the first time that the chicken giant has crossed over with video games. Back in May 2023,KFC hosted a collaboration withDiablo 4to coincide with the game’s June 6 release. During the event, users who connected their KFC and Battle.net accounts could score some cosmetic rewards inDiablo 4by ordering KFC products available locally. However, the crossover had a few snags at first, andDiablo 4players needed to order at least $25 worth of KFC products in order to get all available cosmetics. As for the upcoming crossover, KFC remained tight-lipped about what to expect but showed off a small glimpse to tideFinal Fantasyfans over.

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On Twitter, KFC Japan posted a screenshot featuring the silhouettes of a Chocobo and a Moogle, theadorable mascots of theFinal Fantasyseries, along with the date of Wednesday, October 4. With more news to come in early October, the date lines up with the release window forFinal Fantasy 14’s final major update for theEndwalkerexpansion, Growing Light. WhileFinal Fantasyfans speculated what items or games could be featured as part of the collaboration with KFC Japan, some fans joked about Chocobos being sent to the deep fryer instead of chicken.

However, this is not the only recent food and beverage venture that theFinal Fantasyfranchise has taken in 2023. As part of the tenth anniversary ofFinal Fantasy 14,Square Enix announced a collaboration with the Nagahama Distilleryfor three types of whiskey based on the game’s starting cities of Limsa Lominsa, Gridania, and Ul’dah. Like the upcoming collaboration with KFC, the promotion with Nagahama Distillery is exclusive to Japan. However, worldwide shipping of the whiskey is still available at the time of writing.

Between the upcoming crossover with KFC Japan, anda wave ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthnews,Final Fantasyfans are eating good as summer draws to a close. Only time will tell what other surprises Square Enix has in store for fans in the future.