Final Fantasy Type-0
While working on "Final Fantasy XV", Tabata decided to make a high-definition remaster of "Type-0" for eighth-generation consoles. Developed by Square Enix and HexaDrive, "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD" was originally announced at E3 2014, and released worldwide in March 2015. After "Type-0"s release, Tabata stated in an interview that he wished to explore the distant history of Orience after the events of the game. Trademarks for "Type-1", "Type-2" and "Type-3" were registered shortly after the "Type-0" trademark, but it was suggested that they were simply a protective measure. During interviews given in 2014, Tabata commented that he wished to work on "Type-1" after completing "XV", and later explained the conceptual "Type" series as a means of publishing "Final Fantasy" games too experimental for the main series. He hoped to continue with the "Type" series if "Type-0 HD" was commercially successful.
Development of Final Fantasy XV
To promote the game, and also forming part of the collection, a mobile app titled "Justice Monsters Five" was developed. Based on an arcade-style mini-game from "XV", it used gameplay similar to the "Monster Strike" series and incorporated classic "Final Fantasy" monsters. "Justice Monsters Five" was released on August 30 for mobile platforms, and eventually shut down on March 27, 2017, seven months after its initial release. A planned Windows 10 version was not released. A second promotional item was "A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV", released through GameStop and EB Games in North America as a free pre-order bonus. Playing as an arcade-style beat 'em up, "A King's Tale" relates King Regis' exploits thirty years before the game's events, told to the young Noctis by Regis as fairy tales. "A King's Tale" was later made available for free for PS4 and Xbox One on March 1, 2017. In addition, another mobile game titled "King's Knight: Wrath of the Dark Dragon" released in 2017. It is a remake of the 1986 game, and was available in "XV" as a game Noctis and his friends play. Square Enix and Machine Zone collaborated on a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for mobile devices based on the content of "XV", first released on June 28, 2017. Titled "" and developed by Machine Zone's subsidiary Epic Action, the game involves players taking the role of characters from "Final Fantasy XV" and fighting other player armies in real-time battles for control of the Crystal.