For a wondrous moment, 2 seconds of Bravely Default's trailer in the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct had the internet convinced the Final Fantasy 9 Remake was real

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But it wasn’t to be.

I wasn’t the only one who freaked out, though.

And a new compilation proves I wasn’t totally out of my mind.

Since then,speculation about a Final Fantasy 9 refresh of some kind has been nearly non-stop.