Final Fantasy XII was released before Final Fantasy XIII.
Final Fantasy XII . Released in 2006 , it is the twelfth title in the mainline Final Fantasy series . Selling more than two million copies in Japan , it became the fourth best-selling PlayStation 2 game of 2006 worldwide . A high-definition remaster of the International Zodiac Job System version , subtitled The Zodiac Age , will be released worldwide for the PlayStation 4 in July 2017 . Final Fantasy XIII . Released in Japan in December 2009 and worldwide in March 2010 , it is the thirteenth title in the mainline Final Fantasy series . Final Fantasy XIII is the flagship title of the Fabula Nova Crystallis collection of Final Fantasy games and is the first game to use Square Enix 's Crystal Tools engine .