Square Enix announced that it will be releasing a remastered version of Star Ocean: The Last Hope for PlayStation 4 and PC in Japan. The game will be released digitally-only in the country on November 28, 2017. The remastered version will feature 4K resolution on PlayStation 4 Pro, 1080p resolution on PlayStation 4, and adjustable resolution plus Steam achievements on PC. A western release for the remaster has not been confirmed.
The fourth Star Ocean game, Star Ocean: The Last Hope is a prequel to the rest of the series. the game was originally released for Xbox 360 in 2009, and later for PlayStation 3 in 2010 as Star Ocean: The Last Hope International. The game follows Space Reconnaissance Force member Edge Maverick as he embarks on a mission to look for a new planet to relocate Earth's population to in the aftermath of World War III.