A new trailer and release date was revealed for the upcoming remastered port of Final Fantasy VIII now titled Final Fantasy VIII remastered. According to the PlayStation Blog the new improvements include:

• Enhanced visuals: Several characters, enemies, GF, and objects have been refined to look better than ever before.
• Battle Assist: Activate this booster to max out HP and ATB bars – and trigger Limit Breaks at any time. You will lose all HP when you get hit by a critical attack that gives more damage than your HP, or by lethal damage.
• No encounters: Want to explore without fear of attack? Activate this option to turn off random encounters. Event battles must still be done in order to advance the story.
• 3x speed boost: Accelerates time by a factor of three – perfect if you want to speed through easy battles or get somewhere in a hurry. This feature will not apply to certain scenes including movies.

You can also watch a trailer below:

Final Fantasy VIII Remastered will release on September 3rd for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam