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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth News
2024
⚫︎ Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is finally coming to PC this January 23, 2025, as announced during The Game Awards 2024.
⚫︎ As revealed by Aerith voice actress Briana White in an interview with The Escapist, the cast of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was kept in the dark about the game's plot. To prevent spoilers, they recorded the game out of order, meaning even they were shocked by the many surprises.
⚫︎ Director Naoki Hamaguchi, speaking to GamesRadar+ at the Golden Joystick Awards, aims to expand the reach of Final Fantasy 7 and its Remake series to a larger player base. This aligns with Square Enix’s announced plans to shift to a multiplatform strategy.
⚫︎ Speaking to the Daily Star ahead of the Golden Joystick Awards, director Naoki Hamaguchi said, "I want it [Remake Chapter 3] to come out as quickly as possible, and then move on maybe to look at some other stories, dig a bit deeper." He also offered his insights on turn-based combat, the battle system employed in the original Final Fantasy VII but replaced by a real-time action combat system in the Remake trilogy.
⚫︎ Director Naoki Hamaguchi told Eurogamer that he deliberately designed the ending of Rebirth to spark discussion and leave players curious about the story's ultimate outcome, which will be revealed in the third chapter.
⚫︎ In an interview with Daily Star, director Naoki Hamaguchi identified two areas for potential improvement in the third chapter of the remake trilogy: reducing the number of mini-games and making the Platinum trophy less challenging to obtain.
⚫︎ Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's director Naoki Hamaguchi and producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed during G-CON 2024 in Korea on November 2024 that the storyline for the climactic third installment of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy has been finalized. As reported by 4Gamer, Hamaguchi and Kitase revealed that the concept has been decided, and that the development team is already working on the third entry. The two didn't reveal much about the third game, except that players will be able to explore the open world using the Highwind, Cid's airship. Kitase assured fans, translated via Google, "We will not cheat with the airship system. We are taking on the challenge of being able to fly freely across the map."
⚫︎ Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is one of the 55 games Sony listed as enhanced for the PS5 Pro in their Official PlayStation Blog. The game received a 1.050 update on November 4th to prepare for its PS5 Pro release. This update addresses various issues and introduces Versatility Mode, which combines the best of Graphics and Performance Mode. This mode aims to provide 4K, 60 frames-per-second (FPS) experience.
⚫︎ The Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Poster Collection became available for pre-order in June of 2024, with an expected release date of March 18, 2025, according to its listing on Amazon
⚫︎ In an episode of Insider Square Enix back in May of 2024, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s director Naoki Hamaguchi and his co-developers talked about how the game would evolve the series by offering players "even more freedom." than the previous entry. They also intend to build upon the foundation laid in the previous installments for the third part of the trilogy.
⚫︎ A bug in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth halted progress in the Can't Stop Won't Stop" sidequest. Despite achieving a score of over 32,000 points and locking the "beaten" status on the G-Bike minigame scoreboard, the Shinra's Middle Manager NPC would still not recognize the accomplishment. Square Enix addressed this issue with Patch Update 1.02 in April 2024.
⚫︎ In the lead-up to the game's February launch, FF7 Rebirth Creative Director Tetsuya Nomura reminded players in a letter posted to the game's official Twitter account to post "spoiler warnings" on social media posts about anything related to the game's story. He urged players to avoid spoiling the experience for those who hadn't played the game yet.
2023
⚫︎ In September 2023, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Tetsuya Nomura told Spanish news outlet Vandal that there are currently no plans for downloadable content for the game, despite the success of Final Fantasy VII Remake's expansion, Episode INTERmission.
⚫︎ Sony's September 2023 State of Play revealed that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth would be released on February 29, 2024.
2022
⚫︎ Square Enix officially unveiled Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the next installment in the Final Fantasy VII Remake saga, during a special 25th-anniversary stream on June 16, 2022. While the First Look Trailer confirmed a winter 2023 release, it did not provide a specific date.
