Naoki Hamaguchi Explains Why Final Fantasy VII Revelation’s Multiplatform Release Was ‘Inevitable’
In 2024 Square Enix announced that it would “aggressively” pursue a “multiplatform strategy,” and Revelation's launch approach follows that direction.
In an interview with Edge magazine, as reported by GamesRadar+, Naoki Hamaguchi says the game's multiplatform release was “an inevitable outcome” of how the gaming environment has changed.
He explained that players now use games across different types of hardware rather than being tied to one platform.
“I believe that what will be important in future triple-A game development is not how high-performance an environment we can use, but rather how widely we can deliver the core of the same experience across different environments.”
He also pointed to the different devices players use today.
“Players are no longer tied to a single piece of hardware.”
Final Fantasy VII Revelation will therefore launch across multiple platforms on day one, unlike Final Fantasy VII Remake and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, which initially released as PlayStation exclusives before later expanding to PC and other platforms.
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About FINAL FANTASY VII
First released in 1997 on the PlayStation® computer entertainment system, FINAL FANTASY VII will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2027. The game is universally regarded as a landmark title of the RPG genre. The original title received high praise for its epic storyline, unique characters, and movie sequences that utilized the most cutting-edge technology of the time. Since then, the game revolving around iconic hero Cloud Strife and his pursuit of the antagonist Sephiroth has sold over 15.7 million copies worldwide and continues to receive widespread acclaim from critics and fans around the world. The popular game has expanded into spin-offs, films and merchandise.
Now, Square Enix’s FINAL FANTASY VII Remake Series, created by a team of original and new developers, retells the story of the genre-redefining RPG across three distinct games. The first game of the trilogy, FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE, is available for PS4® consoles. The expanded edition, FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE, and the second entry, FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH, are now available for Nintendo Switch 2, XBOX Series X|S, XBOX PC, PS5® consoles and PC. FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION, the climactic conclusion of the series, will release for PS5 consoles, Nintendo Switch 2, XBOX Series X|S and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and XBOX PC, in Spring 2027.
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