Naoki Hamaguchi Wants Final Fantasy VII Revelation to Surpass Rebirth on Switch 2
In an interview with Nintendo Everything, Naoki Hamaguchi discussed the challenges of developing Final Fantasy VII Revelation for Nintendo Switch 2 alongside the other platforms. With the game being larger in size and scope than the previous two entries, the team plans to build on its experience with Rebirth to improve graphics quality and presentation.
“If we were trying to do that without the experience we had doing Revelation – a completely fresh team coming in where we’ve got to develop for Switch 2 at the same time as the other platforms – I don’t think we’d do very well. That would be a very big challenge. I’m not sure we could achieve it if we were doing it from scratch.”
Hamaguchi said the experience gained from bringing Rebirth to other platforms was key to achieving the desired results. The team was satisfied with the quality of the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Rebirth, but it wants to go further with the new game rather than let simultaneous multiplatform development limit its ambitions.
“The idea is to take the graphics quality and the presentation even higher than it was on Rebirth to the top level it can be.”
The team intends to build on the optimization work completed for Rebirth, using the knowledge gained from that release to achieve better results on Nintendo Switch 2 and help bridge the gap on lower-spec platforms.
“So we really didn’t want to let the fact we’re doing it multiplatform limit the game’s quality.”
Hamaguchi did clarify, however, that this will not translate into across-the-board improvements on Nintendo Switch 2.
“It’s not that everything is much higher on Switch 2, just because we pushed it that far. But with optimization, it should all come out as a really good result in the end.”
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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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