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Yep, progress will carry over to the full game.

Square Enix just released a free demo for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on Xbox Series X|S and the Nintendo Switch 2. This free demo gives you a little taste of the full game and will allow you to carry over progress to the full game when it releases on June 3, 2026.

Today's demo is fairly meaty, offering players the opportunity to play through both Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of the full game. The demo includes access to the new...

Several other titles now also support the Nvidia technology.

At launch, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth did offer DLSS Super Resolution support. Today, a new game update will roll out (if it hasn't already) that will add DLSS 4 support along with support for Multi Frame Generation.

Today, Nvidia also released a new driver update that is "Game Ready" for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Anno 117: Pax Romana, and Europa Universalis 5. The new driver is the GeForce Game Ready...

Available on Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is now available to purchase, download, and play on PC via either Steam or the Epic Games Store. There is a limited-time launch discount of -30%, which brings the cost of the game down to just $48.99 from $69.99.

While the PC release of the game does feature numerous PC-centric features, there are still some notable omissions. For instance, there is no FSR support in the game. There is only DLSS for...

Yes, it runs and looks better than the PS5 release.

The PC release of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is just around the corner. We already know the PC hardware requirements to run the game at various graphical settings and resolutions. Now, we can get a brief look at the actual visual improvements made in this upcoming PC release.

Good luck spotting the differences starting at 1:27. ...

See if your hardware is ready for January 23rd.

Square Enix released the official PC system requirements for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The developer shared what you will need to run the game starting at 1080p and 30 FPS at minimum up to 4K and 60 FPS for the Ultra settings. For most people, it looks like the biggest barrier to entry will be the requirement of needing 155GB of free drive space just to install the game. For others, the barrier may be the requirement of needing an Nvidia...

Pre-orders are now available on your storefront of choice.

Square Enix announced a release date of January 23, 2025 for the PC version of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Pre-orders for the game also went live on Steam and the Epic Games Store, offering a -30% pre-release discount from the normal $69.99 price.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will feature some PC-specific features. The lighting has been "significantly improved" for both environments and in cutscenes. There...

No Intergrade-like release is in the works.

Square Enix says that they are focused on making the third part for their Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy and are not working on any DLC for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. This news come via an interview between The Daily Star and game director Naoki Hamaguchi.

Fans were expecting, or at least hopeful, for some DLC for Rebirth after Final Fantasy 7: Remake received some sizable DLC after release. That Remake DLC was called Intermission...

Where everything is made up and the awards don't matter.

The nominees for The Game Awards 2024 were revealed today and boy is it ever a list of games and apparently DLC expansion. Just last week, word was shared by Polygon that expansions and downloadable content would be eligible for any category at The Game Awards.

While this isn't exactly a policy change so much as it is a policy clarification, it did beg the question as to why Geoff Keighley and company waited until...

The disappointment is accurate as of May 2024.

Square Enix held a financial briefing back on May 13, 2024 during which they flat out said they're disappointed in the sales of both Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Though held in May, the financial briefing was not made public until September 18th.

President and director of Square Enix, Takashi Kiryu, said that profits for these two Final Fantasy titles "did not meet our expectations."
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The era of PlayStation exclusives may finally be at an end.

Square Enix and Sony have had partnerships that date back several years now. Many, if not most, of the games developed by Square Enix ended up being exclusive to PlayStation platforms. Most of those exclusives may eventually find their way to PC but they would never make their way to either Xbox or Nintendo consoles.

That seems like it's about to change. According to the latest earnings release (PDF), Square...

A four-part series covers the making of Rebirth.

Square Enix just released a new four-part documentary series entitled "Inside Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth." This documentary series covers many of the aspects on what it took to create Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the second installment in a planned trilogy for this remake project. For now, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is currently a PlayStation 5 exclusive.

The new documentary will offer players and fans "candid insights...

Some tracks are available now.

The Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Original Soundtrack will be made available on April 10. This release will include a selection of 175 tracks out of the over 400 tracks included in the game. The soundtrack will be available as both a physical purchase and digital. This soundtrack will release on seven discs, with a limited run "~ Special edit version ~" including a bonus disc of mini-game music.

If you have not yet played through Rebirth...

Did Sephiroth... do this?

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is now available for PlayStation 5 owners today. Rebirth continues the story that began in 2020's Final Fantasy 7 Remake, featuring a story that somewhat follows closely to the original 1997 Final Fantasy 7 release.

Players will again assume control of the mercenary Cloud Strife and his partners in arms as they go after Sephiroth, "a haunting figure from Cloud's past bent on ruling the planet." Players will...

Specifically for the Performance Mode setting.

A rather lengthy demo for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth came out on February 6. While this demo already included a pretty decent amount of content, Square Enix said that they planned to add even more content on February 21st. That update would include some Junon-focused content.

Today, Square Enix announced that when that Junon content is added to the demo on the 21st, they will also be making some improvements. Specifically,...

Explore the Nibelheim and Junon episodes ahead of the full game's release.

A demo for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is available right now for PlayStation 5 owners. This free demo allows you to explore some of the opening areas of the game's main story, Nibelheim. After an update set to arrive on February 21, 2024, the Junon area episode will be made available in the demo and will be accessible once you complete the Nibelheim content.

Square Enix is also offering some bonuses...