Now that Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth has been announced, we’re starting to hear more about the anticipated sequel and what it will offer. The latest information dump comes from an interview with Yoshinori Kitase (executive producer) and Tetsuya Nomura (creative director) of Square Enix by Gamer’s development team, who revealed why the game is exclusive to the PS5 console, and also teased Will it be open world.
During the interview, it was mentioned that the game won’t be coming to the PlayStation 4 due to the console’s lack of an SSD. “It’s unique to the PlayStation 5 because of its graphics quality and of course the speed of SSD access. Since the adventure unfolds in a wide world after Escape from Midgar, load pressure is an extreme bottleneck. We feel We need the PlayStation 5’s specs to overcome this and travel the world comfortably.
Not only that, but the interview also talked about the game’s trilogy still having a “don’t cut anything” policy, even though some of the story beats and arcs will take place at different moments. In addition, the scene shown in the announcement trailer is said to be a cloud flashback scene, and while Rebirth’s “development is progressing well”, work has also started on the plot and scenes for the third game.
Finally, it’s unclear when we’ll get more info on the game, but it’s been noted that when that time comes, we’ll find out if the game will be an open-world game.