Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth development advancing smoothly, staying true to the plan

Square Enix has provided a brief update on the development of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

According to Square, development is “progressing smoothly and according to plan.” The firm is also working on a release date, according to a report. producer statement Yoshinori Kitase.

Rebirth is the follow-up to 2020’s Final Fantasy 7 Remake and the second in a planned trilogy of games remaking the 1997 PlayStation game Final Fantasy 7. It is currently scheduled for a late 2023 or early 2024 release on PS5.

Set in the dystopian metropolis of Midgar, you control the mercenary Cloud Strife, who has teamed up with the eco-terrorist group Avalanche to stop the mega-corporation Shinra from using the planet’s life essence as a power source.

Announced in 2015, within three days of its release on April 10, 2020, Final Fantasy 7 Remake has sold over 3.5 million copies, and over 5 million in August. An enhanced version with an additional side story, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, released for PC and PS5 in 2021.

The third entry for the remake has yet to be publicly discussed, and while we’ve been trying to guess what it’ll be titled, only Square Eni knows at this point.