In a nutshell
- Final Fantasy VII Revelation physical disc on PS5/Xbox requires an internet download to play.
- Director Naoki Hamaguchi explains the decision was to avoid compromising game fidelity.
- Game launches April 8, 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Switch 2.
Square Enix has clarified why the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Revelation physical disc release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S requires an internet download to play. Unlike Remake and Rebirth, which shipped on two discs, Revelation will arrive on a single disc.
Final Fantasy VII Revelation – Why the Change?
Director Naoki Hamaguchi explained in an interview with IGN that the team wanted to avoid compromising Final Fantasy VII Revelation’s visual fidelity and quality. Even if Revelation shipped on two discs, he said, the team would have had to make cuts.
The statement from Naoki Hamaguchi reads as follows:
“First and foremost, personally, I’m very happy that we are able to release a physical disc version of FFVII Revelation considering how the entire gaming market, or the landscape, is veering towards the disc-less direction.”
“And after we launched preorders, we did see some fans voicing their concerns and raising questions about the physical discs requiring some internet download. So I would like to address that.”
“When we had an internal discussion with the development team about how we wanted to approach the physical discs and the physical releases of FFVII Revelation, initially there were conversations about using the same disc size as we did for, say, FFVII Rebirth. But if we were to do that, it would mean that we would have to make a compromise in terms of the fidelity and the quality of the game. So as a development team, we didn’t want to do that. We didn’t want to make any compromises for the game. So realistically, the only choice that we had was to release this physical disc, but with certain sections of the game being a digital download format through the physical disc.”
