Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Director Is Pushing for a Physical Edition, But Nothing Has Been Decided

There's a accidental that Final Fantasy 7 Revelation whitethorn not person a carnal edition, but the manager of the crippled is actively pushing to debar that.

When speaking with GamesRadar, manager Naoki Hamaguchi was asked astir the authorities of carnal games and whether oregon not Final Fantasy 7 Revelation volition person a carnal disc. Given the crippled is inactive astir a twelvemonth distant from release, Hamaguchi was incapable to marque immoderate guarantees, but admitted that it is thing important to him.

“We’re inactive having interior discussions connected what the nonstop SKU merchandise lineup is going to beryllium for Revelation,” said Hamaguchi, “So, I can’t accidental thing peculiarly definitive astatine this constituent successful time. But I americium moving to marque the arrangements to let america to person immoderate benignant of carnal edition.”

He noted that platforms similar Nintendo person definite rules, specified arsenic retention limits with things similar crippled cartridges, which tin marque these decisions challenging. But ultimately, helium hopes to person thing that satisfies fans to the champion of their ability.

"Each level and first-party person their ain circumstantial rules and regulations that we request to instrumentality into account, and deliberation astir what format is really going to beryllium champion for the game. These are the discussions that we're having astatine this constituent successful time. I bash anticipation that we'll beryllium capable to travel up with thing that is arsenic adjacent arsenic imaginable arsenic to what players and fans are going to want, but you'll person to look guardant to aboriginal announcements for that."

He besides joked that fans volition "rip him to pieces" if the crippled doesn't person a carnal variation pursuing these comments. As for his idiosyncratic feelings, Hamaguchi noted helium is optimistic that determination volition ever beryllium immoderate benignant of carnal item, adjacent if it's conscionable a codification successful the container oregon crippled cardinal card, and values the quality to person a carnal point commemorating the crippled that fans tin cherish.

“I bash feel, arsenic a developer and arsenic a fan, that the wide inclination is for things to displacement distant from carnal towards downloadable games. But that’s evidently talking astir the trend. Personally, present astatine thing similar Fan Fest oregon astatine assemblage events for games that I’ve worked on, I truly deliberation that radical bringing up things, asking for autographs. I deliberation that’s lovely. I deliberation it’s a fantastic civilization and it would beryllium a shame to suffer that. I privation that to remain.”

Although PlayStation's digital-only strategy won't statesman until January 2028, astir a twelvemonth aft Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's release, that hasn't stopped immoderate games from going each integer beforehand. Grand Theft Auto 6 volition not merchandise connected a disc erstwhile it launches successful November, and reports suggest determination are nary plans for that to change. While GTA 6 is simply a unsocial lawsuit and the determination is apt being done to debar leaks up of release, it wouldn't beryllium astonishing if different companies statesman to propulsion backmost connected carnal arsenic PlayStation ramps up its integer future.

Will Final Fantasy 7 Revelation beryllium the adjacent crippled to spell all-digital? Only clip volition tell.

Cade Onder is simply a freelancer for IGN's quality team. He covers each things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You tin find him connected Twitter @Cade_Onder.