Naoki Hamaguchi, game director on Final Fantasy VII Revelation, has revealed during an interview with GamesRadar that he’s hoping the upcoming RPG will receive a physical release, but the jury’s still out right now on whether or not the game be out on disc.
We’re still having internal discussions on what the exact SKU product lineup is going to be for Revelation, so I can’t say anything particularly definitive at this point in time. But I am working to make the arrangements to allow us to have some kind of physical edition. I do feel, as a developer and as a fan, that the general trend is for things to shift away from physical towards downloadable games.
But that’s obviously talking about the trend. Personally, here at something like Fan Fest or at community events for games that I’ve worked on, I really think that people bringing up things, asking for autographs – I think that’s lovely. I think it’s a wonderful culture and it would be a shame to lose that. I want that to remain.
Hamaguchi-san added that even if game discs are phased out completely, he feels “like there will always be some kind of physical or packaged edition. Maybe you’ll have a box with the code inside it, or maybe key cards like Nintendo’s doing, or a boot disc or something. I feel like there’ll always be something, and I hope there will be.”
Sony announced earlier this month that it’s going to end production of physical game discs in January 2028, moving towards a digital-only future. Despite this, games released prior to that date are still able receive physical releases. Still, even though Final Fantasy VII Revelation is out in Spring 2027, it appears that a disc edition is not guaranteed at this point.
Speaking during a separate interview recently, Hamaguchi stated that players can expect a wealth of minigames and side content in FFVII Revelation, although noted the development team has taken on feedback from FFVII Rebirth. Furthermore, players will also be able to reach level 99 and battle optional WEAPONS, which now have their own narrative component.
[Source – GamesRadar]