Summary
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthdirector Naoki Hamaguchi briefly considered adding an episodic DLC expansion in the vein ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remake’s Yuffie-centric INTERmission. A PC port of this year’sFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthwas recently announced at The Game Awards 2024, set to arrive on Steam and Epic Games Store on June 26, 2025. In addition to letting more players dive into the action-packed saga of Cloud Strife and his allies, this PC port will include a handful of features like updated textures, enhanced lighting, and Nvidia DLSS support.
Some players have been left wondering if Square Enix will add any story DLC toFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthas it did for its immediate predecessor when it made the jump to the PlayStation 5 back in 2021.Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s Episode INTERmissionwas a side story that introduced the ninja-like Yuffie Kisaragi to the rebootedFF7universe and ran parallel to the main plot. It also included elements from the oldCompilation of Final Fantasy 7continuity, such asDirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy 7villain Nero the Sable.
As it turns out,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthdirector Naoki Hamaguchi once toyed with the idea of creating another episodic expansion. In a recent interview posted on theEpic Games Storeblog, Hamaguchi revealed that he and his team briefly considered making a new story DLC for theupcomingFinal Fantasy 7 RebirthPC port, but eventually decided against it due to both limited resources and a desire to focus on the planned thirdFinal Fantasy Remakegame. However, he didn’t rule out the possibility of such a DLC happening in the future, provided his team receives a strong enough request for one from fans.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Director Considered A Story DLC
Sure enough, Hamaguchi made it clear during his latest interview that developing thenextFinal Fantasy 7 Remakesequelis the “highest priority” for him and his staff. This next installment will presumably pick up whereFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthleft off and is expected to cover the remainder of the originalFinal Fantasy 7’s storyline. Earlier this year, Hamaguchi andFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthproducer Yoshinori Kitase suggested development of the next chapter is following the same timetable asFF7 Rebirth.
As the gaming world waits for the conclusion of theFinal Fantasy 7 Remakesaga, fans who didn’t get a chance to play the most recent installment on the PS5 will soon be able to catch upwhenFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthlaunches on PCnext month. While there isn’t any story DLC included in this new port, players will be able to enjoy a laundry list of new features and technical improvements to what was already a blockbuster experience in its original release.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
WHERE TO PLAY
Discover a vibrant and vast world in this standalone entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project, which retells the story of the genre-redefining RPG across three distinct games. Iconic heroes Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aerith and Red XIII have escaped from the dystopian city Midgar and are now in pursuit of Sephiroth, the vengeful swordsman from Cloud’s past who was thought to be dead. This new adventure can be enjoyed by all players, even those who have yet to play Final Fantasy VII Remake or the PlayStation original. Expect a new standard of cinematic storytelling, fast-paced combat and rich exploration across a vast world.
