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At the 2024 edition of The Game Awards, Square Enix pulled back the curtain on the PC port ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and revealed that the game would launch on both Steam and the Epic Games Store on January 23. Additionally,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthwill support Nvidia Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) upscaling and variable refresh rate on compatible displays.
The PC port ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthwill launch just under a year after the game’s initial release on the PS5. Picking up from whereFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeleft off,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthfocused on the open world outside Midgar, with Cloud and the main cast exploring locations such as Costa del Sol, Cosmo Canyon, and the Gold Saucer.Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthproved to be a hit with fans, as it becameone of the highest-rated video games of 2024. The third part of theFinal Fantasy 7 Remakesaga is currently in development.
During the 2024 edition of The Game Awards, Square Enix shared a short trailer forFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s PC port and confirmed that it would be released on both Steam and the Epic Games Store (EGS) on January 23.Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s PC port will have updated lighting, enhanced texture quality options, and compatibility with Nvidia’s DLSS upscaling technology. In the same vein asthe PS5 Pro enhancements inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, DLSS uses AI-based techniques to render games at a lower resolution before upscaling them to match the user’s native display resolution, which usually improves performance. However, DLSS requires an Nvidia graphics card, such as the Geforce RTX 30 series and newer.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PC Port Launches January 23
Along with DLSS,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthwill support variable refresh rates on compatible displays. Unlike the PC port ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remake,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthwill be available on Steam and EGS simultaneously. Although pre-orders were not ready at the time of writing, Square Enix stated the PC port ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthwould be discounted up to 30% until February 3. AlthoughFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthwill not receive any expansion content, its arrival on PC is part of Square Enix’s multiplatform strategy.
With the imminent arrival ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthon PC, theXbox Series X/S is the only outstanding platform for theFinal Fantasy 7 Remakesagato potentially release on. Only time will tell what Square Enix’s plans are for 2025 and beyond.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
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FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH is the highly anticipated new story in the FINAL FANTASY VII remake project, a reimagining of the iconic original game into three standalone titles by its original creators. In this game, players will enjoy various new elements as the story unfolds, culminating in the party’s journey to “The Forgotten Capital” from the original FINAL FANTASY VII.
