Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth won’t be getting any significant story-driven DLC.
That’s according to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi, who told the Daily Star that while he’s aware the fan community would love an expansion like Episode Intermission, the team’s focus is instead on Part 3 to “to be released as soon as possible”. possible”.
“We definitely hear the desire from fans, the voices that want that kind of thing,” Hamaguchi said in the interview.
“I completely understand, but I think from my perspective, what fans really want to see most isn’t necessarily DLC. They want to see the third part of the series as soon as possible.
“So that’s why we’ve decided not to focus development resources on creating additional episodes for DLC at this time,” Hamaguichi added.
“We’re really doing everything we can to get the third game out as quickly as possible. So for now, we’re focusing our time on that.”
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi also recently said that it was intentional for the game’s ending to spark debate and keep players in the dark until the trilogy’s upcoming conclusion.
Speaking to Eurogamer’s Ed Nightingale, Hamaguchi discussed fan reaction to the game’s divisive ending and how he wanted to avoid fan service in its development.