The Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Second Chapter, Rebirth, Will Come Next Year

The Final Fantasy 7 remake project is perhaps one of the biggest that Square Enix has ever undertaken. And due to its size, it's been split into three - with the next chapter called Rebirth coming in 2023.

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As reported by PC Gamer, Square Enix says that Rebirth is due to arrive "next winter" with the remake of Crisis Core coming "this winter." As such, this could mean that the devs are referring to the release of Rebirth being late 2023 or early 2024. That game, however, would be exclusive to the PS5 at launch. So if you want to play it, you better get going saving/queueing up to buy the current-gen Sony console.

Here is the official tweet from Rebirth's creative director Tetsuya Nomura, game director Naoki Hamaguchi, and producer Yoshinori Kitase talking about the game:

For those who might be worried that playing Rebirth first will make them miss out on important parts of the story, Nomura says that the game is specifically designed for players to enjoy even if they don't know about the original game at all. As said in the Twitter post, the game will give players "a fresh, new experience."

As of this writing, Nomura says that development on the second chapter of the FInal Fantasy 7 remake is in full swing. However, he also said that work has already started on the third and final game in the trilogy - even if there's still no title for it.

For now, look forward to the impending release of the prequel Crisis Core, which is also getting remade as part of the Final Fantasy 7 remake project. As per Eurogamer, the Crisis Core remake will release this winter on last-gen/current-gen PlayStation and Xbox consoles, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam - 14 years after its original release for the PSP in 2008.

The remade Crisis Core will feature "updated 3D models, full voice overs, and new music" when it comes out.

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Why Is The Final Fantasy Remake A Trilogy?

Some might find it weird that Square Enix will divide what's essentially just one game into three separate games. For the unaware, that would be true. But there is a far simpler explanation behind it.

When the game first released for the original PlayStation in 1997, it had 3 discs inside the case due to the game's sheer size, according to Game Informer. Whenever you played and finished a section of the story, you'll be prompted to switch discs on your console - just like those old two-disc DVDs on those old disc players.

In truth, the decision to split the Final Fantasy 7 remake into three parts much like its original version is something that a few folks in the industry may have already predicted. In an article on GameRevolution dating back to 2020, they assumed that the remake will have 3 parts based on what Kitase said back then. Here are his words from two years ago:

We have a general idea of how the story will play out, but we haven't decided exactly [how many parts] nor can we confirm anything. There's speculation that it will be three parts, but we're just doing things one step at a time.

Now we all know that the assumption were right.

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Written by Isabella James