Naoki Hamaguchi, director of the Final Fantasy VII Remake series, has confirmed that the third and final part of the saga is being developed with PC as the main platform.
This marks a shift from Square Enix’s usual approach. In the past, the company focused on launching its major titles first on PlayStation consoles and later released them on other platforms such as Xbox and PC.
According to Hamaguchi, this new direction comes from the growth of the global PC market and the strong sales of the previous games on platforms like Steam and Epic Games Store. By using PC as the base platform, the development team can create 3D assets — including textures, models, and environments — at the highest possible level of detail, without being limited by the hardware of a specific console.
Console Versions Compared to PC
The director explained that internally they classify platforms like the PS5 and the PS5 Pro as “mid-range” when compared to high-performance PCs. For example, PC versions are expected to handle polygon counts up to three times more complex and textures with double the resolution compared to console versions.
However, this does not mean that console versions will suffer. The team creates top-quality assets as a base version and then scales and adjusts them for each system. This ensures the game looks as good as possible on hardware like the Nintendo Switch 2 or the Xbox Series X.
This change also supports Square Enix’s new policy of launching its major titles at the same time on multiple platforms.
The third and final part of Final Fantasy VII Remake is scheduled to release in 2027. More updates are expected as development continues.
In related news, director Naoki Hamaguchi has expressed strong confidence that the conclusion of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy will satisfy both longtime fans of the 1997 original and newcomers who started with the Remake series.
