Fans eagerly awaiting the arrival of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the sequel to the acclaimed Final Fantasy 7 Remake, only need to wait a few hours to log into the game and find out if Aerith survives until the end. However, before we can arrive to the answer to that one critical question answered, an arguably bigger query remains: How much storage space will you need to embark on this next chapter in Cloud Strife's journey?
With the game's release set for February 29 on PlayStation 5, it's time to dive deep into the details of preparing your console for this monumental RPG.
Square Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will require a substantial 145.7 gigabytes of storage space split across two discs. This figure positions Rebirth as one of the larger titles available for the PS5, approximately three times the size of an average 50 GB game and about twice the size of many large RPGs. It's worth noting that the size may slightly increase with any day-one patches, although these aren't expected to significantly affect the total storage requirement.
To put Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's size into context, Elden Ring, the most GOTY'd game of all time, clocks in at around 80GB. Last year's GOTY, Baldur's Gate 3, is slightly bigger at around 108GB. Finally, for good measure, FF7 Remake only takes up around 80GB of space and that's with all the post-launch updates and DLCs included.