With only weeks to go before its official release, Sony and Square Enix have confirmed that the PlayStation 5 exclusive title, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, is getting one last massive marketing push on February 6.
As expected, FF7 Rebirth is getting a demo as soon as the showcase ends, or at least, that’s what this insider is saying.
In a tweet on X, @PlaystationSize confirmed the file size, pre-load date, and demo release date for FF7 Rebirth.
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— PlayStation Game Size (@PlaystationSize) February 1, 2024
According to the insider, the FF7 Rebirth Demo will be available to play on PlayStation 5 on February 6 after the State of Play showcase. Meanwhile, the first version of the game will be a whopping 145.250 GB, making it the largest PS5 exclusive by far and one of the largest in terms of file size, regardless of platform. Finally, pre-loading of FF7 Rebirth begins on February 27.
It’s unclear how long the FF7 Rebirth demo will be but it shouldn’t take longer than a couple of hours to clear through. If the demo for Final Fantasy 7 Remake is to go by, it should take place in the earlier parts of the game, possibly during the part where Cloud and Sephiroth team up, which has been prominently featured in earlier previews and trailers. Unfortunately, this also means that progress from the demo won’t carry over into the final version. Players will have to replay whichever section is part of the demo on February 29 and onwards.
Finally, as with the FF7 Remake Demo, don’t expect the events in the FF7 Rebirth Demo to play out exactly the same in the final release.
After fleshing out the Midgar section of Final Fantasy 7 for the first game in the FF7 Remake Trilogy, Square Enix is taking the post-Midgar portion of the first disc of the 1997 title and blowing things up until the events at the Forgotten Capital.
Despite technically being just the second half of the first disc of FF7, Creative Business Unit I has expanded on the events and made it bigger than ever, including sections where players can take control of Zack Fair.
2024 is a big year for Final Fantasy fans with Square Enix betting big on the franchise with the release of FF7 Rebirth, a new expansion for Final Fantasy 14, as well as the final DLC for Final Fantasy 16 along with its PC port.
