Sq. Enix has revealed that Last Fantasy 7 Remake Half 2 might be unique to the PS5, because of the brand new console’s SSD velocity.
Half 2 – which has the confirmed title of “Last Fantasy 7 Rebirth” is the second sport in Sq.’s remake trilogy although, not like its predecessor, it should skip PS4 at launch.
With the sequel because of launch in Winter 2023, we’ll possible see loads of new releases shun last-gen editions working on the PS4 and Xbox One. Veteran Last Fantasy producer, Yoshinori Kitase, elaborated on this in an interview with Japanese publication, Gamer (translated by Gematsu):
It’s unique to PlayStation 5 due to the graphical high quality, after all, in addition to SSD entry velocity. For the reason that journey unfolds in an enormous world after the escape from Midgar, loading stress is an excessive bottleneck. We felt we wanted the specs of PlayStation 5 to beat that and journey the world comfortably.
SSD speeds and speedy load instances have been key promoting factors for the present technology of residence consoles. Nonetheless, whereas Microsoft’s new Xbox programs additionally boast SSD storage, Sq. Enix hasn’t outlined any plans for the Last Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy to seem on these platforms. That is possible because of an exclusivity cope with Sony, although we did see each FF7R and its Yuffie-led growth launch on PC.
Since dropping a brand new trailer for Last Fantasy 7 Remake Half 2 through the unique sport’s twenty fifth anniversary occasion, extra particulars surrounding the sequel have emerged. It’s been confirmed that Rebirth will take gamers past the partitions of Midgar, although the order by which you go to areas will differ in comparison with Cloud’s PS1 journey. This will lead some gamers to imagine that elements have been reduce although Sq. assures followers this received’t be the case.
We’ve but to see any gameplay from the sequel although it should carry over the identical programs. Precisely how participant development will switch between elements has but to be detailed, neither is there any information on how open world Half 2 might be.