Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Sales Were Satisfying Says Yoshinori Kitase, But Notes ‘We Can’t Be Exclusive To A Single Console’ - PlayStation Universe (original) (raw)

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Yoshinori Kitase, the director of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, has revealed that sales of the game were satisfactory, but doesn’t feel that platform exclusivity for major title is the right way forward.

Speaking with IGN Brazil, Kitase-san noted that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was one of the recipients of the Grand Award for the PlayStation Partners Awards in Japan. That being said, he feels that platform exclusivity isn’t viable going forward.

In terms of sales expectations, Sony held the PlayStation Partners Awards in Japan, and there was a category (Grand Award) in which they awarded the three best-selling games, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was one of them alongside Black Myth: Wukong and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. So, I think being recognized in this aspect gives me the certainty that we have reached a certain level.

While we are confident and happy that we are reaching a certain level of sales, it is clear that with the modernity of games, we cannot be exclusive to a single platform. I think we need to offer the game to as many players as possible.

Last month it was revealed that Square Enix originally planned to release episodic DLC stories for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but ultimately scrapped the idea to focus on the next chapter in the remake project.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was in February 2024 for PS5 and you can read our full review here.

[Source – IGN Brazil]