Final Fantasy 7 remake director hints at Part 3’s launch window

The Final Fantasy series is back on top of the world and earning its headlines. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is coming very soon, and players are wondering what story details could be overturned, worrying all the while that Aerith's iconic death could be axed in favour of a more shocking Tifa casualty.

Even though we're yet to see what Rebirth has to offer, fans are looking further into the future - and we've had a fresh hint as to when we can expect the series to end.

Final Fantasy Remake Part 3's launch window hinted at

In an interview with YouTuber Julien Chièze, Final Fantasy director Naoki Hamaguchi has left fans with a hint as to when they can expect the arrival of the long-awaited final instalment in Square Enix’s series of Final Fantasy 7 remakes.

The man behind Rebirth commented, "Of course I cannot tell you exactly at what stage we are, but we have already made progress on the script and we are thinking about certain developments."

He continues to add that the gaps between games are likely to remain the same, saying that, "When we got to the end of the development for Remake, we started talking about the sequel with [writer] Nojima-san, and I think we can say that we are in the same situation today."

Though there's no real confirmation in here, this comment does seem to imply that we could be in for a similar release window in terms of timing to the first remake and Rebirth. This would put the third game at an estimated 2028.

Final Fantasy 7 could end on the PS6

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It seems quite dramatic to be talking about the next PlayStation console at this stage, but given that the final Final Fantasy 7 game could be four years in our future, there's every chance that the title could launch while straddling both the PS5 and the PS6. After all, we know the PS5 is now in the end of its life cycle. 

We're already at some kind of peak of visual fidelity with video games, but who knows, maybe the final instalment of the Final Fantasy 7 remakes could be spread across three console generations and reach visual heights we've never seen before. We can only dream for now.