Final Fantasy 7 Remake's greatest flaw is that it is not available for everyone, with it only being playable on PlayStation consoles. That may not be the case for much longer though, as an Epic Games Store leak indicates Final Fantasy 7 Remake may be coming to the PC platform in the near future.
Undoubtedly, Final Fantasy 7 Remake was one of the biggest games of 2020. This reimagining of the hit original PS1 game provided fans a new look at Cloud Strife's adventures in Midgar with beautiful graphics, authentic voice-acting, and an intense yet refined battle system. Recently, the game received a PS5 treatment, improving the performance and visuals, along with the release of a new DLC story, Remake InterMISSION, showing what Yuffie Kisaragi was doing during the main game. Originally released as a PlayStation exclusive, Final Fantasy 7 Remake had its exclusivity extended earlier this year for another six months.
First covered by VGC, an Epic Games Store leak from earlier this year suggested an incoming announcement for Final Fantasy 7 Remake coming to PC. Included in the leak was the then unannounced Alan Wake Remastered, which Remedy Entertainment just confirmed to be launching later this year. This confirmation of Alan Wake Remastered retroactively gives more credence to the original leak, with Final Fantasy 7 Remake for PC, in turn, seeming all the more likely.
The game's exclusivity must still be kept in mind: Final Fantasy 7 Remake will not appear on any other platform until its deal with PlayStation has ended. This would make the earliest possible release sometime this fall or early winter. Square Enix partnering with Epic Games would not be a new development, as it released many Kingdom Hearts games this past spring on the PC store. It would follow then for Final Fantasy 7 Remake to arrive on the Epic Games Store at some point.
Currently there is no telling when such an announcement will be made. Later this month, Square Enix will give a presentation at TGS Online 2021, which would be as good a place as any to detail the future of Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Having released a preliminary list of games that will be shown off including Project Triangle Strategy and Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, Final Fantasy 7 Remake is noticeably missing. Here's to hoping that it is missing from the line-up because Square Enix wants to make it a surprise.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake is available on PS4, and PS5.
Source: VGC