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There is no need to be concerned about the project's multi-platform nature.
"Hello everyone and welcome back to another GRTV News.
Today we're going to be talking a little bit about one of the most anticipated games that, well it's coming up really.
Talking specifically about Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3."
"We don't actually know anything or much about the game, we don't know it's official title, we don't know when it's coming.
We do know when it's platforms are going to be because Square Enix has routinely said that it won't be PS5 console exclusive design.
It will have a multi-platform debut and it's on that topic that we're going to be talking about the game today."
"Because Square Enix and specifically the top dog on the game Naoki Hamaguchi has come out and basically said that PC is the primary platform that they are developing this game for.
Which is going to be a change because you would have thought launching on PS5 exclusively originally for the last two chapters that PS5 would have been the primary platform.
So anyway let's dive on in."
"So yes Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 is being developed with PC as the lead platform.
Naoki Hamaguchi speaking in purely technical terms we categorise PS5 and PS5 Pro as mid-range platforms internally.
So yeah like many of you we eagerly await the release of the third part of Final Fantasy VII Remake Saga.
The first part was recently launched for both Switch 2 and Xbox Series S and X and has sold well."
"Something that will please Square Enix which has not been entirely impressed with how the games have performed on PlayStation 5.
When the third instalment arrives it looks set to be a multi-platform release coming to PC, PS5, Switch 2 and Xbox Series S and X.
But this has led to many to believe that the graphics may suffer when developers can no longer focus on a single platform."
"Fortunately it seems that Square Enix has everything under control.
Here's what director Naoki Hamaguchi had to say in an interview with Automaton.
Both the Switch 2 and Xbox versions have been incredibly well received and generated a lot of buzz online.
That attention has also made me realise how many people are worried about this issue."
"However our decision to go multi-platform with the Final Fantasy VII Remake series will not in any way lower the quality of the third instalment.
Our development structure simply doesn't work that way to begin with. I suppose I'll just have to keep saying it.
In fact Square Enix primarily develops for PC rather than consoles. Hamaguchi explains the reasoning."
"The Final Fantasy VII Remake series has sold very well on platforms like Steam and the Epic Games Store.
So we develop assets with the broad PC market in mind.
In fact our 3D assets are created at the highest quality level based on PC as the foundation.
When Final Fantasy VII Rebirth launched there was talk about how the PC version looked better than the PS5 version."
"And our philosophy will not change for the third instalment.
As our fundamental principle we do not design assets to meet the lowest baseline.
Instead we create them for high end environments first.
After PC the other formats are treated individually."
"But the game is designed to look as good as possible on the strongest possible hardware and is then scaled down for each format.
That said the PS5 Pro and presumably the Xbox Series X as well should not expect to get the best versions.
Speaking in purely technical terms we categorise PS5 and PS5 Pro as mid-range platforms internally.
Compared to high end PCs texture sizes may differ by roughly 1.5 to 2 times."
"Mesh loading by 1.5 to 2 times and polygon counts by more than 3 times.
That's how big the difference can be.
Considering how well they've done so far there seems to be no reason to worry.
But for those who want to know more about how the Final Fantasy VII Remake team works at a fairly deep level we recommend reading the interview linked above."
"We don't yet know when part 3 will be released but many analysts and insiders have said that 2027 or 2028 is likely as there were 4 years between the two current games.
Now I personally hope that it's sooner than that because, well I should say I hope it should be 2027.
Because again 4 years, rebirth came out in 2023 that means 2027 will be the 4 year jump."
"And if it is next year then hopefully it means we'll get some big reveals in relation to this game this year.
You know the actual official name of it.
A first sort of teaser trailer type thing.
It's an exciting project nonetheless."
"We're going to hear more about it but the good news is that they're doing this multi-platform launch.
And it's not something to be concerned about because Square Enix typically develop their games for PC first anyway and then define them on the other platforms afterwards.
It's not like they've been making it on PS5 predominantly all the way through and now it's like no we're doing it on PC first and going elsewhere."
"This is the way they have been doing things for a long while so I wouldn't be too worried about this.
In fact I think that it's probably a good thing because it means it'll probably sell more copies at launch.
And then it'll probably have a longer sort of lifespan to it selling copies as well.
Which means it might sell better across the board."
"It might encourage Square Enix to do things like this again in the future.
So anyone who's been sort of holding on hope for a Final Fantasy 8 remake for example then maybe it'll come.
Who knows.
That's all the time that I've got though so thank you for joining me and I'll see you all in the next year TV news."
