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With two games in the bag, the finale of the Final Fantasy Remake Trilogy is inevitably drawing closer. Last year saw the middle chapter of the saga, Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, released on console and PC, and producer Tetsuya Nomura says that Square Enix knows exactly when it’ll officially reveal the game. Just don’t expect him to provide a reveal date–for the reveal date–for the game announcement just yet.

“It is going very smoothly,” Nomura said during a recent Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis livestream (translated by Genki JPN on Twitter/X). “The announcement timing has been decided, and we will stick to that schedule, so please rest assured and wait.”

Nomura says FF7 Remake Part 3 and Kingdom Hearts 4 are progressing well and according to schedule!
FF7R Part 3: “It is going very smoothly. The announcement timing has been decided and we will stick to that schedule, so please rest assured and wait.”
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Nomura also added that work on Kingdom Hearts 4 is “progressing well and according to schedule,” but he remained quiet on any other details regarding the long-in-development game. As for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, it remains to be seen if Square Enix will formally announce the game on its own channels or through a partner event. Final Fantasy 7 Remake was first revealed during the 2015 PlayStation Showcase during E3 2015, while Final Fantasy: Rebirth was unveiled during Summer Game Fest 2023.

Details on the game are being kept under wraps for now, but back in January, series producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed that the story scenario for it was completed by the end of 2024 and that he was “very satisfied” with it. Game director Naoki Hamaguchi also confirmed that development on the third game began right after Rebirth was completed.

While Rebirth introduced some big changes and plot twists to the established lore of Final Fantasy 7, one of the other big changes we could see is a multiplatform release for the game. The previous Final Fantasy 7 remake games were timed exclusives for PS4 and PS5, but Square Enix’s new multiplatform strategy to secure long-term growth could see the game launch the same day on PC and Xbox Series X|S so that it can reach a wider audience.

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Many, many RPG fans are patiently awaiting the next installment in the Kingdom Hearts franchise. And a lot of those people are waiting for Final Fantasy VII Remake‘s third and final installment, too. As you might expect, some are worried about how development is proceeding on these two massive Square Enix RPGs, and to help calm those players down, FF7 and KH4 director Tetsuya Nomura has attempted to reassure us all that things are going “smoothly.”

As reported by Gematsu, during Friday’s Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis 2nd Anniversary broadcast, Nomura hopped in toward the end after seemingly spotting comments in the chat asking about FF7 Remake’s third installment. While he didn’t have a release date to share, he wanted everyone to relax. The game is on schedule, okay?

“Right, so, looking at the comments, I’m seeing people ask every so often about the third entry in the [FF7] Remake series,” said Nomura. “Apparently, [FF7 co-director Motomu] Toriyama mentioned in an interview that something might be released around the second anniversary [of Ever Crisis]. So that’s probably where those expectations are coming from. Right, so things are progressing really smoothly. I can’t really say more—if I suddenly went, ‘Well, actually…,’ everyone would be really surprised!”

He then added: “So yeah, things are moving along really smoothly, and the release timing has already been decided. We’re moving forward according to that schedule right now, so please rest assured and be patient.”

And don’t worry, fans of Kingdom Hearts, Nomura also had a small update about the Disney RPG, which was first announced back in 2022.

“And this has also come up in the comments here and there, but Kingdom Hearts IV is likewise steadily moving forward according to schedule, so please look forward to it.”

While this is good to hear, I imagine a lot of folks want a release window for one or both of these RPGs. FF7 Remake’s third entry will be its last, as confirmed by Square Enix in 2022. We still don’t know when it’s coming, what it will be named, and what platforms it will launch on, though I expect PS5 players will be able to play it day one. Meanwhile, we’ve heard very little about Kingdom Hearts 4, though we did get a new, very low-res screenshot earlier this year of Mickey Mouse in a library. Hopefully, that and Nomura’s assurance that everything is progressing as planned will be enough for folks until the next update.

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