Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says team ‘wanted to add episodic story DLC’

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi has said the development team originally wanted to release episodic story DLC for the game, but ultimately deciding against doing so.

Following the release of Final Fantasy 7 Remake in 2020, an enhanced PS5 and PC version called Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade was released which included a new DLC expansion titled Episode Intermission.

It was announced last week that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which was released for PS5 in February 2024, is coming to PC in January.

In an interview with Epic Games, Hamaguchi reiterated that story DLC for the game isn’t being released because Square Enix instead chose to prioritise development of the third and final entry in its Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy.

“We did have the desire to add an episodic story as a new DLC to the PC version,” he said, but limited resources meant finishing the next game in the project as quickly as possible was the “highest priority.”

“However,” Hamaguchi added, “if we receive strong requests from players after the release regarding certain matters, we would like to consider them.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Hamaguchi asked that players refrain from installing or creating offensive or inappropriate PC mods.

“While the team has no plans for official in-game mod support, we respect the creativity of the modding community and welcome their creations—though we ask modders not to create or install anything offensive or inappropriate.”