# Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director says Square Enix would have to compromise “the quality of the final chapter” to ship the game fully on disc

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/final-fantasy-7-revelation-director-says-square-enix-would-have-to-compromise-the-quality-of-the-final-chapter-to-ship-the-game-fully-on-disc/
- Published: 2026-09-11T18:08:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-11T18:32:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Eurogamer
- Original article: https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-7-revelation-compromise-quality-physical-disc
- Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, Gaming, TV

## Key points

- FF7 Revelation ships on disc but still needs a download
- Director says full disc release would hurt game quality
- Comes amid wider industry shift away from physical media

## Summary

Square Enix has confirmed that physical editions of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, the final instalment in the Remake trilogy, will still require an additional data download rather than shipping fully on disc. Series director Naoki Hamaguchi explained that fitting the entire game onto a single disc would have meant compromising the quality of the concluding chapter, a trade-off the team felt was not in fans' best interests, even as physical media becomes rarer across the industry.

Physical copies on PS5 and Xbox Series X will each contain one disc, while Nintendo Switch 2 versions will use a Game-Key card, and all three require an internet connection to complete installation. Some fans have pointed out that the two previous instalments, Remake and Rebirth, managed to fit onto two physical discs each, questioning why a similar approach couldn't be used again. The announcement lands amid wider unease over the future of physical games, following Sony's confirmation that it will stop manufacturing PlayStation discs from 2028.

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