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Final Fantasy VII Revelation's disc version needs a download to protect quality, Hamaguchi says

Naoki Hamaguchi says the team considered using the same disc size as Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but that would have meant compromising the game's fidelity and quality.

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TLDR

In remarks shared by a user linking to IGN, Naoki Hamaguchi says the team discussed using the same disc size as FFVII Rebirth for FFVII Revelation. He says that approach would have compromised fidelity and quality. Rather than make those compromises, he says, the team's only choice was a physical release with certain sections of the game delivered as a digital download.

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Combined views

479.5K

10 Sources, first seen 20d ago

2.6K likes674 comments444 saves246 reposts

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Positive7.1%92.9%Negative

Summary

Many accounts objected to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's physical disc requiring a download, arguing that Square Enix could have used multiple discs without compromising quality and was instead making excuses.

Based on 74 sentiment-bearing replies from 56 accounts across 5 conversations.

Sentiment

Positive7.1%92.9%Negative

Summary

Many accounts objected to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's physical disc requiring a download, arguing that Square Enix could have used multiple discs without compromising quality and was instead making excuses.

Based on 74 sentiment-bearing replies from 56 accounts across 5 conversations.

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@Stealth40kNaoki Hamaguchi says they had no choice to have a required download for the physical version of Final Fantasy VII Revelation: “When we had an internal discussion with the development team about how we wanted to approach the physical discs and the physical releases of FFVII Revelation, initially there were conversations about using the same disc size as we did for, say, FFVII Rebirth. But if we were to do that, it would mean that we would have to make a compromise in terms of the fidelity and the quality of the game. So as a development team, we didn't want to do that. We didn't want to make any compromises for the game. So realistically, the only choice that we had was to release this physical disc, but with certain sections of the game being a digital download format through the physical disc.” https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-explains-why-the-physical-disc-version-requires-a-download-to-play
@Genki_JPNNaoki Hamaguchi says FF7 Revelation won't have the full game on disc as they didn't want to compromise on the fidelity and quality of the game by having disc size limits "After we launched preorders, we did see some fans voicing their concerns and raising questions about the physical discs requiring some internet download. So I would like to address that. When we had an internal discussion with the development team about how we wanted to approach the physical discs and the physical releases of FFVII Revelation, initially there were conversations about using the same disc size as we did for, say, FFVII Rebirth. But if we were to do that, it would mean that we would have to make a compromise in terms of the fidelity and the quality of the game. So as a development team, we didn't want to do that. We didn't want to make any compromises for the game. So realistically, the only choice that we had was to release this physical disc, but with certain sections of the game being a digital download format through the physical disc. With that being said, I completely understand that not all players might be happy with this decision, but at the same time, I am happy that we were still able to release a physical format of the game. So I am quite satisfied with the end results as well. I would hope that our fans and players would be able to share that as well.” https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-explains-why-the-physical-disc-version-requires-a-download-to-play?utm_source=bluesky,facebook,instagram,threads,twitter
@GamesRadarFinal Fantasy 7 Revelation's disc requires a download because the devs didn't want to "compromise" https://www.gamesradar.com/games/final-fantasy/final-fantasy-7-revelations-physical-disc-still-requires-a-download-because-square-enix-didnt-want-to-make-any-compromises/
@InsiderGamingIGFF7 Revelation Director Addresses Physical Edition Needing Downloads https://insider-gaming.com/ff7-revelation-director-addresses-physical-edition-needing-downloads/
@KotakuHere's Why Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Will Require A Download Instead Of Shipping Complete On Multiple Discs Like The Previous Games - Kotaku https://kotaku.com/heres-why-final-fantasy-7-revelation-will-require-a-download-instead-of-shipping-complete-on-multiple-discs-like-the-previous-games-2000733319 https://kotaku.com/heres-why-final-fantasy-7-revelation-will-require-a-download-instead-of-shipping-complete-on-multiple-discs-like-the-previous-games-2000733319
@GameRantFinal Fantasy 7 Revelation game director Naoki Hamaguchi explains the choices that Square Enix made concerning the game's physical release. https://gamerant.com/final-fantasy-7-revelation-disc-download-required-why/?taid=6aa38ad4d5b7470001e01092&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem-GR&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=Twitter
@pcgamerFinal Fantasy 7 Revelation director defends its physical disk still needing a download https://www.pcgamer.com/games/final-fantasy/final-fantasy-7-revelation-director-defends-its-physical-disk-still-needing-a-download-we-didnt-want-to-make-any-compromises-for-the-game/
@eurogamerFinal Fantasy 7 Revelation director says Square Enix would have to compromise "the quality of the final chapter" to ship the game fully on disc. https://bit.ly/4gPbXq6
@IGNFinal Fantasy VII Revelation's director has offered an explanation for why the physical disc version requires a download to play: https://bit.ly/3SGGCg2
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    10 Sources

    @Stealth40kNaoki Hamaguchi says they had no choice to have a required download for the physical version of Final Fantasy VII Revelation: “When we had an internal discussion with the development team about how we wanted to approach the physical discs and the physical releases of FFVII Revelation, initially there were conversations about using the same disc size as we did for, say, FFVII Rebirth. But if we were to do that, it would mean that we would have to make a compromise in terms of the fidelity and the quality of the game. So as a development team, we didn't want to do that. We didn't want to make any compromises for the game. So realistically, the only choice that we had was to release this physical disc, but with certain sections of the game being a digital download format through the physical disc.” https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-explains-why-the-physical-disc-version-requires-a-download-to-play
    @Genki_JPNNaoki Hamaguchi says FF7 Revelation won't have the full game on disc as they didn't want to compromise on the fidelity and quality of the game by having disc size limits "After we launched preorders, we did see some fans voicing their concerns and raising questions about the physical discs requiring some internet download. So I would like to address that. When we had an internal discussion with the development team about how we wanted to approach the physical discs and the physical releases of FFVII Revelation, initially there were conversations about using the same disc size as we did for, say, FFVII Rebirth. But if we were to do that, it would mean that we would have to make a compromise in terms of the fidelity and the quality of the game. So as a development team, we didn't want to do that. We didn't want to make any compromises for the game. So realistically, the only choice that we had was to release this physical disc, but with certain sections of the game being a digital download format through the physical disc. With that being said, I completely understand that not all players might be happy with this decision, but at the same time, I am happy that we were still able to release a physical format of the game. So I am quite satisfied with the end results as well. I would hope that our fans and players would be able to share that as well.” https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-explains-why-the-physical-disc-version-requires-a-download-to-play?utm_source=bluesky,facebook,instagram,threads,twitter
    @GamesRadarFinal Fantasy 7 Revelation's disc requires a download because the devs didn't want to "compromise" https://www.gamesradar.com/games/final-fantasy/final-fantasy-7-revelations-physical-disc-still-requires-a-download-because-square-enix-didnt-want-to-make-any-compromises/
    @InsiderGamingIGFF7 Revelation Director Addresses Physical Edition Needing Downloads https://insider-gaming.com/ff7-revelation-director-addresses-physical-edition-needing-downloads/
    @KotakuHere's Why Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Will Require A Download Instead Of Shipping Complete On Multiple Discs Like The Previous Games - Kotaku https://kotaku.com/heres-why-final-fantasy-7-revelation-will-require-a-download-instead-of-shipping-complete-on-multiple-discs-like-the-previous-games-2000733319 https://kotaku.com/heres-why-final-fantasy-7-revelation-will-require-a-download-instead-of-shipping-complete-on-multiple-discs-like-the-previous-games-2000733319
    @GameRantFinal Fantasy 7 Revelation game director Naoki Hamaguchi explains the choices that Square Enix made concerning the game's physical release. https://gamerant.com/final-fantasy-7-revelation-disc-download-required-why/?taid=6aa38ad4d5b7470001e01092&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem-GR&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=Twitter
    @pcgamerFinal Fantasy 7 Revelation director defends its physical disk still needing a download https://www.pcgamer.com/games/final-fantasy/final-fantasy-7-revelation-director-defends-its-physical-disk-still-needing-a-download-we-didnt-want-to-make-any-compromises-for-the-game/
    @eurogamerFinal Fantasy 7 Revelation director says Square Enix would have to compromise "the quality of the final chapter" to ship the game fully on disc. https://bit.ly/4gPbXq6
    @IGNFinal Fantasy VII Revelation's director has offered an explanation for why the physical disc version requires a download to play: https://bit.ly/3SGGCg2
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