FF7 Remake Director Says Fans Will Have To Wait For Part 2 To Fully Use PS5

Final Fantasy 7 Remake players will have to wait until Part 2 before the series makes full use of the hardware features of the PlayStation 5, according to its director.

Scheduled for release on June 10, FF7 Remake Intergrade is a PS5 port of last year’s JRPG, featuring improved graphics, significantly faster load times, a photo mode, haptic commentary, and a new episode featuring the character Yuffie.

However, director Tetsuya Nomura told Famitsu that fans shouldn’t expect the series to make full use of the full feature set of PlayStation 5 until the final release of Part 2.

“In terms of graphics, lighting and textures are the main adjustments [in Intergrade], but environmental effects such as fog have also been added to further enhance the feeling of realism and immersion in the world, ”he said.

When asked if the game would support DualSense haptics and 3D audio, Nomura replied, “As for adaptive triggers, they are partially supported. However, when it comes to using all the features of PlayStation 5, please wait for the next game where we can start from scratch. “

One of the biggest additions to the PS5 version of Remake is Photo Mode. However, Nomura said fans should expect something simpler than the camera option included in Kingdom Hearts 3 Re Mind.

“The concept of this mode is different from the camera mode in Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind, so you can’t change expression or pose. It’s just a mode for capturing a scene as memory. There is no requirement to use this mode, so you can start using it immediately, ”he said.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 has entered full production, and Nomura has said he wants to deliver it “ASAP”.

In the same Famitsu interview posted this week, Nomura confirmed that he will be stepping down from his role for the next episode of FF7 Remake. Instead, the veteran artist and designer will take on a broader Creative Director role, overlooking all future Final Fantasy 7 projects, including the recently announced mobile games.

In November 2019, the director confirmed that work on Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 was already underway. Part 1 is a timed PlayStation 4 exclusive for 12 months, which means Square Enix could release Xbox and PC versions of the game as early as March.

Nomura previously suggested that future installments of the episodic title could focus on smaller sections of the original game, in order to release them faster.

The comments come from the Japanese book Ultimania, in which Nomura is quoted as saying that “if we break the story into big parts, it will take longer to do. If we divide it into smaller, more detailed sections, it will develop faster. I hope to publish the next one as soon as possible. “