Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will not be getting DLC, says director

During an interview with the Daily Star, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi confirmed that there are no DLC plans for the second entry of the trilogy. Instead, Square Enix is going full steam ahead with development for the conclusive title of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy.

“I think, from my perspective, what the fans really want to see the most is not necessarily DLC,” said Hamaguchi to the in a Thursday interview. “They want to see the third part of the series as quickly as possible.”

Hamaguchi explained that they don’t want to “focus the development resources on creating additional extra episodes for [Final Fantasy VII Rebirth] DLC at the moment” and get the “third game out as quickly as [they] can” instead.

The first entry in the three-parter, Final Fantasy VII Remake, received an expansion story focusing on new member of the group Yuffie. It introduced her in a new narrative that spans between the first and second parts and was exclusive to the Intergrade version of the game, which had better visuals and a photo mode. Additionally, it made use of the PS5’s SSD.

Unfortunately, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth‘s sales haven’t been the best for Square Enix. While discussing Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth in a , Square Enix said that “profits unfortunately did not meet [its] expectations.”

Hopefully, this doesn’t mean the third and final entry in the Final Fantasy VII Remake series won’t be rushed. What may help sales, however, is that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is listed as a nominee for Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024.