Naoki Hamaguchi
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Sep 26, 2026
SunnyHOST
And in the currently unnamed PSSR mode, 60 frames per second at 4K resolution, most likely upscaled.
SunnyHOST
This dedicated PSSR mode was confirmed by director Naoki Hamaguchi on social media, who said, on PS5 Pro, by leveraging PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, PSSR, we have implemented a mode that delivers both 4K image quality and 60 frames per second gameplay.
SunnyHOST
For players who want to enjoy Revelation with both enhanced visual fidelity and smooth performance, I believe PS5 Pro will be the best place to play.
SunnyHOST
Those familiar with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth have experienced Performance Sharp and Performance Soft.
GenkiGUEST
And they had this brand new demo, like right in the morning.
GenkiGUEST
I think the director, Naoki Hamaguchi, announced that They're going to have a brand new demo just for TGS, a special demo.
GenkiGUEST
And it's actually the opening section of the main game, of the real game.
GenkiGUEST
So the other demo they were showing press was more like open world demo, where you could ride around in the high wind.
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JCHOST
And it was in English.
JCHOST
And then when it finished, it would go to the Japanese one.
JCHOST
But for the first 10 minutes of me lining up, I was like, oh shit, this is only in English? What the hell? Because the game itself, I mean, I think I said this back when it was announced to the director or whatever.
JCHOST
I said, wow, this looks Caucasian as fuck.
Mike MinottiHOST
Uh, Final Fantasy VII Revelation will let players raise their characters' levels automatically to skip grinding.
Mike MinottiHOST
As revealed during an interview with IG in Japan, the game's director, Naoki Hamaguchi, said the option was being added for the third and final game in the trilogy.
Mike MinottiHOST
He explained that he received a lot of feedback from Final Fantasy VII replayers who said they only wanted to experience the main story and weren't interested in the side content.
Mike MinottiHOST
Because the side content requires the player leveling up, however, players were finding that by ski- skipping the side content, they underleveled and struggled to make it through the story.
Connor McCabeGUEST
Hmm.
Patrick EllersHOST
Final Fantasy VII Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi has had a discussion with IGN Japan about progression in the concluding chapter of the VII Remake series.
Patrick EllersHOST
Because recent versions of the last two entries of the game included the quality of life features that allowed for quick leveling up, the team now views that ease of progression as an expectation of from the audience.
Patrick EllersHOST
So if you are currently playing Rebirth or Remake, either on Switch 2 or like anywhere now, you can just, you can, I think it's you turn up the rate at which you earn experience points.
Tim GettysHOST
... like, during the pandemic they just had money?
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
We looked up the director and we hadn't heard of any of the director's movies.
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
I, I wanna say it was a Netflix joint, so I think-
Tim GettysHOST
Well, yeah.
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Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
That means creating meaningful experiences, whether you prefer cooperative PVE, competitive PVE, or the unpredictable tension of Marathon PvPvE.
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
It's important to us that no matter your play style or your skill level, we have fi- we, we find better ways to hear from you as we get back to where we need to be, making games you want to play.
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
As you heard last week from Day, our game director, we still have a lot planned for our October Nightfall refresh and Symbiosis update in December.
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
You'll hear more from us.
Jeff GrubbHOST
This, uh, this one, uh, I think I got this one from VG- VGC.
Jeff GrubbHOST
Uh, Director Naoki Hamaguchi says Final Fantasy VII Remake game, uh, will periodically...
Jeff GrubbHOST
Yes, this one came from Chris Klein of VGC, excuse me.
Jeff GrubbHOST
Final Fantasy VII Revelation will let players raise their character's level automatically to skip grinding.
Jeff GrubbHOST
As revealed during an interview with IGN Japan, and spotted and translated on Twitter by Genki, uh, the game's director, Naoki Hamaguchi, said the option was being added for the third and final game in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy.
Jeff GrubbHOST
Hamaguchi explained that he received a lot of feedback from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth players who said they only wanted to experience the main story, and weren't, weren't interested in the side content.
Jeff GrubbHOST
Because the s- the side content results in the player's character leveling up, however, players were finding that by skipping the side content, they were under leveled and struggled to make it through the story.
Michael HighamGUEST
But they were showing me pictures of the setups that they have there.
Michael HighamGUEST
Naoki Hamaguchi, the director of FF7 Rebirth and Revelation, was out there taking hell of pictures.
Michael HighamGUEST
Kenny Omega was out there taking hello pictures.
Michael HighamGUEST
Like TGS was crazy.
Max ScovilleHOST
When we find out more, we will let you know, so stay tuned.
Max ScovilleHOST
Moving on, Final Fantasy VII Revelation director, Naoki Hamaguchi, is teasing a 100-hour playthrough for completionists.
Max ScovilleHOST
In an interview with GameSpot, Hamaguchi said, quote, "In a standard playthrough from beginning to end, if I were to review and check every single asset and element in the game, it'll easily take over 100 hours." Of course, not all gamers will be turning over every rock, talking to every NPC, and checking every item, and Hamaguchi's well aware of the sheer amount of content in the game.
Max ScovilleHOST
He's been divvying up his playthroughs based on what he needs to check, be it combat or story or something else, and he's already completed 46 full playthroughs of the game ahead of the April 2027 release.
Max CooperHOST
Well, I think the last one for me was like a Final Fantasy on Xbox 360.
Max CooperHOST
Hamaguchi has teased that post-launch DLC expansions similar to Intermission that will focus on deepening the backstories of both Sephiroth and Vincenzo.
Max CooperHOST
Game's dropping in, I think it was April, April 10th.
Max CooperHOST
Next year, Supercane.
Tim GettysHOST
Final Fantasy VII Revelation has been announced for Switch 2, and it will be a simultaneous release across all platforms on April 8th.
Tim GettysHOST
While we still have a while to wait for launch, series director Naoki Hamaguchi has been discussing Revelation and all things Final Fantasy VII in advance, and sharing some interesting tidbits to tide us over.
Tim GettysHOST
During an interview with VGC, Hamaguchi talked a little bit more about how the game approaches the recently announced DLC.
Tim GettysHOST
As you may know, Revelation story DLC 1 is Sephiroth, and story two is Vincent and the Turks.
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