Overview
- Director Naoki Hamaguchi confirmed Friday that physical copies of Final Fantasy VII: Revelation will not contain the full game and will require an internet download to access remaining sections.
- Hamaguchi told IGN the team rejected shipping multiple full discs because that would force compromises to visual fidelity or quality.
- Fans reacted with frustration on X and other channels, arguing that multiple-disc releases have been used before and questioning why cost or optimization choices could not avoid a download requirement.
- Journalists note Hamaguchi did not specify the technical trade-offs, pointing to uncertainties about file size versus PlayStation 5 disc capacity and the possibility that manufacturing or optimization choices influenced the decision.
- Coverage places the move within a broader industry shift away from physical media and warns that disc-plus-download releases risk making retail copies unusable if publishers stop providing the required downloads.