Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will not receive any major story-based DLC.
This is according to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi, who told the Daily Star that while he's aware the fan community would like an expansion like Episode Intermission, the team's focus is on Part 3. to be able to get it out “as quickly as possible.” possible”.
“We definitely heard the desire of the fans, the voices that want those kinds of things,” Hamaguchi said in the interview.
“I completely understand, but I think from my perspective, what fans really want to see isn't necessarily DLC. They want to see the third part of the series as quickly as possible.
“That's why we've decided not to focus development resources on creating additional DLC episodes for the time being,” Hamaguichi added.
“We're really putting all of our efforts into getting game three out as quickly as possible. So for the moment, that's where we're focusing our time.”
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi also recently said that he deliberately intended the game's ending to spark debate and keep players guessing until the trilogy's next conclusion.
Speaking with Eurogamer's own Ed Nightingale, Hamaguchi talked about fan reaction to the game's divisive ending and how he wanted to avoid fan service with his development.