Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is shaping up to be the biggest chapter of the Remake trilogy in more ways than one. Square Enix is preparing an open-world finale that will bring Cloud and the rest of the party’s journey to an end, but players may need to clear a serious amount of storage space before jumping in.
Director Naoki Hamaguchi has indicated that Final Fantasy 7 Revelation could require approximately 200 GB of storage at launch.
That would comfortably make it the largest game in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy.
Revelation Could Reach Around 200 GB
The storage requirements have steadily increased throughout the trilogy.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade requires around 94 GB on Steam, while Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth comes in at approximately 159 GB. Revelation could push that even further to around 200 GB.
The final number could still change before launch, but it gives players an early idea of just how large the finale is expected to be.
Revelation is being positioned as an expansive open-world conclusion, with additional locations such as Mideel and Wutai becoming part of the adventure.
With a larger world, more environments, cinematics, high-resolution assets and the conclusion of Cloud’s story to accommodate, the jump in storage requirements isn’t particularly surprising.
Only One Physical Disc
The more controversial part of Square Enix’s approach is the physical release.
Despite potentially requiring around 200 GB of storage, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is expected to ship on a single game disc for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
That means the complete game will not be available directly from the physical disc.
Additional downloads will be required.
A PS5 Ultra HD Blu-ray game disc can hold up to roughly 100 GB, while the discs commonly used for Xbox physical releases have considerably less available capacity. Putting an approximately 200 GB game entirely on physical media would therefore require multiple discs.
Instead, Square Enix has chosen to use a single-disc release combined with additional downloads.
Square Enix Doesn’t Want to Compromise the Game
Hamaguchi has defended the decision, explaining that the development team does not want physical storage limitations to negatively affect the final game.
The director explained that the team needs to “overcome the hardware to a certain extent,” suggesting that reducing the game’s scope or aggressively compressing content simply to fit everything onto physical media isn’t the direction Square Enix wants to take.
Manufacturing is another consideration.
Shipping several discs with every physical copy would increase production and distribution costs, especially when Revelation could potentially require approximately two PS5 discs or even more physical media on Xbox.
For players who value physical games because they contain a complete playable build without requiring servers or additional downloads, however, the single-disc approach could be disappointing.
Two Paid DLC Expansions Are Planned
Square Enix apparently isn’t finished once the main story ends either.
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is planned to receive two paid expansions, with one focusing on Sephiroth and another centered around Vincent.
Hamaguchi has compared their scope to Episode INTERmission, the Yuffie-focused expansion released alongside Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade.
Exactly where the Sephiroth and Vincent expansions fit into Revelation’s timeline hasn’t been revealed yet.
That leaves several possibilities open. They could expand events happening alongside the main campaign, explore earlier moments involving the characters, or potentially provide additional material after parts of the main story.
The Biggest Final Fantasy 7 Remake Game Yet
Everything currently known about Revelation points toward Square Enix going significantly bigger for the trilogy’s conclusion.
The potential 200 GB install size, expanded open world and planned DLC suggest the developer isn’t treating the third game as simply another chapter.
It is being built as the finale.
Players will once again follow Cloud and the main cast as their fight to save the planet reaches its conclusion, with locations including Wutai and Mideel expanding the explorable world even further.
Whether the enormous storage requirement translates into a noticeably larger experience remains to be seen, but one thing already appears clear: anyone planning to play Revelation may want to start making room on their SSD.
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is scheduled to launch worldwide on April 8, with pre-orders available ahead of release.
