Final Fantasy VII Revelation Launches April 8, 2027, Concluding Square Enix's Remake Trilogy
Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the third and final entry in Square Enix's remake trilogy, launches April 8, 2027 across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC Engadget. The release date was announced during a Sony State of Play livestream on September 3, 2026 Engadget.
Square Enix first revealed Revelation in June 2026 Gematsu, via an official press release on its North American press site Square Enix Press. At that stage the publisher confirmed a simultaneous multi-platform launch in Spring 2027 but did not specify a date. The September State of Play narrowed that window to April 8. The game will also be distributed on PC through Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store Square Enix Press.
Revelation concludes a trilogy that began with Final Fantasy VII Remake in 2020 and continued with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth in 2024 Engadget. The trilogy collectively retells the events of the original Final Fantasy VII, released on the PlayStation in 1997. Square Enix's official product page describes Revelation as the moment when "the final battle to decide the fate of the world has begun," in which players take to the skies, chart a course, and stand with companions against Sephiroth one last time Square Enix. The trilogy's development has spanned roughly a decade Automaton.
Pre-orders are currently open for PS5 owners. Players who pre-order before launch receive two summon spells as in-game bonuses Engadget. A Premium Edition grants access one day ahead of the official release date, along with an in-game accessory, additional consumable items, and access to forthcoming story DLC Engadget.
The broader context here is a noticeable shift in how major Japanese publishers handle platform exclusivity. The original 1997 release was a PlayStation exclusive, and the 2020 Remake launched as a timed PS4 exclusive before arriving on other platforms later. Revelation's day-one availability across four platform families, including Nintendo's Switch 2, reflects a wider move away from exclusivity as a default launch strategy for major titles from Japanese publishers. Square Enix's own product page for the game Square Enix now sits alongside simultaneous listings across console and PC storefronts, which would have been unusual for a mainline Final Fantasy title a decade ago.
The PC distribution strategy also merits attention. By spanning Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store rather than opting for a single storefront or a timed exclusivity deal, Square Enix is maximizing its addressable audience at launch. For a trilogy-capping title that needs to convert players who may have entered the series at different points and on different platforms, that breadth of availability reduces friction.
The three-year cadence between entries (2020, 2024, 2027) is relatively tight for AAA development on this scale. The gap between Rebirth and Revelation is roughly three years, suggesting that Square Enix's production pipeline for the trilogy was structured to allow overlapping development rather than sequential restarts. The decision to commit to story DLC for the Premium Edition, announced before launch, indicates post-launch content support is already in the roadmap.
For players invested in the trilogy since 2020, Revelation arrives as the payoff to a seven-year, three-title arc. For Square Enix, it closes a project that has been in development for roughly a decade and stands as one of the publisher's most closely watched franchises reaching its conclusion.
