The first two parts of the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy are selling "several times better" than expected following the reveal of the third and final instalment, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, at Summer Game Fest in June 2026. Trilogy director Naoki Hamaguchi said the games are "performing even better than most people probably imagine," though he declined to share specific sales figures, citing Square Enix's investor relations policy. Eurogamer

The sales bump was not built from nothing. Hamaguchi said both Remake (released in 2020) and Rebirth (released in 2024) had been selling steadily even before the Revelation announcement. What the Summer Game Fest reveal did was pour fuel on an already-burning fire, drawing both returning players and newcomers into the trilogy ahead of its conclusion.

For anyone unfamiliar with the setup: Square Enix has been remaking its 1997 role-playing classic Final Fantasy 7 across three separate full-size games. Remake told the opening act, set in the city of Midgar. Rebirth expanded the journey into the wider world. Revelation, slated for spring 2027, will close the story. It is headed to Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S — a notable spread across every major current-generation platform.

Hamaguchi also pointed to where, geographically, the trilogy's PC audience lives. The English-speaking PC market remains very strong, he said, and the Simplified Chinese PC market has grown to a comparable level. For a publisher that spent years keeping its biggest role-playing franchises tied to PlayStation consoles, the multi-platform reach — and the apparent sales health that comes with it — tells its own story.

Player feedback from Rebirth is directly shaping Revelation's design. Hamaguchi said community responses led to specific changes, including making minigames skippable and adjusting reward structures. Rebirth packed in dozens of side activities and minigames; some players loved the variety, others found the volume overwhelming. Revelation will let players opt out.

The team behind the trilogy has stayed remarkably stable. More than 90 percent of the staff who worked on Final Fantasy 7 Remake have remained with the project through to Revelation, according to Hamaguchi. In an industry where studio turnover and project reshuffles are common, that level of continuity across a multi-year, multi-game production is unusual.

One decision Square Enix has apparently not yet made: whether to ship Revelation on physical disc. With the industry trending toward digital-only releases and some platforms moving away from disc drives, the question of a physical edition is no longer a given. Hamaguchi did not indicate when a decision might come.

In the meantime, Square Enix is bringing Rebirth to Nintendo Switch 2, with a demo available through the company's official site. That gives Switch 2 owners a chance to catch up on part two before the trilogy wraps.

For fans, the takeaway is straightforward. The trilogy is healthy, the finale is less than a year away, and the team making it has been there since the beginning.