{
  "id": 5346252,
  "title": "Final Fantasy 7: Revelation Release Date Confirmed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/final-fantasy-7-revelation-release-date-confirmed",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-03T13:57:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-7-revelation-release-date-confirmed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Square Enix has announced the release date for Final Fantasy 7: Revelation, the concluding chapter in its Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy. The game will be available on April 8, 2027, during Sony's PlayStation State of Play broadcast. The announcement confirms that the game will launch simultaneously for all platforms, including PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.\n\nThe main cast, including Cid, Yuffie, Red XIII, Vincent, Barret, Tifa, Cait Sith, and Cloud, will make appearances in the game. Additionally, battle customization has been detailed. Sidequests will now evolve based on the character you are controlling, and players can skip through dialogue at double speed, causing characters to sound like chipmunks. Players will also be able to jump down from the Highwind into the new region of Wutai, parachuting down to ground level, much like in Fortnite. Most excitingly, players will be able to photograph cats in the game's new features.\n\nRed XIII, the loyal companion from the original game, is now the focus of Revelation's compulsive Queen's Blood card game.",
  "summary": "Square Enix has announced a release date for Final Fantasy 7: Revelation, concluding its acclaimed remake trilogy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Polygon",
        "title": "Final Fantasy 7 Revelation’s Long-Awaited Release Date Officially Confirmed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/final-fantasy-7-revelations-long-awaited-release-date-officially",
        "published": "2026-09-03T14:11:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
        "title": "Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's release date puts an end to the remake trilogy in sight, and then pushes that end a bit further away with Sephiroth and Vincent DLC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/final-fantasy-7-revelations-release-date-puts-an-end-to-the-remake",
        "published": "2026-09-03T16:28:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}