Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Will Ship on Two PS5 Discs, Square Enix Proudly Points Out | Push Square

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will be spread across two discs when it launches on PS5, Square Enix confirmed — seemingly with some amount of pride — at the end of the title's new trailer. This suggests that the anticipated sequel is simply too big to fit on one Blu-ray disc, despite the fact that these days, discs are essentially just another way to install games on your console's drive.

This isn't anything particularly new, however. You may recall that Final Fantasy VII Remake, back when it first released on PS4 in 2020, also shipped on two discs. Disc 1 was used to install the necessary data on your machine, while Disc 2 was used to actually play the game. We assume Rebirth will be doing something similar when it releases next year.

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So, er, something to look forward to if you're a fan of physical media? Just pray it doesn't take over an hour to actually install in the comments section below.

Robert's been a dedicated PlayStation fan since the days of Tekken 2, and he still loves a good dust up. When he's not practising combos, he's usually getting lost in the latest 100-hour RPG, or, y'know, replaying The Witcher 3.

This is a good thing if they know the file size is going to be that big. This is how it should be. If you buy a physical game, don't make it so you have a 50GB download as soon as you open the package.

@Uncharted2007 Yeah, that's right. All it means is it's at least about 50gb, if disc 1 is dual layer.

Edit: you edited your post! Before it said Remake was the same.

I haven't bought a physical game in years.

@Uncharted2007 They could still do that, wouldn’t surprise me if it’s marketing too. Multiple discs for nostalgia

@KaijuKaiser Has more to do with the backlash