It looks like Square Enix may have accidentally revealed its plans for the post-launch support of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation. Database updates to the Epic Games Store (via EpicDB) indicate that the title will be getting plenty of DLCs, with up to seven releases seemingly being planned.
Some of the DLC likely corresponds with in-game items that will likely be part of a supposed Premium Plus Edition of the title. Interestingly, there are also mentions of a Story Expansion Pass, which indicates that some of the DLC will continue the story of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation.
While the scale of these DLCs remains unknown – many of them are likely to essentially be extra gear or costume options – there might also be plans for an expansion that is similar in scale to Episode INTERmission for Final Fantasy 7 Remake, which essentially added an entirely new story to the game, introducing the Remake trilogy audience to the character of Yuffie and her unique combat style.
Since director Naoki Hamaguchi has previously spoken about wanting to integrate stories, characters, and content from Final Fantasy 7’s various spin-offs and follow-ups, we might even see versions of Dirge of Cerberus or Advent Children recreated in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation in some form.
Hamaguchi had spoken about this during a Q&A in Shanghai. At the time, he was responding to a question about whether Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 character Cissnei would be showing up in Revelation following her appearance in Rebirth.
“Well, at this time it’s best not to say whether Cissnei will appear or not, but there is one thing I can tell you,” said Hamaguchi. “This Final Fantasy 7 Remake series is not simply a recreation of the original work, but rather, our goal is to create a single, new Final Fantasy 7 that incorporates the settings and concepts of all the previous spin-off titles, such as Advent Children, Dirge of Cerberus, and Crisis Core. Therefore, the appearance of Cissnei and the inclusion of Dirge of Cerberus Soldiers in the DLC, all have that meaning.”
“So, since that concept will of course carry over into Revelation as well, not limited to Cissnei, for the last entry, there will be characters that have appeared in the various FF7 compilation games that I think will be there, and each of these characters has a large and dedicated fanbase, so we want to create a work that can satisfy the feelings of those people.”
It is worth noting that the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy has done an admirable job of introducing characters and story concepts from games that were previously only spin-offs. A notable example of this is the inclusion of Leslie Kyle in Final Fantasy 7 Remake. The character was previously only mentioned in Final Fantasy VII The Kids Are Alright: A Turks Side Story. Similarly, the title also included references to Dirge of Cerberus in the form of its antagonists – Wiess and Nero – being available as VR mission boss fights in Episode INTERmission.
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is being developed for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2, and is slated for a Spring 2027 release.
