Naoki Hamaguchi drew attention to the fact that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth offered new gameplay in the form of its open-world structure.
At Brasil Game Show 2025, Naoki Hamaguchi also spoke about needing to split the remake into three titles so that nothing got cut out.
However, the team did "see some issues with the lack of memory" in the Xbox version compared to other platforms, per Naoki Hamaguchi.
According to director Naoki Hamaguchi, development on the third game has progressed far enough to where refinement is the focus.
The confirmation is in the wake of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade launching for Xbox Series X/S and Switch 2 in January 2026.
During a recent live stream, Nomura also noted that Square Enix has a planned announcement date for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3.
The fact that voice acting work on the third game in the Final Fantasy 7 trilogy means that development must be quite far along.
Series producer Yoshinori Kitase spoke about the sequel's development and confirmed it's been in the works for nine months.
The studio is working on getting the story of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy wrapped up with the next installment, which is still likely some time away.
"Whatever it is, I'm incredibly excited to work on that and see what we can do with that knowledge we've built up," says Naoki Hamaguchi.
"Looking forward to the third game and to other games, if you asked me 'would I do the same number of minigames', I don't think I would," says Naoki Hamaguchi.
"What the fans really want to see the most is not necessarily DLC. They want to see the third part of the series as quickly as possible."
Producer Yoshinori Kitase previously said Square Enix was targeting a 2027 launch for the final instalment in the remake trilogy.
"We won’t cheat with the airship system, but challenge it head-on so that players can freely fly around the map," says producer Yoshinori Kitase.
"We’re working hard on development so that we can launch part 3 as soon as possible," says Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi.
"We've always kept the original in mind, and I don't think it's going to be a storyline that will betray the fans of the original [game]," says Yoshinori Kitase.
Final Fantasy 7's Tifa will also be involved in some sort of new gameplay mechanics in the third game of the remake trilogy.
"I am absolutely confident that the third game in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake series will be one of the most loved, most popular games in the whole history of video games once again," says Naoki Hamagu...
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi has revealed that the action RPG's fan-favourite card collection and battle minigame Queen's Blood will return in the remake trilogy's final instalment...
It was confirmed earlier in the year that work was underway on the remake trilogy's final instalment.
