Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 director Naoki Hamaguchi told Automaton that the visuals for the third installment will not be lowered to accommodate the multiplatform release.
Hamaguchi broke the studio’s approach into four technical areas. For ROM, he said no platform is a concern. For RAM he described the Switch 2 as having “ample” memory while acknowledging the Xbox Series S has more limited RAM, and added the team optimizes memory usage per platform.
On CPU differences, the director said the studio does not design the game to fully saturate a high-end CPU at 30 frames per second. Instead, the team scaless density elements such as NPC counts in towns to match each platform’s CPU profile.
For GPU work, Hamaguchi explained assets are authored for high-end environments first and then optimized down. He listed PC, PlayStation 5, and PS5 Pro as the highest-end targets, with optimizations applied for other systems after the primary assets are complete.
The team also confirmed Part 3 will continue using Unreal Engine 4. Coverage earlier in the series discussed a Switch 2 build and a broader multiplatform strategy; readers interested in how the first Remake installment performed on Switch 2 can read a related report about Intergrade on Switch 2.
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Final Fantasy VII Remake
Developed by Square Enix Creative Business Unit I
A modern reimagining of one of the most iconic games of all time, Final Fantasy VII Remake harnesses the very latest technology to recreate and expand Square Enix's legendary RPG adventure for the current generation. Set in a post-industrial fantasy world that has fallen under the control of the shadowy Shinra Electric Power Company, take on the role of Cloud Strife - a mercenary and former member of Shinra's elite Soldier unit - and team up with anti-Shinra organization Avalanche as they step-up their resistance.
- Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Modes: Single player
- Release: 2020-04-10
- Publisher: Square Enix
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Age Rating:
GRAC 15+ / PEGI 16 / ESRB T / ACB M / USK 16 / CLASS_IND 14 / CERO C
- IGDB Rating: 88.0/100
