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'Final Fantasy 7' remake rumors: Square Enix teased new game details at MAGIC 2017; 'FFVII' remake ported to the PS4 Pro likely?

| Oct 27, 2016 05:30 AM EDT

'Final Fantasy VII Remake' is an upcoming video game remake, developed and published by Square Enix, of the original 1997 PlayStation role-playing video game.

The latest details for "Final Fantasy 7" remake will feature new game details at MAGIC 2017 event and a possible PS4 Pro version.

Game director Tetsuya Nomura will be attending the Monaco Anime Game International Conferences event or MAGIC on Feb.19, 2017 as Square Enix will likely announce new game details for "Final Fantasy 7" remake development along with "Kingdom Hearts 3", Attack of the Fanboy reported

It interesting to that Square Enix would name dropped "Final Fantasy 7" remake and "Kingdom Hearts 3" considering that Nomura stated he will reveal more details for both games after "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue" is release in January.

Square Enix chose to stay quiet for the rest of 2016 since "Final Fantasy XV" is still on the horizon. The publisher does not really like to publicize too many games at the same time. After the hype for "Final Fantasy XV" and "Kingdom Hearts 2.8" dies down, gamers will hear more news about "Kingdom Hearts 3" and "Final Fantasy 7" remake soon.

In other news, several rumors are making rounds regarding "Final Fantasy 7" remake being ported to the PlayStation 4 Pro as Reddit username central_void claim that Square Enix had to "overhaul" the entire game to make it fit the parameters set by Sony in order to make it run smoothly in the PS4 Pro.

The Reddit user's post mentioned that the changes may delay "Final Fantasy 7" remake's 2016 release, and it might be pushed back to 2017.

There have been rumors that "Final Fantasy 7" remake will be ported on the new Nintendo NX console, but game director Tetsuya Nomura stated in an interview that they have no plans whatsover in putting the game in the new console anytime soon.

Previous reports stated that Square Enix will be introducing a a very different battle system for "Final Fantasy 7" remake compared to the original game. Nomura and his team of game developers are currently in the middle of elevating various aspects up to finished quality, Siliconera reported.

"Final Fantasy 7" remake will have a more action-based gameplay rather than the Active Time Battle system incorporated in the original "FFVII" in the PlayStation console. Nomura explained that he has heard several request from gaming fans to add the ATB style in the remake, but Nomura believes he has found the perfect gameplay system. Of course, he added that gamers who are not used to the action-oriented gameplay will have a feature that will help them keep up with the remake's gameplay.

Nomura cited "Dissidia" is the perfect example for "Final Fantasy 7" remake and there are speculations that the game will be divided into three parts similar to "Final Fantasy XIII".

Square Enix producer Yohinori Kitase added that each part of the "Final Fantasy 7" remake will be a full-scale game as every installment may tell the story from a different perspective.

The Japanese publisher will be attending the PSX 2016 event on Dec. 3-4 inside the Anaheim Convention Center located in Anaheim, CA.

"Final Fantasy 7" remake is speculated to launch sometime in 2017 for the PS4 console as it marks the 20th Anniversary of the game.

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