Square Enix explains why Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth didn’t have DLC, could happen for Remake Part 3

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth never received DLC, but it was considered. Naoki Hamaguchi shared that nugget in a recent interview.

With Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Square Enix did end up creating DLC. This was Episode Intermission, which was highlighted by new playable character Yuffie Kisaragi. Some may have thought that Rebirth would end up receiving the same treatment, but it didn’t happen.

Hamaguchi told Wccftech that Square Enix was instead focused on releasing “the third installment as soon as possible.” Interestingly, he did say that Remake Part 3 could end up with DLC of its own.

Hamaguchi’s full words:

“There were definitely some ideas to create a Rebirth DLC and that was the plan at a certain point in time, but when we revisited this topic and we thought about what our priorities should be and what the fans are looking forward to the most. We figured that what fans want the most is to bring the third installment as soon as possible. That would take priority over the Rebirth DLC, so we decided to take that approach.

With that being said, once we release the third installment, there is the possibility of having a DLC for that third installment. With the conclusion of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, there’s probably going to be a much wider audience for Final Fantasy as a whole. Whether we bring another new DLC or a full title, that’s something we are actively considering.”

Final Fantasy 7 Remake will be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in January with its DLC included. You can read our own interview with Hamaguchi here.