Square Enix took its time, but at The Game Awards on Thursday, it finally revealed Final Fantasy 7 Remake on PC. And it’ll be available on the Epic Games Store on December 16th.
The enhanced version of Square’s famous role-playing game, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, will be released on PC next week. At The Game Awards on Thursday, Square Enix revealed a Windows PC version, which would be available on the Epic Games Store on December 16. The price of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade for PC is $69.99, which is the same as the PlayStation 5 version, but a price that many PC players aren’t used to paying (yet).
In the past, PC players have received a $10 discount on new titles. During the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 console generations, when new AAA console games went from $49.99 to $59.99, PC games stayed around the $50 level for a while.
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Square Enix also revealed the PC specifications for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade on Friday. The PC interface supports HDR, XInput, 4K resolution, as well as keyboard, DirectInput-compliant controllers, and mouse compatibility, and up to 120 frames per second frame rate (for the high-end PC spec). The following are the system requirements:
Minimum system requirement:
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit (ver. 2004 or later)
- Processor requirement: Intel Core i5 – 3330 / AMD FX-8350
- Direct X: Version 12 or later
- Memory: 8 GB
- Storage: 100 GB or more
- Graphics: Radeon RX 480/ GeForce GTX 780 / [3 GB VRAM]
Recommended system requirement
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit (ver. 2004 or later)
- Processor requirement: Intel Core i7-3770 / AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Direct X: Version 12 or later
- Graphics: Radeon RX 5700 / GeForce GTX 1080 [8 GB VRAM]
- Memory:12 GB
- Storage: 100 GB or more
Add-On Notes: Assuming a resolution of 2560×1440 maybe Max: 3840×2160.
When Activision, 2K Games, and Sony Interactive Entertainment raised the price of their new-generation games to $69.99 last year, their PC counterparts stayed at $59.99.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade on the Epic Games Store and Forspoken on Steam, both priced at $69.99, appear to indicate that Square Enix is now comfortable trying out pricing parity with new-gen consoles on PC. (Forspoken will also be available as part of a $94.99 Digital Deluxe package.)
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Online forums have reacted negatively to the prices of both games, although budget-conscious PC gamers may likely wait for a voucher from the Epic Games Store or, in the case of Forspoken, a Steam discount to get in.
