FFVII Remake Development Shifts to 'Internal Setup'

"We want to control everything, including quality."

By Alex Gilyadov

Development on Final Fantasy VII Remake is changing to an "internal setup" at Square Enix.

During a recent Mobius Final Fantasy live stream (translation via Gematsu) Naoki Hamaguchi, the project lead on Final Fantasy VII Remake, revealed Square Enix has shifted its focus away from working with an external studio on the game. CyberConnect2 was previously helping Square Enix with development.

Hamaguchi confirmed that, while "development was moving forward with external cooperation," Square Enix "has decided to shift to an internal setup, including mass production and quality, because we want to control everything, including quality, on a stable schedule."

The news comes after Square Enix revealed it's "urgently" recruiting additional talent to join the development team. In Final Fantasy VII Remake producer Yoshinori Kitase's recruitment message, he said the team is striving "to surpass the original work in terms of quality by increasing the number of staff to strengthen the core company development."

Both Final Fantasy VII Remake and Kingdom Hearts III appear to still be a ways off from release, as Square Enix plans to launch the two games "in the next three years or so."

Alex Gilyadov is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter. 

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