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Early Access: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PC Review: It's OK... But There Are Issues (Patreon)

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2025-01-29 16:47:59
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2025-01-29 16:52:35
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Hi everyone, Rich here. Oliver completed the FF7 Rebirth PC video earlier today and I'm putting it on early access for everyone since purchasing decisions may be involved. I've just completed the RTX 5080 video and want to thank you all for the support. Our automated benchmarking process was considerably pricey to produce - and it's support that has made this possible and in turn, this made the 27min RTX 5080 video possible to complete in just three working days (albeit long ones) - so there are exciting times ahead with that technology.

Onto the FF7R blurb: We've been waiting for this one with some trepidation. On the one hand, there are issues with the PS5/PS5 Pro versions of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth we really wanted to see addressed. On the other hand, the PC port of Final Fantasy 7 Remake is - to this day - truly terrible. So, it turns out that the port isn't too bad... but there are definitely some major issues to address.

Downloads: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-pc-review-its-ok-but-there-are-issues

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PC Review: It's OK... But There Are Issues

We've been waiting for this one with some trepidation. On the one hand, there are issues with the PS5/PS5 Pro versions of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth we really wanted to see addressed. On the other hand, the PC port of Final Fantasy 7 Remake is - to this day - truly terrible. So, it turns out that the port isn't too bad... but there are definitely some major issues to address. Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and various items based on DF lore? Check out our store: https://store.digitalfoundry.net Join the DF Supporter Program for pristine video downloads, behind the scenes content, early access to DF Retro, early access to DF Direct Weekly and much, much more: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 00:00 Overview 00:58 Initial issues 06:28 Settings: PC vs. PS5 Pro 14:42 PC performance 29:19 Steam Deck performance 32:55 Analysis and conclusion

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Pomps

With the rumours of them potentially switching to UE5 for part 3, I really worry for a potential PC port given the engine and their track record

digitalfoundry

In fairness, UE5 for PC is in a better state overall thatn UE4 for PC.

Jason Waite

I’ve been playing FF7 Rebirth on my 4090 equipped PC and it runs flawless without any perceivable stutter. I’ve got it at 4K with max settings. Appears to be at 120fps most of the time with some drops when at the top of a hill/mountain and looking out over the grasslands zone. Looks much better than the console version.

Pomps

I see, that makes sense. Here's to hoping it turns out "OK" at least lol

Dave Brown

Does Steam Deck have similar shader comp stutters? I know Valve has some ability to externally push per-game shader updates via SteamOS. Is there a way to force additional shader comp for Windows-based systems?

Jules Wyns

wierd that there is no mention of assets popin, even bridges and house facades need a half a second to appear when panning the camera around quickly. Really noticable, especially in towns. 7800x3d + 3080 10 GB. Happens even on lowest settings 1080p.