Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth is getting a dedicated State of Play next week

News
By published

We're getting "an extensive look" in a pretty early return for State of Play

FF7
(Image credit: Square Enix)

The PlayStation State of Play might have only just ended, but we're getting another one next week - and it's dedicated to Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth.

In an announcement at the end of tonight's show, Sony's director of portfolio Shawne Benson added the classic 'one more thing'. "Before we go, I have one final announcement," Benson said. "State of Play will return on February 6 with an extensive look at Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth." That second State of Play will offer "new gameplay details" and more information, though there's currently no other information on offer.

Sony regularly goes in for substantial deep dives on its major tentpole games, so the fact that we're getting this Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth State of Play should come as no surprise with the second part of the trilogy set to release on February 29th. What does come as a surprise, however, is how quickly Sony is following up tonight's show. Normally, months can pass without big showcases like this, and while I'd imagined Sony would have tried to get something in the books before the traditional summer conference window (RIP E3), I certainly didn't expect to be waiting barely a week for another State of Play.

It'll be interesting to see what Square Enix decides to show off next week. It's clear that Rebirth doesn't plan to stick quite as closely to the OG FF7 with the second part of its remake trilogy as it did with the first part - perhaps we'll get a little more clarity about how that will shape up in the new State of Play.

Ali Jones
Ali Jones
Managing Editor, News

I'm GamesRadar's Managing Editor for news, shaping the news strategy across the team. I started my journalistic career while getting my degree in English Literature at the University of Warwick, where I also worked as Games Editor on the student newspaper, The Boar. Since then, I've run the news sections at PCGamesN and Kotaku UK, and also regularly contributed to PC Gamer. As you might be able to tell, PC is my platform of choice, so you can regularly find me playing League of Legends or Steam's latest indie hit.