During yesterday’s State Of Play from PlayStation, Square Enix announced Final Fantasy VII Remake will get a big upgrade for PlayStation 5 owners on June 10, 2021 in Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade. Today the company announced the PS4 version of 2019’s Final Fantasy VII Remake will be part of the March PS Plus free game lineup. More on the confusion below but first, let’s talk about Intergrade.
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE takes advantage of the latest generation hardware and includes a wealth of graphical, gameplay and system enhancements for the PS5:
- Immerse yourself in the city of Midgar like never before, with improved textures, lighting, and background environments. Players can switch between two game modes:
- “Graphics Mode” prioritizes 4K high-resolution graphics
- “Performance Mode” prioritizes smooth action at 60 frames per second
- Capture and share your memorable moments from the game with a fully customizable “Photo Mode”
- Enjoy immersive battles by using the DualSense wireless controller, with its haptic feedback integration, and enjoy dynamic bike racing with its adaptive triggers.
- New difficulty settings for ‘Classic Mode’ provide new ways to play
- Jump into the action faster with optimized loading times
- As a thank you to those who have purchased FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE for the PlayStation4 console, Square Enix is providing these players a free PS5 enhancement update that will include all next-gen visual and gameplay enhancements detailed above at no extra cost when playing on a PS5 console.
There’s a few bits of fine print if you are thinking of waiting for March to pick up FF VII Remake via PS Plus then upgrade. The PS Plus version of FFVII Remake is not eligible to be upgraded to Intergrade for free to PS5. Meaning you need to have purchased FFVII Remake via PlayStation Store or physical disc version and have that version of the PS5 console. You can’t have bought the disc version of the PS4 game then expect the upgrade for free if you bought a discless version of the PlayStation 5. Currently, there’s no answer on if owners of the disc version of the game who add the PS Plus version to their library will be able to still upgrade without any issue even on the same type of system.
Other games announced for the PS Plus March lineup:
Remnant: From The Ashes (PS4)
Maquette (PS5)
Farpoint VR
PlayStation Plus members can download the free games beginning March 2.
