It seems like Square's finally consistently taking the PC ports of Final Fantasy seriously

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It seems like Square's finally consistently taking the PC ports of Final Fantasy seriously
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than the 2015 E3 announcement of Final Fantasy 7 Remake—screams, meltdowns, tears of joy—and the 2021 release ofhave been a huge game for Square Enix, made even harder to swallow by its 20-month delay after the console release and exclusivity on the Epic Games Store.with a particular eye towards"initiatives designed to win over PC users." Between majorly delayed releases and other not-a-bang-but-a-whimper launches like Kingdom Hearts collectionBut hey: things are finally looking up.

After those basics, the Rebirth PC trailer starts hitting on the features we really expect to see in high-end games: DLSS upscaling, granular graphics options in addition to presets, and rebindable mouse/keyboard controls.

There are still some high-end features missing in action here that would signal Square Enix is truly investing in its PC ports: accessibility options, for example, as well as ultrawide support and dynamic framerates at 144Hz and beyond. It's disappointing to see a hard ceiling of 120 fps, and makes me wonder if and why the game was programmed to run at static multiples of 30 fps in this day and age.

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