#Final Fantasy VII
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Crisis Core Reunion Launches on Switch 2 with Limited-Time Launch Price
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion just dropped on Switch 2 with no advance warning, announced directly during the latest Nintendo Direct. Square Enix is backing the immediate release with a promotional price valid until September 24, 2026. It's a curious strategy: does a four-year-old remaster of a prequel still have legs on a new platform, or is Square Enix simply trying to squeeze profit from a catalog that's spinning its wheels?

Final Fantasy VII Revelation Gets Physical Edition, But Downloads Still Required
Final Fantasy VII Revelation will have a physical edition, but the cartridge or disc won't contain the full game—a mandatory download will be necessary to play everything. This practice is becoming normalized across the industry, raising a real question about the actual value of a boxed purchase. For players invested in physical ownership, this is a limitation that deserves to be stated plainly.

FF7 Revelation and Advent Children: Hamaguchi on the Canon Connection
Revealed at Summer Game Fest, Final Fantasy VII Revelation closes the Remake trilogy launched in 2020. Director Naoki Hamaguchi addressed how the game relates to Advent Children, the 2005 animated film. His answer reshapes what Square Enix actually means by "conclusion"—not a simple adaptation, but a project that builds its own canonical legitimacy against the original work and its extensions.