Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Sets A New Record For The Longtime Series
Following its recent launch on PC, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth broke a concurrent-players record on Steam for single-player entries in the franchise over the weekend. The RPG--which initially launched on PS5 in February 2024--saw over 40,000 people exploring the game with Cloud Strife and his friends.
Eurogamer reports that Final Fantasy XVI hit over 27,000 concurrent players on Steam last year. That falls far short of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's number of 40,564 from Sunday, per SteamDB. However, Final Fantasy XIV holds the overall record for the RPG series, seeing a peak of more than 95,000 concurrent players after the Endwalker expansion in 2021. Keep in mind that it's an MMO, though, where online co-op is a major feature of the experience.
Last week, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi clarified previous comments about Cloud and Aerith's relationship. Previously, Hamaguchi had inferred they had a sibling-like bond but has since explained to Automaton that "no one will make any official statements about who Cloud likes."
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